Evanescence will perform their worldwide hit "Bring Me To Life" and their forthcoming single "Going Under" at their Sydney instore next Sunday, July 20. The band will also appear on Rove as part of their Australian promotional tour next week.
Evanescence has confirmed they will perform two songs at an instore singing in Sydney next week. The chart-topping band will be in the country for a brief promotional tour supporting their current album "Fallen" which features the worldwide hit "Bring Me To Life". Although they will only visit Sydney and Melbourne during their stay, fans around the country can see the band chatting to Jabba and performing their #1 hit as well as their upcoming single "Going Under" on Channel V next Sunday, July 20. Other performances include Rove Live on and a three-track set on Triple M broadcast in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, both on Tuesday, July 22. Watch out for the new single "Going Under" instores on August 11.
Evanescence instore details: Sunday, July 20 - HMV Mt Druitt, Sydney - 2pm
Rock newcomers Evanescence are set to invade Oz with the release of the US smash hit "Bring Me To Life". The track was heavily featured in the 'Daredevil" film soundtrack and features guest vocals by Paul McCoy of 12 Stones.
Evanescence is Amy Lee (vocal) Ben Moody (lead guitar) John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums). Hailing from Little Rock Arkansas, their ethereal brand of rock has taken the US by storm where their single "Bring Me To Life" topped the Billboard rock singles chart and their debut album "Fallen" notches up its fourth week in the Billboard Top Ten. "We're definitely a rock band," explains 20-year-old front woman Lee. "But the twist is that the band's music is epic, dramatic, dark rock."
Recorded in Los Angeles, "Fallen" was produced by Dave Fortman (BOYSETSFIRE, Superjoint Ritual) and is due to hit Australian stores next month. The first single off the CD "Bring Me To Life," was part of the Daredevil film soundtrack and features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of 12 Stones. "'Bring Me To Life' is about discovering something or someone that awakens a feeling inside them that they've never had before," says lead guitarist, Moody of their new single. "You discover there is a world that is bigger than just your safe bubble."
Evanescence's single "Bring Me To Life" will be available in stores from April 21. The album "Fallen" will follow shortly after on May 12.
Evanescence guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody teamed up with lead singer Amy Lee a few years ago after hearing her rendition of Meat Loaf's I'd Do Anything For love" at a youth camp. The musical duo has been inseparable ever since.
Evanescence co-founders Amy Lee (vocals) and Ben Moody (guitarist/songwriter) attribute most of their newfound success to the band's creative chemistry. The two who met while in their early teens established the band in the late 90s and began releasing EPs of their music, which was strongly influenced by a wide range of artists including Bjork and Tori Amos.
"We were at a youth camp," Moody recalls of their first meeting. "During some sort of recreational period held in a gymnasium, I heard Amy playing Meat Loaf's 'I'd Do Anything for Love' at the piano. So I went over to meet her, and she started singing for me. I was pretty much blown away, so I suckered her into joining a band with me. Since that day, the musical relationship has remained dependably loyal. We have the same exact vision regarding what we love about music. When it comes to song writing, we finish each other's thoughts."
In their early days the band began to establish a reputation by independently releasing material. Even without the benefit of live performances, they managed to get the public's attention. "A lot of it developed by being elusive," Moody remembers. "The second song we ever wrote was this seven-minute, ridiculous Goth anthem called "Understanding" and for some reason, the local rock station decided to play it a lot. We gained this popularity around town, even though no one knew who we were or where to find us. It was because we could never afford to play a show. It was just Amy and I and we couldn't pay any musicians."
Things are a little different these days with the band's latest single "Bring Me To Life" topping rock charts in the US and featuring on the soundtrack to the movie blockbuster, "Daredevil". Available in Australian stores now, it's the first track off their forthcoming album "Fallen" due in stores on May 12.
