Tuomas Holopainen got the idea to form Nightwish while fulfilling his national service in the Finnish army. His plan was to create an acoustic band to make ‘campfire music’. Luckily for
Tue Mar 06 2001 at 9:21:49
Within Temptation is a Dutch gothic metal band, founded by guitarist Robert Westerholt in 1996. He was in a band called The Circle before starting this band, and he asked members of his old band if they were interested in joining his new band. For a singer, he recruited his girlfriend, Sharon Den Adel, who has a terrific opera-like voice. Bass player Jeroen van Veen and guitar player Michiel Papenhove, who both played with Robert in his previous band, also joined the band. Dennis Leeflang played drums, and Robert s brother Martijn Westerholt was to play the keyboard. Robert also does some grunt vocals.