Resist (Within Temptation album)

Resist
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released	1 February 2019
Recorded	2017–2018
Studio	ICP Recording Studios (Brussels, Belgium) Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, The Netherlands)
Genre	Symphonic metal[1] pop metal power metal[2]
Length	47:43
Label	Vertigo Spinefarm
Producer	Daniel Gibson Mathijs Tieken
Within Temptation chronology
Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert (2014) Resist (2019) Bleed Out (2023)
Singles from Resist
"The Reckoning" Released: 14 September 2018 "Raise Your Banner" Released: 16 November 2018 "Firelight" Released: 23 November 2018 "In Vain" Released: 11 January 2019 "Supernova" Released: 5 February 2019 "Mad World" Released: 15 April 2019

Resist (stylized as ЯƎSIST) is the seventh studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was scheduled to be released worldwide on 14 December 2018, but later postponed to 1 February 2019. The album contains guest appearances by singers Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Anders Fridén (In Flames) and Jasper Steverlinck (Arid) and was produced by their longtime producer Daniel Gibson. It marks the longest time gap between the band's studio releases, the last one being issued in 2014. The album followed the band's pattern of incorporating new musical elements on each release, this time featuring more electronic, pop, and industrial influences. Lyrically, the band opted to focus more on political themes, a subject not explicitly approached by them on previous records.

Six singles were released for promoting the album, "The Reckoning", was released on 14 September 2018, and features Shaddix as guest vocalist. The second single, "Raise Your Banner", featuring Fridén, was released on 16 November 2018 and "Firelight", the third one, a week later, on 23 November. The other three singles were released in 2019, "In Vain" on 11 January, "Supernova" on 5 February, and "Mad World" on April 15. There was a great investment on the music videos, in order to better illustrate by imagery the themes featured on the release. The group also commenced The Resist Tour in Europe by the end of 2018, before the album release. In 2019, the band toured North America and then returned to Europe for performances at several summer festivals.

The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, and the musical changes were one of the most discussed points. Reviewers from Kerrang and The Skinny were welcoming of the changes presented by the band, while AllMusic and PopMatters had some regards with the topic. Nevertheless, it ended up appearing on a few Year-end lists such as Loudwire's. The album also achieved commercial success, peaking at the first position in Germany, and entering top ten positions in another countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Austria and Switzerland.