Evanescence


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[[Terry Balsamo]]
[[Tim McCord]]
Will "Science" Hunt
[[Will Hunt]] | Past_members = [[Ben Moody]]
[[David Hodges]]
[[Rocky Gray]]
[[John LeCompt]]
[[Will Boyd]] }} '''Evanescence''' is an American [[rock music|rock]] band founded in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] in 1995 by singer/pianist [[Amy Lee]] and guitarist [[Ben Moody]]. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]'', on [[Wind-up Records]] in 2003. ''Fallen'' sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two [[Grammy Awards]]. 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. The line-up of the band has changed several times: David Hodges leaving in 2002, co-founder Moody left in 2003 (mid-tour), bassist [[Will Boyd]] in 2006, followed by guitarist [[John LeCompt]] and drummer [[Rocky Gray]] in 2007. The last two changes led to a hiatus, with temporary band members contributing to tour performances. In June 2009, it was announced on the Evanescence website that the band was working on new material for a third studio album for release in the second half of 2010. ==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]]. 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 were played on local [[radio station]]s, 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 ''[[wikt:evanesce|evanesce]]'', which means "to disappear"). The band 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). For their first full-length demo CD, ''[[Origin (Evanescence album)|Origin]]'', about 2,500 copies were produced and sold to concert audiences. ''Origin'' and the EPs contain demo versions of some of the songs on their debut album, ''Fallen''. During a radio interview, Lee and Moody encouraged fans to download the band's older songs from the Internet. ===''Fallen'' and ''Anywhere but Home'': 2002–2005=== [[File:Evlogo.png|thumb|The band's signature font was created when ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]'' was in development. The label designers used slightly modified versions of each character to make the track titles look unique.]] 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 (Evanescence 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. ''Fallen'' spent 43 weeks on the Billboard Top 10; was certified 7x Platinum in the United States; and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, 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. On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band during the European tour for ''Fallen'', reportedly because of creative differences. 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, as Moody and Lee stated on the ''Fallen'' album liner notes that they were best friends. Lee said it was almost a relief that Moody left because of tensions created within the band. During an interview, Lee has said "I don't know I just think it's exactly what I would've expected he's more about kind of the pop influence sort of thing and also you know about being commercial and I mean selling albums that's the part of him we often disagreed on; I wanted to do the more artistic weird thing and he'd wanna do the thing that people would want to hear..." She adds "So that's, a lot of the reason [why] it's been so fun writing now is [that] we're not thinking about that. It's like what do we like, what's fun, like what do we want to do that's different." Moody was replaced by [[Terry Balsamo]] from [[Cold (band)|Cold]]. Evanescence's [[record label|major label]] debut single "[[Bring Me to Life]]", featuring guest vocals from [[Paul McCoy]] of [[12 Stones]], was a global hit for the band and reached #5 on the American [[Billboard Hot 100]]. It provided Evanescence with their first UK #1 single, where it stayed for four weeks from June-July 2003. The song also became the official theme for [[No Way Out (2003)|WWE No Way Out 2003]]. The equally popular "[[My Immortal]]" peaked at #7 in the U.S. and UK charts, and both songs were featured in the soundtrack for the action movie ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]''. "Bring Me to Life" was recognized at the [[46th Grammy Awards]] in 2004, where the band won the [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] awards and were nominated for two others. The two other singles off ''Fallen'' are "[[Going Under]]" (#5 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, #8 UK Charts) and "[[Everybody's Fool]]" (#36 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, #23 UK Charts); all were promoted by a music video. [[File:Evanescence lezenith.jpg|thumb|Evanescence performing at the concert in [[Le Zénith]], [[Paris]], featured on ''Anywhere but Home'']] 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. Also on the CD are the live songs "[[Breathe No More]]" (from the ''[[Elektra (2005 film)|Elektra]]'' movie soundtrack), "Farther Away", and the band's [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Korn]]'s "[[Thoughtless]]". ===''The Open Door'': 2006–2009=== 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" and wanting "to be close to his family." Amy Lee originally broke the news to the fans in a post on an unofficial Evanescence site, EvBoard.com. 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. [[File:Amy Lee - Evanescence 07.jpg|thumb|left|Amy Lee in 2007]] 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]], and the loss of their former manager. Although Lee stated on the fan [[internet forum|forum]] ''Evboard'' that Evanescence's new album would be completed in March 2006, 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; the [[United Kingdom]] on October 2, 2006; and [[Australia]] on September 30, 2006. 