Evanescence

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EOnline.com NEW ADDITION: Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee telling Australia's UndercoverNews Website that former Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo will permanently replace member Ben Moody on the guitar after Moody abruptly exited the band's European tour last October.

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Eonline.com SAY CHEESE: <strong>St. Cloud State University is considering legal action against Evanescence after the band's security guards confiscated a memory card</strong> from one of the paper's photographers during a concert Friday night.

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EOnline.comOUT OF TUNE: Amy Lee of Evanescence slapped with a $10 million breach-of-contract suit by her former management company, whom she fired last week, per the New York Daily News.

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I didn't even realize they were still together. I remember when they won the Grammy (?) for 'best new artist' they had just split with Ben Moody & I figured that would be the end of them.

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did yall here bout the new video it came out on mtv yesterday and it is sooo awesome its called call me when your sober it has an awesome video the cd the open door comes out oct 3 just in time for my bday

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EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee accept her lyrics can be dark and depressing at times — but she has learned they actually help save lives too. Lee hopes her songs about loneliness and desperation help troubled fans realize they're not the only ones going through difficult times — she's been there too.

 

But now Lee has a more upbeat view of life, she's thrilled to hear suicidal fans have chosen life over death after listening to her songs.

 

She explains, "I'm all about making people feel like they're not alone. One fan told me they were seriously contemplating suicide, but that night they were playing our album, something pulled them back from the edge. I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you."

 

EVANESCENCE's new album, "The Open Door", arrives on October 3. The disc follows the band's 2003 major label debut, "Fallen", which has sold more than six million copies in the U.S.

 

Source: blabbermouth.net

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I don't know how I feel about Evanescence. On the one hand I like them and think they're a talented group, and I love the song "My Immortal". But on the other hand, I think most of their stuff sounds all the same.

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Evanescence is poised to debut at Number One on the Billboard Top 200 with its new album, The Open Door, according to Hits Daily Double. Early sales tracking predicts that the CD will sell between 350,000 and 400,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week of release. The Open Door came out this past Tuesday (October 3rd) and follows up the band's six-million-selling 2003 major label debut, Fallen.

 

Singer Amy Lee told us she's not worried about equaling the previous album's sales: "I just haven't ever looked at it that way. Fallen is a great record, but I don't think you can try to match the success of another body of work. I think that's only gonna frustrate you. And if, honestly if what you really care about is record sales and money, there's no way you're gonna make a great piece of art, because then you're just gonna get all confused and make something ingenuine."

 

The sophomore album from the Killers, Sam's Town, is expected to land right behind Evanescence at Number Two, with sales north of 300,000.

 

Evanescence recorded The Open Door while dealing with its guitarist having a stroke, a legal battle with its former manager, and Lee's public break-up with Seether's Shaun Morgan.

 

Source: therockradio.com

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Every girl goes through it — the messy task of emerging from her awkward teen years and navigating the complex waters of romance while figuring out what to be when she grows up.

 

But very few do it as publicly as Amy Lee, lead singer of the goth-rock band Evanescence.

 

Lee was just 19 when she signed her first record contract, and barely 21 when the band's major-label debut, "Fallen," flew up the charts in 2003. The album, co-written by Lee and (now ex-boyfriend) Ben Moody, connected with fans across the globe and netted the band two Grammy awards, including best new artist.

 

Its hard-driving mix of brooding, spiritually-tinged darkness and dramatic classical orchestration offered fans a window into Lee's psyche. Or so many of them thought.

 

"Everyone knows a lot about me without actually knowing me at all," says Lee, now 24.

 

Her celebrity status as a singer of edgy songs left her surrounded by teenage fans in search of a role model.

 

It takes only a few minutes in Lee's presence to see what drew them: Her porcelain skin and shimmering, pale blue eyes are set off by a mane of black hair, and she seems to embody both confident strength and a delicate femininity.

 

Think Angelina Jolie with extra eyeliner.

 

But despite the image of hard-rocking power that Lee projected during her first years in the spotlight, she was struggling with unhealthy relationships and the overwhelming experience of success. And she was still practically a teenager herself.

 

Then things went from complicated to just plain ugly: within months, Moody abruptly quit the band while on tour. The two have barely spoken since. There were other troubles to deal with as well: Last year, she sued her former manager, accusing him of charges ranging from sexual battery to misusing her money; he has denied the charges.

 

It's part of the reason why Lee decided rather than rush out another album to preserve her fledgling stardom to take a break: "I just cut myself off from the world a little bit. Unplugged all the phones."

 

(She also declines to talk about Moody or the lawsuit in an interview, worried that she that it has made her dark image even darker: "The things that are out there are almost all things I've shared. But I realize by reading interviews that it sounds a lot more negative than it is. So much drama.")

 

Lee eventually began working with a new writing partner, guitarist Terry Balsamo (formerly of Cold and Limp Bizkit), who had joined Evanescence. But there were more roadblocks ahead: Before a sophomore album could be finished, Balsamo suffered a stroke in 2005. He's now nearly recovered, but the experience was life-changing for them both.

 

It strengthened Lee, she says, making her music even more intimate and confessional: "It really made the album more meaningful. You totally get a new perspective."

 

Balsamo says writing with Lee was a more rewarding experience than his collaborations with his other bands because "she was willing to try new things and not do the same old (stuff), and that's something I'm really a big fan of."

 

Last week, "The Open Door" finally hit stores, and this week, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts, selling almost 450,000 copies in its first week. "The Open Door" offers vulnerability from Lee, and even a healthy dose of hope.

