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Little Rock, Arkansas\' EVANESCENCE (\'dissipation of vapour\') made huge inroads into the Billboard album charts with their dramatic debut Dave Fortman produced \'Fallen\' opus. The idea for the band germinated when founder members vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody met by chance at a church youth camp, the singer catching Moody\'s attention with a rendition of MEAT LOAF\'s \'I Would Do Anything For Love\'. The fledgling band immediately scored local radio play with the tracks \'Give Unto Me\' and \'Understanding\' courtesy of KABF. EVANESCENCE debuted live in December of 1998 at Vino\'s Bar in Little Rock, a promotion night for an EP \'Evanescence\', which rapidly sold out of its 100 CDR pressings. Featured musicians on this recording included THE VISITORS bass player Will Boyd along with drummer Rocky Gray and Matt Outlaw. A second EP, \'The Whisper\', gained further ground for the band despite being restricted to just 50 copies.
EVANESCENCE would be rounded out by erstwhile MINDRAGE, SOUL EMBRACED and KILL SYSTEM guitarist John Lecompt and drummer Rocky Gray, the latter citing credits with SHREDDED CORPSE, featuring on the 1996 EP \'Exhumed And Molested\', and Christian Death Metal bands KILL SYSTEM, LIVING SACRIFICE and SOUL EMBRACED. Dave Hodges joined the band on keyboards but his term would be brief. Will Boyd also performed live with the band. BigWig Enterprises, a concern which had aided the band on earlier EP releases, put out the group\'s eponymous debut album in 2000. \'Evanescence\' was launched with a gig at Little Rock\'s River Market Pavillion packaged alongside LIVING SACRIFICE early that November.
Fuelled by massive TV programming for an impressive and disturbing dream state video for the single \'Bring Me To Life\', given an added boost with its inclusion on the hit \'Daredevil\' movie soundtrack, the \'Fallen\' album, produced by ex-UGLY KID JOE member Dave Fortman, crashed into the charts at no. 1 in the UK. The single confused many initially as it features a duet between Amy Lee and Paul McCoy of 12 STONES. The album, which blended Gothic overtones with dirge filled Nu-Metal and melancholy acoustic and even choral pieces, had bass in the hands of Francis Decosmo whilst drums were handled by Josh Freese of A PERFECT CIRCLE and the VANDALS. As well as re-recording archive tracks \'Whisper\', \'My Immortal\' and \'Imaginary\' the album song \'Tourniquet\' is in actuality a cover of \'My Tourniquet\' originally performed by SOUL EMBRACED.
The band became embroiled in controversy in April of 2003 when interviews, apparently seeing both Lee and Moody renouncing any Christian beliefs, resulted in their label Wind Up withdrawing copies of \'Fallen\' from Christian record stores. This setback would bear little impact upon European sales though as the album rapidly made headway on all the major charts. In three weeks \'Fallen\' sold over 100,000 copies in the UK bringing in a gold sales status award and soon topping the charts. The band debuted live in the UK on June 19th, performing at the London Astoria.
Although European dates would be curtailed due to illness EVANESCENCE soon got back into gear, announcing August US headline shows as part of an adventurous new concept blending Rock n\' Roll with computer games. The \'Nintendo Fusion\' tour allied the band with COLD, REVIS, CAUTERIZE and FINGER ELEVEN.
The band returned to the UK in October for shows supported by APARTMENT 26. However, in a shock move founder member Ben Moody walked out midway through German dates, flying home to the USA without apparently consulting his band mates. The band, by now having racked up over six million worldwide sales of \'Fallen\', three million of which were generated from the USA, pulled in COLD guitarist Terry Balsamo for a performance at the American Music Awards ceremony. The band were then scheduled to get their teeth into further North American gigs into December, finding SEETHER, FINGER ELEVEN and GODHEAD all lending support. However, these shows were cancelled. Nevertheless, the year closed out on a high as, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry\'s data information system that tracks point of sale purchases of recorded music product, \'Fallen\' landed the honours of fourth highest selling album in the USA during 2003.
