Year : 2003 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Digisleeve Edition 2023)
Style : Symphonic Metal , Alternative Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 202 mb
Bio:
Evanescence /ˌɛv.æn.ˈɛs.ɛns/ is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody.After recording independent albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide[4] and helped the band win two Grammy Awards out of seven nominations, as well as scoring No. 6 in CBS's "Top Bestselling Albums of the Last 10 Years" (2008).A year later, Evanescence released their first live album, Anywhere but Home, which sold more than one million copies worldwide. In 2006, the band released their second studio album, The Open Door, which sold more than five million copies.The line-up of the group has changed several times: David Hodges leaving in 2002, co-founder Moody left in 2003 (mid-tour), bassist Will Boyd in 2006, followed by guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007, and Terry Balsamo in 2015. As a result, none of the band's three studio albums feature the same lineup. The latter two changes led to a hiatus, with temporary band members contributing to tour performances. Billboard ranked Evanescence No. 71 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.Announced in June 2009, the newest line-up of the band eventually returned with Evanescence, their self-titled third studio album, released on October 11, 2011. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 127,000 copies in sales.The album also debuted at No. 1 on four other different Billboard charts; the Rock Albums, Digital Albums, Alternative Albums, and the Hard Rock Albums charts. The band spent 2012 on tour in promotion of their latest album with other bands including The Pretty Reckless and Fair to Midland. Troy McLawhorn also became a full-time band member during this time. Following the end of the album's tour cycle in 2012, the band entered another hiatus.In 2015, the band emerged from hiatus and announced they would resume touring; however, they denied that new Evanescence material was being produced, as Lee was focusing on a solo project instead. In addition, Balsamo left the band and was replaced by Jen Majura. Late 2016 saw additional touring from the band and a statement from Lee that Evanescence would continue.
Album:
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of EVANESCENCE‘s storming 2002 debut ”Fallen”, the band is releasing this newly remastered Deluxe 2-CD set including the singles “My Immortal,” “Going Under,” “Everybody’s Fool” and the Grammy-winning smash hit, “Bring Me To Life.”The expanded set also includes a trove of bonus material – ten tracks in all – comprising previously unreleased tracks and live recordings, plus a selection of rare B-sides, alongside re-imagined artwork.The main album sounds bigger now with the remastering treatment. And the bonus material is very interesting, especially the alternate, quite different versions of the hits.“Bring Me to Life” big single is featured here in four versions. The first is the original, and then there’s one from an AOL session recorded in April 2003, a live acoustic performance in 2000 and a previously unreleased demo, without the male vocalist, Paul McCoy.“Bring Me to Life”‘s demo version is an album highlight. It truly sounds different than the final song, with highly processed vocals and brooding synth sounds that didn’t make it onto the single. The song begins with distorted vocals and synths, which welcome Lee’s strong vocals and Moody’s complex guitar work. Without McCoy’s rapping in the bridge, that space is filled with a blues-tinged, ripping guitar solo. While the essence of the song is intact, this demo version is truly something that contrasts with the song that we’ve heard for two decades.An acoustic, live version of “Going Under” is another standout. This song is usually electrified and very aggressive. Instead, the reissue includes a version recorded live in Madrid. Hearing Lee’s wailing vocals amid acoustic guitars really shows her voice’s unique qualities.The set closes with a 2022 live performance of “My Immortal”. The fact that EVANESCENCE include a recent version of this song shows “Fallen”‘s enduring nature, as “My Immortal” was met with just as much excitement from the crowd in 2022 as it was back when it first dropped.“Fallen” will always have an audience. Its themes of pain, loss, heartache and triumph will never wane or go out of style. This set is a noble celebration of something that’s more than an album; it’s a musical moment in time that will never be lost.
Line Up:
Amy Lee – vocals, choral arrangements, piano, keyboards
Ben Moody – guitars, tribal percussion, programming
David Hodges – piano, keyboards, additional programming; string arrangements (tracks 1–3, 5–11)
Additional musicians:
Francesco DiCosmo – bass
Josh Freese – drums
David Campbell – string arrangements (tracks 1–3, 5–11)
Graeme Revell – string arrangements (track 4)
Zac Baird – additional programming
Chris Johnson – additional programming
Millenium choir – background choir: Beverly Allen, Geri Allen, Eric Castro, Melanie Jackson, Karen Matranga, Joanne Paratore, Lesley Paton, Dwight Stone, Rick Stubbs, Talaya Trigueros, Susan Youngblood (tracks 3, 5, 7, 11)
Paul McCoy – guest vocals (track 2)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Going Under (Remastered 2023)
02. Bring Me To Life (Remastered 2023)
03. Everybody’s Fool (Remastered 2023)
04. My Immortal (Remastered 2023)
05. Haunted (Remastered 2023)
06. Tourniquet (Remastered 2023)
07. Imaginary (Remastered 2023)
08. Taking Over Me (Remastered 2023)
09. Hello (Remastered 2023)
10. My Last Breath (Remastered 2023)
11. Whisper (Remastered 2023)
CD2:
01. My Immortal (Band Version / Remastered 2023)
02. Breathe No More (Remastered 2023)
03. Farther Away (Remastered 2023)
04. Missing (Remastered 2023)
05. My Immortal (Strings Version / Remastered 2023)
06. Bring Me To Life (Demo / Remastered 2023)
07. Bring Me To Life (AOL Session / 2003 / Remastered)
08. Going Under (Live Acoustic / 2003 / Remastered)
09. Bring Me To Life (Live On Triple M’s Garage Session / 2020 / Remastered 2023)
10. My Immortal (Live At O2 Arena / 2022 / Remastered 2023)
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