Within Temptation new album details

Dutch symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation have outlined details for their new album, as the band currently puts the finishing touches on the full-length in the studio.

The quintet is currently holed up in the recording studio preparing album number five with producer Daniel Gibson. “Titled 'The Unforgiving', this is the band's first concept album and is based on a comic book story written by script writer Steven O'Connell (BloodRayne & Dark 48). The album is set for release in March 2011,” Roadrunner Records writes.

"On this album, we've taken a totally different approach. Each song on "The Unforgiving" was written along Steven's narrative. The main characters of the comic are reflecting the characters of our songs. The concept pushed us and gave inspiration to come up with a new approach in our sound. It resulted in writing our best songs so far,” Within Temptation guitarist Robert Westerholt stated.

Within Temptation’s last studio album was 2007’s ‘The Heart of Everything’.