Within Temptation has released the new video for new softer song "Whole World Is Watching," the third single and closing track from Dutch symphonic metal rockers' latest sixth studio album, "Hydra," features a guest appearance by the golden-voiced frontman of US alternative rock band Soul Asylum Dave Pirner. It is is a basically a very power hard rock duet ballad about facing and conquering your fears. It's very different to the other tracks from "Hydra," but actually a really nice way to end an album, which is a very enjoyable dose of what one could call "symphonic metal for the masses."
According to both music critics and lead vocalist Sharon den Adel, the song is the slowest one on "Hydra." Before the song was finished, the band was already considering inviting Pirner to provide his vocals on the track by its "captivating" voice, turning the final result as the band thought that it should be. Den Adel's and Pirner's vocals follow the ups and downs of life: dreams, pain when life shatters your sureties, and finally building hope that's stronger than your greenhorn confidence ever was, precisely because you've already taken some hits. Living isn't about not falling - we can't always help that - it's about getting up.
"I remember when I first heard the song 'Runaway Train',” recalls Den Adel. "I was traveling through India and I saw the video on MTV Asia. Dave's voice and lyrics just blew me away! The impact of that song combined with the images of India never left me. When we wrote 'Whole World Is Watching,' Dave was at the very top of our list. He has such a captivating voice: it made the song exactly how it needed to be. This track is about overcoming setbacks in life after all, those setbacks are what create you. It feels as if the whole world is with you when these things happen. It's an optimistic song, but dramatic at the same time."
The Patric Ullaeus-directed video, features Den Adel and Pirner Singing from the rooftops in the red glow of a stormy sunset with the band appearing periodically, follows the story of a young biker who wants to leave the past and start anew following the incident he got into after riding his motorbike while drinking. He is later seen spending his time in a wheelchair before deciding to start anew by cutting his long hair, shaving his beard and trying to walk again. He's eventually recovered and literally throws his old life into a dumpster and sets it on fire, ready to put his demons behind him. And at the very end of the video, you realize that it wasn't sunset after all. It was sunrise.
According to both music critics and lead vocalist Sharon den Adel, the song is the slowest one on "Hydra." Before the song was finished, the band was already considering inviting Pirner to provide his vocals on the track by its "captivating" voice, turning the final result as the band thought that it should be. Den Adel's and Pirner's vocals follow the ups and downs of life: dreams, pain when life shatters your sureties, and finally building hope that's stronger than your greenhorn confidence ever was, precisely because you've already taken some hits. Living isn't about not falling - we can't always help that - it's about getting up.
"I remember when I first heard the song 'Runaway Train',” recalls Den Adel. "I was traveling through India and I saw the video on MTV Asia. Dave's voice and lyrics just blew me away! The impact of that song combined with the images of India never left me. When we wrote 'Whole World Is Watching,' Dave was at the very top of our list. He has such a captivating voice: it made the song exactly how it needed to be. This track is about overcoming setbacks in life after all, those setbacks are what create you. It feels as if the whole world is with you when these things happen. It's an optimistic song, but dramatic at the same time."
The Patric Ullaeus-directed video, features Den Adel and Pirner Singing from the rooftops in the red glow of a stormy sunset with the band appearing periodically, follows the story of a young biker who wants to leave the past and start anew following the incident he got into after riding his motorbike while drinking. He is later seen spending his time in a wheelchair before deciding to start anew by cutting his long hair, shaving his beard and trying to walk again. He's eventually recovered and literally throws his old life into a dumpster and sets it on fire, ready to put his demons behind him. And at the very end of the video, you realize that it wasn't sunset after all. It was sunrise.
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