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==Conception==
==Conception==
After releasing 2017's ''Synthesis'', Amy said the next album would go raw and focus on the band.<ref name=kerrang2017 /> Later, she confirmed that the new songs are in a "place that’s even more raw", adding they are "all different" from each other.<ref name=rawsongs />


==Recording Process & In the Studio==
==Recording Process & In the Studio==
[[File:Ev_at_Nick's_studio_2020.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The band working at Nick's studio]]
Amy has said that the band will record the album in sections during 2020 to work around their tour plans.<ref name=radioultra /> She said they might also bring in a different producer each time they hit the studio.<ref name=moodtorock />
Amy has said that the band will record the album in sections during 2020 to work around their tour plans.<ref name=radioultra /> She said they might also bring in a different producer each time they hit the studio.<ref name=moodtorock />


The band recorded the first four songs with [[Nick Raskulinecz]] at his studio, [[Rock Falcon Studio]], on January 20th and concluded on February 5th. One of those will be released as a single. They will work with another producer on songs in the vein of ''The Open Door'' and "electronic, weird, mid-tempo world."<ref name=kyleinterview /> Amy said she wants to release songs over the course of 2020 and in the end the full album will be released.<ref name=kyleinterview />
The band recorded the first four songs with [[Nick Raskulinecz]] at his studio, [[Rock Falcon Studio]], on January 20th and concluded on February 5th.<ref name=4songs /> One of those will be released as a single. They will work with another producer on songs in the vein of ''The Open Door'' and "electronic, weird, mid-tempo world."<ref name=kyleinterview /> Amy said she wants to release songs over the course of 2020 and in the end the full album will be released.<ref name=kyleinterview />
 
No orchestra was recorded for the album, with Amy saying "that's not because we couldn't get together with one because of the [COVID-19] pandemic!"<ref name=rawsongs />


==Promotion==
==Promotion==


===Singles===
===Singles===
''[[Wasted on You]]'' was the first single that was released digitally on April 24th. The official music video premiered on YouTube later that same day. It wasn't originally planned to be the first song, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, the band decided to release it first saying "the feeling and meaning [changed] of what we wanted to say right now."
''[[Wasted on You]]'' was the first single that was released digitally on April 24th. The official music video premiered on YouTube later that same day. It wasn't originally planned to be the first song, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, the band decided to release it first saying "the feeling and meaning [changed] of what we wanted to say right now."<ref name=woy />


===Music Videos===
===Music Videos===
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=moodtorock>Titus, Christa (December 16, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8546417/amy-lee-evanescence-the-chain-interview "Amy Lee on 'The Chain' Cover and Next Evanescence Album: 'We're Definitely in the Mood to Rock'"]. ''Billboard''.</ref>
<ref name=moodtorock>Titus, Christa (December 16, 2019). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8546417/amy-lee-evanescence-the-chain-interview "Amy Lee on 'The Chain' Cover and Next Evanescence Album: 'We're Definitely in the Mood to Rock'"]. ''Billboard''.</ref>
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<ref name=kyleinterview>{{cite web|last=Meredith|first=Kyle|title=Kyle Meredith with... Evanescence|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pe9FdhOA2o|work=YouTube|date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=kyleinterview>{{cite web|last=Meredith|first=Kyle|title=Kyle Meredith with... Evanescence|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pe9FdhOA2o|work=YouTube|date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=kerrang2017>{{cite journal|last=Law|first=Sam|title=Symphonic Possession|journal=Kerrang!|year=2017|month=October|volume=|issue=1694|pages=24–27|url=https://evthreads.proboards.com/thread/2472/symphonic-possession-kerrang-issue-1694|accessdate=|issn=‎0262-6624}}</ref>
<ref name=woy>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-evanescences-new-single-wasted-on-you/|title=Listen To EVANESCENCE's New Single 'Wasted On You'|work=Blabbermouth|date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=rawsongs>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee: New Evanescence Songs Are “Going To A Place That’s Even More Raw”|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/amy-lee-new-evanescence-songs-are-going-to-a-place-thats-even-more-raw/|work=Kerrang!|date=May 6, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=4songs>{{cite web|title=Evanescence Interview|url=https://www.spreaker.com/user/harddrivedl/hddl0165|work=Harddrive Hotline|date=February 21, 2020}}</ref>





