via Twitter
@AmyLeeEv:
"Comes w the deluxe. Making of album and video, WYW video and a little more. “@jk_rz2011:what's gonna be on the dvd? Whens it coming out?”
@AmyLeeEv:
"Dvd comes w deluxe CD, same day (10-11) so I DEF rcomnd you go deluxe! You get all 16 songs we recorded+DVD which is behind the scenes+video"
Evanescence's self-titled third album is in stores now.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Amy Lee talks hiatus and new album
"I’m not into the fame. It’s just not real."
By Karen Bliss
Where has Amy Lee been? Enjoying life, her husband, friends, cooking, learning the harp and taking time for herself. The Evanescence leader didn't care if she ever returned to the spotlight. Her rock band had sold 15 million copies of its 2003 debut, "Fallen," and 5 million of the follow-up, 2007's "The Open Door." When that tour cycle was over, she said sayonara for a bit. So the fact that a new album will be out October 11 means she is ready, willing and happy.
"It's awesome to be back here now because it took me running away and going, 'Okay, I'm willing to throw it all away at this point...,' Lee told MSN. "Having that letting-go feeling and that disconnect, I guess, the freedom to be able to let it go, made me love it again... It made me remember Evanescence, the records we've made, the way that we sounded. It wasn't a character that I created. It's really me. But after a while, it starts to feel like this character. [I'm not always] singing about the deepest darkest pit of my soul, you know what I mean? It's all so dramatic, which is real but after a while, I'm like, 'Man, I'm sick of it.'
"This is about the band. I love them. They're great," Lee continues. "And this is the exact same lineup that we had when we finished up on tour before but, in general, when everybody around you all the time is revolving around me, I'm not into the fame. It's cool. It's just not real. It's not quite reality. It's all completely self-centered [and] I'm not that way. I like to do for other people.
Lee is chatty, friendly, down-to-earth and very open, sitting in a private screening room in the lower level of a posh Yorkville hotel in Toronto. She's in town well in advance of the release of "Evanescence," the band's self-titled third album. The band -- Lee, drummer Will Hunt, bassist Tim McCord and guitarists Troy McLawhorn and Terry Balsamo -- had just played Winnipeg's The Rock On The Range concert and has return visits to Canada scheduled for Toronto's The Sound Academy on October 25 and Montreal's Metropolis on the 26. Lee can't wait.
Evanescence -- produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush) and mixed by Canadian Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback, Bon Jovi) -- is a big-sounding album ranging from the introductory first single, "What You Want" to the intense ballad "Lost In Paradise." Lee, a classically trained pianist with an outstanding, crystalline rock voice, also plays harp on "Swimming Home" and "A New Way To Bleed."
Lee always wanted to learn a new instrument, but didn't have time after the band became successful. So when Evanescence came off the road in 2007, her husband bought her one that Christmas. "I got hooked up with a really great instructor and she came over once a week and I was practicing like an hour a day and just doing that," she says.
She eventually got back to the piano and writing songs on her own, as well as collaborating with McCord, Balsamo and a programmer friend of hers, also named Will Hunt (not to be confused with Evanescence's drummer). "It was this really cool experimental journey, but it was really like solo music that I was working on," Lee realizes now. At the time, however, she thought it was for Evanescence.
"I didn't give us enough time to really create together to make it an Evanescence album," Lee explains. "So I jumped the gun. That was part of it. Steve [Lillywhite] wasn't the right producer [she originally hired Lillywhite, a veteran producer for U2, Peter Gabriel and 30 Seconds to Mars]. We just weren't ready. At the end of the day, I was like, 'Okay, for whatever reason this isn't working. It's not sounding like I meant for it to sound and I can't put out something I'm not happy with it.' I'm never gonna do that."
By the time Raskulinecz came into the picture, Lee had a clear vision of the direction.
"After going in the studio the first time and not being ready, we just crammed. We spent months at a time together -- Tim, Terry and I -- from last summer on," says Lee. "We'd shack up at my house for a month; we went to a remote place in California for a month; we went and worked with our drummer in Florida for a while and were constantly hammering out sessions and we finally got it.
"I really believe each person in the band brings something unique to the table," adds Lee, who has seen a handful of bandmates leave the lineup since Evanescence formed in 1995, including co-founder Ben Moody.
"It's subtle, but, honestly, I think the biggest difference is with every other album it's just been like one or two people writing the songs and then everybody else kind of comes in last minute, plays their instruments, which is totally normal; there's nothing wrong with that. It doesn't mean we're not a band," she says mockingly, obviously recalling hearing that kind of comment in the past. "A lot of bands do that. There are principal writers. But this time there's invested writing, real spins and created parts by everybody and a lot of the songs were created with us sitting around at our instruments in a live setting just jamming. That's totally new for me. It gives it like this live band, rhythmic energy."
That type of enthusiasm is contagious and rubs off on everyone, making it the perfect timing for Evanescence's return to the marketplace -- break over, well rested and reinvigorated. "Well they're invested," says Lee. "We're a team. It feels more like a team. I am the director, but we're all onboard and invested and if something doesn't work out, we'll all be sad; if things go well, we're all gonna be celebrating. It's more like that."
Source: entertainment.ca.msn.com
By Karen Bliss
Where has Amy Lee been? Enjoying life, her husband, friends, cooking, learning the harp and taking time for herself. The Evanescence leader didn't care if she ever returned to the spotlight. Her rock band had sold 15 million copies of its 2003 debut, "Fallen," and 5 million of the follow-up, 2007's "The Open Door." When that tour cycle was over, she said sayonara for a bit. So the fact that a new album will be out October 11 means she is ready, willing and happy.
