Posted August 28, 200618 yr Evanescence Feeling No Pressure On New Album Billboard.com August 28, 2006, 10:40 AM ET After selling nearly 14 million copies worldwide of its 2003 debut, "Fallen," and winning two Grammy Awards, Evanescence knows there are great expectations for its new album, "The Open Door," which comes out on Oct. 3. But frontwoman Amy Lee insists she's not paying much heed to external pressure. "I just haven't ever looked at it that way," Lee tells Billboard.com. "'Fallen' is a great record [but] I don't think you can match the success of another body of work. I think that's only going to frustrate you. My only goal making this one was making something that I love even more and that I think is an even better record, and we've definitely done that." Evanescence recorded "The Open Door" beginning late last year in Los Angeles. Producer Dave Fortman returned for the sophomore set, which also incorporates a string section and a choir. "Call Me When You're Sober," inspired by the end of Lee's relationship with Seether frontman Shaun Morgan, is the first single, while the song "Lacrymosa" is based on the section of the same name from Mozart's "Requiem." "I think you can hear the growth," says Lee, who acknowledges that her lyrics are mostly about "what was going on at the time" in her life. "All the experimenting and fun stuff that we tried comes across, I think." It wasn't an easy process, however. Guitarist Terry Balsamo suffered a stroke last October, and even though Lee says he returned to the studio immediately after his release from the hospital, he's been convalescing and doing physical therapy ever since. "It's been a ton of hard work for him," she says. "We're at rehearsals now and he's playing and it's so great to have him back. But it's a step-by-step process for him." Evanescence begins a 17-date small-venue tour to promote "The Open Door" on Oct. 5 in Toronto. A more extensive outing is expected to follow.
August 28, 200618 yr I hope they tour here! I shall be buying whatever - I live and breathe for the day it leaks - the tracklist looks simply divine especially the track 'Snow Queen' :wub: BTW go to the FEATURE REQUEST forum and vote yes for an Evanescence forum on Buzzjack :kink: <3
August 28, 200618 yr Cant believe that this incredibly average band has managed to somehow sell 14 million records. If only all you Ev fans would go out and listen to Lacuna Coil or Within Temptation, then you'd hear some real class....
August 29, 200618 yr I don't really like them tbh, and their newest one is played so much on tv it's starting to annoy me.
August 29, 200618 yr Cant believe that this incredibly average band has managed to somehow sell 14 million records. If only all you Ev fans would go out and listen to Lacuna Coil or Within Temptation, then you'd hear some real class.... I listen to both of those thank you and I don't want you telling me what is CLASS. Arrogant music snobs.
August 29, 200618 yr I listen to both of those thank you and I don't want you telling me what is CLASS. Arrogant music snobs. And I am proud to be a snob when I listen to rather poor American rip-offs of vastly superior European bands.... Some of us knew which bands came first... At the end of the day, I am a METAL fan and I dont want to hear the music I love watered or dumbed down by a bunch of Corporate c**k-suckers who sell their music to Hollywood...
August 29, 200618 yr I don't really like them tbh, and their newest one is played so much on tv it's starting to annoy me. It's a shame really, they showed a bit of promise when they did the "Origin" mini album, then they just turned into some horrendous commercial Nu Metal band... I don't respect bands who change their music styles just to "shift units" (or indeed, draft in some sh!tty rapper just to get a chart hit, or just because Korn did it about a decade ago...)