The awesome debut single from heavy rockers Evanescence enters the ARIA singles chart at #12. The track, off the band's forthcoming album "Fallen" also topped ARIA's Hard Rock and Metal chart this week. Hard rock newcomers Evanescence power into the ARIA singles chart with their first single "Bring Me To Life" debuting at #12 this week. The track, which also came in at #1 on the ARIA Heavy Rock and Metal Chart is off their forthcoming new album "Fallen" due in stores next month.
The single recently topped US rock charts, features the guest vocals of 12 Stones singer Paul McCoy. "'Bring Me To Life' is about discovering something or someone that awakens a feeling inside them that they've never had before," explains lead guitarist Ben Moody. "You discover there is a world that is bigger than just your safe bubble. It's the song that is the most 'us'. That best sums up what we strive to sound like."
Singer Amy Lee's spin on the song is very similar. "Basically, we go through life everyday, kind of doing the same thing, going through the motions, and nothing phases us for the most part," she explains. "Then one day something happens that wakes you up and makes you realise that there's this whole world of emotion or meaning that you've never seen before. It's like, 'wow, I've been asleep all this time'."
Available now, "Bring Me To Life" is off the album "Fallen" which will be in stores on May 12.
Singer Amy Lee describes the fundamental message behind the tracks on the new Evanescence album "Fallen" as a positive one. Their single "Bring Me To Life" also took a positive step toward the top spot on the ARIA chart this week.
Rock newcomers Evanescence continue to climb the national ARIA charts with their new single "Bring Me To Life" jumping five spots to #7. The track is the first release off their upcoming CD, "Fallen", due in stores this month.
Critics are already raving about the album, which perfectly combines nu metals dark and moody melodies with the angelic vocals of front woman Amy Lee. The 20-year-old singer/songwriter has become somewhat of a hero and inspiration for female rock lovers, who see her as the lone woman in a male-dominated genre."It's exciting for me, but we definitely want to change that," she says. "Hopefully this will open the door for a lot of other female artists".
Lyrically, Evanescence explores dark, introspective themes of love and despair. But the group insists its fundamental message is a positive one. "The point of this whole record and band is to let people know that they're not alone in dealing with bad feelings or pain or anything that they go through," says Lee, who pens most of the words. "That's life and that's human. They're not alone, and we're going through it, too."
Evanescence's album "Fallen" featuring the Top 10 smash "Bring Me To Life" will be available in stores on May 12.
US radio stations took a while to catch on to the talents of Evanescence who were blinded by the fact that they had a female vocalist. The band's persistence payed off and now they have a worldwide hit on their hands with "Bring Me To Life".
Despite the fact that it only took two months for "Fallen" to go Platinum in the US, rock newcomers Evanescence faced some serious hurdles when they first approached radio to play their music.
"No one really seemed to care about how many people were in the band, just the fact that one of them was a woman," explains guitarist and songwriter Moody. "There were a lot of radio programmers that took a while to come around and realise people are calling, wanting the song, and you have to play it. A lot of people were like, 'Yeah, a chick, no place for her.' It seems those people ate their words, with the album currently riding high at #7 on the Billboard charts and the single "Bring Me To Life" in the top ten. Australian audiences, on the other hand, embraced the band instantly debuting their single at #12 last week. Now at #7, the track is all over the airwaves and looks set to continue climbing the ARIA charts.
In the meantime, Evanescence has signed up to play a number of international festivals and headlining gigs. The band is concentrating on honing its live show, which includes touring member's drummer Rocky Gray, guitarist John LeCompt, and bassist Will Boyd.
"We do about an hour," explains Moody. "Nothing we're playing right now is newer than "Fallen". We're just sort of revamping those songs. They just kind of grow and evolve as we play them live, day after day. Live is much heavier. It is the record turned up to 11, basically."
"Fallen" featuring the smash hit single "Bring Me To Life" will be available in stores on May 12. Stay tuned for news on a possible visit to Australia later this year.
"Bring Me To Life" the current single from alternative rockers Evanescence takes over the #1 spot on the ARIA charts. It's the first cut off their awesome new album "Fallen" which entered the album chart at #4 this week.