"It's awesome to be back here now because it took me running away and going, 'Okay, I'm willing to throw it all away at this point...,' Lee told MSN. "Having that letting-go feeling and that disconnect, I guess, the freedom to be able to let it go, made me love it again... It made me remember Evanescence, the records we've made, the way that we sounded. It wasn't a character that I created. It's really me. But after a while, it starts to feel like this character. [I'm not always] singing about the deepest darkest pit of my soul, you know what I mean? It's all so dramatic, which is real but after a while, I'm like, 'Man, I'm sick of it.'
"This is about the band. I love them. They're great," Lee continues. "And this is the exact same lineup that we had when we finished up on tour before but, in general, when everybody around you all the time is revolving around me, I'm not into the fame. It's cool. It's just not real. It's not quite reality. It's all completely self-centered [and] I'm not that way. I like to do for other people.
Evanescence -- produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush) and mixed by Canadian Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback, Bon Jovi) -- is a big-sounding album ranging from the introductory first single, "What You Want" to the intense ballad "Lost In Paradise." Lee, a classically trained pianist with an outstanding, crystalline rock voice, also plays harp on "Swimming Home" and "A New Way To Bleed."
Lee always wanted to learn a new instrument, but didn't have time after the band became successful. So when Evanescence came off the road in 2007, her husband bought her one that Christmas. "I got hooked up with a really great instructor and she came over once a week and I was practicing like an hour a day and just doing that," she says.
She eventually got back to the piano and writing songs on her own, as well as collaborating with McCord, Balsamo and a programmer friend of hers, also named Will Hunt (not to be confused with Evanescence's drummer). "It was this really cool experimental journey, but it was really like solo music that I was working on," Lee realizes now. At the time, however, she thought it was for Evanescence.
"I didn't give us enough time to really create together to make it an Evanescence album," Lee explains. "So I jumped the gun. That was part of it. Steve [Lillywhite] wasn't the right producer [she originally hired Lillywhite, a veteran producer for U2, Peter Gabriel and 30 Seconds to Mars]. We just weren't ready. At the end of the day, I was like, 'Okay, for whatever reason this isn't working. It's not sounding like I meant for it to sound and I can't put out something I'm not happy with it.' I'm never gonna do that."
By the time Raskulinecz came into the picture, Lee had a clear vision of the direction.
"After going in the studio the first time and not being ready, we just crammed. We spent months at a time together -- Tim, Terry and I -- from last summer on," says Lee. "We'd shack up at my house for a month; we went to a remote place in California for a month; we went and worked with our drummer in Florida for a while and were constantly hammering out sessions and we finally got it.
"I really believe each person in the band brings something unique to the table," adds Lee, who has seen a handful of bandmates leave the lineup since Evanescence formed in 1995, including co-founder Ben Moody.
"It's subtle, but, honestly, I think the biggest difference is with every other album it's just been like one or two people writing the songs and then everybody else kind of comes in last minute, plays their instruments, which is totally normal; there's nothing wrong with that. It doesn't mean we're not a band," she says mockingly, obviously recalling hearing that kind of comment in the past. "A lot of bands do that. There are principal writers. But this time there's invested writing, real spins and created parts by everybody and a lot of the songs were created with us sitting around at our instruments in a live setting just jamming. That's totally new for me. It gives it like this live band, rhythmic energy."
That type of enthusiasm is contagious and rubs off on everyone, making it the perfect timing for Evanescence's return to the marketplace -- break over, well rested and reinvigorated. "Well they're invested," says Lee. "We're a team. It feels more like a team. I am the director, but we're all onboard and invested and if something doesn't work out, we'll all be sad; if things go well, we're all gonna be celebrating. It's more like that."
Source: entertainment.ca.msn.com
Monday, August 29, 2011
Billboard: Fall's Most Anticipated Albums
Evanescence | "Evanescence"
Date: Oct. 11 Twitter: @Evanescence
Touring: Oct.-Dec. South America, Europe, U.S.
Earlier this year, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee said in a statement that her Grammy Award-winning band was "reinventing our sound" and "experimenting with things we've never done before" for its self-titled third studio album. The Nick Raskulinecz-produced (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Rush) set is the band's first release in nearly five years. In recent weeks, vocalist/pianist Lee previewed several aggressive new tracks to MTV from Blackbird Studio in Nashville. The heavy "What You Want" touches on themes of freedom while "The Other Side" finds Lee singing about "death in a way that's sort of bitchy."
Source: billboard.com
Date: Oct. 11 Twitter: @Evanescence
Touring: Oct.-Dec. South America, Europe, U.S.
Earlier this year, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee said in a statement that her Grammy Award-winning band was "reinventing our sound" and "experimenting with things we've never done before" for its self-titled third studio album. The Nick Raskulinecz-produced (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Rush) set is the band's first release in nearly five years. In recent weeks, vocalist/pianist Lee previewed several aggressive new tracks to MTV from Blackbird Studio in Nashville. The heavy "What You Want" touches on themes of freedom while "The Other Side" finds Lee singing about "death in a way that's sort of bitchy."
Source: billboard.com
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Evanescence's Amy Lee Says "Don't Freak Out" Over Epileptic Seizure
BY KAREN BLISS
The specific Out of the Shadows campaign is over, but Evanescence singer-pianist Amy Lee won’t ever stop bringing to light the realities of epilepsy. Her brother, Robby, had his first seizure when he was 8-years-old.
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. Seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part or all of the brain.
Seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. They can have many symptoms, from convulsions and loss of consciousness to some that are not always recognized as seizures by the person experiencing them or by health care professionals: blank staring, lip smacking, or jerking movements of arms and legs.