Intriguingly, 2004 opened with talks taking place between Amy Lee and former LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland for possible songwriting collaborations. Borland subsequently denied any such claims. Ousted member Ben Moody would be in the news in regard to songwriting too, the guitarist collaborating with both GODHEAD, teen star AVRIL LAVIGNE and even \'American Idol\' winner Kelly Clarkson on tracks for her second album. This burst of activity would also include a collusion with GODHEAD singer Jason Miller, DROWNING POOL frontman Jason Jones, PRONG and TOMMY LEE bassist Marty O\'Brien and LIVING SACRIFICE drummer Lance Garvin on the track \'The End Has Come\', slated for the soundtrack to the comic book movie \'The Punisher\'.
Terry Balsamo\'s position the band would also be confirmed as a permanent fixture in mid January. EVANESCENCE won a prestigious Grammy Award in the \"Hard Rock Performance\" category at the 46th annual show held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. in February, beating out the other nominees AUDIOSLAVE, GODSMACK, JANE\'S ADDICTION and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The band also scooped the \"Best new artist\" honours. Surprisingly both Amy Lee and ex-EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody made a joint appearance to accept the awards on live television. As evidence of their staying power at the time of these honours the \'Fallen\' album was still firmly lodged in the US top 5.
In May of 2004 \'Fallen\' was certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America for sales of five million copies. Internationally the album, which had remained lodged in many charts for over a year, had sold over 11 million copies. Total sales in Japan alone neared the half a million mark. A renewed round of US touring in the Summer saw EVANESCENCE supported by SEETHER, THREE DAYS GRACE and BREAKING BENJAMIN. Notably, the band performed a piano based cover version of KORN\'s \'Thoughtless\' as part of their set.
Whilst EVANESCENCE set to work on a new studio album a DVD package entitled \'Anywhere But Home\' was launched in November to plug the gap. The CD / DVD set comprised four promotional videos plus a live concert recorded on 25th May 2004 at the Zenith in Paris.
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Is Amy Lee bi?
I need to know if shes bi or gay. It would
make me the most happiest chick on this
planet! I know that it could probably never
happen, but its nice to know that it might
happen! Plz let me know!
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| nop...i dont think shes a bi...i think shes
straight... | I_Luv_Emo | To thevampirearmand, u dont deserve to be
called Armand. I am armand. Have u even read
the book, much less the vampire chronicles?
If u have, then good for u. If u havent, dont
lie about it, and change ur name b/c u still
dont deserve to be called Armand. Do u even
know whos madly in love w/ armand? Do u know
whos armand is love with? Do u know what kind
of crap hes gone thru? Do u know about how
long he's lived? Or did u just watched
Interview w/ A Vampire, or Queen of the
Damned? | sugarcoat_153 | And yea i do listen to goth-rock. Hve u never
heard of Otep? And i just added it to my
profile b/c I didnt think they'd have them
on here. And I listen to ozzy, etc. Adn most
of the goth bands i listen to are underground
bands that have never been heard of. So in ur
face! | sugarcoat_153 | ozzy=not goth rock
otep=not goth rock
sugarcoat_153=fucking idiot
good day | Analfuck-fest | Heve u ever heard otep? Have u ever heard
ozzy? And THeVAmpireArmand, U never did
answer those questions. Do u not know the
answers? Ur a twit. Ur a boob. And so are u
whomever posted b4 armand. And ur a PAIN IN
MY ASS! I swear, its like ur hemroids or
something. | sugarcoat_153 | IM DONE FIGHTING! This is the last thing that
im gonna post now towards u or anybody else
that "hates" me. 1.) U never
did answer those questions about armand 2.)