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. 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]]). 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. They also co-headlined on the [[Family Values Tour 2007]] along with [[Korn]] and other bands. The group closed their European tour with a sell-out concert at the Amphi in [[Ra'anana]], [[Israel]], on June 26, 2007, and finished the album tour on December 9, 2007. [[File:John lecompt.jpg|thumb|160px|Former guitarist, John LeCompt]] 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. 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. It was initially stated that Hunt and McLawhorn would tour with Evanescence until the end of the Family Values Tour in September 2007, but both continued to play with the band through ''The Open Door'' tour. ===Third studio album: 2009 onward=== 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". The band played a "secret show" at the [[Manhattan Center|Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom]] in [[New York City]] on November 4, 2009, with label mates [[Civil Twilight (band)|Civil Twilight]]. Tickets for the show sold out in five minutes. This performance acted as a warm-up for their headline appearance at the Maquinária Festival in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], which took place on November 8. Evanescence entered the studio on February 22 to begin recording. Will "Science" Hunt joined the band as primary drummer and programmer, while Will Hunt returned as secondary drummer. [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]], who previously worked on ''The Open Door'', was brought back to handle string arrangements, and the album will be produced by [[Steve Lillywhite]]. At the time the band began recording, the album was intended for an August or September 2010 release. However, on June 21, 2010, Lee announced on EvThreads.com that Evanescence had temporarily left the studio to work further on the album and "get our heads into the right creative space". Lee also indicated that record label Wind-Up was going through "uncertain times", which may further delay release of the album. ==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 of its dark sound. Lee went on to state that it was just "more great stuff [for ''The Open Door'']". Another song supposedly written for ''Narnia'' was the [[Mozart]]-inspired "Lacrymosa". 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. Rumors of the band breaking up surfaced after the arrival of [[We Are the Fallen]] but Lee issued a statement saying that "there's some pretty weird stuff flying around right now" and that Evanescence is "working on new material that I'm extremely excited about". Lee adds "I don't see the point in making the same record twice, so I always want to challenge myself to make something better, stronger, and more interesting than before. That takes time, but it's worth the wait for me. Hopefully, it will be for the fans too. Look out for new music [in 2010]." Former band member and co-founder Ben Moody feels the statement "kind of validates my point. I don't really think she's at all threatened by us. She said, 'Don't worry, you'll have your music next year.' But people might want something to listen to before then. That's what we're here for." Lee revealed in a ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' interview that she has no thoughts about We Are the Fallen and adds "it doesn't have anything to do with me or Evanescence". She also states that she has not spoken with Moody, LeCompt, or Gray. Lee adds, "I'm good with me and I don't need everybody else's approval". ==Musical style== Critics vary in terming Evanescence a rock or metal band, but most identify them as some form of gothic band: Publications such as ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Rough Guides]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' have identified Evanescence as a [[gothic metal]] act, while other sources such as ''[[NME]]'', ''[[MusicMight]]'', ''[[IGN]]'' and ''[[Popmatters]]'' have termed them [[gothic rock]]. They have been compared to a variety of bands from differing genres, such as [[nu metal]] ensembles like [[P.O.D.]] and [[Linkin Park]], gothic metal groups like [[Lacuna Coil]], and [[symphonic metal]] acts like [[Nightwish]] and [[Within Temptation]]. David Browne of ''Blender'' offers an elaborate description of the band's music as "goth Christian nü-metal with a twist of melancholic Enya." Adrien Begrand of Popmatters describes Evanescence as utilising "nu-metal riffage". [[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. Other genres and influences used to describe the band’s sound include [[alternative metal]], [[alternative rock]], [[hard rock]], and [[electronica]]. Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores. Later, the band made it clear they did not want to be considered part of the [[Christian rock]] genre. Terry Hemmings, CEO of Christian music distributor Provident, expressed puzzlement at the band's about-face, saying "They clearly understood the album would be sold in these [Christian music] channels." After many Christian stores began to remove the band's music from their shelves, Wind-up Records chairman Alan Meltzer then issued a press release in April 2003 requesting formally that they do this. In 2006, Amy Lee told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' that she had opposed being identified as a "Christian band" from the beginning. ==Band members== {{Main|List of Evanescence band members}} ;Current * [[Amy Lee]] – lead vocals, piano (1995–present) * [[Terry Balsamo]] – guitar (2003–present) * [[Tim McCord]] – bass (2006–present) * Will "Science" Hunt – drums (2010–present) * [[Will Hunt]] – drums (2010–present; live, 2007 and 2009) ;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) ==Discography== {{Main|Evanescence discography}} ;Studio albums * ''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]'' (2003) * ''[[The Open Door]]'' (2006) ==Awards and nominations== ;Grammy Awards {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |rowspan="5"|2004 |Evanescence |[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] |{{award-won}} |- |"[[Bring Me to Life]]" |[[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] |{{award-won}} |- |''[[Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen]]'' |[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] |{{award-nom}} |- |''Fallen'' |[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] |{{award-nom}} |- |"Bring Me to Life" |[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] |{{award-nom}} |- |2005 |"[[My Immortal]]" |[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal]] |{{award-nom}} |- |2008 |"[[Sweet Sacrifice]]" |[[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] |{{award-nom}} |} ;MTV EMA Awards {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |rowspan="3"|2003 |"Bring Me to Life" |Best Song |{{award-nom}} |- |Evanescence |Best Group |{{award-nom}} |- |Evanescence |Best New Act |{{award-nom}} |- |rowspan="1"|2006 |Evanescence |Best Rock |{{award-nom}} |- |rowspan="1"|2007 |Evanescence |Rock Out |{{award-nom}} |} ;Kerrang! Awards {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |rowspan="1"|2003 |Evanescence |Best International Newcomer |{{award-won}} |- |rowspan="1"|2007 |Amy Lee |Sexiest Female |{{award-won}} |} ;MTV Australia Awards {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |rowspan="1"|2007 |''[[The Open Door]]'' |Album of the Year |{{award-won}} |} ;World Music Awards {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result |- |rowspan="1"|2004 |Evanescence |Best Rock Artist |{{award-won}} |} ==References== {{reflist|refs= {{cite web |url=http://outoftheshadows.com/MainNavAmysStory.cfm |title=Amy's Story |work=OutoftheShadows.com |accessdate=2008-07-04}} {{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |location=London |first=Essi |last=Berelian |pages=114–115 |year=2005 |isbn=1-84353-415-0}} {{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/09/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main3481821.shtml |title=Second Cup Cafe: Amy Lee Of Evanescence |work=CBS News |date=November 10, 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://www.evanescence.com/news.asp |title=News: Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? |work=Evanescence.com |first=Amy |last=Hartzler |date=June 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-19}} {{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/ |title=Evanescence: The Split |work=MTV.com |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |date=February 27, 2004}} {{cite web |url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2631|title=Evanescence |work=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://evanescencereference.info/music/ |title=Evanescence EPs and pre-Fallen Material |work=EvanescenceReference.info |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://evanescencereference.info/music/Evanescence-DC101%20Interview%202.mp3 |title=Interview with DC101 radio on February 24, 2003 |work=EvanescenceReference.info |format=[[MP3]] audio |date=February 24, 2003 |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://www.draftlight.net/aeryn/evanescence/font.php |title=Evanescence Font |work=Draftlight.net |accessdate=2008-01-31}}. {{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070928100627/http://www.showandtellonline.com/_evanescence/_review_081203.html|title=Evanescence, Nintendo Fusion Tour |work=ShowandTellOnline.com, [[Internet Archive]] |first=Brian |last=Serra |date=August 12, 2003 |accessdate=2007-09-28}} {{cite press release |url=http://www.evanescence.com/pressreleaseopendoor.html |title=Evanescence steps through "The Open Door" |publisher=Evanescence.com |date=April 26, 2006}} {{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=B97B76EF-D14F-0389-69F8-E46B3D1F3670 |title=Duffy's Dazzling Debut |work=RIAA |date=July 27, 2008 |accessdate=2009-01-10}} {{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003251398 |title=Evanescence zooms by Killers to take #1 |work=Billboard.com |first=Katie |last=Hasty |date=October 11, 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gcfyxqe0ldfe~T1 |title=Evanescence: Biography |work=AllMusic.com |first=Christina |last=Fuoco |accessdate=2010-05-23}} {{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437399128.html |title=Moody Blues |work=Sydney Morning Herald |first=Tiffany |last=Bakker |date=January 9, 2004 |accessdate=2008-08-20}} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6tPv1NTTY {{cite news |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1484418/01162004/evanescence.jhtml |title=Evanescence Name New Guitarist |work=MTV News ''via'' VH1 |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |date=January 16, 2004 |accessdate=2008-08-20}} {{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=510526&model.vnuAlbumId=778818 |title=Evanescence - 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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. After recording private albums, 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. 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.

