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===''The Open Door'': 2006-2008=== |
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A spokesperson for the band's label confirmed on July 14, 2006 that [[bassist]] Will Boyd had left the band for "not wanting to do another big tour" |
A spokesperson for the band's label confirmed on July 14, 2006 that [[bassist]] Will Boyd had left the band for "not wanting to do another big tour", wanting "to be close to his family", and "getting the fuck off this suck train while I still can". Amy Lee originally broke the news to the fans in a post on an unofficial Evanescence site, EvBoard.com.<ref name="VH1losebass">{{cite news |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1536329/20060714/story.jhtml |title=Evanescence Lose Bassist; Amy Lee Vows To Stay On Schedule |work=MTV News ''via'' VH1.com |first=Chris |last=Harris |date=July 14, 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> In an interview with MTV, posted on their website on August 10, 2006, Lee announced that [[Tim McCord]], former [[The Revolution Smile|Revolution Smile]] guitarist, would switch instruments and play bass for the band.<ref name="VH1inspiration">{{cite news |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1538267/08092006/evanescence.jhtml |title=Evanescence Set For Fall Tour; Amy Lee Reveals Inspiration Behind 'Sober' |work=MTV News ''via'' VH1.com |first=Chris |last=Harris |date=August 10, 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Amy Lee - Evanescence 07.jpg|thumb|left|Evanescence performing at a concert in Brazil in 2007]] |
[[Image:Amy Lee - Evanescence 07.jpg|thumb|left|Evanescence performing at a concert in Brazil in 2007]] |
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The album progressed slowly for several reasons, including Amy Lee's desire to maximize the creative process and not rush production, other band members' side projects, guitarist [[Terry Balsamo]]'s [[stroke]], |
The album progressed slowly for several reasons, including Amy Lee's desire to maximize the creative process and not rush production, other band members' side projects, guitarist [[Terry Balsamo]]'s [[stroke]], the loss of their former manager, and the onset of depression from being in such a terrible wannabe emo goth band.<!--who?--><ref name="evbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.evanescence.com/bio.asp|title=Evanescence - Bio|work=Evanescence.com|accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> Although Lee stated on the fan [[internet forum|forum]] ''Evboard'' that Evanescence's new album would be completed in March 2006,<ref name="Evboardlovealbum">{{cite web |url=http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=806385&postcount=1 |title=EvBoard - i love my album :) |work=EvBoard.com |first=Amy |last=Lee |date=January 20, 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060216182122/http://evboard.com/showpost.php?p=806385 |archivedate=2006-02-16}}</ref> the release was pushed back allegedly because "Wind-up Records...wanted to make a few changes to the upcoming single "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]", which hit modern rock and alternative rock radio on August 7, 2006. The 13-track album ''[[The Open Door]]'' was released in [[Canada]] and the United States on October 3, 2006;<ref name="TODpr1"/> the [[United Kingdom]] on October 2, 2006; and [[Australia]] on September 30, 2006.<ref name="TODAUrelease">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829003171 |title=Evanescence steps through 'The Open Door' - Amy Lee in love with new songs |work=Sony BMG Music Entertainment |date=May 3, 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> The album sold 447,000 copies in the United States in its first week of sales and earned their first #1 ranking on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart, becoming the 700th #1 album in ''Billboard'' since the chart became a weekly feature in 1956.<ref name="billboard1"/><ref name="jb-sober">{{cite web |url=http://www.jbhifimusic.com.au/Evanescence/Call+Me+When+Youre+Sober| title=Call Me When You're Sober |work=[[JB Hi-Fi]] |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> The music video for "Call Me When You're Sober" was shot in Los Angeles and is based on the [[fairy tale]] ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]''. ''The Open Door'' became available for pre-order on the [[iTunes Store]] on August 15, 2006; the music video for "Call Me When You're Sober" was also made available. |
