Evanescence [fans]

ABOUT EVANESCENCE: Ok...are you ready for this cliche biography that is posted on almost everywhere?
Evanescence is a rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, originally founded by Amy Lee on vocals and piano and Ben Moody on guitar. Evanescence's major label debut single "Bring Me to Life" was a global hit for the band and reached number five on the American Billboard Hot 100. The song became the theme music for WWE's pay-per-view No Way Out. It was included in the soundtrack for the action movie Daredevil, along with their even more popular "My Immortal" (peaking at number seven in the United States) and garnered recognition for the band at the Grammy Awards of 2004: the single was awarded Best Hard Rock Performance, and Evanescence was awarded Best New Artist.
Their first full length album, Origin (released in 2000), is relatively unknown. The band also released two EPs, the selftitled Evanescence EP (1998) of which about 100 copies were made and the Sound Asleep EP, also known as the Whisper EP (1999) limited to 50 copies, which are difficult to find, and thus highly sought after by collectors. Not atypical, Origin and the EPs contain demo versions of some of the songs on their first major label album. In fact, the recording of "My Immortal" found on Fallen can also be found on Origin, minus a handful of additional instrumental accompaniments. However, Lee herself does not consider the record to be an actual album; rather, she considers it merely a bundle of demo songs (some of which she says are not done properly) that was sent to record companies. Only 2500 copies of this record were ever made, and it is thus not generally available in record stores. In response, Lee encouraged fans to download the band's older songs from the Internet during an interview. Not surprisingly, enterprising bootleggers have been selling fake copies of Origin, usually as a "Russian re-release", for high prices. It is highly encouraged that fans not risk money on a copy of Origin as it is likely not an original copy.
The group was founded by Amy Lee and former lead guitarist Ben Moody. The two met at a youth camp in Arkansas, where Moody heard Lee playing "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf on the piano. They discovered they shared a love of Jimi Hendrix and Björk, and they began to write songs together (the first was "Solitude", by Amy Lee, followed by "Understanding", by Ben Moody, "Give unto Me", by Amy Lee, and the fourth song ever written by them was "My Immortal"). The songs were altered lyrically and musically by both Lee and Moody, which is the reason for having the names of both of them in the credits for writing them. For some time they were unable to find other musicians to play with, and did not have the funds to pay for professional assistance, thus they were unable to play live shows. However, two songs of theirs, "Understanding" and "Give Unto Me", found their way onto local music charts, and demand for a live show increased. When the band finally did make an appearance, they became one of the most popular acts in the area. They went through several names, including "Childish Intentions" and "Stricken," before deciding on the name "Evanescence."
Originally considered by many to be part of the Christian rock scene – and for a short time promoted in Christian stores – the band made it clear that they did not want to be considered a Christian rock band, especially after controversy when Moody swore during an interview. Shortly thereafter, Christian stores removed Evanescence from their shelves.
On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band abruptly in the middle of a European tour. The reasons for his departure were reportedly "creative differences". In an interview several months later [1], Lee said: "we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record". Since then, Lee has said it was almost a relief that he left because of tensions created within the band. Terry Balsamo from Cold joined the band, replacing Moody. Recently, Moody confessed he suffers from a bipolar disorder, and he was in crisis the day he left Evanescence.
Evanescence is currently working on their second album, which is unnamed as of yet. Lee stated on EvBoard (a popular Internet message board related to the band) that Evanescence's second album should be released around March 2006. However, Wind-Up's online site has stated that the new album is now going to be released in the summer of 2006.
Amy Lee was asked to write a theme song for the 2005 movie version of "Narnia, The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe", but it was rejected by producers due to it being "too dark and epic". Lee had the opportunity to adapt the song, but did not wish to negotiate her music.
The band is often compared to the nu-metal band Linkin Park, but many fans find this comparison inaccurate because it is based solely on their single "Bring Me to Life", which features the lead singer of 12 Stones rapping over a short section of the music. This is not reflective of most of their other music, both on Fallen and in their earlier work. Evanescence has also been compared to bands such as In Winter, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, and Within Temptation, all of which incorporate female vocalists and dark lyrical themes, but these bands are considered to be symphonic metal/gothic metal rather than rock. During live shows, Evanescence often performs cover songs from modern prog/art bands, such as A Perfect Circle and Korn.ABOUT ME: Hello to all of anybody who reads this. I am the mastermind behind this profile ;) my name is Tyler and im an 19. I live in Tennessee and i like evanescence more than an average fan. but im not quite obsessed yet :D There is not much that i can say about myself other then I love playing Final Fantasy games or any RPG game. Masamunes, katanas, or any other samuri swords are pretty much my favorite instruments. Yes i am a gentleman and no my love life isnt perfect, but then again...whos is?
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(comment me, and i will comment you back) Ok..the new album is coming out summer 2006 even though it was suppost to come out the end of last year...(i know, i was pretty mad too)
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