Evanescence Return With Fourth Studio Album 'Synthesis'; First Single Out Today

AMY LEE describes the meaning behind "Imperfection,""For me, this is the most important song on the album. I struggled with the lyrics for a long time because there was a lifetime of work to live up to and I wasn't sure what to say or how to be good enough. When it finally started pouring out of me, it was undeniable. I had no choice. It's for all the people we've lost, all the people who we could lose, to suicide and depression. I'm singing from the perspective of the person left behind, the person in the waiting room. It's a plea to fight for your life, to stay. Don't give into the fear- I have to tell myself that every day. Nobody is perfect. We are all imperfect, and it's precisely those imperfections that make us who we are, and we have to embrace them because there's so much beauty in those differences. Life is worth fighting for. You are worth fighting for."

EVANESCENCE--lead singer-songwriter and pianist AMY LEE, bassist TIM MCCORD, drummer WILL HUNT, lead guitarist/backing vocalist TROY MCLAWHORN and guitarist JEN MAJURA--worked with producers WILL HUNT and orchestra arranger and composer David Campbell onSYNTHESIS. SYNTHESIS will also feature two new EVANESCENCE songs, including the first single "Imperfection" and "Hi-Lo," the latter of which includes a guest performance by famed violinist Lindsey Stirling.

Both Standard CD & Digital versions of SYNTHESIS are available now for pre-order (here), as well as a limited-edition deluxe box of the album, which includes the CD, a DVD featuring a documentary on making the album as well as instrumental and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of the songs.

Last month, EVANESCENCE announced their U.S. and Canadian "Synthesis Live" tour, which begins in mid-October (dates below). The band will be bringing a live orchestra and electronic programming out on the road with them, which will truly deliver a transcendent experience.

Tickets for EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" fall tour are on-sale now(here). Every ticket sold will come with a download of SYNTHESIS when it is released later this fall. As an added bonus, ticket buyers will also receive new songs from the album prior to the album's release date, beginning with "Bring Me To Life" and the new song "Imperfection." For full tour details, go to:www.evanescence.com.

DATE		LOCATION	VENUE
SAT	10/14	Las Vegas, NV		The Pearl Concert Theater
SUN	10/15	Los Angeles, CA		Greek Theatre
TUE	10/17	Phoenix, AZ		Comerica Theatre
FRI	10/20	Houston, TX		Revention Music Center
SUN	10/22	Irving, TX		The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory
MON	10/23	New Orleans, LA		Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
WED	10/25	Nashville, TN		Ryman Auditorium
FRI	10/27	Atlanta, GA		Chastain Park Amphitheatre
SAT	10/28	Charlotte, NC		Ovens Auditorium
MON	10/30	Pittsburgh, PA		Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
TUE	10/31	Oxon Hill, MD		MGM National Harbor
THU	11/2	Upper Darby, PA		Tower Theater
FRI	11/3	Mashantucket, CT		Foxwoods Resort Casino - Grand Theater
SUN	11/5	Boston, MA		Orpheum Theatre - Boston
TUE	11/7	Bethlehem, PA		Sands Bethlehem Event Center
WED	11/8	Baltimore, MD		Hippodrome Theatre
FRI	11/10	Brooklyn, NY		Kings Theatre
THU	11/30	Chicago, IL		Chicago Theatre
SAT	12/2	Carmel, IN		The Palladium
TUE	12/5	Minneapolis, MN		State Theatre
WED	12/6	Madison, WI		Orpheum Theatre
FRI	12/8	Toronto, ON Canada		Sony Centre for Performing Arts
SAT	12/9	Windsor, ON Canada		Caesar'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 Sierra Resort
SAT	12/16	San Francisco, CA		Masonic Auditorium
TUE	12/19	Portland, OR		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall