★ To call this a livestream is to massively underplay the reality of this presentation. Or rather the virtual reality of the spectacle.
What Within Temptation do is use bleeding-edge technology to create four post apocalyptic dimensions in which they’re immersed. Each of these 3D representations of a city in ruins envelopes the band in a cocoon of imagination and ambition. And yet it says much for the way this hour-long visual extravaganza is filmed that the band members – who are located on a seemingly floating platform, serving as the stage – are never dwarfed by the surroundings.