Nu-metal band Evanescence topped this weeks national ARIA singles chart with their powerful rock anthem "Bring Me to Life". Now, officially Gold status, the track is off their brand new album "Fallen" which makes its debut this week at #4 on the national ARIA album chart.
Lead singer Amy Lee, is only just coming around to the idea of the band's worldwide success. "I don't completely know how to act around people when I don't know them," she confesses. "It's always kind of been that way. I remember my stage presence used to be really, really bad and then the more successful we've gotten, it's sort of just come a lot easier because I don't think that it's totally registered in my mind yet. I think I'm kind of still trippin' about it."
Evanescence's album "Fallen" featuring the chart topping single "Bring Me To Life" is available in stores now.
Evanescence To Tour Nu rock quartet Evanescence will fly into Australia for a short promotional visit in July. The band is currently sitting on top of the ARIA charts with the single "Bring Me To Life". Their brand new album "Fallen" debuted at #4 this week.
Following their massive Australian chart success this week, rock newcomers Evanescence have announced they will visit Australia for a promotional tour in July. The Arkansas quartet will appear on a number of TV and radio shows and will also make a few special public appearances when in town from July 17 - 24 - stay tuned for more information soon.
The band is currently on the road in the US supporting the release of "Fallen", which has already sold in excess of one million copies. Co-founder and songwriter Ben Moody describes their live shows as loud and dramatic. "It's very theatrical, with special lights and Amy uses Victorian costumes and make up," explains Moody. "It's a heavy brutal show, much more than you'd expect from the record. Every night I want to break something up on stage."
Evanescence's single "Bring Me To Life" claimed the #1 spot on the national ARIA singles chart this week one month after its release. It's the first track off their new album "Fallen" which debuted at #4 this week.
Heavy rock lovers have fallen under the spell of nu metal band Evanescence. The band's music continues to dominate charts around the world including three weeks at #1 in Australia with their current single "Bring Me To Life".
Nu metal band Evanescence spends another week at #1 on the national ARIA and Heavy Rock and Metal charts. The track has spent three weeks in the top spot and is now officially Platinum in Australia. Meanwhile, their album "Fallen" jumps one spot to #5 this week. Internationally, its on top of the European rock charts and has just cracked the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 going from #12 to #4.
Despite the band's newfound worldwide success, all singer/songwriter, Amy Lee wants to do is have a little lie down! "We were on tour when we first heard the album debuted at #7 in the US," she says. "Our manager bought us some Dom Perignon to celebrate. We've been working so hard - really I just wanted to take a pleasant nap."
"Fallen" and "Bring Me To Life" are both available in stores now. Watch out for details on Evanescence's Australian tour soon.
Watch out for the funky looking clothes worn by Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee in the clip for the band's next single "Going Under". The vocalist, who was inspired by the lack of readily available attire, designed the outfits herself.
Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee has designed two outfits for her part in the band's next video "Going Under". Director Philip Stolzl who also masterminded the video for their chart-topping smash, "Bring Me To Life", filmed the clip a few weeks ago in Berlin. The ideas for her costumes came to Lee while she spent a few days in a hotel bed sick recently. Lee came up with two designs - one of which she stitched together herself.
"It's white and has lots of shreds," she said of the hand made garment. "It reminds me of something someone who did would wear. It's a long dress ripped up. Different shreds of different fabric just flying around. The other outfit is a corset. I worked with a designer on that one. I designed it and he took it from there." Lee claims her decision to try her hand at clothes design stems from the lack of items in stores that matched the ideas in her head - a mixture of rock and fantasy.
"I wear lots of funky stuff on stage, I like to mix it up," she says. "I like to use tow basic elements for my clothing - rock, you know, metal chains and stuff - mixed with fairies, drama and Victorian clothing - fantasy."
Evanescence's chart topping Platinum single "Bring Me To Life" and Top Ten Gold album "Fallen" are both available in stores now. The band will be in Australia for a promotional tour from July 19 -23.
