Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert
| Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert | ||||
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| Video by Within Temptation | ||||
| Released |
 November 12, 2014 November 14, 2014 November 17, 2014 November 25, 2014 | |||
| Recorded |
November 13, 2012 (Elements) May 3, 2014 (Hydra) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 170 Min | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Director |
"Elements" Robert Westerholt Marteen Welzen "Hydra" Oscar Verport | |||
| Producer | Arjan Rietvink, Within Temptation | |||
| Within Temptation video chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Gazet van Antwerpen | [2] |
| Metal Hammer (Ger) | [3] |
| Metal Hammer (UK) |  [4] |
Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert (or simply Let Us Burn) is a live album, DVD and Blu-ray Disc from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was scheduled to be released in November, 2014 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, 2-disc Blu-ray and digital album. The live album features two performances, being the first one the greatest part of the band's 15th anniversary concert at the Sportpaleis, entitled Elements, and the second one the band's performance at the Heineken Music Hall during the Hydra World Tour.[5]
Background
On 9 May 2012, the band officially announced special a concert entitled "Elements" at the Sportpaleis, in Antwerp, in celebration of their 15-year anniversary. Il Novecento Orchestra accompanied the band among other special guests, including ex-band members and former Orphanage vocalist George Oosthoek.[6][7] The show was sold out with fans from over 50 reported countries in attendance.[8][9] No plans for a video album were in mind at the time, and as the band disliked the final result, they moved forward on the next album tour. As Hydra was released, the band decided to record a live album featuring a concert and announced via their facebook account that they were going to record the concert in Amsterdam at the same evening for a later release.[10] During an interview for Sonic Cathedral, lead vocalist Sharon den Adel stated that the plan was originally to make a Hydra live album as plans for the Elements concert turning into a live album were early dropped as the band found themselves unhappy with the end result, so they opted to left only a few songs as extra content, but in the edition final process they decided to change the main concert to Elements as they realized the event was an important moment for their history, and after some work on the material they considered it a worthy material then. Den Adel also commented that having Black Symphony as the previous live video released, Elements would be the only possible follow up as it wasn't a common concert.[11] Some ex-members were invited to the Elements concert as they were somehow part of the band's history, as Martijn Westerholt and Michiel Papenhove. Both of them executed their original instruments during the track "Candles", in which was composed while they're still band's studio or touring members at the time.[12]
Both concerts had missing songs on the final edition cut. The concert at the Sportpaleis also featured "Never-Ending Story", "Titanium", "Summertime Sadness", "Grenade", "Memories", "What Have You Done" and "Our Farewell"[13] while the concert at the Heineken Music Hall missed "Our Solemn Hour", "Angels", "See Who I Am", "The Cross" and "Summertime Sadness".[14]
Upon its release, Let Us Burn charted on multiple charts, including number 5 on the Dutch Album charts, as well as number 2 on the United Kingdom Music Video charts, their first to do so.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt, except where noted.
| Elements Concert | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Intro" | |||
| 2. | "Iron" | Westerholt, Daniel Gibson | 5:44 | |
| 3. | "In the Middle of the Night" | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Faster" | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Fire and Ice" | den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg | 3:54 | |
| 6. | "Our Solemn Hour" | den Adel, Spierenburg | 5:16 | |
| 7. | "Stand My Ground" | Gibson, Han'some | 4:28 | |
| 8. | "Angels" | den Adel, Spierenburg | 4:12 | |
| 9. | "Sanctuary" (Intro) | 2:01 | ||
| 10. | "The Last Dance" | Spierenburg, Westerholt, den Adel | Spierenburg, Westerholt, den Adel | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Say My Name" | 4:06 | ||
| 12. | "Candles" (featuring George Oosthoek) | 7:03 | ||
| 13. | "Sinéad" | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson, Spierenburg | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson, Spierenburg | 4:20 |
| 14. | "The Promise" | 8:10 | ||
| 15. | "Mother Earth" | Westerholt, Guus Eikens | 5:33 | |
| 16. | "Ice Queen" | 4:54 | ||
| 17. | "Stairway to the Skies" | den Adel, Spierenburg | 6:21 | |
| Hydra Concert | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Intro" | |||
| 2. | "Let Us Burn" | den Adel, Westerholt, Daniel Gibson | Westerholt, Gibson | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Paradise (What About Us?)" (featuring Tarja on screen) | den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg | 5:23 | |
| 4. | "Faster" | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Iron" | Westerholt, Gibson | 5:37 | |
| 6. | "Edge of the World" | den Adel, Juno Jimmink | 4:59 | |
| 7. | "In the Middle of the Night" | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Dangerous" (featuring Howard Jones on screen) | Westerholt, Gibson | 4:51 | |
| 9. | "And We Run" (featuring Xzibit on screen) | den Adel, Westerholt, Alvin Joiner | den Adel, Westerholt, Joiner | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Stand My Ground" | Gibson, Han'some | 5:18 | |
| 11. | "Covered by Roses" | den Adel, Spierenburg | 5:12 | |
| 12. | "Mother Earth" | Westerholt, Guus Eikens | 5:50 | |
| 13. | "What Have You Done" (featuring Keith Caputo on screen) | 5:02 | ||
| 14. | "Silver Moonlight" (featuring Robert Westerholt) | den Adel, Spierenburg | 5:42 | |
| 15. | "Whole World Is Watching" (acoustic) | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | Westerholt, Gibson | 3:02 |
| 16. | "Sinéad" (acoustic) | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson, Spierenburg | den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson, Spierenburg | 3:21 |
| 17. | "Ice Queen" | 5:05 | ||
Personnel
- Sharon den Adel – vocals
- Ruud Jolie – lead guitar
- Stefan Helleblad – rhythm guitar
- Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
- Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar
- Mike Coolen – drums
Guest musicians
- George Oosthoek – growls on "Candles" at Elements
- Robert Westerholt – guitars at Elements and growls on "Silver Moonlight" at Hydra
- Martijn Westerholt – keyboards on "Candles" at Elements
- Michiel Papenhove – guitars on "Candles" at Elements
- Koen van den Broek – percussion on "The Last Dance" at Elements
- Milangelo Martis – percussion on "The Last Dance" at Elements
- Il Novecento Orchestra
- Fine Fleur Choir
Chart positions
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References
- ↑ "Within Temptation Let Us Burn review". Heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Within Temptation Let Us Burn review". Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Within Temptation Let Us Burn review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Within Temptation Let Us Burn review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Official DVD Announcement Official Website
- ↑ http://www.within-temptation.com/headlines/announcement-15-year-anniversary/
- ↑ http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/within-temptation-is-ready-for-the-next-step,74130
- ↑ http://www.within-temptation.com/headlines/elements-sold-out/
- ↑ http://www.within-temptation.com/headlines/50-nationalitities-brought-together-by-elements/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/wtofficial/posts/10152112464607986?stream_ref=10
- ↑ http://www.soniccathedral.com/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1129&Itemid=1
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/enter-mw0000742407/credits
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/within-temptation/2012/sportpaleis-antwerp-belgium-2bda88d2.html
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/within-temptation/2014/heineken-music-hall-amsterdam-netherlands-3c30d3b.html
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Within Temptation – Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Within Temptation – Chart history". Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/42899/products/1095784/1/
- ↑ "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 47, 8 november 2014" (in Swedish). www.sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ↑ (in Swedish). www.hitparade.ch http://hitparade.ch/album/Within-Temptation/Let-Us-Burn-%5BDVD%5D-262275. Retrieved 2015-02-23. Missing or empty
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