Evanescence Media Archive

Will Hunt - Weight of the World Drum Cam (2012)

2014-04-24T15:35:00.002-07:00

Will Hunt shared another video of him playing the drums in Weight of the World. This video was recorded at Evanescence's concert in London in 2012.

Previous videos he shared were him playing "Going Under" and "What You Want".

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

2013-08-27T19:02:00.002-07:00

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.

Truth - Simone Simons about Evanescence (2013)

2013-05-07T17:19:00.000-07:00

It's the truth.

Simone Simons from Epica didn't say a word about hating Evanescence.

In the interview, she said that Evanescence's music is different from Epica. And yes, that's true. I guess nobody likes to be compared when it comes to music.

However, of course Evanescence isn't pop-rock. In fact, if you try to categorize Evanescence, you can check out this interview:

http://evanescencemediaarchive.blogspot.com/2012/08/trying-to-categorize-evanescence-stop.html

Just chill out and enjoy the music.

Reference:

http://www.smoonstyle.com/2013/03/do-you-think-you-know-me-20-facts-about.html

Amy Lee's Sudden Appearance at A Halestorm Concert (2013)

2013-05-01T13:38:00.002-07:00

When Evanescence was on hiatus in 2013, Amy Lee tweeted that she was going to a friend's concert in New York City, but didn't tell the fans who the friend was. Turned out that she went to Halestorm's concert and performed another duet with vocalist Lzzy Hale in the song "Break In".

The duet was also performed in their past shows, during the Carnival of Madness 2012.

As Evanescence was taking a break, she appeared with a colored hair.

the new hair

Troy McLawhorn, Dave Ellefson, Pete Murray, Neil Godfrey, & Sal G - No Words (Live) (2013)

2013-04-28T06:09:00.002-07:00

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".

“War Isn’t Over Yet“ - Eye Empire
“Give Me Life“ - Lo-Pro
“Tear It Down” (Mike Mushok, Pete Murray, David Ellefson & Sal G)
“Wake Of War” (Troy McLawhorn, D.C., Mike Mushok, Corey Lowery & Mike Froedge)
“No Words” (feat. Mike Mushok, Pete Murray, David Ellefson & Sal G)
“Not Like You” (feat. Troy McLawhorn, Pete Murray & Mike Froedge)
“When“ - Life On Planet 0
“Witness“ - Viasava
“Drop Us In Hell” (feat. Sal G & Joseph Dougherty)
“Awakening“ - When Earth Awakes
“Wake Up” (feat. Michael Benedetto & Keith Caro)
“Save Me” (feat. Michael Benedetto & Keith Caro)
“Ask McFly“ - The Dreaded Marco
“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)

2013-04-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

click image to play the audio

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.

Will Hunt - $10,000 Drum Kit (2011) and The Other Side Drums (2012)

2013-03-30T07:12:00.004-07:00

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:

Amy Lee Didn't Credit Herself for the Success of Other Female-Fronted Rock Bands (2013)

2013-03-21T02:35:00.001-07:00

An interview of Amy Lee by ScuzzTV, the highest-rated rock and metal TV station on UK satellite.

One of the interesting parts of the interview is when Amy revealed that she hated the rap in Bring Me To Life. Turned out that when Evanescence was signed, the band was forced by their record label to hire a full-time male rapper for the band, but they refused. They only agreed to use a male vocalist (Paul McCoy of 12 Stones) in Bring Me To Life.

After Evanescence released Fallen, female-fronted rock bands like Lacuna Coil and Nightwish got much more attention (they've been around for a long time before Evanescence), and when Scuzz asked her about that, she answered that she did not credit herself for that, but regarding women in rock, she said "the more the merrier".

Amy also revealed that the cover for the single Together Again was her artwork. The sales of the single were donated to earthquake victims in Haiti in 2010.

Lost In Paradise - Official Music Video (2013)

2013-02-14T13:52:00.001-08:00

Finally the anticipated video for Evanescence's latest single, Lost In Paradise, was uploaded. This video consists of the various live footage of the band's concerts, some were sent by the fans around the world. The video also has some footage from their Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011.

In the description, there is a message from Amy Lee saying

"Thank you all for an amazing tour and for your help documenting a memory that we will cherish forever!"

This video was uploaded and announced to the fans on February 14, 2013 when the band was on hiatus. In late 2012, Amy previously asked the fans via her Twitter account to send their best life footage of Lost in Paradise. However, this video was not uploaded after previously the acoustic video of the song from Amp Rock TV was announced earlier.

Will Hunt - Going Under Drums (2012)

2013-02-11T19:27:00.002-08:00

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)

2013-01-18T02:38:00.000-08:00

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.

Lost In Paradise Acoustic - Amp Rock TV (2013)

2013-01-17T15:05:00.002-08:00

Amy Lee performing the acoustic version (piano only) of Lost in Paradise. In June 2012, Amp Rock TV also featured Evanescence in The Words, which was directed by Tim Mattia.

Fans have actually been waiting for the official video of Lost in Paradise since last year. There were some rumors concerning the video, including that the band would shoot a video while touring in Brazil.

After the band's tour finished in 2012, Amy Lee then asked the fans to send their best live videos of Lost in Paradise which was supposed to be for the official video.

Update 2013:

The video of Lost in Paradise was finally uploaded.

Shirley Manson Mentioned Amy Lee on Stage (2012)

2012-11-04T15:09:00.002-08:00

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:

Amy Lee - Voice TV Interview (2007)

2012-11-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

Amy Lee's interview with Voice TV, Finland in 2007. In this video, Amy is talking about touring, the story behind Call Me When You're Sober (about her ex-boyfriend, Shaun Morgan of Seether), and more, including band changes.

She said that Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt, who filled in for John and Rocky at the time - not permanent members yet -, were great musicians. She also stated that ex-band mates John and Rocky had moved on to "something bigger" because they didn't just want to be touring musicians for Evanescence, they wanted to write songs too, but it didn't work out. Rocky ended up selling Evanescence's plaques on Ebay for $500 a pop.

One of the plaques Rocky sold on Ebay in 2007

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

2012-10-29T18:40:00.002-07:00

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)

2012-10-29T18:23:00.001-07:00

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)

2012-10-29T06:01:00.000-07:00

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)

2012-10-27T00:01:00.001-07:00

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)

2012-10-24T19:32:00.005-07:00

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)

2012-10-23T17:12:00.000-07:00

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)

2012-10-19T20:23:00.000-07:00

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)

2012-10-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

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)

2012-10-09T16:31:00.001-07:00

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)

2012-10-09T16:14:00.002-07:00

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)

2012-10-07T06:08:00.001-07:00

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.