Truth - Simone Simons about Evanescence (2013)

It's the truth.

Simone Simons from Epica didn't say a word about hating Evanescence.

In the interview, she said that Evanescence's music is different from Epica. And yes, that's true. I guess nobody likes to be compared when it comes to music.

However, of course Evanescence isn't pop-rock. In fact, if you try to categorize Evanescence, you can check out this interview:

http://evanescencemediaarchive.blogspot.com/2012/08/trying-to-categorize-evanescence-stop.html


Just chill out and enjoy the music.

Reference:

http://www.smoonstyle.com/2013/03/do-you-think-you-know-me-20-facts-about.html

Amy Lee's Sudden Appearance at A Halestorm Concert (2013)

When Evanescence was on hiatus in 2013, Amy Lee tweeted that she was going to a friend's concert in New York City, but didn't tell the fans who the friend was. Turned out that she went to Halestorm's concert and performed another duet with vocalist Lzzy Hale in the song "Break In".

The duet was also performed in their past shows, during the Carnival of Madness 2012.

As Evanescence was taking a break, she appeared with a colored hair.

the new hair

Troy McLawhorn, Dave Ellefson, Pete Murray, Neil Godfrey, & Sal G - No Words (Live) (2013)

A live performance (on April 24, 2013) of "No Words" from the soundtrack of Fran Strine's documentary film Battlefield of the Mind co-produced by Staind's Aaron Lewis.

Evanescence's Troy McLawhorn was performing with Dave Ellefson (Megadeth), Pete Murray and Neil Godfrey (Lo-Pro), and Sal G (Staind). The song was performed during a benefit gig for the Battlefield of the Mind, a documentary about the details of what homeless U.S. military veterans in Afghanistan and Iraq go through including PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder leaving afflicted veterans in a downward spiral after returning home from war.

Musicians Joining the "Battlefield of the Mind"  Benefit Gig

Troy contributed to the soundtrack in the songs "Wake of War" and "Not Like You".

1. “War Isn’t Over Yet“ - Eye Empire
2.  “Give Me Life“ - Lo-Pro
3. “Tear It Down” (Mike Mushok, Pete Murray, David Ellefson & Sal G)
4. “Wake Of War” (Troy McLawhorn, D.C., Mike Mushok, Corey Lowery & Mike Froedge)
5. “No Words” (feat. Mike Mushok, Pete Murray, David Ellefson & Sal G)
6. “Not Like You” (feat. Troy McLawhorn, Pete Murray & Mike Froedge)
7. “When“ - Life On Planet 0
8. “Witness“ - Viasava
9. “Drop Us In Hell” (feat. Sal G & Joseph Dougherty)
10. “Awakening“ - When Earth Awakes
11. “Wake Up” (feat. Michael Benedetto & Keith Caro)
12. “Save Me” (feat. Michael Benedetto & Keith Caro)
13. “Ask McFly“ - The Dreaded Marco
14. “Hollow Destination“ - Otan Vargas

Everybody check out new documentary Battlefield of the Mind w music from our very own @troy__mclawhorn chill.com/botm You rock Troy!
— Amy Lee (@AmyLeeEV) April 24, 2013

Troy & Amy McLawhorn Interview (Audio) (2013)

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Troy McLawhorn and his wife, Amy McLawhorn, being interviewed in a podcast by Strip Club Radio Show.

Troy had just got back home after touring with Sevendust to fill in for Clint Lowery for 3 weeks while Evanescence was still on hiatus. He said that they did 16 shows in 19 days, so he got sick after that.

Will Hunt - $10,000 Drum Kit (2011) and The Other Side Drums (2012)

This is a short video recorded by Will Hunt when he was recording with Evanescence in 2011. In this video he is showing you the drum kit - priced $10,000 according to him. The self-titled album was recorded in the Black Bird Studio in Nashville, and it was produced by the Grammy-winning Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Stone Sour, Rush, etc).

He also uploaded a video of him playing the drums for The Other Side:

While he uploaded the videos to the fans in Easter 2013, he was working with Device with Disturbed's frontman David Draiman as Evanescence was still on hiatus.

Here are other drum cam videos he uploaded earlier:

• Going Under drums
• What You Want drums

Amy Lee Didn't Credit Herself for the Success of Other Female-Fronted Rock Bands (2013)

An interview of Amy Lee by ScuzzTV, the highest-rated rock and metal TV station on UK satellite.

One of the interesting parts of the interview is when Amy revealed that she hated the rap in Bring Me To Life. Turned out that when Evanescence was signed, the band was forced by their record label to hire a full-time male rapper for the band, but they refused. They only agreed to use a male vocalist (Paul McCoy of 12 Stones) in Bring Me To Life.

After Evanescence released Fallen, female-fronted rock bands like Lacuna Coil and Nightwish got much more attention (they've been around for a long time before Evanescence), and when Scuzz asked her about that, she answered that she did not credit herself for that, but regarding women in rock, she said "the more the merrier".

Amy also revealed that the cover for the single Together Again was her artwork. The sales of the single were donated to earthquake victims in Haiti in 2010.

Lost In Paradise - Official Music Video (2013)

Finally the anticipated video for Evanescence's latest single, Lost In Paradise, was uploaded. This video consists of the various live footage of the band's concerts, some were sent by the fans around the world. The video also has some footage from their Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011.

In the description, there is a message from Amy Lee saying  

"Thank you all for an amazing tour and for your help documenting a memory that we will cherish forever!"

This video was uploaded and announced to the fans on February 14, 2013 when the band was on hiatus. In late 2012, Amy previously asked the fans via her Twitter account to send their best life footage of Lost in Paradise. However, this video was not uploaded after previously the acoustic video of the song from Amp Rock TV was announced earlier.