Symphonic metal icons Within Temptation has released their fourth single of their independent release series, “Don’t Pray For Me.” The band has been quite busy recently in the studio writing and recording new songs for their forthcoming album, which currently has an expected release date sometime next year.
The band’s new single, don’t pray for me is an anthem for pursuing one’s own destiny. “We live in a world where cultures and beliefs are melting together, while at the same time acts of intolerance and injustice dominate the world,” Within Temptation state. “Both societal issues and a rapid increase in sub-beliefs have resulted in fear, fragmentation and disconnect.”
Sharon Den Adel Further comments by saying:
“‘Don’t Pray For Me’ strives against forcing beliefs and fears onto others and bears witness to being acceptive of everyone’s own journey. It is an anthem about coming to terms with the fact that beliefs can be fluid, in multiples, or frankly, different. The song is about allowing people to pursue their own destiny.”
After a busy summer festival season, Within Temptation will embark on a U.S. tour with Iron Maiden, before kicking off their highly anticipated European co-headlining tour together with Evanescence, which is finally happening in November/December 2022. The Worlds Collide Tour, for which an impressive number of 175.000 tickets in eight countries were sold, will bring both bands to venues such as the O2 Arena in London, AccorHotels Arena in Paris, Velodrom in Berlin, and Palais 12 in Brussels.
WITHIN TEMPTATION ON TOUR:
WITH IRON MAIDEN:
10/3 — Sioux Falls, SD — Denny Sanford Premier Center
10/5 — Chicago, IL — United Center
10/7 — Columbus, OH — Nationwide Arena
10/9 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
10/11 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Centre
10/12 — Hamilton, ON — Firstontario Centre
10/15 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre
10/17 — Worcester, MA — Dcu Center
10/19 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena
10/21 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
10/23 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
10/25 — Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Coliseum
10/27 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena
