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| Name        = TBC
| Name        = The Bitter Truth
| Type        = Studio
| Type        = Studio
| Artist      = [[Evanescence]]
| Artist      = [[Evanescence]]
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| Released    = TBC
| Released    = TBC
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| Recorded    = January - February 2020; Rock Falcon Studio, Nashville, TN
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| Label        = [[Evanescence]] <small>under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC</small>
| Producer    = TBC
| Producer    = [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
| Last album  = ''[[Synthesis Live DVD|Synthesis Live]]''<br />(2018)
| Last album  = ''[[Synthesis Live DVD|Synthesis Live]]''<br />(2018)
| This album  = '''''TBC'''''<br>(TBC)
| This album  = '''''The Bitter Truth'''''<br>(2020)
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  | single 1 date = April 24, 2020
| single 2 = [[The Game is Over]]
| single 2 date = July 1, 2020
| single 3 = [[Use My Voice]]
| single 3 date = August 14, 2020
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As of May 2019, Evanescence's fifth studio album is currently in the writing process as confirmed by Troy McLawhorn and Tim McCord on their Instagram pages.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx9IdXjgTBe/</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx_ibZbFYUH/</ref>
''The Bitter Truth'' is [[Evanescence]]'s fifth studio album that is currently in the recording process, with the band scheduling to hit the studio multiple times in 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n2UiznKzVw "¡Entrevista antes del desastre! Amy Lee de @Evanescence"] (in Spanish). December 10, 2019.</ref>


When the band were interviewed in Finland in June 2017, they were asked if they had any new music for the next "completely new" Evanescence album, to which Amy and Tim responded:
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 [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled record]] and ''[[Synthesis]]''.<ref>KaaosTV (June 13, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpNAFMi0wOs "Evanescence Interview @ The Rockfest"]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/k-1694-code-orange-surviving-rocks-violent-new-reality/ "K!1694: Code Orange  – Surviving Rock's Violent New Reality"]. October 24, 2017. ''Kerrang!''</ref> There is currently no confirmed release date, but there is intention to release the new music in 2020.<ref name=moodtorock />
{{quote|'''Amy:''' ''Yeah, we have a couple of ideas already started that I think we'll go towards that, yes. We've had a couple of songs sort of in the bank since, I don't know, the last go-around. We had a lot of songs that didn't make it on the last album, so there's a couple there to kind of draw from. And in addition to that, whilst writing for [''Synthesis''], as there are some various new songs on it, some of them weren't the right fit stylistically, but I think they're really good, so I think that might be the next thing.''


'''Tim:''' ''We're also always musically making things individually all the time. So by the time we get together to do the next one, we're going to have a big head start with a pile of stuff to go through and work out.''
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.<ref>Lee, Amy (November 21, 2019). [https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/dzqjla/i_am_amy_lee_from_evanescence_our_new_song_the/f89rx6q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x "I am Amy Lee from Evanescence, our new song “The Chain (from Gears 5)” is out tonight! AMA"]. ''Reddit''.</ref>


'''Amy:''' ''Yeah, you are working on something right now, right? In the hotel room?''
==Conception==


'''Tim:''' ''I've got like ten things going on right now.''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpNAFMi0wOs</ref>}}
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 />


In Kerrang! Magazine issue K!1694 which was released on October 24, 2017, Amy said that the next record will be "the opposite" musically to ''Synthesis'':
In a interview with ''Rock Sound'' in May 2020, Amy discussed the album's sound:<ref name=rocksound />
{{quote|I'd expect we'll be heading into the studio later next year. I know we've got a good handful of songs to start with already. At that, ''Synthesis'' isn't any indication of where we're going. I like contrast. In my life I don't go for that much drama, so I wanted to play this up and really go crazy with the orchestra. But, if anything, this could be the opposite of what the next album might sound like. It might be really nice to go raw on the next album, to [focus on] the band again.<ref>http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/k-1694-code-orange-surviving-rocks-violent-new-reality/</ref>}}