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The tour for ''The Open Door'' began on October 5, 2006 in [[Toronto]] and included locations in Canada, the U.S. and Europe during that year. This first tour continued on January 5, 2007 and included stops in Canada (alongside band [[Stone Sour]]), Japan and Australia (alongside band [[Shihad]]) and then returned to the U.S. for a second tour in the spring (alongside bands [[Chevelle]] and [[Finger Eleven]]).<ref name="ev-tourtod2">{{cite web |url=http://www.evanescence.com/tour.asp |title=Official 2007 tour information |work=Evanescence.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref name="evtod-tourtod2">{{cite web |url=http://evanescencetheopendoor.com/tour.htm |title=Complete tour dates |work=EvanescenceTheOpenDoor.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> As part of their tour, Evanescence performed on April 15, 2007 on the Argentinan festival Quilmes Rock 07 along with [[Aerosmith]], [[Velvet Revolver]] and other local bands.<ref name="quilmes">{{cite web |url=http://www.vuenosairez.com/evento.php?idEvento=24370&fechaEvento=2454203 |title=Quilmes Rock 2007 |work=VuenosAirez.com |language=[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |accessdate=2007-04-29 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070304160725/http://www.vuenosairez.com/evento.php?idEvento=24370&fechaEvento=2454203 |archivedate=2007-03-04}}</ref> They also co-headlined on the [[Family Values Tour 2007]] along with [[Korn]] and other bands.<ref name="FamVal07">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1555661/20070326/index.jhtml |title=Korn, Evanescence, Hellyeah Top Family Values Tour Bill |work=MTV News |first=Corey |last=Moss |coauthors=Chris Harris |date=March 26, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref name="evnews0521">{{cite web |url=http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp |title=Family Values Tour Coming To A City Near You! - Evanescence News |work=[[Wind-up Records]] ''via'' Evanescence.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> The group closed their European tour with a sell-out concert at the Amphi in [[Ra'anana]], [[Israel]], on June 26, 2007,<ref name="Ynet07">{{cite web |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3418294,00.html |title=Evanescence rocks the park |work=[[Ynetnews]] |first=Rula |last=Saba |date=June 26, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> and finished the album tour on December 9, 2007.<ref name="evthreads531972">{{cite web |url=http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=531972&postcount=1 |title=Closing the Open Door |work=EvThreads.com |first=Amy |last=Lee |date=December 9, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> |
The tour for ''The Open Door'' began on October 5, 2006 in [[Toronto]] and included locations in Canada, the U.S. and Europe during that year. This first tour continued on January 5, 2007 and included stops in Canada (alongside band [[Stone Sour]]), Japan and Australia (alongside band [[Shihad]]) and then returned to the U.S. for a second tour in the spring (alongside bands [[Chevelle]] and [[Finger Eleven]]).<ref name="ev-tourtod2">{{cite web |url=http://www.evanescence.com/tour.asp |title=Official 2007 tour information |work=Evanescence.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref name="evtod-tourtod2">{{cite web |url=http://evanescencetheopendoor.com/tour.htm |title=Complete tour dates |work=EvanescenceTheOpenDoor.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> As part of their tour, Evanescence performed on April 15, 2007 on the Argentinan festival Quilmes Rock 07 along with [[Aerosmith]], [[Velvet Revolver]] and other local bands.<ref name="quilmes">{{cite web |url=http://www.vuenosairez.com/evento.php?idEvento=24370&fechaEvento=2454203 |title=Quilmes Rock 2007 |work=VuenosAirez.com |language=[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |accessdate=2007-04-29 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070304160725/http://www.vuenosairez.com/evento.php?idEvento=24370&fechaEvento=2454203 |archivedate=2007-03-04}}</ref> They also co-headlined on the [[Family Values Tour 2007]] along with [[Korn]] and other bands.<ref name="FamVal07">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1555661/20070326/index.jhtml |title=Korn, Evanescence, Hellyeah Top Family Values Tour Bill |work=MTV News |first=Corey |last=Moss |coauthors=Chris Harris |date=March 26, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref name="evnews0521">{{cite web |url=http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp |title=Family Values Tour Coming To A City Near You! - Evanescence News |work=[[Wind-up Records]] ''via'' Evanescence.com |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> The group closed their European tour with a sell-out concert at the Amphi in [[Ra'anana]], [[Israel]], on June 26, 2007,<ref name="Ynet07">{{cite web |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3418294,00.html |title=Evanescence rocks the park |work=[[Ynetnews]] |first=Rula |last=Saba |date=June 26, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> and finished the album tour on December 9, 2007.<ref name="evthreads531972">{{cite web |url=http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=531972&postcount=1 |title=Closing the Open Door |work=EvThreads.com |first=Amy |last=Lee |date=December 9, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> |
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[[Image:John lecompt.jpg|thumb|John LeCompt, former Evanescence guitarist]] |
[[Image:John lecompt.jpg|thumb|John LeCompt, former Evanescence guitarist]] |
