The Unforgiving (studio album)
by Within Temptation

The Unforgiving by Within Temptation
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-03-25
Overall rank: 4,379th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 39 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (100th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (795th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,379th)

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Within Temptation bestography

The Unforgiving is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Within Temptation on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Within Temptation is Mother Earth which is ranked number 2676 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 582.

Within Temptation album bestography « Higher ranked (3,419th)
The Heart Of Everything
This album (4,379th)
The Unforgiving
Lower ranked (10,007th) »
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The Unforgiving track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Unforgiving rankings

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Overall rank: 4,379th | 2010s rank: 795th | 2011 rank: 100th

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The Unforgiving ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 39 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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90/100
From 01/01/2018 05:13 | #204263
Hmmm! Within Temptation will always put out a good record. But they all tend to sound the same. The only two that stand out for me are Mother Earth (for its songs) and The Heart Of Everything (for its production and songs).
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From 10/28/2016 17:53 | #177669
So it's a little poppy -- but rather than taking symphonic metal and lowering it to run-of-the-mill pop standards, it takes pop and elevates it to new heights. This album is full of absolutely great music. A rare confluence of hummable and excellent!
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From 08/29/2012 08:24 | #49534
I can understand the backlash directed toward this album: Within Temptation's fusion of 80s pop rock and 00s symphonic metal is now complete. Still, it's a collection of consistent songs with quite a few standout moments. It's a concept album, but the story - like most concept albums - is impenetrable. It is what it is. I think the overall body of songs here are good enough to make this one of the best releases of the past decade.
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