Within Temptation成立于1996年,自从荷兰的美声歌德金属乐团The Gathering，约莫于95、96年开始，在欧洲大放异彩之后，使得这样的美声式柔美金属乐型式，逐渐受到愈来愈多乐迷的喜爱。 The Gathering的音乐风格也对相当多的新生代乐团产生启发和影响，而The Gathering的影响力有多大，从同为荷兰乐团的后生晚辈Within Temptation和After Forever身上就能听得到!
1996年，吉他手Robert Westerholt离开其原属的乐团The Circle[后来更名为Voyage]，希望另组新团以展开全新的开始，首先他找来他的女友Sharon den Adel担任主唱，接着他又邀请The Circle的前团员加入，于是bass手Jeroen van Veen和吉他手Michiel Papenhove两人决定跳槽来新团，最后，他们再找来一位鼓手Dennis Leeflang，Within Temptation就这样正式成军。不过此时他们仍缺一名keyboard手，很快地这个位置就由Robert的弟弟所补上，WT的阵容也终于抵定。
不久后，他们想方设法联络了不同的唱片机构,WT录制了一卷4曲的demo tape，并寄发给多家唱片公司，希望争取唱片合约，而这张demo也引起多家厂牌的注意，Within Temptation 最后决定与 DSFA Records签约。与DSFA签约之后,一切进入正轨。时隔四年 Within Temptation第三张大碟《The Silent Force》仍然依循着华丽的管弦乐合奏、明亮丰富的乐器层迭包裹、唱诗班的合音歌咏为主导
《Say My Name》-Within Temptation
Say my name
so i will know you're back you're here again
for a while
Oh let us share
the memories that only we can share
together
Tell me about
the days before i was born
how we were as children
You touch my hand
these colors come alive
in your heart and in your mind
I cross the borders of time
leaving today behind to be with you again
We breath the air
do you remember how you used to touch my hand?
You're not aware
your hands keep still
you just don't know that I am here
It hurts too much
a pray now that soon you release
to where you belong
You touch my hand
these colors come alive
in your heart and in your mind
I cross the borders of time
leaving today behind to be with you again
Please say my name
remember who i am
you will find me in the world of yesterday
You drift away again
to far from where I am
when you ask me who I am
say my name
these colors come alive
in your heart and in your mind
I cross the borders of time
leaving today behind to be with you again