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On May 4, 2007, John LeCompt announced that he had been fired from Evanescence, and also stated that drummer Rocky Gray had decided to quit.<ref name="ladaily0737">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_5820737 |title=Rock act Evanescence on the rocks |work=Los Angeles Daily News |first=Gerry |last=Gittelson |date=May 4, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> Wind-up issued a [[news release|press release]] on May 17, 2007, stating that two [[Dark New Day]] members, drummer [[Will Hunt]] and guitarist [[Troy McLawhorn]], would be joining the band to replace LeCompt and Gray.<ref name="bm72791">{{cite press release |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72791 |title=New Lineup Announced |publisher=Wind-up Records ''via'' Blabbermouth.net |date=May 17, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> It was initially stated that Hunt and McLawhorn would tour with Evanescence until the end of the Family Values Tour in September 2007,<ref name="blabbermouth268958">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72880 |title=Korn, Evanescence Backing Musicians Vow To Carry On With Dark New Day |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 19, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> but both continued to play with the band through ''The Open Door'' tour.<ref name="evthreads531972" /> |
On May 4, 2007, John LeCompt announced that he had been fired from Evanescence ("Amy said 'a chain is only as strong as its weakest link', and when the chain's made out of plastic bracelets from Hot Topic..."), and also stated that drummer Rocky Gray had decided to quit after he came out of a three year paint chip high.<ref name="ladaily0737">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_5820737 |title=Rock act Evanescence on the rocks |work=Los Angeles Daily News |first=Gerry |last=Gittelson |date=May 4, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> Wind-up issued a [[news release|press release]] on May 17, 2007, stating that two [[Dark New Day]] members, drummer [[Will Hunt]] and guitarist [[Troy McLawhorn]], would be joining the band to replace LeCompt and Gray.<ref name="bm72791">{{cite press release |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72791 |title=New Lineup Announced |publisher=Wind-up Records ''via'' Blabbermouth.net |date=May 17, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> It was initially stated that Hunt and McLawhorn would tour with Evanescence until the end of the Family Values Tour in September 2007,<ref name="blabbermouth268958">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=72880 |title=Korn, Evanescence Backing Musicians Vow To Carry On With Dark New Day |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 19, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> but both continued to play with the band through ''The Open Door'' tour.<ref name="evthreads531972" /> |
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===Third studio album: 2009-present=== |
===Third studio album: 2009-present=== |
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In a news posting to the Evanescence website during June 2009, Amy Lee wrote that the band was in the process of writing new material for a new album proposed for release in 2010. She stated that the music would be an evolution of previous works and be "better, stronger, and more interesting".<ref name="ev5mil" /> The band also announced that they will be performing at the Maquinaria Festival in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], on [[November 8]].<ref name="evth">{{cite web |title=Yes we are - 11/08/2009 - Brazil, Sao Paulo, Maquinaria Festival |url=http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=16906 |date=2009-09-01 |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> |
In a news posting to the Evanescence website during June 2009, Amy Lee wrote that the band was in the process of writing new material for a new album proposed for release in 2010. She stated that the music would be an evolution of previous works and be "better, stronger, and more interesting [than genital warts]".<ref name="ev5mil" /> The band also announced that they will be performing at the Maquinaria Festival in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], on [[November 8]].<ref name="evth">{{cite web |title=Yes we are - 11/08/2009 - Brazil, Sao Paulo, Maquinaria Festival |url=http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=16906 |date=2009-09-01 |accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> |
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==In other media == |
==In other media == |
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Lee claimed that she wrote a song for the 2005 film ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', but that it was rejected because |
