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Evanescence
Evanescence is an American Rock music, rock band founded in 1994 by singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas. After releasing independent extended play, EPs and a Origin (Evanescence demo album), demo CD as a duo in the late 1990s, Evanescence released their debut studio album, ''Fallen (Evanescence album), Fallen'', on Wind-up Records in 2003. Propelled by the success of hit singles like "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal (song), 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, guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 like "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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Lee
Amy Lynn Lee (born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, lead songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Evanescence. A classically trained pianist, Lee began writing music at age 11 and co-founded Evanescence at age 13, inspired by various musical genres and film scores from an early age. Lee has also participated in other musical projects, including '' Nightmare Revisited'' and '' Muppets: The Green Album'', and composed music for several films, including '' War Story'' (2014), '' Indigo Grey: The Passage'' (2015), and the song "Speak to Me" for '' Voice from the Stone'' (2017). She has also released the covers EP '' Recover, Vol. 1'' (2016), the soundtrack album to ''War Story'', the children's album '' Dream Too Much'' (2016), and collaborated with other artists such as Korn, Seether, Bring Me the Horizon, Lindsey Stirling, Body Count, and Wagakki Band. Alongside her awards and nominations with Evanescenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen (Evanescence Album)
''Fallen'' is the debut studio album by American rock music, rock band Evanescence, released on March 4, 2003, by Wind-up Records. Co-founders singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody began writing and recording songs as Evanescence in 1994, and after independently releasing two EPs and a demo CD, they signed to Wind-up in January 2001. Several of the songs from their earlier independent releases feature on ''Fallen''. The album was recorded between August and December 2002 in several studios in California. It is Evanescence's only studio album to feature Moody, who left the band in October 2003. The album yielded four singles: "Bring Me to Life", "Going Under", "My Immortal (song), My Immortal", and "Everybody's Fool". "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" charted in the top 10 of over 10 countries, including the US, UK and Australia. ''Fallen'' is Evanescence's most commercially successful album to date, selling 10 million copies in the US and over 17 million copies wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Open Door
''The Open Door'' is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006, by Wind-up Records. Amy Lee had full creative control of the record, incorporating new elements into their previous musical styles, including her classical influences, homemade sounds, industrial rock, symphonic metal, progressive rock, electronica and the use of choirs on several songs. The album was written in the course of 18 months, and the recording process was delayed as a result of guitarist Terry Balsamo's stroke. Most of the songs were co-composed by Lee and Balsamo, with production handled by Dave Fortman. ''The Open Door'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. The song "Sweet Sacrifice" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance, and the album won Album of the Year at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. ''The Open Door'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling more than 447,000 copies in its firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evanescence Discography
American rock band Evanescence has released five studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, two demo albums, three extended plays, eighteen singles, nine promotional singles, two video albums, and eighteen music videos. Evanescence was founded in 1994 by Amy Lee and Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas. The band's lineup comprises Lee, guitarist Troy McLawhorn, guitarist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and bassist Emma Anzai. As of 2022, the band has sold over 31.9 million albums. As a duo, Evanescence self-released the EPs ''Evanescence'' (1998) and ''Sound Asleep'' (1999), which were followed by the demo album ''Origin'' (2000). Their debut studio album, '' Fallen'', was released in 2003, and sold 141,000 copies in its first week in the US, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200. It spawned the singles "Bring Me to Life", " Going Under", " My Immortal", and " Everybody's Fool". "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" respectively were certified triple platinu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring Me To Life
"Bring Me to Life" is the debut single by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, '' Fallen'' (2003). It was released by Wind-up as the album's lead single on January 13, 2003, following its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film '' Daredevil''. The song was written by Amy Lee at age 19 about having been desensitized in an abusive relationship and realizing things she had been missing in life. Guitarist Ben Moody and David Hodges share songwriting credits on the song, which features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones. Produced by Dave Fortman, "Bring Me to Life" is primarily a nu metal and rap rock song. The male vocals were forced by the label against Lee's wishes to market the song in the musical landscape of the time. The song received a generally positive reception, with critics praising Lee's vocals and melody. One of Evanescence's most commercially successful songs, "Bring Me to Life" charted at number one in Australia, Chile, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Immortal (song)
