Enter (album)

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Enter
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Gothic metal Doom metal
Length	45:42
Label	DSFA Records
Producer	Lex Vogelaar
Within Temptation chronology
Enter (1997) The Dance (EP) (1998)

Enter is the debut studio album by Dutch rock band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album prominently features lead singer Sharon den Adel's vocals as well as guitarist Robert Westerholt's gruff death metal growls.

The album's style is very instrumental compared to the band's later works. Many of the songs have longer instrumental sections and fewer lyrics. On several songs Westerholt provides growling (in contrast to later albums on which it is rarely used).

The lyrics focus on darkness, death, emptiness, ghosts, and war instead of fantasy, love, and nature on later albums. Enter has been classified as gothic doom by some critics^{[citation needed]}.

It, along with The Dance were re-released in the US on September 18, 2007 by the label Season of Mist.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Restless" – 6:06
2. "Enter" – 7:14
3. "Pearls of Light" – 5:14
4. "Deep Within" – 4:30
5. "Gatekeeper" – 6:43
6. "Grace" – 5:09
7. "Blooded" – 3:37
8. "Candles" – 7:07

v • d • e Within Temptation (1996 –) Ruud Jolie | Jeroen van Veen | Stephen van Haestregt | Sharon den Adel | Martijn Spierenburg | Robert Westerholt Studio albums Enter • The Dance • Mother Earth • The Silent Force • The Heart of Everything EPs The Dance • The Howling EP (Limited US release) Singles "Restless" • "Our Farewell" • "Ice Queen" • "Mother Earth" • "Running Up That Hill" • "Stand My Ground" • "Memories" • "Angels" • "What Have You Done" • "Frozen" • "The Howling" • "All I Need" Videos and DVDs Mother Earth DVD • Mother Earth Tour • The Silent Force Tour • The Heart Of Everything Tour Related bands Delain