The singer announced the new project's existence via a video message on Facebook in which she described the MY INDIGO material as "very personal" and revealed that composing the songs was a therapeutic experience that helped he deal with an undisclosed family "crisis."

 

The first singe from MY INDIGO, a song also called 'My Indigo', has just been released via all streaming music services and can be heard below.

 

As for the current status of WITHIN TEMPTATION, Sharon said that the band took a break after the last tour so that she could find inspiration for the group's new music.

"I'm proud to say that we have some really kick-ass songs for WITHIN TEMPTATION now," she said. "They're still in demo phase. We're going into the studio soon, and there will be a release in 2018."

 

WITHIN TEMPTATION's last studio album, 'Hydra', came out in January 2014. The follow-up to 2011's 'The Unforgiving' debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking WITHIN TEMPTATION's first appearance in the Billboard Top 20.