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“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare
Think you know everything about Evanescence’s first album of new material in a decade? Think again. Amy Lee opens up like never before on the healing journey of The Bitter Truth…
Words: George Garner
Evanescence band photo: Perou
When it was finally finished, Amy Lee slipped outside of her house by herself. It was late; everyone inside was already fast asleep. She ventured out into the garden and climbed into the sanctuary of her son’s tree house – away from the world, away from all distraction. After months and months of gruelling writing and soul-searching, there was nothing more to change. Nothing more to be tweaked. Nothing left for Amy to do but lay on top of a sleeping bag, get her headphones –
ArkansasUnited-statesCanadaAmericansAmericanJudith-resnikMichaelj-smithWill-huntRonald-mcnairTroy-mclawhornNick-raskulineczBrock-turnerIt might seem surprising, but when Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura first auditioned for the Amy Lee-led rockers, she didn't even bring her axe. Moreover, Testament's Alex Skolnick helped her get the gig.
The musician reflected on those fateful events in a recent interview with Guitar World alongside her Evanescence co-shredder, Troy McLawhorn. In March, Evanescence drop their first album in over three years,
The Bitter Truth — it's also their first of all-new material in almost a decade.
But before Majura joined the group in 2015, she was touring around with other acts until a chance meeting with Skolnick started the chain of events that would lead to her current position.
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