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Yesterday was the last show of Stephen with WT.
With this message we really wanna say that we are going to miss him as drummer of WT, but we really wanna wish him all the best and of course good luck with My Favorite Scar!
Thanks for everything!
News from Anette Olzon (From Nightwish)
Project
Hi all;=)I hope you have a great day like I have had;=)
Tonight I am going to the studio again for the project I am working on. This is a project with two songwriters, Fredrik Bergh (Street talk, Bloodbound) and Martijn Spierenburg (Within Temptation). Great guys and songwriters and its an honour for me to record their songs;=)
What we will do with this project I will tell you more about as soon as I can of course;=)
The song I am doing at the moment is really fun to sing and tonight I will do the harmonies for it.
Enjoy the evening
News from Martijn: He will become father!! Congrats from team Don’t Tear Me Down and Towards The End!
Within Temptation is nominated for the Dutch 3FM awards!
Best band, best singer (Sharon den Adel), the best rock band, the best single (What Have You Done feat Keith Caputo) and the best album (The Heart of Everything).
You can vote right here.
Translations
Start – start/begin
Vorige – previous
Volgende – next
Naam – Name
Straat + nr – Street + House nr
Postcode – Zip code
Woonplaats – Current city/residency
Vul deze code in – Fill in this code
Verstuur – Send
o ja, ik wil me ook nog even aanmelden voor de nieuwsbrief – Hell yeh, I want to subscribe me for the (3FM) newsletter (Dutch!)
Finally we can announce you the date of the Fanclubday 2010!
The fanclubday will take place at:
October 10th 2010!
We hope to give you the location as soon as possible, when we do there will be a FAQ online with all the information you need about the day itself.
On this fanclubday we will celebrate our fifth birthday with you
With the exclusive VIP lounge which you can still enter the contests on the website and in the fanzine for.
We have a few VIP tickets left, so be sure to join and maybe we will see you as our VIP on 10-10-10!
There will be a special program, which we hope to tell you more about as soon as possible.
We can tell you that the doors will open at 11.30, and the fanclubday will start at 12.30. It will all be over at 17.30.
Tickets sale will start in June, every member is allowed to bring one guest.
We are looking forward to it, and hope to see you on this special day!
TSF Crew
GOODBYE
We are sorry to announce that Stephen and Within Temptation will go their separate ways after the upcoming theatre tour. It isn’t easy to say goodbye after all we’ve been through together. In this period of time many dreams have become reality for all of us and exceeded our highest expectations. Through the good and bad it has created a bond; we’ve had a wedding, a funeral and have seen each others kids being born and growing-up. Everything passed in a flash and we are looking back on it with a smile.
We would like to thank him and Veroniek for all the great moments, passion and devotion. We wish you the best for the future! You can still see Stephen on stage with the upcoming theatre tour and in the future with his band ‘My Favorite Scar’. If you are curious check their site www.myfavoritescar.com or their Myspace site. Stephen has written a personal message for you which you can find in the link beneath this one.
Within Temptation
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Dear all, This may come as a surprise, but after ten great years the time has come for me and Within Temptation to go our separate ways.
WT was an unstoppable train. I remember well the time that I got involved with WT as a Studio Technician. Mother Earth marked the beginning of a successful era. I couldn’t have imagined that I would be their drummer in two years time. WT developed from an underground band to Holland’s best selling musical export product. A childhood dream came true: I toured over 40 countries, shared the same stage with heroes like Iron Maiden, Metallica and Rammstein and performed in a sold out Ahoy with the Metropole Orchestra. In short, it’s been an incredible time. The things we experienced will stay with me forever.
But on April 29 in Antwerp, Belgium, I’ll be on stage with WT for the last time.
From the start of our sabbatical year (end of 2008) I started producing, recording and mixing other bands again. I found a great working spot at the Swamp Studio in Raamsdonk (NL). Very close to where I live, so I can spend more time with my family. As a musician, you have not seen the last of me though! On the contrary. As some of you may have read in our fan magazine a while ago, I have been involved with another project for quite a while now, “My Favorite Scar”. In this band I feel right at home, musically as well as personally. I believe this band is at the beginning of a bright future, yet all depends on the support of the fans, as always. Hopefully you’ll love and support My Favorite Scar as much as you do Within Temptation!
In July 2010 My Favorite Scar will release its debut album. In March 2010 we will release our first single “Waste”, as a free download and we’ll be starting a Dutch tour in March too. We will be playing as many Dutch and foreign shows as we possibly can. Hopefully I’ll see you guys again somewhere at a festival or a clubshow!I’ve always found it hard to say goodbye and this time it’s no different. I’ve enjoyed a great time with our crew and the band. So thanks to Debbie, Pim, Guus, Bennie, Arwin, Marco, Rob, Guido, Rene, Paul and all other crew members who worked with us in the past, Raymond, Martijn, Iris and everyone at AT, Sharon, Robert, Jeroen, Ruud and my roommate Martijn and last but not least, the fans all over the world. Thank you all for an unforgettable time. Hopefully our paths will cross again soon.
Horns up!
Stephen van Haestregt