Lee claimed that she wrote a song for the 2005 film ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', but that it was rejected because her music sucks so bad not even Disney would touch it. Lee went on to state that it was just "more great stuff [for ''The Open Door'']".<ref name="Evboardbunchostuff">{{cite web |url=http://www.evboard.com/780922-post1.html |title=EvBoard - A Bunch Of Stuff!!! |work=EvBoard.com |first=Amy |last=Lee |date=December 2, 2005}}</ref> Another song supposedly written for ''Narnia'' was the [[Mozart]]-inspired "Lacrymosa".<ref name="MetalEdge">{{cite journal |url=http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/Articles.php |title=The Essence of Evanescence |journal=Metal Edge |volume=52 |issue=11 |pages=5–10 |first=Bryan |last=Reesman |year=2006 |month=November |id={{ISSN|1068-2872}} |accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref> The producers of ''Narnia'', however, refuted her claim, stating this information was "news to them" and that no Evanescence music had been planned for inclusion in the soundtrack.<ref name="nzh569">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=7000569 |title=Wardrobe closed to Evanescence singer |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=November 27, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> |
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==Musical stye and influences== |
==Musical stye and influences== |
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Critics vary in terming Evanescence a rock or metal band, but most identify them as some form of |
Critics vary in terming Evanescence a rock or metal band, but most identify them as some form of lameass emo goth band: Publications such as the ''[[New York Times]]'', ''[[Rough Guides]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' have identified Evanescence as a [[gothic metal]] act that you can cry to while watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDD103BF93BA35751C0A9629C8B63 |title=A NIGHT OUT WITH: Amy Lee; The Goth Candidate |publisher=[[New York Times]] |author=Chaplin, Julia |date=February 8, 2008 |accessdate=2009-02-22}}</ref><ref>[[#refBerelian2005|Berelian 2005]], p. 114</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11963302/review/11970630 |title=Evanescence: The Open Door |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |author=Sheffield, Rob |date=October 5, 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1169 |title=Evanescence (live concert) |publisher=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |name=Catucci, Nick |date=August 7, 2003 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> while other sources such as ''[[NME]]'', ''[[MusicMight]]'', ''[[IGN]]'' and ''[[Popmatters]]'' have termed them [[gothic rock]].<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/artists/evanescence |title=Evanescence |publisher=[[NME]] | accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref><ref name="Musicmight"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/737/737281p1.html |title=Evanescence - The Open Door review |publisher=[[IGN]] |author=Thompson, Ed |date=October 4, 2006 |accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref><ref name="PopFallen">{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/evanescence-fallen |title=Evanescence: Fallen |publisher=[[Popmatters]] |author=Begrand, Adrien |date=May 23, 2003 |accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref> They have been compared to a variety of bands from differing genres, such as [[nu metal]] ensembles like [[P.O.D.]] and [[Linkin Park]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/evanescence/albums/album/319429/review/5947042/fallen |title=Evanescence: Fallen |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |author=Miller, Kirk |date=March 25, 2003 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfrxqyaldse |title=Fallen |publisher=[[Allmusic]].com |name=Loftus, Johnny |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> gothic metal groups like [[Lacuna Coil]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lacuna_coil_karmacode/ |title=Lacuna Coil: Karmacode |publisherPopMatters.com |author=Begrand, Adrien |date=May 12, 2006 |accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> and [[symphonic metal]] acts like [[Nightwish]] and [[Within Temptation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/n/nightwish-once.shtml |title=Nightwish: Once / Over the Hills and Far Away |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |author=Begrand, Adrien |date=January 24, 2005 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> David Browne of ''Blender'' offers an elaborate description of the band's music as "goth Christian nü-metal with a twist of melancholic Enya."<ref>{{cite web |author=Browne, David |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4206 |title=Evanescence: The Open Door |publisher=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |year=2006 |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> Adrien Begrand of Popmatters describes Evanescence as utilising "nu-metal riffage". <ref name="PopFallen"/><!--Statement removed due to invalid source---> [[Adrian Jackson]] of [[My Dying Bride]] stated that he feels Evanescence is doing something similar to his own [[gothic metal]] group, only in a more commercial direction.