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Nu-metal bandBirth Date :
1994Birth Place :
Little Rock, Arkansas, USAClaim to fame :
Single "Bring Me To Life" from album "Fallen" (2003)
'American Idol' Alum Carly Smithson Joins Ex-Evanescence Members
June 19, 2009 09:06:49"American Idol" season seven outcast, Carly Smithson, has been recruited as the lead singer of The Fallen, a new band formed by Evanescence's former members. "I'm excited to be able to completely jump out of the box," she said. "The Idol thing, you know, was very PG, it was for a family audience ... I've never been more happy than being in this band."
Recalling the first time they were in search of a vocalist after Amy Lee's exit, guitarist Ben Moody told Los Angeles Times, "We began looking for our soul mate, which we were scared was going to take a long, long time." Then, he was impressed by Carly's singing talent after watching her "Bring Me to Life" performance on 2008 American Idol Summer Tour.
Evanescence Map Out Fall Tour With New Line-Up
September 05, 2007 03:09:09
After touring with Korn in Family Values, Evanescence will head to a fall tour boasting the new formation. The band will roam North America beginning October 23 in Miami and ending December 10 in East Rutherford, N.J.
"I am excited to be headlining our own tour this Fall," said vocalist Amy Lee. "While Family Values Tour was fun, it will be nice to do something special for Evanescence fans. This time around we will get to spend more time with the audience and play a longer and more diverse set."
Evanescence Prompts Two New Members
May 19, 2007 02:05:08
Not waiting for some drama, Evanescence quickly adds two new members for their summer tour. Drummer Will Hunt and guitarist Troy McLawhorn, both plucked from alt-metal band Dark New Day have replaced John LeCompt and Rocky Gray.
"I am a big fan of Dark New Day and can't wait for the fans to see what the guys bring to our live show," Lee said in a statement.
2007 MuchMusic Awards Nominees Revealed
May 15, 2007 01:05:48
Canadian very own MuchMusic Video Awards has revealed the names included as this year's nominees. Favorite artists ranging from the Canadian natives like k-os and City and Colour will compete with more globally successful artists such as Nelly Furtado and Avril Lavigne.
Artists are nominated in 4 separate categories that boast both Canadian and international set. Canadian favorite artists can be chosen among the selection of Lavigne, Furtado, George, City and Colour, and k-os while the international one will be selected among Akon, Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Hilary Duff and Justin Timberlake.
Evanescence Crumbling Down, LeCompt and Gray Speak Up
May 07, 2007 10:05:02
Evanescence is going through another line up change as guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray bid their goodbye to the band. Though not obviously showing any clash especially after recent release of "The Open Door" (2006), both LeCompt and Gray speak up about vocalist Amy Lee's management that stands against them.
First statement released by LeCompt on May 4 revealed that he was fired from the band without given any time to defend the situation. He said, "I'm done and I'm pretty upset about it. Amy called and fired me today. There's absolutely no loyalty in this band." He continued by writing on his blog that Amy gave him no chance for negotiations or even early warning.
Korn Ties Evanescence to Co-headline
March 27, 2007 03:03:27
Family Values Tour is back this year. Korn's Jonathan Davis had announced through VirtualMTV.com that Evanescence is made the headliner.
Supporting this event are metalcore band Atreyu, alternative rock band Flyleaf, trash metal band Trivium and the newly formed rock band Hellyeah. "It's gonna rock," he typed on the computer. One of Korn's members, David Silveria meanwhile, will not be present because he is in hiatus.
No Wolves in Evanescence's New Video
March 27, 2007 01:03:26
Evanescence recently completed the shooting of their new video "Sweet Sacrifice". Unlike the previous videos, vocalist Amy Lee said, it's a non-crazy one where wolves, tricks and stuffs will not be present.
Directed by Paul Brown who has worked with Audioslave, this video suits the band's favor. "It's mostly live performance," she said in a statement "It's more really just about the song, and that is unique for us." Going a bit metaphoric, the video took the set of a four-wall room which is inspired by Jennifer Lopez's movie "The Cell" (2000). "Like we're in the walls of our minds, sort of," she continued.
2007 NRJ Music Awards Winners
January 23, 2007 10:01:25
Not only Christina Aguilera looked stunning at Saturday, January 20th, NRJ Awards, but also she won double. The American pop singer nabbed two awards, for the category of International Female Artist of the Year and International Album of the Year for her "Back to Basics".
Also won big during the event was French rapper Diam's who collected three awards, including Francophone Female Artist of the Year, Francophone Album of the Year for "Dans ma bulle", and Francophone Song of the Year for "La Boulette". In addition to both winners, there were also the likes of Nelly Furtado who won the award for International Revelation of the Year, and Christophe Mae who was bestowed the award for Francophone Revelation of the Year.
Evanescence Announces the Second Leg of U.S. Dates on Their World Tour
January 22, 2007 10:01:23
Rock group Evanescence has, on Friday afternoon January 19th, announced the second leg of U.S. dates on their World Tour in support of their success LP, "The Open Door".
Set to perform 14 dates in arenas, beginning on March 16th in Fresno, California and runs across the U.S. with the final show scheduled for April 5th in Glens Falls, NY, tickets for all of the shows on this leg will go on sale beginning January 27.
