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Evanescence New Album 'Synthesis' Debuts at #1 on Rock Albums Chart

By: Nov. 21, 2017
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EVANESCENCE have now crossed another milestone in their career. The two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning group's just released fourth album SYNTHESIS-out via BMG--has debuted as the #1 Rock Album in the country-the #4 best-selling album overall--and at #8 on the Top 200 album charts. In its debut week, SYNTHESIS reached #1 on the iTunes Rock and Alternative charts in over 40 countries worldwide. The new album, a reimagining of some of EVANESCENCE's best-loved songs--as well as a couple of new ones--was recorded with a full orchestra and electronics combined with the band and AMY LEE's virtuosic piano and voice. AMY LEE is breaking down the songs on SYNTHESIS, track by track all week long(HERE). *Media outlets are free to repost.

In support of SYNTHESIS, EVANESCENCE--lead singer-songwriter and pianist AMY LEE, bassist TIM MCCORD, drummer WILL HUNT, lead guitarist/backing vocalist TROY MCLAWHORN and guitarist/background vocalist JEN MAJURA--are currently in the midst of their extensive "Synthesis Live" headlining tour of North America. "Synthesis Live" features AMY LEE and the band embedded with a live 28-piece orchestra and electronic programming, delivering a transcendent experience.

Living up to its name, SYNTHESIS is a combination of organic and synthesized sounds featuring LEE's virtuosic singing and piano playing, supported by her band and a full symphony orchestra performing arrangements by long-time collaborator, orchestra arranger and composer David Campbell as well as an array of electronic music programming and effects engineered by the band, co-producer William Hunt and programmer/mixer Damian Taylor (Björk, The Killers & Arcade Fire). The album features two new EVANESCENCE songs: the first single "Imperfection" and "Hi-Lo," the latter of which includes a guest performance by famed violinist Lindsey Stirling. Watch the video for EVANESCENCE's first single "Imperfection"--which REVOLVER magazinedescribed as "an emotionally-charged epic that confronts mental illness and suicide head on" (9/15/17)--HERE and the behind-the-scenes video story and interviews HERE.

Tickets for EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" fall tour (all remaining dates below) are on-sale now (here).

DATE LOCATION VENUE
THU 11/30 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
SAT 12/2 Carmen, IN The Palladium
SUN 12/3 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
TUE 12/5 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
WED 12/6 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
FRI 12/8 Tortonto, ON Canada Sony Centre for Performing Arts
SAT 12/9 Windsor, ON Canada Ceasar's Windsor
MON 12/11 Kansas City, MO Kansas City Music Hall
WED 12/13 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
FRI 12/15 Reno, NV Grand Theatre at The Grand Resort
SAT 12/16 San Francisco, CA Masonic Auditorium
SUN 12/19 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

For more information on EVANESCENCE, visit: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

Photo Credit: P.R. Brown



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