Evanescence: Last News

Evanescence have shared a brand-new single called ‘Afterlife’ – you can listen to it below.The song is due to feature in the upcoming animated series Devil May Cry, which will arrive on Netflix next Thursday (April 3).In the atmospheric first verse, frontwoman Amy Lee sings: “Hide before the floodgates open / Can we just lie here until it’s all over? / I hear the violence coming / Turn and run inside / You build your walls, but can’t forget the hate / You hide…”The track then erupts into a huge, dramatic chorus as Lee declares: “Damned to finally meet you in the afterlife.” She then pleads: “Save me from this pain and fill the hole inside / You wonder why I’m all out of tears to cry / Today I’m not afraid to die.”Co-written by Lee and Alex Seaver of Mako, and co-produced by Seaver and Nick Raskulinecz, ‘Afterlife’ is accompanied by an official Devil May Cry-themed lyric video. Watch here:The forthcoming Netflix series, created by Adi Shankar, is an adaptation of the popular Capcom video game franchise of the same name.A description reads: “Sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms.

Evanescence have teased that something new may be coming, with Netflix seemingly involved.Yesterday (March 21), the band shared a brief clip of frontwoman Amy Lee on social media, which sees her count three and two on her fingers before throwing up two horns, with fans now convinced the 3, 2, 4 count means an announcement is coming on March 24.Other eagle-eyed fans noticed that Netflix commented an eyeball emoji underneath the post, leading some to think a live concert could be coming on the streamer. Others, however, have linked the post to the upcoming animated series Devil May Cry.The fantasy action series, created by Adi Shankar, is based on the Japanese video game franchise by the same and is scheduled for release on April 3 on Netflix.

Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token and Deftones are amongst the 150 names announced on the stacked Louder Than Life festival 2025 line-up.The four-day fest in Louisville, Kentucky takes place at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from September 18 to 21, where the likes of Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose and Lamb of God will perform.Other acts on the massive line-up include Rob Zombie, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, A Perfect Circle, Evanescence, I Prevail, Trivium, Machine Head, Bruce Dickinson, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, letlive., All Time Low, Dayseeker and more.Check out the line-up poster below.A post shared by Louder Than Life (@louderthanlifefest)“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honouring the legends who paved the way,” promoter Danny Wimmer said (via Kerrang).“Bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter To Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing – they’re defining the next generation of headliners.“At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving.

Halsey has announced details of a new North American tour, featuring support from Evanescence, Alvvays and more.The singer-songwriter will kick off the new run of live shows – dubbed the ‘For My Last Trick Tour’ – later this spring, hitting 32 cities across the US and Canada.Dates come in celebration of the release of Halsey’s latest album ‘The Great Impersonator’, which included the single ‘Lonely Is The Muse’. Both the album and the track made their way onto NME‘s 50 best albums of 2024 and 50 best songs of 2024 respectively.For the new shows, Halsey will kick off the tour with an opening night at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 10, before continuing with further stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, Charlotte and more throughout the remainder of the month.Dates for June include shows in Toronto, Chicago, St.

Evanescence has said she is “proudly” voting for Kamala Harris in next week’s US presidential election.The singer shared her endorsement of the Democrat candidate in a post on her Instagram on Tuesday (October 29), outlining her priorities for the election.“I’m Amy Lee, and I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” she said. “There’s so much at stake this year, from reproductive rights to responsible gun legislation we desperately need, to democracy itself.

Linkin Park and Metallica headlining – buy tickets here.The festival, which focuses on rock, nu-metal and industrial, shared the line-up for its third edition on April 12 at Las Vegas Festival Grounds on social media today. Over 50 names have been announced, with Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira and AFI among some of the biggest names after the headliners.Also on the lineup are The Flaming Lips, the Sisters Of Mercy, Meshuggah, Cradle Of Filth, X, Refused, Cannibal Corpse and Lacuna Coil.

Evanescence‘s Amy Lee joined Korn for a collaborative rendition of ‘Freak On A Leash’ during a special show in Los Angeles recently. Watch the footage below.The US nu-metal band played a 20-song set at LA’s BMO Stadium last Saturday (October 5) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 self-titled debut album.

Evanescence‘s lead singer Amy Lee has shut down rumours that she will be Linkin Park‘s new singer.Earlier this month, Orgy frontman Jay Gordon sparked rumours of Linkin Park’s impeding return with a new female vocalist. When pressed during an interview about what he had let slip, Gordon continued by saying: “Don’t quote me on that. I’m not sure who the singer is going to be, but I heard it was gonna be female.

KoRn have announced a 30th-anniversary stadium show with Evanescence, Gojira, Scars On Broadway and more joining them.The nu-metal icons will be celebrating three decades of their self-titled debut album at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium on Saturday, October 5. Evanescence, Gojira, Scars On Broadway, Spiritbox, Vended and Daron Malakian will serve as support for the show.General ticket sales will commence on Friday, March 8 at 10am PT (1pm ET / 6pm GMT).

