Mother Earth
by Within Temptation

Album
Mother Earth by Within Temptation
Year: 2000
Release date: 2000-12-04
Overall rank: 2,768th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 74 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2000 (51st)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (454th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,768th)

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Mother Earth is ranked as the best album by Within Temptation.

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Overall rank: 2,768th | 2000s rank: 454th | 2000 rank: 51st  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 74 votes)
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 !		08/06/2026 01:50 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,60475/100
 
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Mother Earth forum mentions

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From 10/04/2015 10:59 | #150940 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Some weak lyrics here and there and some slightly generic metal riffs, but the instrumentation and vocal delivery are gorgeous. Not a masterpiece, but a good enough symphonic metal album. Mother Earth and Never-ending story are the highlights for me. (Edited)
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From 01/01/2018 09:06 | #204328 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Love the songs. Production is a little raw, which they addressed in their follow ups. Favourites are: Mother Earth, Ice Queen, Caged, The Promise. (Edited)
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From 12/18/2025 21:38 | #312200 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the better Symphonic Metal bands out there. First couple of tracks are the best. Tapers off a bit after that but still alright. At times a touch of folk metal mixes in with the symphonic. I do feel though that a number of tracks would have benefitted from expanding the heavier sections. (Edited)
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