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band

Evanescence Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer and musician Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent EPs as a duo in the late 90's, and a demo CD, Evanescence released their debut s ...

has released five

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s, two

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s, one

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, two

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s, three

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s, eighteen

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, nine

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s, two

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s, and eighteen

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s. Evanescence was founded in 1995 by

Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...

and

Ben Moody Benjamin Robert Moody II (born January 22, 1981) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as co-founder, former guitarist and co-songwriter of rock band Evanescence from its inception in 1995 to his departure in ...

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. The band's lineup comprises Lee, guitarist

Troy McLawhorn William Troy McLawhorn (born November 4, 1968) is an American musician who has been a guitarist in the rock band Evanescence since 2007. He has also worked with the bands Seether, Dark New Day, doubleDrive, Still Rain, and Gibraltar. Early care ...

, guitarist

Tim McCord Timothy Todd McCord (born June 28, 1979) is an American musician. He is a member of the rock band Evanescence since 2006, playing bass until 2022 when he switched to guitar. Previously, McCord played guitar for the band The Revolution Smile fro ...

, drummer

Will Hunt William Hunt (born September 5, 1971) is an American drummer. He has been a member of rock band Evanescence since 2007, and has also played for Skrape, Dark New Day, Black Label Society, Device, Crossfade, Staind, Static-X, and Slaughter. ...

, and bassist Emma Anzai. As of 2022, the band has sold over 31.9 million albums. Evanescence as a duo self-released the EPs ''Evanescence'' (1998) and ''Sound Asleep'' (1999), which were followed by the demo album ''

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'' (2000). Their debut studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2003, and sold 141,000 copies in its first week in the US, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200. It spawned the singles "

Bring Me to Life "Bring Me to Life" is the debut single by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, ''Fallen'' (2003). Wind-up released it as the album's lead single on April 7, 2003. The song was written by Amy Lee when she was 19, after ...

", "

Going Under "Going Under" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, ''Fallen'' (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records as the album's second single on August 18, 2003. Lee wrote the song about coming out of a difficult r ...

", "

My Immortal "My Immortal" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, ''Fallen'' (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records on December 8, 2003, as the third single from the album. An alternative version appears on the band's ...

", and "

Everybody's Fool "Everybody's Fool" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, ''Fallen''. Wind-up Records released the song on May 31, 2004 as the album's fourth and final single. It was written by Amy Lee in 1999 about the prom ...

". "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" respectively were certified triple platinum and platinum by the

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. In 2004, Evanescence won two

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s (

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and

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). ''Fallen'' has sold over 17 million units worldwide, and was certified

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by the RIAA in 2022. Their 2004 live album and concert DVD ''

Anywhere but Home ''Anywhere but Home'' is the first live album and concert DVD release by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on November 23, 2004, by Wind-up Records. It includes a recording of a concert at Le Zénith in Paris, an hour of behind th ...

'' was certified platinum in the US and sold over one million units worldwide. Their second album, ''

The Open Door ''The Open Door'' is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006, by Wind-up Records. The record symbolizes a new beginning for the band, with Amy Lee in full creative control, incorporating new ele ...

'' (2006), debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 447,000 copies in its first week in the US. Its lead single "

Call Me When You're Sober "Call Me When You're Sober" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their second studio album, ''The Open Door''. It was released as the album's lead single on September 4, 2006. The track was written by Amy Lee and guitarist Terry B ...

" was certified platinum by the RIAA, and was followed by the singles "

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", "

Sweet Sacrifice "Sweet Sacrifice" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their second studio album, '' The Open Door''. It was released on May 25th, 2007 as the album's third single. The song was written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, and produced by ...

", and " Good Enough". "Sweet Sacrifice" received a nomination at the

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for Best Hard Rock Performance. ''The Open Door'' was certified double platinum by the RIAA, selling 2.1 million units in the US. It has sold six million units worldwide. ''

'' (2011), their third studio album, debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, with US sales of 127,000 copies in its first week. Three singles were released, " What You Want", " My Heart Is Broken", and " Lost in Paradise". By 2012, ''Evanescence'' had sold over 421,000 copies in the US. In 2020, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for earning over 500,000 units in the country. The band left their record label in 2014, and released the orchestral-electronica album ''

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'' in 2017. In 2021, they released their fifth studio album, ''

The Bitter Truth ''The Bitter Truth'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on March 26, 2021, through BMG Rights Management and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. It is the band's first album of all-new material since the ...

''. Postponed by the

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, the album tracks " Wasted On You", "

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", " Use My Voice", and "Better Without You" were released through 2020 and 2021. ''The Bitter Truth'' peaked at number 11 in the US.

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Demo albums

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Singles

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