The message of Within Temptation's seventh studio album is more than clear: Resist! Sharen den Adel says: "It is important to resist, because in today's society people are more and more oppressed by social components. A process that is directed by rulers, dictators, but also by large international corporations. We must free ourselves from this if we want to develop ourselves instead of being watched and controlled by a higher power." That wake-up call is a common thread throughout the seventh album's tracklist. Four years after the release of "Hydra," Within Temptation returns with "Resist" - a ten anthemic song record driven by melodies as grand as they are somber. "'Resist' marks a real milestone for us. If it hadn't been for this album, Within Temptation probably wouldn't exist anymore." Within Temptation has never been one to let boundaries stop them, but the band has once again given their creative writing process a new direction. The sound on "Resist" is equipped with bombastic tracks like "The Reckogning" (featuring Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach), but also extremely profound ones like "Firelight," which was originally written for Sharon's solo project My Indigo and features Belgium's best alternative rock singer Jasper Sterverlink on board as a guest. The single "Endless War" is one of the most spirited tracks on the album with a melodic hook in the chorus. "The longer we worked on this song, the harder it got. It reflects the vibe of the whole album: a modern sound with relentless riffs and a brutal drum kit firing off hip-hop beats."