Black Symphony

Infobox album |
Name = Black Symphony
Type = live | Longtype = (Live DVD)
Artist = Within Temptation


Released = flagicon|Europe September 22, 2008
flagicon|USA September 23, 2008
flagicon|Australia October 18, 2008
flagicon|Japan October 29, 2008
Recorded = February 7, 2008
Genre = Symphonic metal
Length = 122 Min (Audio)
350 Min (Video)
Label = Sony/BMG
Roadrunner Records
Gun Records
Last album = "The Silent Force Tour"
(2005)
This album = "Black Symphony"
(2008)
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfwxzqkldje link]

"Black Symphony" is a live album and DVD from Dutch rock band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on September 22-24, 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray. [ [http://www.within-temptation.com/en/index.php?c=news&command=show_item&id=88 Official DVD Announcement] Official Website]

Information

This special concert features the band accompanied by The Metropole Orchestra, the Pa'dam Choir, and special guests including George Oosthoek (ex-Orphanage), Anneke van Giersbergen of Agua de Annique and Keith Caputo of Life of Agony. It was filmed by 14 HD cameras on February 7, 2008 at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam.

Content

DVD 1:

Within Temptation & Metropole Orchestra: Black Symphony.Recorded live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands on February 7th, 2008.

# "Ouverture"
# "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
# "The Howling"
# "Stand My Ground"
# "The Cross"
# "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
# "Hand of Sorrow"
# "The Heart of Everything"
# "Forgiven"
# "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen)
# "The Swan Song"
# "Memories"
# "Our Solemn Hour"
# "The Other Half (of Me)" (with George Oosthoek)
# "Frozen"
# "The Promise"
# "Angels"
# "Mother Earth"
# "The Truth Beneath the Rose"
# "Deceiver of Fools"
# "All I Need"
# "Ice Queen"

Extras:

Backstage Report
# Interviews with the band, conductor Jules Buckley, members of the orchestra, Keith Caputo and various fans outside the Ahoy. Presented by Dennis Weening.

Documentary
# 30-minute documentary with exclusive never-seen-before footage. Interviews with band members on the band's history and on Black Symphony. Produced by the NPS, The Netherlands.

Countdown Black Symphony
# A short overview of all the happenings on the day of the show, from when the production starts in the morning, until showtime in the evening.

DVD 2:

Bonus ConcertRecorded live at The Beursgebouw, Eindhoven, The Netherlands on November 24, 2007.

# "Intro"
# "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
# "The Howling"
# The Cross
# Hand of Sorrow
# The Heart Of Everything
# Restless
# Our Solemn Hour
# "Mother Earth"
# Jane Doe
# The Truth Beneath The Rose
# "All I Need"

Music Videos
# What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
# Frozen
# The Howling
# All I Need

The Making Of...
# Frozen
# The Howling
# All I Need

World Tour Impressions
# An hour of exclusive footage recorded on the road by Within Temptation in the US & Canada, Europe, Japan and the UK.

Extras
# TMF Awards Benelux (featuring WT's performance of What Have You Done and All I Need at the TMF Awards Belgium)
# The Dutch Pop Award Show (featuring the male members of WT dressing up in dresses and receiving Holland's most important music award)
# Photoshoot Erwin Olaf (very exclusive footage of Erwin Olaf working with us on the photos made for The Heart Of Everything)
# Orchestra Recordings (filmed during the recording of the orchestra parts for The Heart Of Everything)

Specs:

PAL/NTSC format.

Contains Dolby 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 96/24 surround sound, filmed in high definition, widescreen. Subtitled in English. Coded region-free, with a total running time of 470 minutes as it also contains both CDs of the Ahoy concert.

CD track listing

Europe and Japanese version

Disc One:

# "Ouverture"
# "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
# "The Howling"
# "Stand My Ground"
# "The Cross"
# "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
# "Hand of Sorrow"
# "The Heart of Everything"
# "Forgiven"
# "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen)
# "The Swan Song"
# "Memories"

Disc Two:

# "Our Solemn Hour"
# "The Other Half (of Me)" (with George Oosthoek)
# "Frozen"
# "The Promise"
# "Angels"
# "Mother Earth"
# "The Truth Beneath the Rose"
# "Deceiver of Fools"
# "All I Need"
# "Ice Queen"

*The album was leaked online September 16, 2008.

US Version

# "Ouverture"
# "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
# "The Howling"
# "Stand My Ground"
# "The Cross"
# "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
# "Hand of Sorrow"
# "Forgiven"
# "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen)
# "Our Solemn Hour"
# "Frozen"
# "Angels"
# "Mother Earth"

*The iTunes, amazon.com (MP3), and Rhapsody versions of "Black Symphony" include all 22 songs.

Editions

*Europe: 2-CD Digipack/ 2-DVD Digipack/ 2-Disc Blu Ray
*Europe, UK, Australia: 4-Disc Special Edition Digipack
*USA, Canada: 1-CD+1-DVD Jewelcase
*Japan: 2-CD+1-DVD Digipack
*Argentina: 1-DVD

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