The line-up of the band has changed several times: David Hodges leaving in 2002, co-founder Moody left in 2003 (mid-tour), bassist Will Boyd in 2006, followed by guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007. The last two changes led to a hiatus, with temporary band members contributing to tour performances. In June 2009, it was announced on the Evanescence website that the band was working on new material for a third studio album for release in the second half of 2010.

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 " by Meat Loaf on the piano. 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 were played 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").

The band 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). For their first full-length demo CD, Origin, about 2,500 copies were produced and sold to concert audiences. Origin and the EPs contain demo versions of some of the songs on their debut album, Fallen. During a radio interview, Lee and Moody encouraged fans to download the band's older songs from the Internet.

Fallen and Anywhere but Home: 2002–2005

thumb|The band's signature font was created when |Fallen was in development. The label designers used slightly modified versions of each character to make the track titles look unique.]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.

Fallen spent 43 weeks on the Billboard Top 10; was certified 7x Platinum in the United States; and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, 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.

On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band during the European tour for Fallen, reportedly because of creative differences. 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, as Moody and Lee stated on the Fallen album liner notes that they were best friends. Lee said it was almost a relief that Moody left because of tensions created within the band. During an interview, Lee has said "I don't know I just think it's exactly what I would've expected he's more about kind of the pop influence sort of thing and also you know about being commercial and I mean selling albums that's the part of him we often disagreed on; I wanted to do the more artistic weird thing and he'd wanna do the thing that people would want to hear..." She adds "So that's, a lot of the reason [1] it's been so fun writing now is [2] we're not thinking about that. It's like what do we like, what's fun, like what do we want to do that's different." Moody was replaced by Terry Balsamo from Cold.

Evanescence's major label debut single "Bring Me to Life", featuring guest vocals from Paul McCoy of 12 Stones, was a global hit for the band and reached #5 on the American Billboard Hot 100. It provided Evanescence with their first UK #1 single, 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, and both songs were featured in the soundtrack for the action movie Daredevil. "Bring Me to Life" was recognized at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004, where the band won the Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist awards and were nominated for two others. The two other singles off Fallen are "Going Under" (#5 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, #8 UK Charts) and "Everybody's Fool" (#36 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, #23 UK Charts); all were promoted by a music video.

thumb|Evanescence performing at the concert in Zénith, Paris, featured on Anywhere but Home]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. 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: 2006–2009

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" and wanting "to be close to his family." Amy Lee originally broke the news to the fans in a post on an unofficial Evanescence site, EvBoard.com. 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.

thumb|left|Amy Lee in 2007

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, and the loss of their former manager. Although Lee stated on the fan forum Evboard that Evanescence's new album would be completed in March 2006, 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; the United Kingdom on October 2, 2006; and Australia on September 30, 2006. 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. 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). 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. They also co-headlined on the Family Values Tour 2007 along with Korn and other bands. The group closed their European tour with a sell-out concert at the Amphi in Ra'anana, Israel, on June 26, 2007, and finished the album tour on December 9, 2007.

thumb|160px|Former guitarist, John LeCompt

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. 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. It was initially stated that Hunt and McLawhorn would tour with Evanescence until the end of the Family Values Tour in September 2007, but both continued to play with the band through The Open Door tour.

Third studio album: 2009 onward

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". The band played a "secret show" at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom in New York City on November 4, 2009, with label mates Civil Twilight. Tickets for the show sold out in five minutes. This performance acted as a warm-up for their headline appearance at the Maquinária Festival in São Paulo, Brazil, which took place on November 8.

Evanescence entered the studio on February 22 to begin recording. Will "Science" Hunt joined the band as primary drummer and programmer, while Will Hunt returned as secondary drummer. David Campbell, who previously worked on The Open Door, was brought back to handle string arrangements, and the album will be produced by Steve Lillywhite.

At the time the band began recording, the album was intended for an August or September 2010 release. However, on June 21, 2010, Lee announced on EvThreads.com that Evanescence had temporarily left the studio to work further on the album and "get our heads into the right creative space". Lee also indicated that record label Wind-Up was going through "uncertain times", which may further delay release of the album.