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The Bitter Truth
Studio album by Evanescence
Released TBC
Recorded January - February 2020; Rock Falcon Studio, Nashville, TN
Length TBC
Label TBC
Producer Nick Raskulinecz
Evanescence chronology
Synthesis Live
(2018)
The Bitter Truth
(2020)
Singles from The Bitter Truth
  1. "Wasted on You"
    Released: April 24, 2020
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The Bitter Truth is Evanescence's fifth studio album is currently in the recording process, with the band scheduling to hit the studio multiple times in 2020.[1]

Amy confirmed that the new music will go back to its rock roots and that they've got some ideas in the bank, including previous songs that didn't make it to the self-titled record and Synthesis.[2][3] There is currently no confirmed release date, but there is intention to release the new music in 2020.[4]

She also explained that the new music is "dark and heavy" and has "The Open Door vibes" in terms of it having "weird and sparse" moments.[5]

Conception

After releasing 2017's Synthesis, Amy said the next album would go raw and focus on the band.[6] Later, she confirmed that the new songs are in a "place that’s even more raw", adding they are "all different" from each other.[7]

Recording Process & In the Studio

The band working at Nick's studio

Amy has said that the band will record the album in sections during 2020 to work around their tour plans.[8] She said they might also bring in a different producer each time they hit the studio.[4]

The band recorded the first four songs with Nick Raskulinecz at his studio, Rock Falcon Studio, on January 20th and concluded on February 5th.[9] One of those will be released as a single. They will work with another producer on songs in the vein of The Open Door and "electronic, weird, mid-tempo world."[10] Amy said she wants to release songs over the course of 2020 and in the end the full album will be released.[10]

No orchestra was recorded for the album, with Amy saying "that's not because we couldn't get together with one because of the [COVID-19] pandemic!"[7]

Promotion

Singles

Wasted on You was the first single that was released digitally on April 24th. The official music video premiered on YouTube later that same day. It wasn't originally planned to be the first song, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, the band decided to release it first saying "the feeling and meaning [changed] of what we wanted to say right now."[11]

Music Videos

Tour

Track List

Album Credits

Album Reception

Chart Performance

References

  1. "¡Entrevista antes del desastre! Amy Lee de @Evanescence" (in Spanish). December 10, 2019.
  2. KaaosTV (June 13, 2017). "Evanescence Interview @ The Rockfest". YouTube.
  3. "K!1694: Code Orange – Surviving Rock's Violent New Reality". October 24, 2017. Kerrang!
  4. 4.0 4.1 Titus, Christa (December 16, 2019). "Amy Lee on 'The Chain' Cover and Next Evanescence Album: 'We're Definitely in the Mood to Rock'". Billboard.
  5. Lee, Amy (November 21, 2019). "I am Amy Lee from Evanescence, our new song “The Chain (from Gears 5)” is out tonight! AMA". Reddit.
  6. Law, Sam (October 2017). "Symphonic Possession". Kerrang! (1694): 24–27. ISSN ‎0262-6624. https://evthreads.proboards.com/thread/2472/symphonic-possession-kerrang-issue-1694.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Amy Lee: New Evanescence Songs Are “Going To A Place That’s Even More Raw”". Kerrang!. May 6, 2020. https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/amy-lee-new-evanescence-songs-are-going-to-a-place-thats-even-more-raw/.
  8. "Interview with Amy Lee (Evanescence)" (in Russian). radioultra.ru. December 20, 2019. https://radioultra.ru/news/intervyu-s-emi-li-evanescence.
  9. "Evanescence Interview". Harddrive Hotline. February 21, 2020. https://www.spreaker.com/user/harddrivedl/hddl0165.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Meredith, Kyle (January 22, 2020). "Kyle Meredith with... Evanescence". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pe9FdhOA2o.
  11. "Listen To EVANESCENCE's New Single 'Wasted On You'". Blabbermouth. April 24, 2020. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-evanescences-new-single-wasted-on-you/.