 

"I'm at the best place I've been," she says, smiling. "Not that I think all the songs from now on are going to be happy and cheery, of course."

 

Evanescence fans will be glad to hear that. Although the band's lineup has changed considerably since "Fallen," (bassist Will Boyd quit earlier this year), the music remains consistent.

 

"It's still, first and foremost, coming from my heart," Lee says. "But you can definitely say it's feeling different since Ben's leaving. The guitars are a completely new style. Terry rocks. It's innovative, but not so out there that you can't relate."

 

Many tracks on "The Open Door" explore the process of learning not to sacrifice yourself for the sake of love, something Lee says she's learned about in recent years. She doesn't regret sharing that experience with strangers, though it's odd to be looked to for advice at an age when most women are seeking mentors of their own.

 

"It's really wild. I never went into this thinking, 'I'm gonna set a good example,'" she says. "I started creating art because I was searching for answers, and it was that searching that led to my music. From a lot of my lyrics, I feel like I don't understand how people are really looking up to me. Because it's all questions.

 

"But I do encourage people to care. There's a lot of apathy in our youth. A lot of people living with situations they're in without doing anything about it. In the new album, I go for, 'What's the solution? How do I get out of this?' I'm hearing myself grow within the music and also personally grow."

 

Lee says she's always been an adviser of sorts.

 

"I think part of my job probably is counseling. I don't want to say more than I should. I mean, I don't have a medical degree. But I'm sort of a friend, like an advice columnist," she says. "In high school, I was the person a lot of people would come to, even people who didn't know me that well. They wanted to spend the night at my house and talk."

 

Despite that experience, it can be jarring to hear that her music has helped fans through their darkest times, even saving some from considering suicide. But Lee is glad to be there for them.

 

"It's important to let out what you're feeling, to tell somebody or write a song or write a poem, and read it to your class. Better to do that, rather than pretending it's fine and kicking yourself later," Lee says. "React to the world. The world is a scary place.

 

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Is Amy Lee doing a solo project right now? Is the band still together?

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Lee Denies Metallica Collaboration

 

EVANESCENCE singer AMY LEE has denied she is to record a collaboration with METALLICA for the heavy metal band's forthcoming album.

 

Lee was rumoured to have teamed up with the legendary rockers to rework their classic track Fade To Black, as well as providing vocals for their new LP which is due out later this year (08).

 

But the star has dismissed the reports with a posting on her website, according to Blabbermouth.net.

 

She says, "I am NOT going to be collaborating with METALLICA. I have absolutely no idea where this rumour came from, but it is not true."

 

Source: contactmusic

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Evanescence Thrill At Intimate Comeback Gig

 

Goth-rockers EVANESCENCE thrilled fans at a comeback show in New York on Wednesday night (05Nov09) after selling out the gig in just five minutes.

 

Amy Lee and her band performed their first show of 2009 at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom after announcing the gig to fans just hours before they hit the stage.

 

The one-off performance was a warm-up before the band's Maquinaria Festival show in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 8 November (09), where they'll play in front of an estimated 40,000 fans.

 

Acknowledging the need for the gig, Lee joked, "Thanks for being our guinea pigs."

 

Source contactmusic

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New Evanescence Album Due This Fall

 

 

For a while it looked like brooding rock band Evanescence had called it quits, but luckily that’s not the case with lead singer Amy Lee confirming that the group will hit the studio this February to record their third album.

 

Evanescence spent a good part of 2009 writing and working on demos, so February should see them making huge progress in the recording of the actual album, which is currently due for release early Fall (September)

 

The bands last album The Open Door was released in 2006 and sold five million copies worldwide, which brings their total album sales to over 20 million.

 

Source:theprophetblog.net

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Evanescence Plan Electro Album

 

Evanescence's Amy Lee has revealed that the band has begun recording an electro-influenced album.

 

The singer told Rolling Stone that the LP will be a mix of "sarcastic aggression" showing a new side to the band.

 

She cited Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Portishead, CSS, La Roux and MGMT as some of their influences.

 

"A lot of bands I've always been inspired by are just coming into play a little more," said Lee.

 

"There's a lot of stuff that doesn't sound like Evanescence, but the heart of the band of still there."

 

The band began recording the unnamed album - produced by industry veteran Steve Lillywhite - on February 22.

 

Source digitalspy.co.uk

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I think that's just code for we don't think the record company would release what we really want to play.

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Evanescence Reveal More Album Details

 

Evanescence's Amy Lee believes that she is making the "best album of her life".

 

The singer, who recently revealed that the band have started recording an electro-influenced album, revealed that they have been busy in the studio.

 

"[i feel] like I'm making the best album of my life," she told Billboard.

 

"I feel like so much has already happened. I don't even know where to begin to try to describe it,'cause it's just so many things at once. I'm really excited.

 

"I know that seems weird to say, but I wouldn't be here in the studio making another record if I didn't think it was going to be better than anything I've ever done."

 

The 28-year-old also insisted that the new album, the follow-up to 2006's Open The Door, still has the band's familiar sound.

 

"It wouldn't be an Evanescence album if it didn't sound somewhat like Evanescence," she added.

 

"I feel like our band has always had programming and inspirations from Bjork and Depeche Mode and Massive Attack and that kind of thing.

 

"It's not like we're making one of those records; it's just, like, that is playing a bigger role in the sound of Evanescence this time."

 

Lee said the group, which also includes guitarist Terry Balsamo and bassist Tim McCord, are recording about 16 songs for the unnamed LP.

 

"Some of them aren't finished lyric-wise or writing-wise, but I really feel like it's mostly there."

 

Source digitalspy.co.uk

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She sounds really desperate.