Amy Lee of Evanescence Is Engaged
January 12, 2007 09:01:44
Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence, is engaged. The singer songwriter announced her engagement Tuesday January 9th during a taping of an hour-long special on the Canadian music network MuchMusic.
Lee's boyfriend Josh, a therapist, proposed to her Monday evening while the band was in Toronto to perform at the Air Canada Centre. She said he got down on one knee for a traditional proposal.
The U.S. Pop Charts Holdovers of Oct 29th
November 02, 2006 09:11:42
This is a new record on the Billboard Hot 200 after another. The US pop album charts sees the success of Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana" to climb at No. 1 this week. The album, which is the soundtrack to hit Disney Channel series of the same name, sold more than 280,000 copies in the week ended October 29, marking the biggest start for a soundtrack since November 2005, when rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" bowed with 317,000 units.
On top of that, "Hannah Montana" has also become Disney's fourth top 10 debut this year, behind "Cars," "The Cheetah Girls 2" and the immensely popular "High School Musical," which is the only album to sell more than 3 million copies so far in 2006. Elsewhere, New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance is at 2nd position on the album charts with "The Black Parade" sold 240,000 copies. John Legend's sophomore album "Once Again" starts at No. 3 with 231,000.
The Billboard 200's Top 10 Albums for Oct 22, 2006
October 26, 2006 10:10:35
P. Diddy has just proved he does deserve the label "hip-hop mogul". The rapper scores his No. 1 album since 1997 when his latest effort "Press Play" takes the No. 1 U.S. album spot on The Billboard 200 for the week ended Sunday Oct 22nd, selling over 170,000 copies. "Press Play", which is Diddy's first studio album since 2001's platinum-selling "The Saga Continues", also tops Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
At 2nd position on the album chart is Evanescence's "The Open Door" with 112,000, while JoJo enters the chart with her sophomore set "The High Road" at No. 3, sold 108,000 copies. Former chart-topper, Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" secures the 4th spot with another 99,000, ahead of Dierks Bentley's "Long Trip Alone" at No. 5 selling 82,000 copies, and Rod Stewart's "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time" at No. 6 sold another 79,000 copies in its second week out.
US Top 10 Albums of Oct 18th, 2006
October 19, 2006 10:10:59
Veteran singer Rod Stewart leads the pack in the US pop album chart Wednesday Oct 18th, with his latest effort "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time" sold 184,304 copies in the week ended October 15. The set, which is Stewart's first rock release in eight years, is the star's fourth No. 1 album in his entire music career.
With Stewart taking the very top position on the album chart, last week's champ goth-pop band Evanescence's "The Open Door" slips to 2nd position with another 164,000 copies. Rapper Lloyd Banks' second set, "Rotten Apple," bows at No. 3 taking in 143,000 units. Jimmy Buffett's "Take the Weather With You" is No. 4 on the Top 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 121,000 units.
Weekend U.S. Pop Album Charts of October 8, 2006
October 12, 2006 11:10:31
It's no longer Ludacris on the top spot of the US pop album charts. Evanescence, in fact, is the one leads the pack in busy album release week, jumps straight in at number one in the Billboard 200 with their new album "The Open Door" sold 447,000 copies during the week ended October 8th.
Aside from the attainment, "The Open Door" also is claimed as the 700th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 since the magazine started its weekly chart 50 years ago. The set, what's more, also marks the rock band's first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Killers' second album "Sam's Town" comes next at No. 2, sold 315,000 copies.
Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart August 31st
September 01, 2006 01:09:08
The just-comeback pop singer Justin Timberlake hit hard the music industry with his new released single "SexyBack" sells 250,000 copies as a digital download, such attainment that places the man on the very top position of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart for the week ended Thursday August 31st.
With Justin there at No. 1 spot, last week's champ Stacy Ferguson's "London Bridge," slips one to 2nd position, followed close behind at No. 3 by Sean Paul's "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me". Meanwhile, the VMA winner Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" is at No. 4, just one place ahead of The Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons" at the 5th spot.
Evanescence Get Back on the Road
August 11, 2006 01:08:29
Evanescence, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based quintet, is back. The music group announced Thursday August 10th that they are going to kick off another world tour, with tickets for the North American go on sale August 19.
The trek, held in support of the band's second studio album "The Open Door", will be kicked off Oct. 5 in Toronto and finishes up on Oct. 29 in San Francisco. As of the album itself, the set has been slated to touch the market on October 3rd.
Evanescence to Open Door on October 3rd
April 28, 2006 11:04:04
Intended to create another success, or at least repeat the same success of their first album "Fallen", music band Evanescence announce details on their sophomore album. Tentatively titled "The Open Door", the set is scheduled for an October 3rd release date.
Speaking on their new effort, the band vocalist Amy Lee claims that she has grown significantly since "Fallen" and considers guitarist Terry Balsamo as the "perfect writing partner".
Anywhere to Face Refunds
August 16, 2005 11:08:17After the complaints of Evanescence's "Anywhere But Home" of not carrying a parental warning sticker, a Washington County Circuit Court judge released a statement that every person can receive refunds for the album. The refunds will be given if people who purchased it can show the proof that they bought the album in a Maryland Wal-Mart outlet before January 1, 2005.
