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Within TemptationEnter

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal

Year:

Tracklist

Restless6:08
Enter7:15
Pearls Of Light5:15
Deep Within4:30
Gatekeeper6:43
Grace5:10
Blooded3:38
Candles7:07

Credits (14)

Notes

Enter is the debut studio album by Dutch symphonic/gothic metal band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997. The album prominently features lead singer Sharon den Adel's vocals as well as guitarist Robert Westerholt's gruff death metal growls. Lex Vogelaar, founder of the Dutch death metal band Orphanage, supplied the guitar parts for "Pearls of Light", as well as producing the album, and Orphanage vocalist George Oosthoek performed some of the growls on "Deep Within".

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    Cover of Enter, 1997, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Promo
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007Netherlands1997Netherlands1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, 1997, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    CD Media Records – DSFA 1007Russia1997Russia1997
    New Submission
    Cover of Enter, 1997, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Promo
    Avalon – MICY-1029Japan1997Japan1997
    Cover of Enter, 1997-11-21, CDEnter
    CD, Album
    Avalon – MICY-1029Japan1997Japan1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, 1997-04-07, CDEnter
    CD, Album
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007Netherlands1997Netherlands1997
    Cover of Enter, 1997, CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album
    DSFA Records – DSFA 007, Sick Records (4) – SICK 1025-4Poland1997Poland1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, 1997-09-00, CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release
    Moon Records (2) – noneUkraine1997Ukraine1997
    Cover of Enter, 1997, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    Avalon (2) – MICP-10029Russia1997Russia1997
    New Submission
    Cover of Enter, 1997, CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album
    DSFA Records – DSFA 007, Sick Records (4) – SICK 1025-4Poland1997Poland1997
    Cover of Enter, 1998, CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album
    AMP (5) – AMP003, Metal Mind Records – AMP 003Poland1998Poland1998
    Cover of Enter, 1999, CDEnter
    CD, Album
    Hellion Records – HEL0542Brazil1999Brazil1999
    Cover of Enter, 2000-03-23, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Avalon – MICP-10029, Avalon – MICY-1029Japan2000Japan2000
    Cover of Enter, 2000-03-23, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Avalon – MICP-10029, Avalon – MICY-1029Japan2000Japan2000
    Cover of Enter, 2003, CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album
    Limpid Eye Records – LE 10038, Avalon – LE 10038Thailand2003Thailand2003
    Cover of Enter, 2007-09-18, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Mispress, Reissue
    Season Of Mist – SOM 961US2007US2007
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, 2013, CDEnter
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    DSFA Records (2) – DSFA 1007, Rough Trade (2) – 309.1007.2Russia2013Russia2013
    New Submission
    Cover of Enter, 2018-10-12, VinylEnter
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Green Transparent, Solid White & Black Mixed
    Music On Vinyl – MOVLP2237, WT Recordings – MOVLP2237Netherlands2018Netherlands2018
    Cover of Enter, 2022-11-04, VinylEnter
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Red Translucent
    Music On Vinyl – MOVLP3241Europe2022Europe2022
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Repress
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007NetherlandsNetherlands
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, , CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release
    FE Records (2) – FE-33-01IndonesiaIndonesia
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    DSFA Records (2) – DSFA 1007, Rough Trade (2) – 309.1007.2RussiaRussia
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007ChinaChina
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Repress
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007BeneluxBenelux
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Enter, , CassetteEnter
    Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release
    Angel's Of Hell Records – 370RussiaRussia
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Repress
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007NetherlandsNetherlands
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Repress
    Hellion Records – HEL0542BrazilBrazil
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, AB
    Hellion Records – HEL0542BrazilBrazil
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Repress
    DSFA Records – DSFA 1007NetherlandsNetherlands
    Cover of Enter, , CDEnter
    CD, Album, Reissue, AA
    Hellion Records – HEL0542BrazilBrazil

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    Reviews

    • rikiheck's avatar
      rikiheck
      Edited one year ago
      I have a second copy now, as well, #4931. (The other is #1419.) This one is better, though there's a bit of a rough start on both sides, clearly due to pressing issues, as I cleaned it ultrasonically before playing it.

      I should also say something about the music. I LOVE this album. It might be Within Temptation's best. After the success of "Ice Queen", they become a bit more poppy. This is a really original sort of mix of metal and shoegaze, in a weird way. The song "Enter" reminds me a lot of Cocteau Twins at their best, but much heavier.
      • rikiheck's avatar
        rikiheck
        My copy of this has a horrific pressing defect at the start of side 1. It's completely distorted. It's bad enough that I had to skip forward in the song. I don't know if that's one-off or if it affects more copies. Side 2 also has some minor issues at the start, though it isn't nearly as bad.

        For anyone who's curious, once that's all avoided, this is a pretty good pressing. Compared to digital streamed from Qobuz (44/16), it's got more definition and sense of space, though that may be more due to the fact that my vinyl playback system is somewhat better than my digital one.
        • LeonardoA's avatar
          LeonardoA
          product
          1 compact disc
          bestel-info
          Within Temptation Entertainment BV 4006759890073
          DSFA DSFA 1007
          muziekstijl
          pop
          hardrock/metal
          nederlands product
          gothic
          uitgebracht
          november 1998
          totale speelduur
          0:45:42
          • Quatroo66's avatar
            Quatroo66
            This is an official DSFA Release. I have the same and believe it or not I got it from the founder Anthony van den Berg himself.

            This info was first in the notes of the record, but doesn't belong there. I don't know who submitted the info but it is interesting enough for the discussion

            [Quote]
            COUNTERFEIT ALERT: Russians made fake CD's of this album, and these copies were sold (possibly are still being sold) on amazon and are described as brand new. Many resellers also bought these fake CD's to sell them at higher price, so these copies are currently in the circulation. Please note that, these fake CD's are well made and are shipped from UK, and if you don't know how to spot a fake CD, you might think that you bought a legit copy at decent price.
            [End Quote]
            • SalvatrixMundi's avatar
              5+ for the music, this is one of my favorite albums of all time, but I have to give this particular release a 4 because there is what I'm pretty sure to be a mastering or duplication error in the middle of the last track--a section of zero samples. I don't think any information was LOST per se, as the blank section can be removed with a computer audio editor to restore the complete track, but it sure is annoying to hear a huge pop while listening on a regular CD player. :( Maybe it's just my copy--does anyone else have it?

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