Evanescence – The Bitter Truth
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On March 26, 2021, "Evanescence" released their fifth album "The Bitter Truth".
Ten years after the previous album, the band "Evanescence", led by Amy Lee, the only member left of what was the band, but reinforced with new and creative talents, releases the fifth album. The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, and its first single, "Wasted on You", came out in April 2020, a year before the album. The band's previous album, "Synthesis" from 2017, consisted mostly of symphonic re-recordings of its songs, so this is in fact its first album of new material in a decade.
It seems as if Amy needed these 10 years, she went through a process of growing up, although we feel that this is an understatement. She went from a girl, a rock star who is controlled by her success, to a leader, to a teenager, maybe you can even say a parent, who now has the reins in her hands and leads her own life. In this album, she shares her feelings and experiences on topics such as self-search, death, a crisis of trust, and loss.
The song "Far From Heaven", a piano ballad with Amy's powerful voice, explores her feelings and beliefs and indirectly refers to the death of her brother Robby, who passed away in January 2018.
The fifth single from the album, "Better Without You", is strong and powerful, very reminiscent of Adele's James Bond song "Skyfall" and also very similar to "Feeding The Dark".
Three songs, "Yeah Right", "Feeding the Dark" and "Take Cover", were already written for the 2011 album and reworked here, and in the song "Use My Voice", Amy is joined by Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation, Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless and Deena Jakoub of
Veridia. The tour began in November 2021 and lasted until October 2023, during which 124 shows were performed.
This is definitely a strong and powerful album, feels like in video games when you press the magic combination, your warrior draws his power to the end and then explodes on the opponent. This is exactly how Evanescence explodes in our ears and soul!
In the album 12 songs, all of which were written by Amy, but most of them were arranged and composed together with the other members of the band, this is completely not a solo show, but a cohesive ensemble that has a powerful personality.
1. "Artifact/The Turn"
2. "Broken Pieces Shine"
3. "The Game Is Over"
4. "Yeah Right"
5. "Feeding the Dark"
6. "Wasted on You"
7. "Better Without You"
8. "Use My Voice"
9. "Take Cover"
10. "Far from Heaven"
11. "Part of Me"
12. "Blind Belief"
For Listening: Spotify, Apple Music
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