Mighty Dutch metal ensemble Within Temptation have just dropped a brand new single called “Ritual”.
Following a very fruitful past year for the exceedingly talented ensemble that saw blow the minds of fans across Europe on their highly-anticipated, long-awaited and altogether utterly awesome Worlds Collide tour with fellow genre legends Evanescence, and unveil an extremely thrilling tune titled “The Fire Within”, as well as an official music video for said song, “Ritual” is described in the description section under it official visualizer video on YouTube as being “one of the kinkiest songs [Within Temptation] have ever written and is fully inspired by From Dusk Till Dawn. An iconic movie by Quentin Tarantino about a seemingly normal road trip, turning into a vampire slayer party.”
Vocalist Sharon den Adel is quoted in the same description section as saying, “It’s a fun track about seduction. It’s about the lady taking power in a male dominated world and taking her own initiative.”
Just like “The Fire Within”, the three and a half minute metal masterpiece is introduced by some superbly heavy and immensely exciting instrumentation before the music becomes more subdued while remaining remarkably rousing during an exceedingly invigorating first verse that also features superbly expressive and mesmerizingly melodic vocal work.
The instrumentation grows heavy again as it erupts exhilaratingly at the start of a splendidly energetic chorus that showcases captivatingly harmonious and terrifically spirited singing alongside the magnificently animated and energising music.
Another exceedingly invigorating verse follows here, during which the instrumentation once again becomes more subdued while remaining remarkably rousing underneath more superbly expressive and mesmerizingly melodic vocal work as the whole thing paces spellbindingly towards a second splendidly energetic chorus that showcases captivatingly harmonious and terrifically spirited singing alongside magnificently animated and energising music, after which the spotlight shifts to a delightfully atmospheric and tremendously impactful vocal and instrumental exhibition that prefaces a final splendidly energetic chorus consisting of captivatingly harmonious and terrifically spirited singing and magnificently animated and energising music.
The end result is another enormously riveting metal offering from Within Temptation that’s packed with power and passion. Again just like “The Fire Within”, its consistently entrancing mixture of marvellously mellifluous and wonderfully zestful vocals and infectiously lively and colossally stirring instrumentation is sure to satisfy established Within Temptation enthusiasts as well as many metal lovers in general.
You can listen to “Ritual” via its official visualizer video below.
“Ritual” is also available to stream on Spotify and download now.