We started this process of inserting writing between the tours to keep it all fresh and exciting. Touring can get monotonous, and make you crave new material, writing can drive you insane, and make you crave touring. We started getting together to intentionally write together in between the tours in the spring of 2019. After we finished the orchestral touring we got back into rock mode and started playing lots of shows- getting into the spirit and loving it. We decided when we were making Synthesis that making a new album would be next. What led up to the making of The Bitter Truth? When did you first decide to release a new album? It may be a little too much to hope for, but they also plan on going back on tour as soon as conditions permit.Īs the band continues to work on the new album, Amy tells Rappler a little bit about how the album came about, and how she’s keeping creative under quarantine.
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Even the song’s music video was filmed while the band was in quarantine.Īmy said that working on the song “has been like water in the desert” for her, a light in the darkness of the pandemic.Įvanescence has said that it will be releasing new songs from The Bitter Truth little by little this year, culminating with the release of the full album – though no dates have been set yet. The band is set to release a new studio album, The Bitter Truth, dropping their first single from that album, “Wasted on You” in April, while under quarantine.įrontwoman Amy Lee said that they were recording the music for “Wasted on You” until they couldn’t go into the studio anymore, and continued to work on it remotely through file sharing and phone calls – which seems to be how many musicians have been working these days. Now it’s been over 17 years since that album was released, and 9 years since the band came out with their last studio album – but we still sing their songs and they haven’t stopped making music. MANILA, Philippines – Most of us know Evanescence for bringing gothic rock to our young ears in the early 2000s particularly with songs like “Bring Me to Life” and “My Immortal” off their debut album Fallen.