Troy McLawhorn Was Doing Construction Work Before Evanescence Called Him (2013)

In August 2013, during Evanescence's hiatus, guitarist Troy McLawhorn was interviewed by Munib Nawaz from Radio1 FM 91 Pakistan.

The interview lasted for more than 47 minutes, but at 26:40 Troy told us that before Evanescence's tour manager (Andrew Weiss) called him to fill in for John LeCompt who left in 2007, he was doing a construction work in Miami.

He said that he couldn't find any job in Atlanta, so he became a construction worker to build a mall in Miami. When Evanescence called him, he was very excited.

He had to learn 20+ songs from Evanescence in a short time, but since he grew up playing in bands where he played cover songs, he didn't really have a hard time doing it.

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.

Troy McLawhorn's Testimonial for Dunlop (2012)

Troy McLawhorn on using Dunlop's Heavy Core strings to play at live shows. Previously, he also did an interview about using Orange Amps.

Troy McLawhorn Supports Children Without A Voice USA (CWAV USA) - (2012)

Exclusive Public Service announcement from Evanescence's Troy McLawhorn:

Ambassadors 4 Kids - Troy with Evanescence:

A short message from Troy McLawhorn about CWAV USA (a non-profit organization dedicated in fighting child abuse) and Ambassadors 4 Kids (A4K - dedicated to fight bullying). If Amy Lee supports Restore NYC and Out of the Shadows, now we've got Troy as well :-)

The videos were uploaded in April 2012 (April is national child abuse prevention month).

Troy McLawhorn and Orange Amps (2012)

Evanescence guitarist Troy McLawhorn endorses Orange Rockerverb 100. Troy officially re-joined Evanescence in early 2011 after he left Seether.

Troy McLawhorn Interview with DunlopTV (2011)

Bryan Kehoe from DunlopTV checked out Evanescence's tour bus and interviewed guitarist Troy McLawhorn. Troy shared about his background, how he came to join Evanescence, his gear, as well as his most favorite libations.