Enter (Within Temptation album)

Enter
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released	7 April 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Studio Moskou, Utrecht, Netherlands
Genre	Gothic metal doom metal[1]
Length	45:46
Label	DSFA
Producer	Lex Vogelaar Within Temptation Anthony van den Berg
Within Temptation chronology
Enter (1997) Mother Earth (2000)
Singles from Enter
"Restless" Released: 7 April 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7[5]

Enter is the debut studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997. After the band became more widely known in foreign markets, it was re-released by the independent label Season of Mist in North America in 2007, and by Nuclear Blast in 2014. It was produced by Lex Vogelaar, founder of the Dutch death metal band Orphanage, and had to recorded, completed and mixed within three weeks.

The album prominently features lead singer Sharon den Adel's vocals as well as guitarist Robert Westerholt's gruff death metal growls. It is considered a gothic metal release with elements from doom metal, and the lyrics focus mostly on dark and supernatural themes. The track "Restless" was released as the first and only single. Although the album failed to achieve commercial success at the time of its release, it entered the Dutch Charts in 2002 after the commercial success of the band's following album.