WITHIN TEMPTATION Guitarist Forced To Sit Out Tour

January 10, 2008

Guitarist Robert Westerholt of the Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION has issued the following update:

"Unfortunately, I have to inform you that I will not be joining the rest of the band on the tour that starts tonight. During an unfortunate accident, I severely bruised my right thumb, making it impossible for me to play guitar. Of course I'm very disappointed that I can't visit you all as I was really looking forward to it a lot!!

"The band will be playing with the five of them, so they will not be joined by an extra guitar player. I'm confident that you will make up for the difference by screaming even louder than you usually do!

"I will definitely be back for the (sold-out!) Ahoy show in February, hope to see you all there!"

WITHIN TEMPTATION's November 24, 2007 concert at the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland was filmed for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due next summer. The sold-out show at the 8,000-capacity venue included lots of special effects, an acoustic section, Broadway-style musical elements and guest appearances by Anneke van Giersbergen (AQUA DE ANNIQUE, ex-THE GATHERING) and George Oosthoek (ex-ORPHANAGE).

An acoustic version of "What Have You Done", taken from the "special edition" version of WITHIN TEMPTATION's new album, "The Heart of Everything", is available for streaming at this location.

WITHIN TEMPTATION was honored in the "Best-Selling Artist - Netherlands" category at the World Music Awards on November 4 in Monte Carlo.

The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

As previously reported, WITHIN TEMPTATION will be joined by the Dutch Metropole Orchestra for a special concert at the Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on February 7.

WITHIN TEMPTATION's latest album, "The Heart of Everything", sold 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 106 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's first U.S. release for Roadrunner Records, "The Heart of Everything" also topped the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Fan-filmed video footage from WITHIN TEMPTATION's November 24, 2007 concert at the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland (which was filmed for an upcoming DVD):

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