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Stephen van Haestregt (born 12 September 1972 in Westdorpe) is a Dutch drummer, best known as the drummer of the Dutch
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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 infl ...
until his departure in 2010. During the mid-late 1990s,Van Haestregt was drummer with Dutch cajun band The Acadian Ramblers, later known as Acadia, before moving onto Sacrament, after which he joined Paralysis. In 2000 he worked with
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 infl ...
, as sound engineer of their album '' Mother Earth''. When the band's drummer, Ivar de Graaf, left in 2002, he joined them and five days later made his first performance with the band on the German festival Rock im Park. Stephen has performed on
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's album ''
Fate of a Dreamer ''Fate of a Dreamer'' is an album by Dutch singer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen under the name Ambeon, released in 2001 by Dutch music label Transmission Records. All of the ten tracks feature Sampling (music), samples from and arrangements ...
'', under the
Ambeon ''Fate of a Dreamer'' is an album by Dutch singer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen under the name Ambeon, released in 2001 by Dutch music label Transmission Records. All of the ten tracks feature Sampling (music), samples from and arrangements ...
moniker, and has also produced several albums such as ''The Rebel in You'' by Yellow Pearl. Also Stephen produced several albums, such as Middles EP and
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from the Dutch
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band Dreadlock Pussy. On 30 March 2010 Stephen announced via Within Temptation's official website that he would be leaving the band after the Theatre Tour planned for April in order to concentrate on his new band My Favorite Scar. A press release was announced by the band My Favorite Scar on 18 December 2012 stating that Stephen Van Haestregt was leaving the band. It was also in the press release that "Stephen would continue his work as a drummer and producer at Swampmusic Studio."


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haestregt, Stephen Van 1974 births Living people Dutch heavy metal drummers Dutch male drummers People from Terneuzen Within Temptation members 21st-century Dutch drummers