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Evanescence-Fallen-2003-DeBT_iNT

STOREDATE. 2003-00-00

QUALiTY... 274 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
TRACKS.... 11  / 44:15

RIPPER.... EAC V0.99  with LAME v3.98
URL....... http://www.myspace.com/evanescence

NR. TRACKNAME                                  TiME

1   Going Under                                 3:34
2   Bring Me To Life                            3:57
3   Everybody's Fool                            3:15
4   My Immortal                                 4:24

6   Tourniquet                                  4:38

8   Taking Over Me                              3:50

10  My Last Breath                              4:07

TOTAL TiME: 44:15 MIN

Having sold nearly 14 million records worldwide,
well more than 6 million in the U.S. alone, with
their major-label debut Fallen, Evanescence is
poised to continue their meteoric rise with their
forthcoming CD, The Open Door (Wind-up Records),
scheduled for release October 3. The album from
the two-time Grammy-winning band is defined by
Amy Lee’s beautiful melodies, compelling lyrics,
poignant piano and stunning vocals, fused with
Terry Balsamo’s urgent, yet intricate guitar, to
form a seamless, ethereal mixture that perfectly
channels the band’s hard rock and classical
sensibilities. The contributions of members John
LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) are also

“Making this record has been really intense,”
explains Lee. “Terry suffered a stroke last
October and is still recovering, we got a new
manager [Andy Lurie], and I’ve come out of a
difficult breakup. But everything we’ve been
through together has benefited this album.” With
Fallen, says Lee, the band had much to prove
while defining its identity. This time, finding a
cohesive writing partner in Terry Balsamo, “we
really took our time crafting this album and had
the freedom to express a broader range of
emotions: not just pain and sadness, but also
anger and, yes, even happiness.”

Written late last year, The Open Door was
recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles and
mixed at Ocean Way Studios in March 2006. Marking
the return of long-time friend and producer Dave
Fortman, the album’s musical elements include a
classically-infused choir and strings on several
tracks, giving further color to songs of
introspection, longing, doubt, self-respect and,
ultimately, empowerment. The album opens with
“Sweet Sacrifice,” a post-relationship catharsis
that head-dives from an otherworldly intro into a
hard-driving thrash of hard rock guitars and
soaring rock vocals. Its first single, the
mid-tempo “Call Me When You’re Sober,” reinforces
the moving-away-from-dysfunction theme.

Other standout tracks on The Open Door include
“Lithium,” which embraces feeling over numbness,
“All That I’m Living For,” Lee’s tribute to band
life, “Weight of the World,” her plea for
perspective from the expectation of young fans,
and “Good Enough,” a string-and-choir-infused
closer distinguished as the band’s first truly
(almost) contented song (“It feels really good
ending the album this way,” says Lee). Having
toured for a year-and-a-half straight with only a
month off following the release of Fallen,
Evanescence hopes to hit the road this time out
with a care not to neglect key markets worldwide.
Its U.S. tour begins immediately after the
October 3 debut of The Open Door, rewarding
hardcore fans with a “sneak peak” at the album
handful of more intimate theater dates before
segueing into much larger arena shows.

Originally hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas,
the band’s evolving sound – a nearly mystical
marriage between rock, goth and classical – was
informed by a curious duality. Lee, who spent
nine years studying classical piano, explains,
“When I was in high school I listened to a lot of
death metal bands. Both genres are intricate,
complex types of music that are very dramatic,
and I’m naturally drawn to that.”

Evanescence self-released two EPs and a first
full-length album, the much-sought-after Origin,
before finding a home at Wind-up Records. Fallen,
their major-label debut, was released in April
2003 to critical and commercial success. The
internationally appealing Top 10 singles “Bring
Me to Life” and “My Immortal” helped drive
airplay and led to two 2003 Grammy Awards (Best
New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance for
“Bring Me To Life”). Propelling the band to sales
of nearly 14 million albums worldwide, Fallen
spent more than 100 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200
chart, was certified gold or platinum in over 35
countries, and sold out arenas globally. Anywhere
But Home, their 2004 live DVD release, has sold
over one million copies to date.

The inherent drama in Evanescence’s music – a
kind of audio odyssey that can turn on a dime
from piano-led introspection to hammering guitar
– has resonated with listeners everywhere. The
band’s aggressive core finds a counterpart in
Lee’s passionate vocals, lyrics that forge a
connection with audiences searching for identity
or struggling with feelings of desire, hope love
and loss. The Open Door is a logical (but
certainly not predictable) transformation of epic
proportions for the band, which, in many ways has
only just begun to make its mark on the music

"There once was a man who was as misunderstood as
I am and they nailed him to a fuckin cross."

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