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

Will Hunt - Going Under Drums (2012)

This is another video of Will Hunt playing the drums for Going Under live in London, UK, in November 2012. Another video he previously shared was the one when he played the drums for What You Want in Birmingham, U.K, but from a different angle.

This video was shared via his Facebook page as a "bonus" after the fans liked a fan page of his new project with David Draiman (Disturbed), Device. He also confirmed that Device was just a project while Evanescence was still on hiatus, and that he didn't leave the band.

Will Hunt - What You Want Drum Cam (2012)

Will Hunt posted an update on his Facebook page about a video of him playing the drums for What You Want, just as he promised. This video was recorded during Evanescence's tour in Birmingham, UK in November 2012.

There's also a video showing him playing the drums for Bring Me To Life which was recorded in 2007.

Update February 2013:

Will shared another drum-cam video of Going Under.

Shirley Manson Mentioned Amy Lee on Stage (2012)

Garbage's lead singer Shirley Manson mentioned Evanescence's Amy Lee on stage at Planeta Terra Festival 2012 (in Bogota, Colombia).

She thanked the festival organizers for inviting women to take part. She then told to the audience about Amy Lee, who was inspired to start a band after seeing one of Garbage's shows (and Smashing Pumpkins at that time) when she was still a teenager. That day (October 27, 2012), Evanescence was the headliner at the festival.

Talk about a dream come true :-)

Here's a conversation between Amy and Shirley on twitter:

Evanescence - "Watching the crowd helps us get into the show" (2012)

Troy, Will, Amy, Terry, and Tim

An interview with the whole members of Evanescence when they were in Santiago, Chile in October 2012.

In this interview, they said that watching the crowd jump up and down and enjoy the show also helped them put on a great concert. If the crowd was boring, it was also boring for them to play.

Here's another short interview:

Evanescence - "We Don't Get Into Politics and Religion" (2012)

An interview backstage with Evanescence before they played at Pepsi Music Festival 2012 in Argentina. 

The interviewer asked a question about the U.S. presidential election in 2012, and they said that they didn't get into politics and religion (even though some people considered them as a Christian band back in the day) because they had so many fans with different beliefs, and that all of the band members also had different beliefs. Will Hunt added that talking politics would never end up good as everyone had different opinions.

The interviewer also asked of whether music could be mixed with politics, and since Evanescence never talked about politics in their songs, Amy Lee said it's everyone's choice but it's not theirs.

Here's another interview with them:

In the previous tour, The Open Door, John LeCompt and Rocky Gray were still in the band. The fans were very enthusiastic, and the band members had a chance to visit some parts of Buenos Aires. They even went to a fortune teller (who was apparently not a real fortune teller).

Evanescence at the Airport in Costa Rica (2012)

 

Just a video tweeted by Amy Lee when they just arrived in Costa Rica to play on October 30, 2012.

The fans were welcoming the band chanting "Ole...Ole...Ole...Ole...Evanescence".

(Click the picture to go to Twitpic and play the video).

Evanescence Singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - (2012)

Drew (Troy's guitar tech), Troy, Beth (the band's hairstylist), and Amy

A video tweeted by Evanescence's leading lady Amy Lee. It shows when the band and crew were at a Mexican restaurant (while in Peru) singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with Troy playing the guitar.

However, Amy apparently forgot the lyrics and sang "the something sleeps tonight"

Amy Lee - "Writing without Ben Moody Has Been Positive" (2012)

Troy, Amy, and Tim at a Press Conference in Peru (Photo by Álvaro Rondón, Peru.com)

Prior to their first concert in Peru on October 25, 2012, Evanescence did a press conference.

When one of the journalists (from Peru.com) asked Amy Lee about how difficult was it writing without the band's co-founder and former guitarist Ben Moody, she said that it had been going pretty well since it had been 9 years since he left.

She also stated that South American fans were extremely passionate and really cared about music, and that it was something they'd been missing in the U.S.

[Full Concert] Evanescence Live @ Pepsi Music Argentina (2012)

Here's a 6-part full concert of Evanescence live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The band performed at Pepsi Music Festival on October 21, 2012.

This was another concert they played at an event by Pepsi after Pepsi on Stage 2012 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, when they played "If You Don't Mind" for the first time ever (they didn't play the song in Argentina, though).

The Setlist for this concert was:

1.What You Want
2. Going Under
3. The Other Side
4. Weight of the World
5. Made of Stone
6. Lithium
7. Lost in Paradise
8. My Heart Is Broken
9. Whisper
10. Oceans
11. The Change
12. Call Me When You're Sober
13. Imaginary
14. Bring Me to Life

Encore:

15. Disappear
16. Your Star
17. My Immortal

Unfortunately, they did not stream the concert in HD. But if you want some videos with better quality, you can check out the following videos (What You Want, Going Under, The Other Side, CMWYS, and Bring Me To Life) :

Update:

They also did an interview backstage.

Evanescence Paraguay Press Conference (2012)

Evanescence's first ever press conference in Paraguay on October 18, 2012.

Evanescence performed at the Asunción Rock Festival which took place on October 19 at Jockey Club, Asunción with other performers including Garbage and Kiss.

