Dutch symphonic rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION’s collaboration on the track “And We Run” with American rapper & former MTV Pimp My Ride television host Xzibit (Alvin Nathaniel Joiner) has been one of the most talked about features on the band’s sixth studio album Hydra, which debuted at #16 on the American Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and at the #1 position on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart last month.
WITHIN TEMPTATION lead vocalist Sharon den Adel and songwriter & guitarist Robert Westerholt met up with Xzibit in Los Angeles during their Hydra promotional trip. Check out Part 1 of their interview with Xzibit, explaining Robert’s first exposure to rap music, the aggression in both genres of music, and how the collaboration came to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msiupbLPLgU.
In Europe, Hydra debuted at #1 in The Netherlands and The Czech Republic. It also secured the #2 position in Switzerland & Finland, #4 in Germany, #5 in Austria, #6 in the U.K. - the band’s highest entry in that territory to date, #9 in France, #11 in Portugal, #12 in Sweden, #17 in Norway, #22 in Japan, #25 in Canada, #26 in Australia, and #28 in Spain.
Official WITHIN TEMPTATION music videos include:
• “The Whole World Is Watching” featuring Dave Pirner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRNPkJ0ELPc
• “Dangerous” featuring Howard Jones – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAiV8RpqzME
• “Paradise (What About Us?)” featuring Tarja Turunen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts
Order WITHIN TEMPTATION’s new album via the Hydra Landing Page: http://smarturl.it/WT-Hydra-NB
Visit WITHIN TEMPTATION online at www.WITHIN-TEMPTATION.com.
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