At left is the cover of the Within Temptation DVD Black Symphony (click for larger view) that will be released on double-DVD, double-CD and Blu-Ray disc on September 22nd. The DVD will contain the full concert that was performed at the Ahoy Rotterdam together with the 60-piece Metropole Orchestra and a 30-voice classical choir, as well as on-stage stilt performers, costume changes, and an array of stunning pyrotechnic, lighting effects and a 400m2 video screen with great WT visuals. The DVD will also contain a lot of extra footage from the show in Beursgebouw, amongst other bonus materials. More info on this will follow soon on the band's website.

The band will be at the Masters Of Rock Festival, in Vizovice, Czech Republic on July 13; at Rock Harz Open Air in Osterode Am Harz, Germany on July 19, and the Q Stock Festival in Oulu, Finland on July 26. Additional festival appearances in August and September and a tour of the Netherlands in November are on their schedule.

[Source: Classic Rock Society and Within Temptation website ('cept headline)]