Lee became the American chairperson for Out of the Shadows in 2006. Donations to the site at the time went towards epilepsy awareness and education.
“People don’t know what to do when someone’s having a seizure,” Lee told Samaritanmag, during a recent promo visit to Toronto for Evanescence’s forthcoming album (out Oct. 11).
“People freak out if someone is having a seizure. They think there’s something wrong with them or they’re on drugs or demon-possessed. I think, especially in young people, we have enough against us to make us feel awkward and different that things like that we should be able to understand because it’s totally not that weird. We all have our little differences and quirks about us. And I want to spread awareness. It’s really common.”
So what should we do — or more to the point, says Lee, what shouldn’t we do?
“If somebody has a seizure, you don’t put a wallet in their mouth; don’t put anything in their mouth; that’s this big weird stupid thing – they’re not going to swallow their tongue! That’s physically impossible,” Lee says. “You just want to make sure they’re not going to hit their head and give them some space and let them breathe, and just let them get through it. That’s it, and just don’t freak out. That’s part of it too. It’s normal. It’s gonna pass in a second. Call an ambulance if they need an ambulance.”
Source: samaritanmag.com
The specific Out of the Shadows campaign is over, but Evanescence singer-pianist Amy Lee won’t ever stop bringing to light the realities of epilepsy. Her brother, Robby, had his first seizure when he was 8-years-old.
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. Seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part or all of the brain.
Seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. They can have many symptoms, from convulsions and loss of consciousness to some that are not always recognized as seizures by the person experiencing them or by health care professionals: blank staring, lip smacking, or jerking movements of arms and legs.
Lee became the American chairperson for Out of the Shadows in 2006. Donations to the site at the time went towards epilepsy awareness and education.
“People don’t know what to do when someone’s having a seizure,” Lee told Samaritanmag, during a recent promo visit to Toronto for Evanescence’s forthcoming album (out Oct. 11).
“People freak out if someone is having a seizure. They think there’s something wrong with them or they’re on drugs or demon-possessed. I think, especially in young people, we have enough against us to make us feel awkward and different that things like that we should be able to understand because it’s totally not that weird. We all have our little differences and quirks about us. And I want to spread awareness. It’s really common.”
So what should we do — or more to the point, says Lee, what shouldn’t we do?
“If somebody has a seizure, you don’t put a wallet in their mouth; don’t put anything in their mouth; that’s this big weird stupid thing – they’re not going to swallow their tongue! That’s physically impossible,” Lee says. “You just want to make sure they’re not going to hit their head and give them some space and let them breathe, and just let them get through it. That’s it, and just don’t freak out. That’s part of it too. It’s normal. It’s gonna pass in a second. Call an ambulance if they need an ambulance.”
Source: samaritanmag.com
Amy Lee Attends EMI Canada's Evanescence Listening Party
By Karen Bliss, Toronto
Amy Lee was on hand for an invitation-only playback of five new Evanescence songs at Toronto's Liberty Studios on August 22. Hosted by EMI Music Canada, and attended by about 30 people, mainly label staff and media, radio and retail, Paul Shaver, EMI's vice-president, marketing and promotion, gave a small intro, before playing "What You Want," "The Change," "The Other Side," "My Heart Is Broken" and "Lost In Paradise."
"This is a great opportunity: we have an artist show up and want to present their music to ourselves, the industry," said Shaver. "It doesn't happen that much anymore. A lot of pride and love went into this record. A few of us had the privilege of going to Vancouver a few weeks ago [to The Warehouse] and Amy played us a few tracks in the studio when she was mixing and it was just fantastic. It made us want to recreate it here in Toronto."
The self-titled album, the first since 2006's The Open Door, due Oct. 11. It was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush) and mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback, Bon Jovi).
"This is a great opportunity: we have an artist show up and want to present their music to ourselves, the industry," said Shaver. "It doesn't happen that much anymore. A lot of pride and love went into this record. A few of us had the privilege of going to Vancouver a few weeks ago [to The Warehouse] and Amy played us a few tracks in the studio when she was mixing and it was just fantastic. It made us want to recreate it here in Toronto."
The self-titled album, the first since 2006's The Open Door, due Oct. 11. It was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush) and mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback, Bon Jovi).
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
A Peek at the New Evanescence Album
Amy Lee is awfully sweet. At a private listening session featuring tracks from the new album (it's self-titled, as far as I can tell) that came after a long day of press, she was bubbly and friendly, happy to chat with everyone in the studio about the new project.
A few minutes later, she and I were in the control room, listening to five tracks from the new Evanescence record at the volume of a 747 on its take-off roll. I was sitting behind a desk. Amy was prowling around the room, singing along, punching fists in the air. She's definitely proud of this work. After it was all over, we had a chat.
It is a dense record with big arrangements. VERY big.
"How many tracks were used in some of these songs?" I asked.
Amy thought for a moment. "The most we used was 190."
Gasp. "On ONE song?"
"Yeah, well, it's how we roll. The average is about 120. At one point, the engineer turned to us and said 'Uh, I'm gonna need another [ProTools] rig to handle this. Are you sure?' And I said, 'Dude, it's how we've always done things.'"
I digested this. "What about vocals? A big part of the Evanescence sound is how you multi-track your vocals."
"We do. There's the lead then a couple of harmonies doubled down here"--she gestures towards the floor--"and they're doubled higher up."
"So that's--"
"About ten tracks per lead vocal. Then there's the guitars. They're split through two Ampeg amps and doubled to make them nice and thick. Then you have to take into account the drums and the occasional string arrangements. Plus there's all kinds of programming going on--bass pedals, keyboards. And, of course, my piano."