Fans of nu-metal rockers Evanescence are being inspired by the soul-searching lyrics on the band's smash hit album "Fallen". Singer Amy Lee is moved that her songs are leaving a lasting impression on audiences around the world.
Evanescence continues to dominate charts around the world with the single "Bring Me To Life". Their debut album "Fallen" is officially Gold in Australia and has been in the ARIA Top 10 since it was released five weeks ago. The band's popularity explosion has seen lead singer and songwriter Amy Lee fast become a role model for women. Fans around the world are already emulating her style, but it's her inner self that seems to be leaving a real lasting impression.
"Whenever you're in a position to share yourself so openly to people, the ones who listen are really going to care," she says. "A lot of fans come up and say, 'This song changed my life, can you tell me what you meant when you wrote it?' or 'This song saved me when I was going through a messy divorce.' It's really moving sometimes."
Evanescence will visit Australia next month. Stay tuned for information on where you can see the band when they're in town.
"Bring Me To Life" clocks its sixth week at #1 on the national ARIA charts for rock newcomers Evanescence. The UK has also caught on to their brilliance with both the single and album "Fallen" holding out the top spot this week.
Evanescence continues to dominate worldwide charts with their smash hit "Bring Me To Life". For two weeks running the single has held the #1 spot on the UK charts and this week the nu-metal rockers have the matching set with their album "Fallen" also claiming the top spot. In the US, the track has topped the Top40 radio charts and is still in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 16 weeks since its release.
Locally, "Bring Me To Life" holds on to the top spot on the national ARIA chart for the sixth week running while the Platinum album "Fallen" climbs one spot to #6.
Despite their amazing success, band members say nothing's really changed for them personally. "We're still the same people on a personal level," says singer Amy Lee. "It's been a whirlwind of change, this time last year we were just sitting in our apartment making music and I was taking care of my cat."
Watch out for Evanescence when they arrive in Australia for a promotional tour next month. In the meantime check out their awesome debut album "Fallen" featuring the Platinum single "Bring Me To Life" in stores now.
Evanescence will perform live at their Sydney instore on July 20 as part of their Australian promotional tour. The band is in town to promote their current album "Fallen" which features the Platinum worldwide smash "Bring Me To Life".
Worldwide chart-toppers Evanescence will arrive in Australia in the next few weeks for a quick promotional trip, which will include an instore appearance with performance in Sydney.
Although the band will not be able to visit each state during their stay, they have scheduled a number of promotional performances for fans to enjoy nationwide including Jabba's Morning Glory on Channel V Sunday, July 20, Rove Live on Tuesday, July 22 and an acoustic performance on Triple M to be broadcast nationally from 3pm also on July 22.
The instore signing and performance will take place on Sunday July 20 at Sydney's Westfield Mt Druitt from 2pm.
Evanescence's current album "Fallen" featuring the Platinum smash "Bring Me To Life" is available instores now. Listen out for their new single "Going Under" on radio soon (in stores on August 11) and stay tuned for more details on Evanescence's Australian promotional tour.
"Going Under" is the follow up to Evanescence's worldwide number one hit 'Bring Me To Life". Fans can check out footage from the video and some cool behind the scenes photos on the band's official website now.
Fans of nu-metal rockers Evanescence can have a sneak peak at the forthcoming video "Going Under" on the band's official website www.evanescence.com . Also featured is a collection of behind the scenes images from the making of the video shot in Berlin last month by director Philip Stolz.
"Going Under" is the second single off their Platinum album "Fallen" and is due for release in Australia next month.
"The lyrics are about coming out of a bad relationship," explains lead singer Amy Lee. "And when you're at the end of your rope, when you're at that point where you realise something has to change, that you can't go on living in the situation that you're in. It's cool. It's a very strong song."
"Going Under" will be available in stores on August 11. Watch out for Evanescence live in Australia this month.
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