In other media

Lee claimed that she wrote a song for the 2005 film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but that it was rejected because of its dark sound. Lee went on to state that it was just "more great stuff The Open Door". Another song supposedly written for Narnia was the Mozart-inspired "Lacrymosa". 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.

Rumors of the band breaking up surfaced after the arrival of We Are the Fallen but Lee issued a statement saying that "there's some pretty weird stuff flying around right now" and that Evanescence is "working on new material that I'm extremely excited about". Lee adds "I don't see the point in making the same record twice, so I always want to challenge myself to make something better, stronger, and more interesting than before. That takes time, but it's worth the wait for me. Hopefully, it will be for the fans too. Look out for new music 2010." Former band member and co-founder Ben Moody feels the statement "kind of validates my point. I don't really think she's at all threatened by us. She said, 'Don't worry, you'll have your music next year.' But people might want something to listen to before then. That's what we're here for." Lee revealed in a Spin interview that she has no thoughts about We Are the Fallen and adds "it doesn't have anything to do with me or Evanescence". She also states that she has not spoken with Moody, LeCompt, or Gray. Lee adds, "I'm good with me and I don't need everybody else's approval".

Musical style

Critics vary in terming Evanescence a rock or metal band, but most identify them as some form of gothic band: Publications such as The New York Times, Rough Guides, Rolling Stone and Blender have identified Evanescence as a gothic metal act, while other sources such as NME, MusicMight, IGN and Popmatters have termed them gothic rock. They have been compared to a variety of bands from differing genres, such as nu metal ensembles like P.O.D. and Linkin Park, gothic metal groups like Lacuna Coil, and symphonic metal acts like Nightwish and Within Temptation. David Browne of Blender offers an elaborate description of the band's music as "goth Christian nü-metal with a twist of melancholic Enya." Adrien Begrand of Popmatters describes Evanescence as utilising "nu-metal riffage". 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. Other genres and influences used to describe the band’s sound include alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, and electronica.

Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores. Later, the band made it clear they did not want to be considered part of the Christian rock genre. Terry Hemmings, CEO of Christian music distributor Provident, expressed puzzlement at the band's about-face, saying "They clearly understood the album would be sold in these music channels." After many Christian stores began to remove the band's music from their shelves, Wind-up Records chairman Alan Meltzer then issued a press release in April 2003 requesting formally that they do this. In 2006, Amy Lee told Billboard that she had opposed being identified as a "Christian band" from the beginning.

Band members

Current

• Amy Lee – lead vocals, piano (1995–present)
• Terry Balsamo – guitar (2003–present)
• Tim McCord – bass (2006–present)
• Will "Science" Hunt – drums (2010–present)
• Will Hunt – drums (2010–present; live, 2007 and 2009)

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)

Discography

Studio albums

• Fallen (2003)
• The Open Door (2006)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

{| class="wikitable"|-!Year!Nominated work!Award!Result|-|rowspan="5"|2004|Evanescence|Best New Artist||-|"Bring Me to Life"|Best Hard Rock Performance||-|Fallen|Album of the Year||-|Fallen|Best Rock Album||-|"Bring Me to Life"|Best Rock Song||-|2005|"My Immortal"|Best Pop Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal||-|2008|"Sweet Sacrifice"|Best Hard Rock Performance||}

MTV EMA Awards

{| class="wikitable"|-!Year!Nominated work!Award!Result|-|rowspan="3"|2003|"Bring Me to Life"|Best Song||-|Evanescence|Best Group||-|Evanescence|Best New Act||-|rowspan="1"|2006|Evanescence|Best Rock||-|rowspan="1"|2007|Evanescence|Rock Out||}

Kerrang! Awards

{| class="wikitable"|-!Year!Nominated work!Award!Result|-|rowspan="1"|2003|Evanescence|Best International Newcomer||-|rowspan="1"|2007|Amy Lee|Sexiest Female||}

MTV Australia Awards

{| class="wikitable"|-!Year!Nominated work!Award!Result|-|rowspan="1"|2007|The Open Door|Album of the Year||}

World Music Awards

{| class="wikitable"|-!Year!Nominated work!Award!Result|-|rowspan="1"|2004|Evanescence|Best Rock Artist||}

References

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