Evanescence is tagged as: rock, gothic rock, female vocalists, gothic, alternative
Evanescence is a Grammy-winning band founded in Little Rock Arkansas USA in 1995 by singer / pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody (left 2003)
After recording private albums the band released their first full length album Fallen in 2003, which sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two Grammy Awards One year later, Evanescence released their first live album Anywhere but Home, which sold more than one million copies worldwide in 2006, the band released their second and last studio album The Open Door, which sold more than five million samples
band currently consists of Amy Lee (vocals piano keyboards), Terry Balsamo (guitar) and Tim McCord (bass) Former members include David Hodges (piano keyboards vocals, leavingde 2002) Ben Moody (Gitar, left 2003) William Boyd (bass; left in 2006) John LeCompt (guitar vocals, fired in 2007) and Rocky Gray (drums, left 2007) Session members include Troy McLawhorn (guitar) and Will Hunt (drums) are both from Dark New Day they loaned "to replace LeCompt and Gray during 2007 tours
Amy Lee and Ben Moody met in 1994 on a youth camp in Little Rock, where Moody heard Lee playing I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Will not Do That) by Meat Loaf on the piano Their first song was alone,... Read More About Evanescence Biography...
