{{Album
  |Titel= The Silent Force
  |Kunstner= [[Within Temptation]]
  |Type= Studiealbum
  |Spor= 11
  |Genre= [[Symfonisk metal]]
  |Længde= 46:34
  |Indspillet= [[Wisseloord Studios]], [[Hilversum]]<br>Sound Park Studios, [[Schiedam]], [[Holland]]<br>ICP Studios, [[Bruxelles]], [[Belgien]]<br>10. maj – 29. august, 2004
  |Udgivet= {{flag|Holland}} 11. november, 2004<br>{{flag|Storbritannien}} 1. august, 2005<br>{{flag|USA}} 29. august, 2008
  |Producer= Daniel Gibson
  |Udgiver= [[GUN Records|GUN]]
  |Før= ''[[Mother Earth]]''<br />(2000)
  |Nu= '''''The Silent Force'''''<br />(2004)
  |Efter= ''[[The Heart Of Everything]]''<br />(2007)
  |Anmeldelser =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]
| rev1Score =  {{Rating|7.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=763&page=&message_id= | title = Within Temptation - The Silent Force review | accessdate = 2012-03-20 | publisher = [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]]
| rev2Score =  {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=208 | title = Within Temptation - The Silent Force review | accessdate = 2012-03-20 | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev3Score =  {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8204/Within-Temptation-The-Silent-Force/ | title = Within Temptation The SIlent Force | accessdate = 2012-03-20 | publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]]}}</ref>
| rev4 = Lords of Metal
| rev4Score =  {{Rating|9.4|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=4842&lang=en | title = Within Temptation The Silent Force | accessdate = 2012-03-20 | publisher = Lords of Metal}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''The Silent Force''''' er det tredje [[studiealbum]] fra det [[holland]]ske [[goth metal]]band [[Within Temptation]], udgivet 15. november 2004.
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