Album a Day: Within Temptation - The Heart of Everything

Four albums seems like a long time to be together these days and yet I feel like Within Temptation is just starting to pick up steam in the US and not a moment too late (although I hope every goes back and listens to the three previous albums and slew of live CDs/DVDs and singles). I don't know that any band conveys deeper feelings than Within Temptation while maintaing such heavy guitars as displayed so well on this most recent album from The Netherlands own Within Temptation. This is a great album from start to finish with beautiful parts, haunting moments, a really good flow to the album, and a nice appearance by Life of Agony's Keith Caputo. And Sharon den Adel's voice is always just so intoxicating, like if Tori Amos was in a metal band (check out Adel's live cover of Crucify sometime). Favorite Tracks: The Howling, What Have You Done (featuring Keith Caputo), Frozen, All I Need, The Truth Beneath The Rose, and Forgiven