No wonder it's been five years since the last album.
"What about the final mix?" I asked. "When you have that much going on, it must be a nightmare."
"It's tough," Amy said. "First, we record everything so it sounds glorious on the big studio monitors. Then we scale everything down so it'll sound good through smaller speakers and especially ear buds. Because let's face it. That's how most people listen to music these days. You have to find that trade-off point between what you can achieve in the studio under optimal listening conditions and how people are going to listen to the music in the real world. And the only way to do that by using compression."
"So we're back to 1968 when full-frequency studio recordings were mixed on crappy little speakers because that's the way most people were going to hear the songs--through a bad AM radio."
Amy smiled. "Exactly. But that doesn't mean it can't sound good."
Having heard five songs from the album, fans would be best served buying the CD so that Amy's work can be fully appreciated. This is one big-sounding record. Here's what I heard:
"What You Want:" Current single
"The Change:" A track that's being road-tested at various gigs this summer.
"The Other Side:" Chunk-a-riffic guitar. My favourite of these five.
"My Heart Is Broken:" Piano lead-in before all hell breaks loose.
"Lost in Paradise:" Amy displays stunning vocal control in the first section of the song, something she told me "required courage and self-confidence that I didn't have before."
The album will arrive on October 10 in two forms. The standard edition will feature twelve tracks while the deluxe version will have sixteen.
I wished Amy good luck with the record. She gave me a hug and was off to chat with someone else.
Source: alancross.ca
A few minutes later, she and I were in the control room, listening to five tracks from the new Evanescence record at the volume of a 747 on its take-off roll. I was sitting behind a desk. Amy was prowling around the room, singing along, punching fists in the air. She's definitely proud of this work. After it was all over, we had a chat.
It is a dense record with big arrangements. VERY big.
"How many tracks were used in some of these songs?" I asked.
Amy thought for a moment. "The most we used was 190."
Gasp. "On ONE song?"
"Yeah, well, it's how we roll. The average is about 120. At one point, the engineer turned to us and said 'Uh, I'm gonna need another [ProTools] rig to handle this. Are you sure?' And I said, 'Dude, it's how we've always done things.'"
I digested this. "What about vocals? A big part of the Evanescence sound is how you multi-track your vocals."
"We do. There's the lead then a couple of harmonies doubled down here"--she gestures towards the floor--"and they're doubled higher up."
"So that's--"
"About ten tracks per lead vocal. Then there's the guitars. They're split through two Ampeg amps and doubled to make them nice and thick. Then you have to take into account the drums and the occasional string arrangements. Plus there's all kinds of programming going on--bass pedals, keyboards. And, of course, my piano."
No wonder it's been five years since the last album.
"What about the final mix?" I asked. "When you have that much going on, it must be a nightmare."
"So we're back to 1968 when full-frequency studio recordings were mixed on crappy little speakers because that's the way most people were going to hear the songs--through a bad AM radio."
Amy smiled. "Exactly. But that doesn't mean it can't sound good."
Having heard five songs from the album, fans would be best served buying the CD so that Amy's work can be fully appreciated. This is one big-sounding record. Here's what I heard:
"What You Want:" Current single
"The Change:" A track that's being road-tested at various gigs this summer.
"The Other Side:" Chunk-a-riffic guitar. My favourite of these five.
"My Heart Is Broken:" Piano lead-in before all hell breaks loose.
"Lost in Paradise:" Amy displays stunning vocal control in the first section of the song, something she told me "required courage and self-confidence that I didn't have before."
The album will arrive on October 10 in two forms. The standard edition will feature twelve tracks while the deluxe version will have sixteen.
I wished Amy good luck with the record. She gave me a hug and was off to chat with someone else.
Source: alancross.ca
Amy Lee Previews New Evanescence Songs
"I literally was just refining one last mix while we were getting ready and that’s why I’m 15 minutes late. Up until the very end, it’s like, ‘Wait! One more thing! One more tiny little thing!’" Lee told Rolling Stone.
At Liberty, though, she seemed excited about finally sharing the new music with the crowd of around 30. "We’ve just been working really hard for a long time on this record and we’re totally proud of it and excited to be touring again," she said as the listening session began.
The singer/pianist then went into a small control room and began playing the first single, "What You Want" (which is on radio now). The song opens with Lee's haunting, crystalline voice imploring, "Do what you, what you want, if you all have a dream for better." Lee stood and listened, glass of red wine in hand, rocking her head to the big industrial-strength sound, even mouthing along to some of the words. When the song ended, she let out a "woo-hoo."
Next up: "The Change," which begins with a gentle vibe that grows more insistent, but when it got to the end and the next track, "The Other Side" started right away, Lee griped, "Come on! Cut off the ending?" But she was soon lightly hitting the table with her left fist as the third song, with its more grinding groove, got going.
"My Heart Is Broken" which begins softly with piano and vocals, quickly upped the intensity and Lee went back in the main room to experience the final two songs there. She returned to the control room towards the end of the impassioned ballad "Lost In Paradise," a likely contender for a single. "Man, I wanna hear the whole thing," she exclaimed after all five songs had been played. "One more!"
