''The Silent Force Tour'' is a double DVD which was released by the

symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guita ...

/ rock band

Within Temptation Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although each album contains other inf ...

on November 18, 2005. In addition to the standard double DVD release, the deluxe edition includes a bonus CD. The album was re-released digitally on 14 May 2021. The main concert features the band playing at the

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. Three songs that were performed at the concert were not included on the release, being them "Somewhere", "Enter" and "

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". The song "World of Make Believe" was also scheduled to be played, but keyboardist

Martijn Spierenburg Martijn Spierenburg (born 30 January 1975) is a composer and arranger. He is also keyboard player for the Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation. In 2018, it was announced that he would be the composer for the musical "Nieuw Amsterdam", which ...

felt "unprepared" to play this song live. The DVD reached the second place on the Dutch DVD charts.

Content

Disc 1

Live concert at the Java-eiland, Java Island,

, live videos from two

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an summer festivals and the three music videos of off the album The Silent Force.

Concert from Java Eiland in Amsterdam

Live in 05,
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,
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, 2005

Live at
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, 2005

Music videos

# "Stand My Ground" # "Memories" # "Angels"

Disc 2

Special features ;Backstage footage *2003-2005 tours and festivals ;The Making of: *'' The Silent Force'' album *The "Stand My Ground", "Memories" and "Angels" music videos ;Impressions and Interviews *2004: ''De Boerderij'' – TMF special (NL) *2005: ''Bettina S'' (FI): "WT in Dubai" – TMF special *TMF Awards and MTV Newsflash (NL) *Live 2005 interview: ''The Voice'' (FI) and ''Kerrang!'' *Radio FM (UK) ;Extras *Open Air Forest Theatre "Kersouwe" (NL) 2004 *The Java Island special (NL) 2005 *Photo gallery *Bloopers

Live CD

Concert from Java Eiland in Amsterdam. The track listing is the same as that of disc 1, but with the tracks "Aquarius" and "Caged" omitted. (These were later included on the "

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" maxi single).

Line-Up

* Sharon den Adel - vocals *

Robert Westerholt Robert Westerholt (born 2 January 1975) is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band along with his partner and band vocalist Sharon den Adel. He us ...

- guitars *

Ruud Jolie Ruud Jolie (born Rudolf Adrianus Jolie on 19 April 1976 in Tilburg, Netherlands) is the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Early life Ruud is an only child. Growing up, he first initiated himself to music by playing t ...

- guitars *

- keyboards * Jeroen van Veen - bass *

Stephen van Haestregt Stephen van Haestregt (born 12 September 1972 in Westdorpe) is a Dutch drummer, best known as the drummer of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation until his departure in 2010. During the mid-late 1990s,Van Haestregt was drummer with ...

- drums

Guests

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- featured vocals on "The Other Half (Of Me)" * Martijn Westerholt - keyboards on "Candles" *

Ivar de Graaf Ivar de Graaf (born 20 August 1973) is the founder and drummer of the Dutch progressive metal band Kingfisher Sky, but best known as the former drummer of the popular Dutch metal band Within Temptation. Early career Ivar de Graaf was born in ...

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on "Candles" *Michiel Papenhove -

guitars The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

on "Candles"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Force Tour, The Within Temptation albums 2005 live albums 2005 video albums Live video albums GUN Records live albums GUN Records video albums Sony BMG video albums