Within Temptation have recently received a prestigious World Music Award for "Best Selling Dutch Artist" in recognition for the sale of almost 500,000 copies of their recent orchestral release 'The Silent Force' in mainland Europe which was certified gold only three weeks after release. This adds to the bands already impressive list of awards received in recognition of their success including an Edison Award for Best National Band and a TMF award from MTV Benelux.
'The Silent Force' was recently released in the UK by Roadrunner records UK in a unique CD/DVD edition.