\u00a0\u201cI wanna be just releasing things, whether it\u2019s for our album or some kind of cool side project thing. Just doing that throughout the year and then probably full release will be early next year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn a new interview\u00a0Terrie Carr<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0WDHA-FM 105.5 FM<\/strong>, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0singer\u00a0Amy Lee<\/strong>\u00a0spoke about the band\u2019s plans for new music, less than three months after releasing the\u00a0\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0single from the\u00a0Netflix<\/strong>\u00a0series\u00a0\u201cDevil May Cry\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0Amy<\/strong>\u00a0said (as transcribed by\u00a0BLABBERMOUTH.NET<\/strong>): \u201cWe had just gone into the studio for the first little bit right before recording\u00a0\u2018Afterlife\u2019<\/strong>. So it was in between the end of\u2026 We sort of finished our main tour last year, at the end of the year. So we went in between with [producer]\u00a0Nick<\/strong>\u00a0[Raskulinecz<\/strong>] and did a few songs, went back on the road. And then \u2018Afterlife\u2019 was happening. So we came back and did that really fast and went back on the road. It\u2019s been just a lot, but really invigorating and really fun, and I\u2019m just having a \u2018YOLO\u2019 [acronym that stands for \u2018You Only Live Once\u2019] moment. I have no time to waste. Let\u2019s do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nShe continued: \u201cEver since last time, we started thinking about things differently in terms of, like, you have to make a whole album, put it all out at once. The pandemic hit and we had four songs recorded and we weren\u2019t finished making songs for our album. And so we just started putting them out, \u2019cause at that time it was, like, \u2018Well, who knows when this is ever gonna end, if it ever does? So let\u2019s put out our music.\u2019 And that felt so good, to be able to have the satisfaction of the engagement and the release of songs when they\u2019re still fresh and we\u2019re still working on the album and it\u2019s happening in real time that I want this year to feel like that. I wanna be just releasing things, whether it\u2019s for our album or some kind of cool side project thing. Just doing that throughout the year and then probably full release will be early next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lee<\/strong>\u00a0also talked about\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u2018s touring plans for the coming months, saying: \u200a\u201dWe\u2019ve got a show with\u00a0MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE<\/strong>\u00a0in September. A random one-off. Super cool. And we\u2019ve got a stadium tour with\u00a0METALLICA<\/strong>\u00a0in Australia in October. Several radio shows. Fun, just cool [events]. [We\u2019re playing with]\u00a0Poppy<\/strong>, who I love and am friends with as well. So, just fun things only this year. Tons of creation stuff going on \u2014 that\u2019s the main gig \u2014 but in between really fun, worthy, little one-off shows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was co-written by critically acclaimed producer, songwriter and musician\u00a0Alex Seaver<\/strong>, professionally known as\u00a0Mako<\/strong>, and\u00a0Lee<\/strong>\u00a0and co-produced by\u00a0Raskulinecz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Seaver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is featured in\u00a0Netflix<\/strong>\u2018s adult animated urban fantasy action television series\u00a0\u201cDevil May Cry\u201d<\/strong>, which debuted at No. 4 week of release. The series, a critical darling in the adult animation genre, was recently renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe video for\u00a0\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was shot in a historic (and supposedly haunted) house in Tennessee, and features some easter eggs that fans of\u00a0\u201cDevil May Cry\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0are sure to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEarlier this month,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0and alt-rock visionary\u00a0K.Flay<\/strong>\u00a0teamed up for their first-ever collaboration on the song\u00a0\u201cFight Like A Girl\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(BMG<\/strong>). The track is featured as the first end title song in\u00a0\u201cBallerina\u201d<\/strong>, the film set in the world of\u00a0John Wick<\/strong>. Both the song and the film came out on June 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCo-written by\u00a0Lee<\/strong>,\u00a0K.Flay<\/strong>,\u00a0Dylan Eiland<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cBallerina\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0film composer\u00a0Tyler Bates<\/strong>, who also produced the track,\u00a0\u201cFight Like A Girl\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0follows the release of\u00a0Halsey<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lee<\/strong>\u2018s track\u00a0\u201cHand That Feeds\u201d<\/strong>, the first original song recently revealed from the film in early May.