<ref name="decibelmag">{{cite journal |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=5875 |title=My Dying Bride |journal=[[Decibel (Magazine)|Decibel]] |author=Grow, Kory |issue=28 |month=February |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-08-11 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070115180642/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=5875 |archivedate=2007-01-15}}</ref> [[Gregor Mackintosh]] of [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]] suggests that Paradise Lost has probably influenced Evanescence only indirectly through other similar acts.<!--No need for mentioning Lacuna Coil since it was mentioned only as an example, also contradicting with Amy Lee's statement on Lacuna Coil---><ref name="metaltemple">{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=239 |title=Interview with Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost |publisherMetal-Temple.com |author=D, Chris |date=November 10, 2005 |accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref> Other genres and influences used to describe the band’s sound include [[alternative metal]],<ref name="Musicmight">{{cite web |url=http://musicmight.com/artist/united+states/arkansas/little+rock/evanescence |title=Evanescence biography at Musicmight |publisher=[[MusicMight]] |accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gmd7yl75xpsb |title=Anywhere But Home |publisher=[[Allmusic]].com |name=Loftus, Johnny |year=2004 |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="Musicmight"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/737/737281p1.html |title=Evanescence - The Open Door review |publisher=[[IGN]] |author=Thompson, Ed |date=October 4, 2006 |accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref name="Musicmight"/> [[post-grunge]]<ref name="Allmusic1">{{cite web |url= http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gcfyxqe0ldfe |title=Evanescence |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |author=Fuoco, Christina |accessdate=2009-02-20}}</ref> and [[electronica]].<ref name="NME"/> |
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Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores, but the band eventually made it clear they do not want to be considered part of the [[Christian rock]] genre.<ref name="YM">{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12047846 |title=Evanescence Interview Ignites Christian Music Controversy |work=Yahoo! Music |date=April 16, 2003 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> When asked by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in 2006 if Evanescence was a "Christian band", Amy Lee made it clear that she never wanted to be associated with the Christian rock genre.<ref name="Leeunlocksdoor">{{cite news |url=http://www.entertainment-news.org/breaking/54828/evanescence-leader-lee-unlocks-door.html |title=Evanescence leader Lee unlocks 'Door' |work=Reuters/Billboard ''via'' Entertainment News |first=Tamara |last=Conniff |date=September 12, 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070827083214/http://www.entertainment-news.org/breaking/54828/evanescence-leader-lee-unlocks-door.html |archivedate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores, but the band eventually made it clear they do not want to be considered part of the [[Christian rock]] genre.<ref name="YM">{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12047846 |title=Evanescence Interview Ignites Christian Music Controversy |work=Yahoo! Music |date=April 16, 2003 |accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref> When asked by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in 2006 if Evanescence was a "Christian band", Amy Lee made it clear that she never wanted to be associated with the Christian rock genre.<ref name="Leeunlocksdoor">{{cite news |url=http://www.entertainment-news.org/breaking/54828/evanescence-leader-lee-unlocks-door.html |title=Evanescence leader Lee unlocks 'Door' |work=Reuters/Billboard ''via'' Entertainment News |first=Tamara |last=Conniff |date=September 12, 2006 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070827083214/http://www.entertainment-news.org/breaking/54828/evanescence-leader-lee-unlocks-door.html |archivedate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody.[1][2] After recording two private EPs and a demo CD named Origin, with the help of Bigwig Enterprises in 2000, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two Grammy Awards.[3] A year later, Evanescence released their first live album, Anywhere but Home, which sold more than one million copies worldwide. In 2006, the band released their second studio album, The Open Door, which sold more than five million copies.[4]
The band has suffered several line-up changes, including co-founder Moody leaving mid-tour in 2003, bassist Will Boyd in mid-2006, followed by guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007. The latter two of the changes ultimately led the band to be on hiatus with only temporary replacements sought in order for the band to finish touring. In June 2009, Amy Lee posted on the official Evanescence website that the band had been working on new material for a proposed 2010 album.
