Ivar de Graaf

He was asked to be the drummer for Within Temptation 1996, at that the time the band was relatively unknown and began working on their first studio album. De Graaf was credited as the drummer on the Within Temptation albums Enter and on their breakthrough album Mother Earth.

In 2001 he left Within Temptation,^[1][2] just before the German tour and the band's international breakthrough. This was for musical reasons,^{[citation needed]} he wanted to play more various and challenging drum fills instead of the more similar he experienced in Within Temptation, and develop himself more as a composer and arranger. He was replaced by Stephen van Haestregt.

De Graaf has performed with Within Temptation a few times after his departure. He filled in as a substitute at times when van Haestregt was unavailable, and at both the Java Concert in Amsterdam in 2005 and at the Elements Concert in Antwerp in 2012 he took on stage with other former Within Temptation band members and performed a couple of songs. He accompanied singer Sharon den Adel on acoustic guitar for Within Temptation's Together at Home concert on March 24, 2020.

De Graaf is married to singer Judith Rijnveld. Together they worked for three years on a demo which led to the formation of Kingfisher Sky.

Preceded by Dennis Leeflang	Drummer for Within Temptation 1996–1998	Succeeded by Ciro Palma
Preceded by Ciro Palma	Drummer for Within Temptation 1999–2001	Succeeded by Stephen van Haestregt
New title	Drummer for Kingfisher Sky since 2001	Incumbent