Source: rollingstone.com
Monday, August 22, 2011
"What You Want" single tracklisting
| Tracklisting for the "What You Want" European single released September 9, 2011. 1. What You Want |
| 2. What You Want (Elder Jepson Remix) |
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| Click for HQ "What You Want" artwork |
Friday, August 19, 2011
2011 US Fall Tour Dates
10/10 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
10/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
10/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
10/19 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
10/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
10/22 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
10/24 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/25 – Toronto, Ontario – The Sound Academy
10/27 – Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
10/28 – Boston, MA – Palladium
10/30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Showboat House of Blues
11/01 – New York, NY- Terminal 5
10/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
10/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
10/19 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
10/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
10/22 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
10/24 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/25 – Toronto, Ontario – The Sound Academy
10/27 – Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
10/28 – Boston, MA – Palladium
10/30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Showboat House of Blues
11/01 – New York, NY- Terminal 5
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Kelly Clarkson eyes duet with Evanescence's Amy Lee
"Kelly Clarkson has revealed that her "new goal in life" is to duet with Evanescence singer Amy Lee.
The 'All I Ever Wanted' star took to her Twitter account on Wednesday to share her admiration for Lee after watching Evanescence perform at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN on Wednesday night."
Source: digitalspy.com.au
The 'All I Ever Wanted' star took to her Twitter account on Wednesday to share her admiration for Lee after watching Evanescence perform at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN on Wednesday night."
Source: digitalspy.com.au
Setlist for 08/17/2011 Nashville, Tennesse
What You Want
Going Under
Weight of the World
The Only One
The Change
Lithium
Your Star
Whisper
Oceans
Call Me When You're Sober
Imaginary
Bring Me To Life
All That I'm Living For
Encore:
Good Enough
My Immortal
The Other Side
Source: evthreads.com
Going Under
Weight of the World
The Only One
The Change
Lithium
Your Star
Whisper
Oceans
Call Me When You're Sober
Imaginary
Bring Me To Life
All That I'm Living For
Encore:
Good Enough
My Immortal
The Other Side
Source: evthreads.com
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Album mastered
via Twitter
@AmyLeeEv:
"Big night tonight- record gets mastered and we play our first show in 2 years!! "
@AmyLeeEv:
"Big night tonight- record gets mastered and we play our first show in 2 years!! "
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Tracklisting done for album
via Twitter
@AmyLeeEv:
"Finalized the track listing and sequence yesterday. Hard decisions! But I think we nailed it (And we get to put all 16 on the deluxe!) "
@AmyLeeEv:
"Finalized the track listing and sequence yesterday. Hard decisions! But I think we nailed it (And we get to put all 16 on the deluxe!) "
Thursday, August 11, 2011
'Never Go Back' Inspired By Japan Tragedy
'We were all just totally glued to paying attention to it, all these incredibly heartbreaking images,' Amy Lee tells MTV News.
Last month, Amy Lee invited MTV News down to Nashville, where Evanescence were putting the finishing touches on their first album in nearly five years. While we were down there, she played a handful of tracks for our cameras — including first single "What You Want" and the ethereal "Lost In Paradise" — plus some songs that weren't quite ready for broadcast, chief among them a rather epic bit of rock that was (at the time) called "Orange."Much like "What You Want," the song was a definite departure for the band: a big, bold ballad that pushed their sound further than it's ever been pushed before (Lee described it as "beautiful [and] epic ... about loss from the perspective of someone losing someone in a tragedy"). Of course, unlike "Want," it wasn't quite finished yet, which was why the band was hesitant to let fans hear it.
Of course, fast-forward roughly a month — to the premiere of "What You Want" — and things have changed. Not only is "Orange" completed, but it's taken on a new name too: "Never Go Back." But the song's message, and the events that inspired it, remain the same, as Lee told MTV News.
"It wasn't about my life so much. ... When we first got into pre-production, the earthquakes and tsunami happened in Japan, and we were all just totally glued to paying attention to it, all these incredibly heartbreaking images, and we just [thought], 'Wow,' " she said. "And I was thinking about it a lot. It was consuming my mind, and we were working on that song at the same time. I was kind of working on lyrics at night; we'd practice all day, and I'd go home at night and be working on lyrics by myself. And I came in the next day and was like, 'Guys, I'm going to make this song about the tsunami.' "
And in writing about the natural disasters in Japan, Lee discovered a depth she didn't know she had — one that not only instills "Never Go Back" with true power, but helped push Evanescence's self-titled album to new heights.
"I was singing it to [my bandmates] in the car, and everyone was like, 'I got goose bumps,' " Lee said. "I'm feeling this human connection with [the Japan tragedy]; obviously, I haven't experienced it, but it was cool to write about something a little bit outside myself, that isn't what I usually do. And I love that song."
Source: mtv.com
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Evanescence 'Screaming' To Get On 'Breaking Dawn' Soundtrack
'I think that would be awesome,' frontwoman Amy Lee tells MTV News.
Evanescence have sold millions of albums, toured the world and won a pair of Grammys, but there's still one accomplishment that has, to this point, managed to elude them: a coveted spot on a "Twilight" soundtrack.
It's sort of hard to believe, given everything they've achieved, and the fact that their music seems tailor-made for Stephenie Meyer's series. And perhaps you could chalk it all up to the band's lack of activity in recent years, but now, with a new album waiting in the wings and a brand-new single just let off the leash, there's really no excuse.
And, as they told MTV News after the premiere of "What You Want," scoring a slot on the upcoming "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" soundtrack is definitely a goal this time out.
"I've been screaming for [new song] 'My Heart Is Broken' to land in that, because I think it would fit the story so well," drummer Will Hunt said. "I got sucked into the 'Twilight' vortex by the girls at home, so by default, I've got to watch it."
"I think that would be awesome, actually," frontwoman Amy Lee added.
It's not like Evanescence haven't tried to get on a "Twilight" soundtrack in the past, but for whatever reason, it never panned out. And it was because of those early attempts that they'd love to be included in the next film. ... Simply put, Lee has become invested in the story, and she's not afraid to admit it.