Evanescence’s Amy Lee has spoken about winning Best New Artist over 50 Cent at the 2004 Grammy Awards in a new interview. Lee spoke with Daily Beast about the 20th anniversary of Evanescence’s breakout ‘Bring Me To Life’-featuring debut album, ‘Fallen’. The interview eventually touched on their ‘Best New Artist’ win at the 2004 Grammy Awards, beating 50 Cent, whose nomination followed the release of his 2003 debut, ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’’.

Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9) with a brand new live show to announce new album ‘Post Human: Nex Gen’.Following on from their “triumphant, hard-won victory lap” at Reading & Leeds Festivals last year, Bring Me The Horizon returned to Download for the first time since 2014 yesterday and were joined onstage by Nova Twins and Evanescence‘s Amy Lee.Before the band took to the stage, the band teased the long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ before a two-minute video introduced the band’s evolved stage show and a new, ambitious narrative involving murderous A.I. and a mysterious cult, The Church Of Genxsis.

Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee has reaffirmed her discomfort over being pressured to include the famed rap segment added to the band’s signature song ‘Bring Me To Life’.The rap section, performed by Paul McCoy of 12 Stones, was a creative decision made by the band’s label rather than Evanescence themselves, and they have frequently spoken of their dislike for it.When asked in an interview with Metal Hammer how she feels about the ‘Bring Me To Life’ rap today, 20 years on from its initial release, Lee said: “I stopped performing it a long time ago. We never really did perform it.

Korn reunited with Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee last night (August 16) to perform their 2007 version of the former’s ‘Freak On A Leash’ – watch fan-shot footage below.The two bands kicked off their joint US tour at the Ball Arena in Denver yesterday, with both performing hits from the respective back catalogues.At the end of Korn’s set, Lee joined the band for a live rendition of their 2007 MTV Unplugged collaboration – a take on Korn’s 1998 track ‘Freak On A Leash’, which featured on their album ‘Follow The Leader’.You can watch fan-shot footage of Korn and Lee performing ‘Freak On A Leash’ below.The two bands will continue their tour at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre tomorrow night (August 18), and wrap up their jaunt in Washington on September 16. Any remaining tickets for the tour can be purchased here.Last month, Korn and Evanescence made an appearance at the 2022 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival alongside Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin.The three-day event took place at the Ohio State Reformatory, an old prison that was made famous in the film The Shawshank Redemption.

Evanescence – has opened up about her recent departure from the band in a new interview.Speaking to The Haunted’s Ola Englund on his Coffee With Ola show on YouTube on June 21, Majura revealed that she’s “still in shock” about her abrupt exit from Evanescence.When asked how she feels now about the situation, Majura replied: “I believe, honestly, it’s three weeks now since I got the news, and I’m still in this blurry, oblivious momentum. I guess I’m still in shock, kind of, because after being married six years, all of a sudden you’re divorced”.Majura also opened up about her reaction after receiving the news, saying: “I just lay there on the floor, staring at the ceiling, wondering what that was and literally looking over to my suitcase that I had already started packing because I was two weeks from going out on the road until pretty much the end of the year”.She continued: “I’m hurt.

Evanescence have announced that they’ve parted ways with guitarist Jen Majura, who has been with the band since 2015.“It has been a very special chapter in the band with our dear friend Jen Majura, but we have decided it’s time to go our separate ways,” the band wrote on social media yesterday (May 21).“We will always love her and support her, and can’t wait to see what she does next! We are so grateful for the good times and great music we made all around the world together.”A replacement for Majura has not yet been announced but the band assured fans that they “are hard at work rehearsing for our upcoming tour and will have some exciting news about the new lineup coming in the next few days, so stay tuned.”A post shared by Evanescence (@evanescenceofficial)Following the band’s announcement, Majura took to social media to respond to her exit, stating “that none of this was my decision”.“I feel the need to address that none of this was my decision!” she wrote on Twitter. “I have no hard feelings against anybody and I wish Evanescence all the best.

Evanescence and Within Temptation have been forced to reschedule their upcoming UK and European tour once again.The two bands had initially been due to head out on the ‘Worlds Collide’ tour back in 2020, but the tour has been postponed a number of times since due to the coronavirus pandemic.The long-awaited gigs were then set to finally kick off next month, but Evanescence and Within Temptation have announced today (February 16) that the shows will now take place in November and December.“As the world is slowly reopening again, we have been feeling optimistic about the tour actually taking place in March and April.

Evanescence have postponed the remainder of their 2021 tour dates after members of their touring crew tested positive for COVID.The rock outfit were set to play five more US shows as part of their tour with Halestorm, in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Newark, Camden and Worcester, but have pushed these back to January next year.“We’re going to have to pick up these last few shows in January.

Evanescence‘s Amy Lee and Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale have duetted on a cover of Linkin Park‘s song ‘Heavy’ – watch footage below.The two frontwomen kicked off their bands’ US co-headline tour on Friday (November 5) at Portland, Oregon’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum with the rendition [via Consequence].Lee – who was sat at a piano – welcomed Hale to the stage.