History
Formation and early years: 1995-2001
Evanescence was founded by singer, pianist and songwriter Amy Lee and former lead guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody. The two met in 1994 at a youth camp in Little Rock, where Moody heard Lee playing "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf on the piano.[5] Their first songs together were "Solitude" and "Give Unto Me", both written by Lee, and "Understanding" and "My Immortal", both written by Moody. The songs were edited by both artists, and they shared equal credit.
Two of Lee and Moody's songs found playtime on local radio stations, raising local awareness of the group and demand for a concert. The band eventually appeared live, and became one of the most popular acts in the area. After experimenting with band names, such as Childish Intentions and Stricken, they decided on Evanescence, which means "disappearance" or "fading away" (from the word evanesce, which means "to disappear"). Lee loved the name because "it is mysterious and dark, and places a picture in the listeners' mind."[6][7]
Their first full-length demo CD, Origin (released in 2000), is relatively unknown. The band also released two EPs. The first is the self-titled Evanescence EP (1998), of which about 100 copies were made and distributed at the band's early live performances. The second is the Sound Asleep EP, also known as the Whisper EP (1999), which was limited to 50 copies. Origin and the EPs contain demo versions of some of the songs on their debut album, Fallen. For example, the recording of "My Immortal", found on Fallen, can also be found on Origin, minus a handful of additional string accompaniments. Only 2,500 copies of this record were produced; in response, Lee and Moody encouraged fans to download the band's older songs from the Internet.[8][9]
Fallen and Anywhere but Home: 2002-2005
In early 2003, the lineup was completed by Amy Lee and Ben Moody's friends, John LeCompt, Rocky Gray and Will Boyd, all of whom worked on Evanescence's earlier songs. Meanwhile, Evanescence signed on with their first major label, Wind-up Records, and began work on their first album, Fallen. While they were looking to promote Fallen, Evanescence accepted an offer from the video game company Nintendo to perform on the "Nintendo Fusion Tour" which they headlined in 2003.[11]
Fallen spent 43 weeks on the Billboard Top 10;[12] was certified 7x Platinum in the United States;[13] and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide,[3] including 7 million in the U.S. The album was listed for 104 weeks on the Billboard Top 200, and it was one of eight albums in the history of the chart to spend at least a year on the Billboard Top 50.[14]
On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band during the European tour for Fallen, reportedly because of creative differences.[15] In an interview several months later, Amy Lee said: "...we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record." This became a point of confusion for some people, as Moody and Lee stated on the Fallen album liner notes that they were best friends.[16] Later, Lee said it was almost a relief that he left because of tensions created within the band.[16] Moody was replaced by Terry Balsamo from Cold.[17]
Evanescence's major label debut single "Bring Me to Life", which features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of 12 Stones, was a global hit for the band and reached #5 on the American Billboard Hot 100.[18] It provided Evanescence with their first UK #1 listing,[19] where it stayed for four weeks from June-July 2003. The song also became the official theme for WWE No Way Out 2003. The equally popular "My Immortal" peaked at #7 in the U.S. and UK charts,[18] and both songs were featured in the soundtrack for the action movie Daredevil. "Bring Me to Life" garnered recognition for the band at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004, where they won the Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist awards and were nominated for two others.[20] The two other singles off Fallen are "Going Under" (#5 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks,[18] #8 UK Charts) and "Everybody's Fool" (#36 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks,[18] #23 UK Charts); all were promoted by a music video.