"Fine, I read the books; everybody hates me now," Lee laughed. "I didn't watch the first movie — I was like, ''Yeah, whatever. I got over vampires in high school' — then they were like, 'Maybe you should write a song for the movie,' so I read the book and I wrote some songs, and it didn't work out because they have all these cool hipster people that are doing the 'Twilight' stuff. But then I was kind of into it, so I read the next books."
And after reading the books, Lee actually found herself at odds with her bandmates, most of whom are avowed members of Team Edward. Seems she's got a soft spot for the frequently shirtless werewolf, though not for reasons you'd probably expect.
"Jacob [is my favorite], for sure," she said. "He's the good guy, he's the sweetheart."
Source: mtv.com
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Evanescence Fans Power The Band's Comeback
In the fast-paced music world where artists need to constantly reinvent themselves and pump out music, videos, appearances, and tours to keep their fans happy and interested, it’s rare for a band to take a multi-year hiatus and come back to legions of fans who have anxiously awaited their return. But that’s exactly what’s happened to Evanescence, the Grammy winning rock band who’s back after a four year break with a new self-titled album and plans for a tour.
For the MTV First: Evanescence, we reached out to fans via Twitter for questions for the band and thousands of written and recorded video questions tagged #EVMTV poured in.
The love for the band from around the world was made very clear. The band spent almost an hour answering these questions and others from MTV News moderator, James Montgomery, and a small studio audience of fans serving as the audience in Nashville.
What struck us was how overwhelmingly positive EV fans were. Today the Internet and social media allow fans a closer relationship than ever to their favorite artists, but there is also a lot of negativity surrounding a favorite musician’s competitor, love life, style choices; even their haircut can cause commotion on message boards. But EV fans were so happy to have their favorite band back on the scene, making music, and touring, that they were only interested making their appreciation heard and getting information on the band’s future plans.
During the special, a fan in the audience, Olivia, asked of the upcoming album, “is it any different than your previous work?” Before the band formulated an answer, drummer Will Hunt jumped in, “I’d like to say this band has the most educated fans that I’ve ever seen in my life, and I mean that’s a compliment, you guys are very articulate, it’s amazing.”
We totally agree! Sure a lot of the fans asked “When are you coming to my country/city?” but many of them asked incredibly thoughtful questions comparing old and new musical styles, asking about possible collaborations, and wondering what visual direction the new album would take. Evanescence is incredibly lucky to have been able to leave the music scene temporarily and have their fans’ adoration actually multiply. And they definitely know it. But they are also a band that sat with MTV News for almost an hour and answered questions from those very fans. So, it seems, they deserve each other.
Source: mtv.com/
For the MTV First: Evanescence, we reached out to fans via Twitter for questions for the band and thousands of written and recorded video questions tagged #EVMTV poured in.
The love for the band from around the world was made very clear. The band spent almost an hour answering these questions and others from MTV News moderator, James Montgomery, and a small studio audience of fans serving as the audience in Nashville.
What struck us was how overwhelmingly positive EV fans were. Today the Internet and social media allow fans a closer relationship than ever to their favorite artists, but there is also a lot of negativity surrounding a favorite musician’s competitor, love life, style choices; even their haircut can cause commotion on message boards. But EV fans were so happy to have their favorite band back on the scene, making music, and touring, that they were only interested making their appreciation heard and getting information on the band’s future plans.
During the special, a fan in the audience, Olivia, asked of the upcoming album, “is it any different than your previous work?” Before the band formulated an answer, drummer Will Hunt jumped in, “I’d like to say this band has the most educated fans that I’ve ever seen in my life, and I mean that’s a compliment, you guys are very articulate, it’s amazing.”
We totally agree! Sure a lot of the fans asked “When are you coming to my country/city?” but many of them asked incredibly thoughtful questions comparing old and new musical styles, asking about possible collaborations, and wondering what visual direction the new album would take. Evanescence is incredibly lucky to have been able to leave the music scene temporarily and have their fans’ adoration actually multiply. And they definitely know it. But they are also a band that sat with MTV News for almost an hour and answered questions from those very fans. So, it seems, they deserve each other.
Source: mtv.com/
Monday, August 8, 2011
Evanescence 'Can't Wait' For Tonight's 'What You Want' Premiere!
Band will end a 20-month hiatus live on MTV, with exclusive interview and Q&A to follow on MTV.com at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT.
It's been more than 20 months since Evanescence performed onstage ... but on Monday (August 8), that will all change, when the band takes over the MTV airwaves to premiere their brand-new single, "What You Want," live from Nashville.
The show begins at precisely 7:54 p.m. ET/PT, with an extended interview and Q&A session with the band to follow on MTV.com ... and if you think you're excited, well, then you can imagine how Evanescence must be feeling. After all, this moment has been a long time coming. "We are so ready for Monday!" frontwoman Amy Lee said in a statement to MTV News. "I'm really excited to finally share this thing with our fans. We can't wait!"
Immediately following their return to the stage, the action will shift over to MTV.com, where Lee and Co. will sit down for an in-depth interview about "What You Want" and their upcoming, self-titled album (due October 11). During that time, they'll also be answering questions from fans worldwide. You can send your questions to the band via Twitter using the hashtag #EVMTV, and we'll read some of the best during the live stream.
It's sure to be a big night, and why not? After all, it's been 20 months in the making and, for any Evanescence fan, it's sure to be an event they won't forget anytime soon. We're calling it "MTV First: Evanescence," and it all begins tonight at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT. Make sure to tune in and sound off using the hashtag #EVMTV
Thursday, August 4, 2011
'What You Want' Live On MTV
'MTV First: Evanescence' premieres Monday at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, with exclusive live stream to follow on MTV.com
Last month, MTV News premiered a sneak peek of Evanescence's brand-new single "What You Want," and the response from fans was overwhelming, to say the very least.
