Enter (album)

"For the album by post-rock band Russian Circles, see Enter (Russian Circles album)"

Infobox Album | Name = Enter
Type = studio
Artist = Within Temptation


Released = flagicon|Netherlands April 6, 1997
flagicon|US September 18, 2007
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Symphonic metal
Length = 45:42
Label = DSFA Records
Season of Mist
Producer = Lex Vogelaar
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Enter"
(1997)
Next album = "The Dance (EP)"
(1998)

"Enter" is the debut studio album by Dutch rock band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album prominently features lead singer Sharon den Adel's vocals as well as guitarist Robert Westerholt's gruff death metal growls.

The album's style is very instrumental compared to the band's later works. Many of the songs have longer instrumental sections and fewer lyrics. On several songs Westerholt provides growling (in contrast to later albums on which it is rarely used).

The lyrics focus on darkness, death, emptiness, ghosts, and war instead of fantasy, love, and nature on later albums. "Enter" has been classified as gothic doom by some criticsFact|date=June 2008.

It, along with "The Dance" were re-released in the US on September 18, 2007 by the label Season of Mist.

Track listing

# "Restless" – 6:06
# "Enter" – 7:14
# "Pearls of Light" – 5:14
# "Deep Within" – 4:30
# "Gatekeeper" – 6:43
# "Grace" – 5:09
# "Blooded" – 3:37
# "Candles" – 7:07