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If you've been watching our updates on The Unforgiving – the new supernatural concept album from symphonic metal superstars Within Temptation – then you know they've got a pretty big multimedia thing going with this release. Not only is there a stylish tie-in comic book written by Steven O'Connell (Dark 48, BloodRayne) and drawn by Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Witchblade, Lady Death), but the band has also been releasing installments of a creepy short film series explaining the backstory of the characters. So far, two of these noir-style black & white films have been released: Mother Maiden sets the stage for a dark fantasy world, while the recent Sinéad focuses more closely on protagonist Sinéad Harkin...

Symphonic-metal band Within Temptation have unveiled the next chapter in the saga of The Unforgiving, a concept album based on comic book characters created by Steven O'Connell (BloodRayne, Dark 48) and illustrated by Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Witchblade, Lady Death). Their latest offering is the short film Mother Maiden, the first of three planned mini-movies drawing on the dark fantasy world of the comic and album. We've got the thole thing on the flipside, so hit the jump and check it out... Earlier this week the band released the video for the new single "Faster" on the official site of UK music mag Kerrang! They followed up shortly after with Mother Maiden, a surreal and noir-inspired tale that introduces...

Within Temptation's music video in support of their new single "Faster" has just made its way out. It was released as a short movie under the title "Mother Maiden", introducing the main character played by British actress Dawn Mastin.

There will be two other movies coming out later. Based on a comic storyline written by scriptwriter Steven O'Connell, the mini films give further insight into the concept of the band's fifth studio album "The Unforgiving". Each of them features the band's performance which, all together, form a dark and compelling tale of life, love, revenge, rage, and regret.

The movie revolves around a powerful medium, Mother Maiden, as she recruits lost souls to be part of her wraith task-force to fight evil in all its forms. She offers the "remorseful souls" an opportunity to "make right what is wrong" by giving them missions and assignments to hunt down evil as...

International metal superstars Within Temptation recently posted a major update to their official site – where they've been dishing up weekly servings of sweet awesomeness from their upcoming concept album/comic book The Unforgiving. We told you last fall that writer Steven O'Connell (Dark 48, BloodRayne) and artist Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Witchblade, Lady Death) created the comic series itself, and lately the band has been posting pages from the prequel story... but now they're taking it to the next level with a live-action film (part of an upcoming series), and premiering their new single. Hit that jump for more news and the trailer! Focusing on enigmatic, ass-kicking femme fatale Sinead Harkin, The...

International gothic-metal superstars Within Temptation have just issued an update on their next project – a concept record tied in to a comic book series written by Steven O'Connell (Dark 48, BloodRayne) with characters drawn by Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Witchblade, Lady Death). After slipping a few tantalizing clues to their fans recently, the band posted some pretty major details on their official site regarding the new album – which is now officially titled The Unforgiving. More after the jump... "We've taken a totally different approach," the band wrote in the new post, explaining how the book & album's themes and characters intertwine. "Each song on The Unforgiving was written...