Amy Lee - "I can't eat 3 hours before the show" (2012)

Evanescence's Amy Lee at a Show in Brazil, 2012

An audio interview with Amy Lee conducted by LA X - FM (103.9), Bogota, Colombia when the band was still in Brazil.

Note: The actual interview lasts for about 7 minutes and 30 seconds, while the rest they played "The Other Side".

In this interview, Amy said that she loved Twitter as it's a great means to connect with the fans directly. When the interviewer asked about her specific ritual before each show, she answered these:

• She couldn't eat about 3 hours before the show
• The band had sound-check and invited some fans to watch and get autographs
• She tried to be quiet / not talk too much
• Hung out with the guys for a few minutes, did some stretching, and listened to some music

Amy Lee - "Rock In Rio 2011 was a hard show" (2012)

Did you go to / watch the video of Evanescence's performance at Rock In Rio last 2011? Turned out that the it was little bit of hard show according to Amy Lee.

The band was excited about the show, but then the guitar was in the wrong key when they played the very first song (What You Want), and that the rest of the show she was bummed out.

However, the show in Rio de Janeiro on October 4, 2012 was satisfying and she said it was a "redemption". She also said that the guys from The Used (whom they're touring with) were very nice.

Amy Lee's Answer on the "Lost In Paradise" Video Rumor (2012)

Amy having an interview with MTV

Here's an interview with Amy Lee conducted by MTV Brazil on October 8, 2012.

When asked about the rumor that they'd take the gap between the concert at Sao Paulo to the ones in the North East to shoot the video for the highly anticipated single "Lost In Paradise", Amy denied it since they were just concentrating on the tour.

In this interview Amy also admitted that she loved all kinds of music, including Mozart, Michael Jackson, Pantera, and Lykke Li.

[Full Concert] Evanescence Live @ Live Music Rocks, Rio, Brazil (2012)

The full concert which was streamed online on October 6, 2012 from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (at HSBC arena). This was their second gig after Porto Alegre, when they surprised the fans by performing the unreleased song, "If You Don't Mind".

Live Music Rocks is Brazil's annual event, and other artists who already performed were Morissey and Noel Gallagher.

The opening act for Evanescence's show was The Used.

Here's the setlist:

1. What You Want
2. Going Under
3. The Other Side
4. Weight Of The World
5. Made Of Stone
6. Lithium
7. Lost In Paradise
8. My Heart Is Broken
9. Whisper 
10. Oceans
11. The Change
12. Lacrymosa 
13. Call Me When You're Sober
14. Imaginary
15. Bring Me To Life

Encore:

16. If You Don't Mind
17. My Immortal

Amy revealed on her Twitter that Will and Terry were able to put on a great show that night even though they had food poisoning.

Evanescence - "If You Don't Mind" Live in Brazil (2012)

This is the very first live performance (October 4, 2012) of the unreleased song "If You Don't Mind" by Evanescence.

Prior to the performance of the song, lead singer Amy Lee admitted that they'd been working to share the song for 7 years and that Porto Alegre, Brazil was the perfect place to play it for the very first time.

The Porto Alegre show was the first after the band took a break from the Carnival of Madness Tour 2012.

Previously, the preview of the studio version of song leaked on YouTube.

Amy Lee and the Yellow Balloon (2012)

Just for fun....

This is a video I made from the Rock Am Ring 2012 performance in Germany.

This video shows Amy Lee kicking one of those huge yellow balloons in the middle of "Going Under".

Ben Moody's Version of "My Immortal" (Audio) (2012)

Evanescence co-founder Ben Moody published his version of the song "My Immortal" on his YouTube channel. The song was originally released in late 2003 as the band's third single from their debut studio album. This version has a new arrangement and the lyrics are sung entirely by Ben himself.

Ben wrote "My Immortal" for his late grandfather based on a short story he wrote. Despite the popularity of the song, Amy Lee once stated that she actually hated it and that the band was sick of playing the song.

The video itself was uploaded by Ben Moody on September 10, 2012.

This is actually not the only version of "My Immortal" performed by male singers. Another one you can hear is the one covered by the German band, Gregorian:

Rad After Party Karaoke - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2012)

Evanescence (well, you can only see Amy and Will here), Halestorm, Cavo, and New Medicine having a rad karaoke time. They blasted out Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Interested in another karaoke video (of course, other than that on their Anywhere But Home DVD)?

Here's the one where Amy sang "Superstition"

Evanescence Surprised By How Many Guy Fans Showed Up at Their Shows (2012)

An Evanescence interview uploaded by EMI Argentina (who also uploaded the unplugged session at Big FM Germany). Apparently, this video was taken when they were touring in Germany around May 2012, but EMI Argentina uploaded this in August 2012.

Bassist Tim McCord told the interviewer that getting a 3 or 4-day safari in Africa was one of their favorite experiences, and Troy McLawhorn revealed that he was surprised of how many guys came to their show because "most guys like super heavy stuff" and their music had more elements than just raw rock.

Find out more on what they thought about their long-awaited come back, their favorite places of touring, the song "Lost In Paradise", rules within the band while touring, and others in this video.