In 2004, Evanescence's new lineup released a DVD/CD compilation entitled Anywhere but Home. The DVD includes a concert in Paris, as well as behind-the-scenes features, including shots of the band backstage signing autographs and warming up. The CD contains a previously unreleased song entitled "Missing", which was internationally released as a single and reached #1 in Spain. Also on the CD are the live songs "Breathe No More" (from the Elektra movie soundtrack), "Farther Away", and the band's cover of Korn's "Thoughtless".
The Open Door: 2006-2008
A spokesperson for the band's label confirmed on July 14, 2006 that bassist Will Boyd had left the band for "not wanting to do another big tour", wanting "to be close to his family", and "getting the fuck off this suck train while I still can". Amy Lee originally broke the news to the fans in a post on an unofficial Evanescence site, EvBoard.com.[21] In an interview with MTV, posted on their website on August 10, 2006, Lee announced that Tim McCord, former Revolution Smile guitarist, would switch instruments and play bass for the band.[22]
The album progressed slowly for several reasons, including Amy Lee's desire to maximize the creative process and not rush production, other band members' side projects, guitarist Terry Balsamo's stroke, the loss of their former manager, and the onset of depression from being in such a terrible wannabe emo goth band.[23] Although Lee stated on the fan forum Evboard that Evanescence's new album would be completed in March 2006,[24] the release was pushed back allegedly because "Wind-up Records...wanted to make a few changes to the upcoming single "Call Me When You're Sober", which hit modern rock and alternative rock radio on August 7, 2006. The 13-track album The Open Door was released in Canada and the United States on October 3, 2006;[12] the United Kingdom on October 2, 2006; and Australia on September 30, 2006.[25] The album sold 447,000 copies in the United States in its first week of sales and earned their first #1 ranking on the Billboard 200 album chart, becoming the 700th #1 album in Billboard since the chart became a weekly feature in 1956.[14][26] The music video for "Call Me When You're Sober" was shot in Los Angeles and is based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The Open Door became available for pre-order on the iTunes Store on August 15, 2006; the music video for "Call Me When You're Sober" was also made available.
The tour for The Open Door began on October 5, 2006 in Toronto and included locations in Canada, the U.S. and Europe during that year. This first tour continued on January 5, 2007 and included stops in Canada (alongside band Stone Sour), Japan and Australia (alongside band Shihad) and then returned to the U.S. for a second tour in the spring (alongside bands Chevelle and Finger Eleven).[27][28] As part of their tour, Evanescence performed on April 15, 2007 on the Argentinan festival Quilmes Rock 07 along with Aerosmith, Velvet Revolver and other local bands.[29] They also co-headlined on the Family Values Tour 2007 along with Korn and other bands.[30][31] The group closed their European tour with a sell-out concert at the Amphi in Ra'anana, Israel, on June 26, 2007,[32] and finished the album tour on December 9, 2007.[33]
On May 4, 2007, John LeCompt announced that he had been fired from Evanescence ("Amy said 'a chain is only as strong as its weakest link', and when the chain's made out of plastic bracelets from Hot Topic..."), and also stated that drummer Rocky Gray had decided to quit after he came out of a three year paint chip high.[34] Wind-up issued a press release on May 17, 2007, stating that two Dark New Day members, drummer Will Hunt and guitarist Troy McLawhorn, would be joining the band to replace LeCompt and Gray.[35] It was initially stated that Hunt and McLawhorn would tour with Evanescence until the end of the Family Values Tour in September 2007,[36] but both continued to play with the band through The Open Door tour.[33]
Third studio album: 2009-present
In a news posting to the Evanescence website during June 2009, Amy Lee wrote that the band was in the process of writing new material for a new album proposed for release in 2010. She stated that the music would be an evolution of previous works and be "better, stronger, and more interesting [than genital warts]".[4] The band also announced that they will be performing at the Maquinaria Festival in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 8.[37]