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0will kick off a run of live shows later this fall, making stops on\u00a0\u201cMy Chemical Romance: The Black Parade\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0tour and\u00a0Louder Than Life<\/strong>\u00a0festival before joining\u00a0METALLICA<\/strong>\u00a0on their\u00a0\u201cM72\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0world tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2003, when the rock charts were dominated by predominantly male n\u00fc-metal and post-grunge acts, a young female-fronted band from Arkansas stood out from the crowd, offering something entirely new. They were\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 and with their debut album,\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>, they transformed the rock landscape. Led by\u00a0Lee<\/strong>,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u2018s cinematic blend of metal and symphonic, piano-driven melodies captured a generation, while\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0set the band on a path to global superstardom, earning them multiple\u00a0Grammys<\/strong>, and becoming one of the highest-selling albums of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReleased in the spring of 2003,\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0resonated deeply with fans, selling more than 141,000 copies in its first week and peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, where it spent an astonishing 43 weeks in the Top 10. Within a month,\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was certified platinum by the\u00a0RIAA<\/strong>, while it was a Top 10 hit in more than ten countries, reaching No. 1 in the U.K., Canada, Australia, and across Europe. Much of the album\u2019s initial success can be attributed to its stratospheric singles, including\u00a0\u201cBring Me to Life\u201d<\/strong>, which broke the Top 10 in more than 15 countries and topped\u00a0Billboard<\/strong>\u2018s Mainstream Top 40 and Alternative Airplay charts.\u00a0\u201cMy Immortal\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was a Top 10 hit in over ten countries, including the U.S., U.K. and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAt the 2004\u00a0Grammys<\/strong>,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0received five nominations, including \u201cAlbum Of The Year\u201d, \u201cBest Rock Album\u201d, \u201cBest Hard Rock Performance\u201d for\u00a0\u201cBring Me To Life\u201d<\/strong>, and \u201cBest New Artist\u201d, taking home the latter two. The following year,\u00a0\u201cMy Immortal\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0received a nod for \u201cBest Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\nToday,\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0holds steady as the sixth best-selling album of the 21st century (ranking just behind\u00a0Lady Gaga<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0\u201cThe Fame\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and ahead of\u00a0COLDPLAY<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0\u201cA Rush Of Blood To The Head\u201d<\/strong>) and remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, with more than 17 million copies sold worldwide. In 2022,\u00a0\u201cFallen\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0received a rare diamond certification from the\u00a0RIAA<\/strong>, which recognizes 10 million units in U.S. album sales. As a testament to the album\u2019s enduring appeal, the video for\u00a0\u201cBring Me To Life\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0surpassed 1.2 billion views on\u00a0YouTube<\/strong>, making it one of the most-watched rock videos of all-time while\u00a0\u201cMy Immortal\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0follows close behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo date,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0has released a total of five studio albums, including the multi-platinum\u00a0\u201cThe Open Door\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0\u201cEvanescence\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(2011),both of which topped the Billboard 200. In 2021, the band thrilled fans with their first album of new material in a decade,\u00a0\u201cThe Bitter Truth\u201d<\/strong>. Now 20 years on,\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u00a0continues to scale new heights. Featuring a lineup of\u00a0Amy Lee<\/strong>\u00a0(vocals, keyboards),Tim McCord<\/strong>\u00a0(guitar\/bass),Will Hunt<\/strong>\u00a0(drums),Troy McLawhorn<\/strong>\u00a0(guitars) and\u00a0Emma Anzai<\/strong>\u00a0(bass, backing vocals),the band continues to travel the globe, staging some of the most successful shows of their career, including Allianz Parque, a soccer stadium in S\u0101o Paulo, Brasil, which was the biggest headline show of\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u2018s career to date, drawing 40,000 fans.\u00a0EVANESCENCE<\/strong>\u2018s most recent single,\u00a0\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0Netflix<\/strong>\u00a0series\u00a0\u201cDevil May Cry\u201d<\/strong>, has had great success, with over 20 million streams and over 10 million views on\u00a0YouTube<\/strong>\u00a0in just the first few weeks.\u00a0\u201cAfterlife\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is the fastest-moving single of the band\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPhoto credit:\u00a0Travis Shinn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n