Evanescence

Formed in 1995

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Sat Oct 24 Fort Worth, United States · Texas Motor Speedwaywith Melvins, The Prodigy, Ministry, Mastodon, AFI, P.O.D., Clutch, Slayer… Tickets
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Sat Nov 28 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · National Hockey Stadiumwith Poppy Tickets
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Sat Jan 16 Inglewood, United States · Kia Forumwith The Offspring, Young the Giant, Slightly Stoopid Details
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Sat Mar 20 Auckland, New Zealand · Spark Arena Tickets
Sat Jun 5 Nürnberg, Germany · Zeppelinfeldwith Motionless in White, Amon Amarth Tickets
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Thu Jun 10 Nickelsdorf, Austria · Pannonia Fields IIwith The Smashing Pumpkins, Saltatio Mortis, Nothing But Thieves, Fit for a King, Simple Plan, Motionless in White, Static‐X Tickets
Fri Jun 11 Interlaken, Switzerland · Greenfield Festival 2027with Eisbrecher Tickets

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Evanescence is an American rock band founded in 1994 by singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas. After releasing independent EPs and a demo CD as a duo in the late 1990s, Evanescence released their debut studio album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Propelled by the success of hit singles including "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal", Fallen sold more than four million copies in the US by January 2004, garnering Evanescence two Grammy Awards out of six nominations. They released their first live album and concert DVD, Anywhere but Home, in 2004, which sold over one million copies worldwide.

Evanescence released their second studio album, The Open Door, in 2006, co-composed by Lee and guitarist Terry Balsamo. It received a Grammy nomination and has sold more than six million copies worldwide. With Balsamo, guitarist Troy McLawhorn, bassist Tim McCord and drummer Will Hunt, the band reconvened in 2009 to work on music for their next album, Evanescence. Released in 2011, it marked the first album co-written as a band. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, Rock Albums, Digital Albums, Alternative Albums, and Hard Rock Albums charts. Following the end of the album's tour cycle, the band entered a hiatus.

In 2014, Lee and Evanescence left their record label and became an independent band. The band emerged from hiatus in 2015 and resumed touring, while a new album was not yet created as Lee was also focusing on a solo project. In 2016, Lee stated that Evanescence was working on a fourth album, Synthesis (2017), composed of orchestral and electronica arrangements of previous material alongside two new songs. Its release was followed by the Synthesis Live tour, in which the band performed with live orchestras for the first time. After pandemic delays, Evanescence released their fifth album, The Bitter Truth, in 2021, which reached the top five of the Billboard Independent, Alternative, and Hard Rock charts. The band's sixth album, Sanctuary (2026), was preceded by the song "Afterlife" from the Netflix series Devil May Cry.

Classified as a gothic alternative metal and hard rock band, among other genres, Evanescence have a diverse sound incorporating various musical styles including classical music, alternative music, heavy metal, industrial music, and electronic music, driven by Lee's contrasting musical pursuits and introspective songwriting. Beginning as a duo partnership, Evanescence had several lineup changes, and became a band collaboration in 2009. The band comprises Lee, McCord since 2006, McLawhorn and Hunt since 2007, and bassist Emma Anzai since 2022. Among other accolades, Evanescence has received two Grammy Awards, three Loudwire Music Awards, a Kerrang! Award, a Revolver Golden Gods Music Award, a Rock Sound award, a Brit Award nomination, three American Music Award nominations, and five MTV Video Music Award nominations. Evanescence have sold a total of 31.9 million albums, making the band one of the best selling hard rock and metal artists of all time.

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Evanescence est un groupe américain de metal alternatif, originaire de Little Rock. Il est formé en 1995 par la chanteuse Amy Lee et le guitariste Ben Moody.

Le groupe publie son premier album studio Fallen sur label Wind-up Records en 2003. Fallen compte plus de 17 millions d'exemplaires vendus dans le monde et permet au groupe de remporter deux Grammy Awards sur sept nominations. Un an plus tard, Evanescence publie son premier album live, Anywhere but Home. En 2006, le groupe publie son troisième album, The Open Door, qui comptabilise 5 millions d'exemplaires vendus.

La composition du groupe a changé à de nombreuses reprises : David Hodges quittant la formation en 2002, le cofondateur Ben Moody en 2003 en pleine tournée, le bassiste Will Boyd en 2006, le guitariste John LeCompt et le batteur Rocky Gray en 2007. En juin 2009, le groupe se reforme pour l'enregistrement d'Evanescence, leur quatrième album, publié le 11 octobre 2011. Il atteindra la première place du Billboard 200.

Le groupe encourage le téléchargement de leurs premières productions pour lutter contre la spéculation. Ben Moody autorise fin 2005 le téléchargement gratuit et légal des deux premiers EP et du premier album Origin, ainsi que de quelques démos.

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