We went on to unveil snippets of two more songs from the self-titled album (out October 11) — the booming "The Other Side" and the ethereal "Lost in Paradise" — and each was met with the same strong enthusiasm ... so, we figured it was time to do something big. Really big.
And here it is: On Monday, at exactly 7:54 p.m. ET/PT, Evanescence will perform "What You Want" live — for the first time anywhere — on MTV. And immediately following that performance, the whole band will sit down with us for an exclusive interview and Q&A session that will stream live on MTV.com.
Of course, it wouldn't be right if we didn't include Evanescence's fans in all the fun, which is why we're asking you to submit your questions for the band via Twitter, using the hashtag #EVMTV. We'll pick the best ones and get their answers during our live stream.
We're calling the entire event "MTV First: Evanescence," and it all begins Monday, August 8, at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT. We'd tell you to tune in, but we're pretty sure that's a given. After all, Evanescence has been gone for nearly four years ... and judging by your reactions, you guys certainly miss them.
Source: MTV News
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
"I'M DYING FOR THE FANS TO HEAR THIS!"
STADIUM BOTHERING US GOTH ROCKERS EVANESCENCE RETURN WITH A NEW ABLUM
Evanescence front woman Amy Lee has revealed that the inspiration for her group’s forthcoming self-titled album is the bond that exists between herself and her audience. “I really can hear myself singing about my relationship with Evanescence and with the fans,” she says, speaking exclusively to Kerrang!. “There’s always one big relationship on a record that I sing about the most. I feel like the biggest relationship on this album is my relationship with Evanescence itself, and with the fans. So, yeah, I think lyrically you’re hearing a lot about a relationship, a struggle with a relationship, or a love in a relationship, and mostly I’m singing about that.”
Recorded and Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced my Nick Raskulinecz (who in the past has worked with Foo Fighters and Stone Sour), Evanescence will be its creators’ third album, and their first since 2006’s five million-selling The Open Door. The groups debut album 2003’s Fallen, sold some 17 million copies worldwide.
Among the songs set to feature on the forthcoming release include What You Want, My Heart is Broken, The Other Side, Made of Stone, and Lost in Paradise, the latter being a song that its creator describes as having “just poured right out of me”.
The band’s extended absence from the public eye can be explained by Amy’s desire to live and ordered life with her husband, Josh Hartzler, whom she married in 2006.
“I’m in a good place right now,” she says. “I’m happily married and I live in New York, which I think is probably the best city in the world - at least for me. It’s my favourite so far, and I’ve lived in a lot of places in the U.S.. But it’s great that we’re finally putting this [album] out. I can’t explain to you just how much I’ve needed that release. Just to be creating in a vacuum for so long and, like, ‘It’s not ready, it’s not ready…’. I need that connection, I need to show that fans; I’m dying for it.
“I’m having fun in the band again is what it all really means, and I think that comes across. You can hear us enjoying what we’re doing.”
EVANESCENCE’S NEW ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13. AND WE’VE GOT MORE AMY LEE NEXT WEEK!
Evanescence front woman Amy Lee has revealed that the inspiration for her group’s forthcoming self-titled album is the bond that exists between herself and her audience. “I really can hear myself singing about my relationship with Evanescence and with the fans,” she says, speaking exclusively to Kerrang!. “There’s always one big relationship on a record that I sing about the most. I feel like the biggest relationship on this album is my relationship with Evanescence itself, and with the fans. So, yeah, I think lyrically you’re hearing a lot about a relationship, a struggle with a relationship, or a love in a relationship, and mostly I’m singing about that.”
Recorded and Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced my Nick Raskulinecz (who in the past has worked with Foo Fighters and Stone Sour), Evanescence will be its creators’ third album, and their first since 2006’s five million-selling The Open Door. The groups debut album 2003’s Fallen, sold some 17 million copies worldwide.
Among the songs set to feature on the forthcoming release include What You Want, My Heart is Broken, The Other Side, Made of Stone, and Lost in Paradise, the latter being a song that its creator describes as having “just poured right out of me”.
The band’s extended absence from the public eye can be explained by Amy’s desire to live and ordered life with her husband, Josh Hartzler, whom she married in 2006.
“I’m in a good place right now,” she says. “I’m happily married and I live in New York, which I think is probably the best city in the world - at least for me. It’s my favourite so far, and I’ve lived in a lot of places in the U.S.. But it’s great that we’re finally putting this [album] out. I can’t explain to you just how much I’ve needed that release. Just to be creating in a vacuum for so long and, like, ‘It’s not ready, it’s not ready…’. I need that connection, I need to show that fans; I’m dying for it.
“I’m having fun in the band again is what it all really means, and I think that comes across. You can hear us enjoying what we’re doing.”
EVANESCENCE’S NEW ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13. AND WE’VE GOT MORE AMY LEE NEXT WEEK!
Evanescence Tour Will Be 'Straight Up Rock'
Amy Lee tells MTV News the band is preparing to end four-year road hiatus with run of 'big energy' shows.
It's been nearly four years since Evanescence wrapped the tour in support of their The Open Door album ... and in the time since, as any fan of the band will tell you, Amy Lee and Co. spent most days doing anything but Evanescence.
Of course, all that has recently changed. Their self-titled comeback album is due in stores October 11, and the snarling first single, "What You Want," is waiting in the wings. Last weekend, they shot a video for the song, and they're gearing up for a massive world tour.
