Evanescence

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Evanescence

One of the most successful rock bands in 2003, Evanescence was a total hit-maker giving us the Daredevil's OST, Bring Me to Life. After a smash hitting single, the debut album Fallen was a certified 6x platinum album.

[edit] About

The group was founded by Amy Lee, a singer, songwriter and a pianist, and former band member Ben Moody, the lead guitarist of the group and a songwriter. Evanescence was founded at a youth camp where Ben Moody heard and met Amy Lee playing on the piano. They both like music and started to write their songs and compose their own music. The two then tried to recruit more band members but it was not that easy. Adding to that, they don't have enough funds for professional assistance, thus they weren't able to perform live shows. Fortunately, two of their songs Understanding and Give Unto Me found their way to the charts and gave them their break for the people clamour for their live shows to perform these two songs. Before settling to the name Evanescence the band went through several names including Childish Intentions and Stricken.

The band was also confronted with Christianity issues. At first the band was considered a Christian Rock band because Ben, Amy are Christian and their music reflects their christianity. But after some time Ben and Amy continuously denied that they were a Christian Rock band, and after that the band's album were not sold at Christian stores. David Hodges (ex-vocalist, keyboards) left the band for the Christianity issue.

In 2003, the band released their major album Fallen which was certified 6x platinum. The debut single Bring Me to Life was a total hit which features Paul Mccoy of 12 Stones. The album also contains another hit single My Immortal.

After 3 years, the band now released their second major album entitled The Open Door ith the carrier single Call Me When You're Sober

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Award Giving Body
2004	Best New Artist	Grammy Awards
	Best Hard Rock Performance	Grammy Awards

Fallen was awarded 6x Platinum

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Title	US	UK	Album
2003	Bring Me to Life	#5	#1	Fallen
	Going Under	#5	#8	Fallen
	My Immotral	#7	#7	Fallen
2004	Everybody's Fool	#36	#23	Fallen

[edit] News

They just released their second album.

[edit] Tours & Concerts

Date (mm/dd/yy)	Venue	Location	With
10/05/2006	Kool Haus	Toronto, ON	Revelation Theory
10/06/2006	Metropolis	Montreal, QC	Revelation Theory
10/07/2006	Avalon Ballroom	Boston, MA	Revelation Theory
10/09/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York, NY	Revelation Theory
10/10/2006	Electric Factory	Philadelphia, PA	Revelation Theory
10/11/2006	9:30 Club	Washington, DC	Revelation Theory
10/13/2006	State Theater	Detroit, MI	Revelation Theory
10/14/2006	Eagles Ballroom	Milwaukee, WI	Revelation Theory
10/15/2006	Quest Club	Minneapolis, MN	Revelation Theory
10/17/2006	Riviera Theatre	Chicago, IL	Revelation Theory
10/21/2006	McFarlin Auditorium	Dallas, TX	Revelation Theory
10/22/2006	Verizon Wireless Theater	Houston, TX	Revelation Theory
10/24/2006	Paramount Theatre	Denver, CO	Revelation Theory
10/25/2006	In The Venue	Salt Lake City, UT	Revelation Theory
10/27/2006	Celebrity Theatre	Phoenix, AZ	Revelation Theory
10/28/2006	The Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA	Revelation Theory
10/29/2006	Warfield Theatre	San Francisco, CA	Revelation Theory
11/5/2006	Columbiahalle	Berlin, GER	Revelation Theory
11/6/2006	Paradiso	Amsterdam, NL	Revelation Theory
11/8/2006	Olympia	Paris, FR	Revelation Theory
11/10/2006	Riviera	Madrid, ESP	Revelation Theory
11/11/2006	Movistar Tent	Barcelona, ESP	Revelation Theory
11/12/2006	Havana	Toulouse, FR	Revelation Theory
11/14/2006	Alcatraz	Milan, ITA	Revelation Theory
11/16/2006	Volkshaus	Zurich, CH	Revelation Theory
11/17/2006	Gasometer	Vienna, AUS
11/18/2006	E-werk	Cologne, GER
11/20/2006	Hammersmith Apollo	London, UK
11/21/2006	Apollo	Manchester, UK

[edit] Announcements

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Title	Informations
Fallen	Released on March 4, 2003 Debut Album Certified Gold or Platinum in over 35 Countries Over 14 million albums sold worldwide
The Open Door	Released on October 3, 2006 Was certified Platinum in the United States just over a month after its release Sold around 5 Million copies Worldwide to date

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	US Billboard Chart	Album	Label
April 2003	Bring Me to Life (featuring Paul McCoy)	05	Fallen	Wind-Up Records
September 2003	Going Under	101	Fallen	Wind-Up Records
December 2003	My Immortal	07	Fallen	Wind-Up Records
June 2004	Everybody's Fool (featuring The Millenium Choir)	-	Fallen	Wind-Up Records
September 2004	Imaginary [A]	-	Fallen	Wind-Up Records
November 2004	Missing [B]	-	Anywhere But Home	Wind-Up Records
September 2006	Call Me When Your Sober	10	The Open Door	Wind-Up Records
January 2007	Lithium	124	The Open Door	Wind-Up Records
May 2007	Sweet Sacrifice	-	The Open Door	Wind-Up Records
September 2007	Good Enough	-	The Open Door	Wind-Up Records
October 2007	Weight Of The World [C]	-	The Open Door	Wind-Up Records

[A] Released as a radio only single in Spain.
[B] Released as a radio only single in mainland Europe and Latin America.
[C] Released as a radio only single in Columbia.