In other media
Lee claimed that she wrote a song for the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but that it was rejected because her music sucks so bad not even Disney would touch it. Lee went on to state that it was just "more great stuff [for The Open Door]".[38] Another song supposedly written for Narnia was the Mozart-inspired "Lacrymosa".[39] The producers of Narnia, however, refuted her claim, stating this information was "news to them" and that no Evanescence music had been planned for inclusion in the soundtrack.[40]
Musical stye and influences
Critics vary in terming Evanescence a rock or metal band, but most identify them as some form of lameass emo goth band: Publications such as the New York Times, Rough Guides, Rolling Stone and Blender have identified Evanescence as a gothic metal act that you can cry to while watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy,[41][42][43][44] while other sources such as NME, MusicMight, IGN and Popmatters have termed them gothic rock.[45][46][47][48] They have been compared to a variety of bands from differing genres, such as nu metal ensembles like P.O.D. and Linkin Park,[49][50] gothic metal groups like Lacuna Coil,[51] and symphonic metal acts like Nightwish and Within Temptation.[52] David Browne of Blender offers an elaborate description of the band's music as "goth Christian nü-metal with a twist of melancholic Enya."[53] Adrien Begrand of Popmatters describes Evanescence as utilising "nu-metal riffage". [48] Adrian Jackson of My Dying Bride stated that he feels Evanescence is doing something similar to his own gothic metal group, only in a more commercial direction.[54] Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost suggests that Paradise Lost has probably influenced Evanescence only indirectly through other similar acts.[55] Other genres and influences used to describe the band’s sound include alternative metal,[46][56] alternative rock,[46][57] hard rock,[46] post-grunge[58] and electronica.[45]
Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores, but the band eventually made it clear they do not want to be considered part of the Christian rock genre.[59] When asked by Billboard in 2006 if Evanescence was a "Christian band", Amy Lee made it clear that she never wanted to be associated with the Christian rock genre.[60]
Band members
- Current
- Amy Lee – lead vocals, piano, keyboards (1995–present)
- Terry Balsamo – lead guitars (2003–present)
- Tim McCord – bass (2006–present)
- Former
- Ben Moody – lead guitars (1995–2003)
- David Hodges – keyboards, piano, drums, backing vocals (1999–2002)
- Rocky Gray – drums, percussion (2002–2007)
- John LeCompt – rhythm guitars, backing vocals (2002–2007)
- Will Boyd – bass (2003–2006)
- Session and live musicians
- Francesco DiCosmo – bass (session, 2003)
- David Eggar – cello (session/live, 2006)
- Josh Freese – drums, percussion (session, 2003)
- Will Hunt – drums, percussion (live, 2007)
- Troy McLawhorn – rhythm guitars (live, 2007)
- Stephanie Pierce – background vocals (live, 1999)
Discography
- Origin (2000)
- Fallen (2003)
- The Open Door (2006)
Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Evanescence | Best New Artist | Won[61] |
"Bring Me To Life" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Won[61] | |
Fallen | Album of the Year | Nominated[61] | |
Fallen | Best Rock Album | Nominated[61] | |
"Bring Me To Life" | Best Rock Song | Nominated[61] | |
2005 | "My Immortal" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
Nominated[62] |
2008 | "Sweet Sacrifice" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated[63] |
- MTV EMA Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | "Bring Me To Life" | Best Song | Nominated |
Evanescence | Best Group | Nominated | |
Evanescence | Best New Act | Nominated | |
2006 | Evanescence | Best Rock | Nominated |
2007 | Evanescence | Rock Out | Nominated |
- Kerrang! Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Evanescence | Best International Newcomer | Won |
2007 | Amy Lee | Sexiest Female | Won |
References
- Berelian, Essi (2005). The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-415-0.
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External links
- Official website
- Sony BMG Evanescence – Official UK website
- Bandit.fm Evanescence – Official Australian/New Zealand website
- Template:MySpace
- Evanescence's channel on YouTube