In a way, you could say they're making up for lost time, which has made the past month a rather hectic ride, indeed.
"We haven't started rehearsing [for the tour] yet, actually. ... It's just been a crazy run-around. We did a big photo shoot in L.A. for a couple days and I've been running around doing a lot of press," Lee told MTV News. "We're putting the album art together, getting the mixes done at the same time — I'm carrying my speakers around everywhere with me and, like, setting them up in different hotel rooms."
Evanescence have also been focused on finishing the track list for their album — a process made easier by the fact that they'll also release a deluxe edition that features all 16 recorded tracks — and finalizing the routing for that aforementioned tour. And then it's full-steam ahead ... regardless of whether everyone's ready or not.
"I wish I had more time to prepare," Lee said of the tour set to kick off in October. "No, we're excited to get back out there. All we can do is just run as fast as we can. Everything's just crammed really tight, from the video to the promo to the rehearsal," she added. "I'm ready to get to rehearsal, because I'm starting to feel like, 'OK, we've got dates booked, we haven't practiced yet.' Starting to get a little nervous, but in a good way. ... [We'll] be back in front of the fans, and feeling that energy again. That's going to be good for my brain."
And when Evanescence do return to the road, what can fans expect? Well, a solid dose of the new album, of course, but also plenty of the old hits too. Of course, Lee can sum it all up pretty nicely.
"It's just going to be straight-up rock. Big energy, this album is just a fast-paced rock ride. Is that dumb to say? Fine, make fun of me," she laughed. "We've got three albums now to pull from so, of course, we want to play the new ones but, of course, we're going to play the old ones too. It's going to be a lot."
Source: MTV News
It's been nearly four years since Evanescence wrapped the tour in support of their The Open Door album ... and in the time since, as any fan of the band will tell you, Amy Lee and Co. spent most days doing anything but Evanescence.
Of course, all that has recently changed. Their self-titled comeback album is due in stores October 11, and the snarling first single, "What You Want," is waiting in the wings. Last weekend, they shot a video for the song, and they're gearing up for a massive world tour.
In a way, you could say they're making up for lost time, which has made the past month a rather hectic ride, indeed.
"We haven't started rehearsing [for the tour] yet, actually. ... It's just been a crazy run-around. We did a big photo shoot in L.A. for a couple days and I've been running around doing a lot of press," Lee told MTV News. "We're putting the album art together, getting the mixes done at the same time — I'm carrying my speakers around everywhere with me and, like, setting them up in different hotel rooms."
Evanescence have also been focused on finishing the track list for their album — a process made easier by the fact that they'll also release a deluxe edition that features all 16 recorded tracks — and finalizing the routing for that aforementioned tour. And then it's full-steam ahead ... regardless of whether everyone's ready or not.
"I wish I had more time to prepare," Lee said of the tour set to kick off in October. "No, we're excited to get back out there. All we can do is just run as fast as we can. Everything's just crammed really tight, from the video to the promo to the rehearsal," she added. "I'm ready to get to rehearsal, because I'm starting to feel like, 'OK, we've got dates booked, we haven't practiced yet.' Starting to get a little nervous, but in a good way. ... [We'll] be back in front of the fans, and feeling that energy again. That's going to be good for my brain."
And when Evanescence do return to the road, what can fans expect? Well, a solid dose of the new album, of course, but also plenty of the old hits too. Of course, Lee can sum it all up pretty nicely.
"It's just going to be straight-up rock. Big energy, this album is just a fast-paced rock ride. Is that dumb to say? Fine, make fun of me," she laughed. "We've got three albums now to pull from so, of course, we want to play the new ones but, of course, we're going to play the old ones too. It's going to be a lot."
Source: MTV News
Monday, August 1, 2011
'What You Want' Video: Go Behind The Scenes Now!
MTV News visited the Brooklyn set of the clip, which Amy Lee says shows 'the real us.'
"This video is sort of, like, the history of the band," she told MTV News. "This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock [Arkansas] — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world."
"This is more a personal video. We've done a lot in the past that [were] very 'fantasy,' and this is sort of the real us," Lee said. "I just wanted to do something that really felt personal for a change. Obviously, I'm wearing crazy makeup, and that's not my everyday, but, you know, I want ... to connect with the fans again. We all do. We miss them. A lot of this record is about them, and that's why they're going to be here and be in it, too."
Source: MYV News
BROOKLYN, New York — Last Saturday, on a makeshift stage inside a cavernous (and slightly decrepit) Brooklyn warehouse, Evanescence took another step down the comeback trail: shooting the video for "What You Want," the first single off their upcoming self-titled album.
Teaming with director Meiert Avis — who's made iconic clips for the likes of U2, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan (to name just a few) — the band and an army of their die-hard fans braved the sweltering temperatures and worked long into the night. They filmed a video that, like much of the forthcoming Evanescence album, is biographical, following them from their early days to their rise to fame and their recently concluded hiatus. ... And beyond, as frontwoman Amy Lee explained.
Like the song, the "Want" clip is a bit of a departure for Evanescence, eschewing the dark fantasy worlds they've created in previous videos in favor of good old-fashioned realism: the blood, sweat and tears that not only took them to the top, but have fueled their current comeback, too. Which is why, no matter how hot it got, or how many takes Avis shot, the band kept answering the bell, thrashing and wailing onstage, with Lee throwing herself into the outstretched hands of their fans, some of whom had waited nearly 10 hours just to be included in the video. It seems that, for pretty much everyone involved, "What You Want" was more than just another music video. It was a labor of love.
Source: MYV News
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