Within Temptation - Black Symphony (Blu-ray und DVD) [Region Free]

The Black Symphony may well turn out to be the high point of live Symphonic rock, and is mightily impressive. The spectacular performance is bound to confirm the bands status and broaden their appeal away from the cult Goth Rock following who have been their main fan base.All the group's best tracks appear here with the bulk of them coming from their 2 latest (and best) albums "The Silent Force" and "The Heart of Everything", and some have been slightly rearranged and orchestrated. Sharon den Adel is mesmerising and steals the show. The Metropole Orchestra and choir is magnificent and contributes greatly to the overall power of the performance. Best numbers are the orchestral and choral "Overture"(without the Withins!), "The Howling", "Stand My Ground" and the magnificent duet "Somewhere". The concert is so entertaining that anything less than 5 stars would be unfair. I do have a number of reservations about the total package and indeed the group itself that few other reviewers have articulated. The musicians are very average - take away the orchestra and their limitations would soon become obvious. There are about 2 minutes of very ordinary guitar instrumental work in a 2 hour performance, none of the group can even sing harmony, and the set-piece acoustic set smacks of posing to be taken as "serious musicians". In other words take Sharon away and these guys are nothing. The bonus disc has the most banal interviewer ever let loose, shows the band accepting a "Best Live Act" while playing along to a backing tape (surely a contradiction) and while they sing all their songs in English (and their fans go along with this) they conduct their interview in Dutch. Annoyingly their promo videos are much lower in volume than the rest of the music - sloppy ! That said I still love the concert and the bonus concert (with taped backing orchestral parts) is also of very good quality but fear that they will be unable to deliver a credible follow-up. Sharon looks so well that I've never played the double cds and am not likely to, and consider them an unnecessary extra. Overall this is really an essential buy as this genre (basically ignored by British and US acts) is well worth exploring. Album of the Year !

Within Temptation are a Dutch symphonic metal group - their music combines the sweep of orchestral music with the energy and power of heavy metal, topped by the superb vocals of Sharon den Adel. On their albums, the orchestral parts tend to be keyboard patches, but for this one-off concert, they joined forces with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra and a choir, and played a 2 hour set to a sold-out Rotterdam Ahoy.And it's superb - in general, when a rock band gets together with an orchestra, the result is at best incongruous and at worst embarassing, but Within Temptation's music is designed to sound like this - the addition of a real orchestra and choir just fills out the sound to the way it is quite clear the band always wanted to sound. I was never 100% convinced by Within Temptation before watching this - they seemed to be slightly copying other bands in the genre, like Nightwish - but this CD and DVD has made a believer out of me. This is the definitive symphonic metal band, giving the definitive symphonic metal performance.The show looks and sounds superb, with both band and orchestra on top form and clearly having the time of their lives. The video captures what it must have been like to be there, with only a slight overuse of unnecessary effects from time to time to spoil things. The 5.1 sound mix is stunning, with excellent use of the surround channels for the haunting Gregorian chants of the choir. If you buy the deluxe package, you get the full show on DVD and CD,plus a bonus disc of a second (orchestra-less) concert and a bunch of documentaries (generally in Dutch, but with English subtitles).If you are a WT fan, you need this in your collection. If not, but the idea of symphonic metal sounds appealing, this is a very good way to try it out. Thoroughly recommended.

Full 5 out of 5 from me. I enjoy watching various concerts in DVD and Blu-ray. I heard of Within Temptation but didn't really listen to them before. On a whim I decided to but this Blu-ray and not disappointed one bit!Audio and video lived up to my expectations and as far as the band goes they are great too! I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes this genre of music.The accompanying dvd has quite some good extras and another concert which was a great addition.

Just dts... Which sounds ok, but if you have a nice 7.2 hd amp, and you're buying a blu Ray.... You expect dts hd sound! dts is expected on a did... But a blu Ray without hd sound is an offence and should be against the law! Apart from that, I'm happy :)

I have been following this band for many years, from there early goth rock vibe to their latest song "Purge". I like a lot of their music and this live show recording is superb. I bought this recording to tide me over until the next time I see then live (worlds collide tour) which has now been postponed for the third time due to the current pandemic.

This is an amazing set and excellent value for money. There are two DVDs and two CDs.The Black Symphony concert has Within Temptation backed by the Metropole Orchestra and is an amazing visual and audio spectacle. I particularly like the quiet mid-section where they play songs like Memories and the Swan Song.One DVD has the Black Symphony concert and a few extras, the other DVD has yet another concert, this time without the Metropole, plus even more extras like interviews and videos. The second concert has some tracks, like Jane Doe, which were not played with the Metropole, so is also worth watching.The two CDs are of the Black Symphony concert.Many have said it already, but the Black Symphony concert at the Ahoy in Rotterdam is absolutely amazing. If you like rock music of any kind treat yourself to this as concerts don't get much better.

Magnifique concert et son excellent surtout avec du bon matériel

I love how the band takes care of the visuals details on stage. I wish they release other concerts.

Was soll ich zu diesem Meisterwerk noch schreiben?Hört es euch an.

Uno de sus mejores shows en vivo, sin duda es una compra obligatoria para los fans de la banda, independiente si es la versión DVD o blue Ray, además, considerando que a estas alturas es un poco complicado conseguirlo.

ブルーレイの臨場感すばらし。DVDのほうはインポートものということで、方式を選びます。ビデオクリップもはいっててお得感半端なし。Within Temptationファンなら、家宝にしなさい。