How would u know good music of it came and
bite u in the ass! 3.) What makes u think
that u can judge ppl like that. Its the ppl
who judge ppl that have something to hide. So
whats ur secret? | sugarcoat_153 | SHE IS STRAIGHT HOW DARE YOU ASK THAT
QUESTION! | blue_n_yellow69 | | thatd be cool if amy lee was lesbian | derith_89th2 | (its me)i just have to get my password
back....i have a REALLY bad memory... | derith_89th2 | Dude, u listen to david bowie. and about ur
dick, im not 100 percent sure u have one! in
ur face! But thats the last post im putting | sugarcoat_153 | To other person: Wouldn't be cool if she
was!?!? It would most defenitelymake me
happy! | sugarcoat_153 | um..no. She's pretty straight.
Sorry. | -47- | "I listen to good GOTH music."
Then why exactly are you in the Evanescence
forum? | -47- | don't be stupid just because someone
doesn't like the music doesn't mean
they can't come to the forum | Analfuck-fest | How come when I say something, everybody
gangs up on me? What the hell did I do to
you? | sugarcoat_153 | "I have a huge penis."
holy shit fuck hole!
"How come when I say something,
everybody
gangs up on me? What the hell did I do to
you?"
you're sexy.we should have a threesome
with amy some day bitch | O_Ya_Im_So_Goth | Amy Lee is the most unattractive person
I've ever seen in my life. Ever. | losersalwayswin | "I listen to good GOTH music. I
don't
listen to shitty mainstream music like
you."
Just because something's mainstream
doesn't mean it's automatically not
good. I'm sorry that you're such a
fucking idiot that you can't think of a
better reason for not liking something, but
hey, that's what happens when you're a
little twat who thinks he's
hardcore\goth\punk\emo\Jesus just
because he bought a fucking Batcave song--
for his iPod.
| losersalwayswin | | Capiche? | losersalwayswin | | Capiche? | losersalwayswin | | God damn double clicking. | losersalwayswin | "I listen to good GOTH music. I
don't
listen to shitty mainstream music like
you."--- u know what that is called?
... FOLLOWING THE FUCKING CROWD, U MORON! if
u only like mainstream music, that means u
only like whats big, which means u follow the
crowd on what is good or not. so really, ur
not making any decisions for urself, which i
do believe is one of the many definitions of
being a FUCKING POSUER!!!!!! U PRICK! i win,
u lose, get over it b/c theres no beating
that! | sugarcoat_153 | "I need to know if shes bi or gay. It
would
make me the most happiest chick on this
planet! I know that it could probably never
happen, but its nice to know that it might
happen! Plz let me know!"
You have issues.
"Oh man. Hahahahah, you are definatly
a
poseur. Oh, and you don't like
Goth-Rock." Lol. I agree.
"nop...i dont think shes a bi...i
think shes
straight..."
She is straight.
"To thevampirearmand, u dont deserve
to be
called Armand. I am armand. Have u even read
the book, much less the vampire chronicles?
If u have, then good for u. If u havent,
dont
lie about it, and change ur name b/c u still
dont deserve to be called Armand. Do u even
know whos madly in love w/ armand? Do u know
whos armand is love with? Do u know what
kind
of crap hes gone thru? Do u know about how
long he's lived? Or did u just watched
Interview w/ A Vampire, or Queen of the
Damned?"
I have read the books and I have to say. You
are OBSESSED! It's his username and he can
call himself whatever he wants! Crap! You are
no Armand, you are a fan. I am a fan too. But
not like that. I think it's time you took
a trip to the assylum, hon. It's not that
big of a deal if he chooses to be called
TheVampireArmand and I choose to be
LestatTheVampire. His name is a joke, so
he's told me. My name was chosen because
my friends tell me I'm like Lestat.
That's all. Don't have a heart attack
over it. Unless Armand thinks you should.
Then I wouldn't care.
And yea i do listen to goth-rock. Hve u
never
heard of Otep? And i just added it to my
profile b/c I didnt think they'd have
them
on here. And I listen to ozzy, etc. Adn most
of the goth bands i listen to are
underground
bands that have never been heard of. So in
ur
face! | LestatTheVampire | | Oops. I quoted more than I ment to. Sorry. | Helena_13 | "And yea i do listen to goth-rock. Hve
u
never
heard of Otep? And i just added it to my
profile b/c I didnt think they'd have
them
on here. And I listen to ozzy, etc. Adn most
of the goth bands i listen to are
underground
bands that have never been heard of. So in
ur
face!"