"My Immortal" is a song by American rock music, rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, ''Fallen (Evanescence album), Fallen'' (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records on December 8, 2003 as the album's third single, following its inclusion on Daredevil: The Album, the soundtrack to the film ''Daredevil (film), Daredevil''. The song was written by singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody when they were 15. Several versions were recorded, with the earliest in 1997. Wind-up used the recording from their 2000 Origin (Evanescence demo album), demo CD on ''Fallen'' against Lee's wishes, which featured her demo vocals and a MIDI keyboard. String instrument, Strings from ''Daredevil'' composer Graeme Revell were added during the production of ''Fallen''. The single, dubbed "band version", is the re-recording Lee and Moody made for ''Fallen'', featuring guitar, drums and bass and a string arrangement by David Campbell (composer), David Campbell. An alternative ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origin (Evanescence Demo Album)
''Origin'' is a demo album by American rock band Evanescence. A compilation of home-recorded demos from 1996-1999, the CD was self-released and sold at local shows, and then packaged to showcase to record labels. It contains demos written and recorded by co-founders Amy Lee and Ben Moody for their earlier independent EPs in the 1990s, including "Whisper", "Imaginary", and " My Immortal", which appear on their debut album '' Fallen'' (2003). A total of 2,000 copies of the CD were made and sold by the website of a local company, Bigwig Enterprises, from November 4, 2000 to 2003. Background As Evanescence, Lee and Moody had composed and home-recorded demos, including two EPs, ''Evanescence'' (1998) and ''Sound Asleep'' (1999), which they sold at their live shows. Their early demos got them airplay on the local modern rock station in Little Rock, which helped them develop a local fanbase, allowing them to play a couple of bigger shows a year and hire other musicians to perform other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anywhere But Home
''Anywhere but Home'' is the first live album and concert DVD release by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on November 23, 2004, by Wind-up Records. It includes a recording of a concert at Le Zénith in Paris, an hour of behind the scenes footage, three previously-unreleased songs, and all four of the '' Fallen'' music videos. Background and release ''Anywhere but Home'' was filmed during Evanescence's concert at Le Zénith in Paris on May 25, 2004. The concert was part of the tour in support of their debut album '' Fallen'' (2003). Every song from the album except "Hello" was performed at the show. Three new songs were released on ''Anywhere but Home'': "Missing", "Breathe No More" (which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film '' Elektra''), and "Farther Away". While placed at the end of the disc, the CD insert shows "Missing" as track eight but it is actually track 14 and incorrectly labeled "Whisper". A secret performance of "Bring Me to Life" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Balsamo
Terry Philip Balsamo II (born October 8, 1972) is an American musician who is best known as the former guitarist of the rock bands Cold and Evanescence. Biography Early projects and Cold After a brief run with the early lineup of Limp Bizkit in 1995, Balsamo joined fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes of the band Cold in 1999. Balsamo wrote and recorded with Cold for their albums ''13 Ways to Bleed on Stage'' (2000) and ''Year of the Spider'' (2003). He also appeared alongside Staind in Staind's 2001 MTV Unplugged performance. Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour. Balsamo briefly re-joined Cold for their early 2009 reunion tour. According to a post on Cold's Facebook page on July 8, 2016, Balsamo was returning to the band for the recording of new music. However, he had departed the group again by January 2018, when Cold announced a new a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Moody
Benjamin Moody (born January 22, 1981) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is known as co-founder of rock band Evanescence, which he departed in 2003 after the release of their debut album '' Fallen'' (2003). After leaving Evanescence, Moody co-wrote and co-produced songs for Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Anastacia, Lindsay Lohan, Bo Bice, Daughtry, and Celine Dion. Early life Moody was born on January 22, 1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He described his youth in Little Rock as being lax, stating that "everybody has their fun. In Little Rock, I'm an infamous thief - it was all there was to do." He began playing drums, but switched to guitar after experiencing carpal tunnel issues. He did not take guitar lessons, and took influence from 1980s artists like Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Mötley Crüe. Commenting on his favorite era of music, Moody said: "Honestly, I think I was born about 10 years too late. I listen to '' The Final Countdown'' by Europe o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hunt
William Hunt (born September 5, 1971) is an American drummer. He has been a member of rock band Evanescence since 2007, and has also played for Skrape, Dark New Day, Black Label Society, Vasco Rossi, Device, Crossfade, Staind, Static-X, Slaughter, and Godsmack. Career He looks up to Tommy Lee, John Bonham, Peter Criss, Abe Cunningham, and Stewart Copeland as his influences to his drumming. One of Hunt's earliest bands was Axe Attack, formed during 1988 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was also the second drummer in Tallahassee band Witt's End, a cover band that played several club gigs. This was the first band for all the members of Witt's End that earned them a living, making it the first professional band for all of them. Amongst sitting in with other local North Florida bands, he was also in the band Eli and recorded ''Push It Hard'' in 1990. Hunt while recording the debut album Indestructible loved the direction the album was going and Phillip Calfy vocalist for Scars of Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
