Detroit-raised Gumball bad boy XZIBIT has teamed up with leading female-fronted metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION for their latest single “And We Run”.
Surprised? Has L.A.-based rap legend XZIBIT become a metal-studded head banger?! See for yourself in the band's brand new video for the song, directed by Tim Smit. Shot recently in Amsterdam, XZIBIT spent a whole day wired up, running, jumping, and even breaking down walls with his bare hands for his spectacular role. Watch the video online here: http://goo.gl/2Hk6hC
The collaboration between WITHIN TEMPTATION and XZIBIT is without doubt one of the most talked about metal songs of the year.
When news first broke of the very unexpected pairing, die-hard WITHIN TEMPTATION fans across the globe revolted, leaving thousands of comments in online forums, concerned that their favorite band had made a terrible musical decision.
However, as soon as the band’s new album Hydra album was released, and those fans could hear the much debated song, the record crashed into the Top Ten in every major market, and brought with it, a storm of applause for “And We Run”. Performing the song live turned a sold out Wembley Arena crowd into a swirling maelstrom during their current Hydra world tour. It is this overwhelming response which has led the band to choose “And We Run” as their next single to be released May 27th as a 6 track EP bundle including alternative and dance mixes of “And We Run” plus the unreleased demo tracks “Living On Fire”, "Keep On Breathing" and "One Of These Days". I-tunes link to “And We Run” EP
XZIBIT comments: “When I heard about the enquiry from WITHIN TEMPTATION to do a track together and googled them, I was surprised to say the least. Once I had spoken to the band and heard the song though it all made total sense and it was fun to discover new ground outside of our genres!"
Learn more about WITHIN TEMPTATION and XZIBIT on their official websites: www.within-temptation.com and http://xzibit.com/.
WITHIN TEMPTATION are also excited to be nominated for 'Best International Band' at the 2014 Golden Gods Awards, hosted by leading UK music magazine Metal Hammer. http://goldengods.metalhammer.co.uk/.
WITHIN TEMPTATION have a busy summer lined up, performing at many of the world's most prestigious rock festivals, including Download (U.K.), Sweden Rock (Sweden), Copenhell (Denmark), M'era Luna (Germany) and Loudpark (Japan). In addition, WITHIN TEMPTATION will return to the U.S. for a coast to coast tour through September and October. All currently confirmed tour dates can be seen at http://www.within-temptation.com/ontour/.
This February, Hydra debuted at #16 on the American Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, marking the band’s first appearance in the Billboard Top 20. The album also secured the #1 position on both the Billboard Top Independent Albums & the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums charts. In Europe, Hydra debuted at #1 in The Netherlands & The Czech Republic and secured the #2 position in Switzerland & Finland, #4 in Germany, #6 in the U.K., and #9 in France.
Fans can order CD & vinyl versions of Hydra from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop: http://smarturl.it/WT-Hydra-NB.
Official WITHIN TEMPTATION music videos include:
• “The Whole World Is Watching” featuring Dave Pirner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRNPkJ0ELPc
• “Dangerous” featuring Howard Jones – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAiV8RpqzME
• “Paradise (What About Us?)” featuring Tarja Turunen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts
Visit WITHIN TEMPTATION online at www.WITHIN-TEMPTATION.com.
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