Within Temptation/YMMV


 * Big in Japan: To the point where their recent album "The Unforgiving" has three special bonus tracks recorded exclusively for the Japanese CD.
 * Broken Base: They seem to be bracing themselves for this in the wake of using fewer orchestral sounds and more 80's pop elements in The Unforgiving; their website implies that the first preview song was the more traditional WT song Where Is The Edge (rather than the first single, Faster) as a reassurance to old fans that the old style isn't completely gone.
 * Amusingly discussed in this video.
 * Black Sheep Hit: "What Have You Done" is the band's most well-known song, but not hugely popular with longtime fans.
 * Complete Monster: The person the singer is talking about in Angels, presumably a serial killer (disguised as a priest in the video).
 * As well as the subject of "A Demon's Fate."
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: "Cause, my child, this is not... our farewell."
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: The entirety of Black Symphony, hands down, is the embodiment of this trope.
 * "Iron" from "The Unforgiving." Badass riff, epic lyrics, blistering solo and an amazing "Living On A Prayer"-esque key change for the last chorus.
 * Ear Worm: The Unforgiving has it's moments, Shot In The Dark, Murder, Iron, Where Is The Edge, Faster, In The Middle Of The Night.
 * Face of the Band: That would be Sharon.
 * Growing the Beard: Within Temptation's sound gets noticeably more mature and more complex around the time of "The Silent Force," with "The Heart of Everything" being even better. They go for a more subtle approach to fantasy and take on a lot more serious issues, at the same time.
 * Hell Is That Noise: 'Intro' from the Mother Earth album.
 * Les Yay: Anneke van Giesbergen & Sharon singing "Somewhere" to each other at the Black Symphony concert.
 * Narm Charm
 * Nightmare Fuel:
 * "Say My Name" is this and Tear Jerker simultaneously due to being about a child lamenting that their Alzheimer's-stricken parent can no longer remember the child's own name.
 * The lines: "I'll make them bleed at my feet" and "One by one they were surprised" from "The Promise" count too, especially cause it strongly sounds like she is singing the latter with a smile on her face.
 * Potentially the comic books and short films that accompany The Unforgiving. For instance, the first of the three films features three apparently cannibalistic children.
 * Try playing "Intro" from Mother Earth set to repeat itself. In a dark room, maybe the random voices in the background start making sense.