~Otep is nowhere near goth,dear.That is plain
crap,ha,nor is evanescence,or anything like
that... | -s-aint347 | Well when you put it that way... I don't
know what they meant but it was Helena's
idea.
Helena: Damn you.
:) | LestatTheVampire | I meant you were smooth and romantic like
that. And it's the name of our band,
loser! If we had the band last year I
would've been TheVampireLestat. Sheesh.
(also you play the violin and you were
formally blonde.) | Helena_13 | You chose the band name. And thanks to you
now I'm half-considered an arrogant man.
You're a real doll, Helena. I'm not
listening to your lame Anne Rice obsession
anymore. Instead I'll post DERRECK in
random places. : D Sorry but it's jst my
way of getting revenge. | LestatTheVampire | theres nothing wrong with liking mainstream
music as long as you like it for the right
reasons, this whole evanescence war is really
kind of funny, ive read, and lisend to
evanescence, but i cant find where they're
lacking, oh well, maybe im a little deaf or
somthing, someone said "Amy Lee is the
most unattractive person
I've ever seen in my life. Ever." -
i gotta say thats really sad, if your telling
the truth you cant of seen many people, and
if your just saying that becouse you dont
like her band or music, then its just like,
attack that, amy isent the band, shes ONE
member! lol | Raydok | shes straight but id go bi for her aniway
day!!! lols! cya xxx | rock_punk_swainy | "Not bought, stole. Furthermore, if
you think
I associate myself with Emo then you are
alot
stupider than I thought."
Stole is good...
You're nowhere near Emo.
I was just talkin'. | losersalwayswin | Hey leave sugarcoat_153 ALONE!!!!!!!! Give
her a break. She was just asking a question.
Hell, If I were her I would wonder that
question myself!! | AmyLeeMyImmortal | To the people that supported me, thank you.
To the people who's hated me since day
one, I really dont care if you live or die. I
do like mainstream music, but only if it's
good. What I was trying to say(but obviously
didnt make clear) was that I dont just follow
what ever is "the band". Like
when Green Day was all anyone could talk
about, I got sick of always hearing it. But
thats a diff story. I am my own person. Those
remarks you made about me doesnt effect me. I
dont care what anyone thinks about me. To
judge someone or something without ever being
that someone or something is like leaping
before you look. It's stupid. And to set
the record straight, Amy Lee is one of the
most beautiful women that I have ever seen
and since I am bisexual, I would just
wondering whether or not she liked girls.
There is nothing wrong with that. For all of
those homophobes and homobashers, you are the
sole reason why I am in GSA(gay straight
alliance). It's little rat bastards like
you that make the human race look like
scum... | sugarcoat_153 | I am in the same boat as you. I am a girl
who's totally in love with Amy. She is so
lovely. I am fairly sure she is straight.
After all, she has had a few high profile
relationships with guys. But, she could be
bi, there's always that possibility. But I
really doubt it. I'm as upset as you,
trust me. | amber4amy | Damn, well, theres only one thing we can do
now: turn her. lol j/k. my girlfriend would
be mad if i left her for amy. lol. well, i
can still dream, cant i? | sugarcoat_153 | no i dont think so alas :( she is sooooo hot
:( | fire-dragon666 | 0.o
Uhm why, are you planning on sleeping with
her?
hah | BlackAngelWings | lol its just a joke. but because shes
beautiful. and wonderful. and shes just...
just... amy! you cant really describe her. | sugarcoat_153 | amy's straight you probably know she's
married they wer talking about that in an
interview because some lesbian liked her &
wanted to marry her she didn't want to
offend anyone in particular she did how ever
look very uncomfortable being questioned. | NIBBS | | | |
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