When [[Will Hunt]] was interviewed by Walls of Sound in Australia in February 2018, he mentioned how collaborating for ''Synthesis'' has helped the band "broaden [their] horizons" for the next record.
{{Quote|One of the things that we've been kind of aiming towards is taking the elements of what maybe are things that make up our sound and try to separate them and give each of them their own space. So some of the songs don't have strings and are fully rocking and heavy. And then some of the songs might be really in the electronic zone, and something might be more on the orchestral side. But overall, it's gonna be a rock record.}}
{{quote|I think that ''Synthesis'' has certainly been a different process to that record, but ultimately what I’m excited about is the next one. What this one has done is broadened our horizons. Added different colours to our palette, and we’re all aware of and are able to use those colours, because we’ve all been involved in making this. One of the coolest parts of that is for the next record, it's opened up a lot of different doors that we maybe wouldn't have explored.<ref>https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/02/06/will-hunt-evanescence-find-fulfillment-in-imperfection/</ref>}}


In Kerrang! Magazine issue K!1717 which was released on April 11, 2018,  Amy Lee said that there is no official timeline for Evanescence to begin recording their fifth studio album, but confirmed that it is still planned for the future.
Amy said the songs from the album will be released one at a time as the album is still being written and recorded.<ref name=newalbum17april /><ref name=woy /> "I want to live more in the moment with our music. To let each song have its own moment to be felt simultaneously by us and our fans. To connect us more", she told ''Rolling Stone India''.<ref name=rollingstoneindia />
{{quote|''(Amy's response to when she's asked if another new Evanescence album is in the future)'' That's the plan. That's what we're planning on. The reason that I say it like that is because I don't have a timeline right now. I'm bad when it comes to planning ahead. I really need to not feel trapped, and at the end of every project I feel like I badly need a break. I just need to get to the point where I'm ready to pour myself into the next project. We're on tour in Europe now and then in the summer we'll be back on tour in the U.S., so we are busy. Evanescence ''is'' active. But I've never been that kind of person that plans what's coming next when I'm in the middle of the thing that I'm doing at the moment. I need to have time to recharge, and then I'll know what the future holds.}}


In an interview with Loudwire which was published on August 14, 2018, Amy confirmed that a brand new Evanescence album will be the next project after the band have taken a break from concluding their [[Synthesis Live]] tour. She said that the band will get together to begin writing some time in 2019.
In June 2020, she indicated the new songs have a "90s, grungy alternative" sound:
{{quote|We're going to take a little bit of time, but the next thing we're going to focus on creatively is just the next full Evanescence album. That's the plan. I just like to keep us finishing this tour a little open-ended, like let's all just breathe through the end of the year, and then we'll start writing next year for the next thing.
{{Quote|The songs are all different. I want this album to show all of our sides, really, but most importantly I want to create without thinking too much about what I want it to be, and just let it be what it is. There’s definitely a little bit of a 90s, grungy alternative thing emerging which is lovely, that’s a return to roots for me in the most honest sense since that’s the music that inspired me so much in my formative years.<ref name=rappler />}}


I think as a band, we're all in a really good place with each other. I've been with the guys -- Will, Troy and Tim -- now for over a decade. Jen's the new kid on the block but she brings a lot of positivity and energy to the group and we're excited for her to be with us. We're all happy together and we make a great team and we're excited to make more music together.<ref>http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-orchestral-tour/</ref>}}
In late June, she said the album will be a journey and revealed that a song from the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|initial sessions]] for ''Evanescence'' was revamped for the new album:


When Amy Lee and Lindsey Stirling were asked what's coming up in the future, Amy mentioned how she's ready to rock again.
{{Quote|It's going to be a journey. One of the songs we’ve recorded so far is from 10 years ago, from the first time we went in to record our third album. Completely reformed into a special new thing. Up to now, some of the songs are being written now, some aren’t even written yet. And so much has happened this year, there’s so much to say. So yes there are themes, but I think the biggest one is about time. Past, present, and future all at once. And part of that has to do with how the album is still a living, growing thing, as it is being slowly released. Like life.<ref name=nylon />}}
{{quote|It’s been good for me to be able to continue with Evanescence in a way that’s not the way we always have, because I don’t feel burnt out on rock. I just become what I’m doing when I make an album and it’s such a consuming experience – writing, creating, recording the album and then going on tour for the album for a year or more. By the time you finish that whole cycle, for me personally, usually I’m just tired of any heavy music. I just need a break. You get to a point where it’s like “I need something else.


But this time is different.
==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 />


I feel inspired, and I’m kind of ready to rock because it hasn’t been that style so much. It’s in there but it’s not the same, so I don’t feel like I need to run away like I sometimes do at the end of our tours. So I don’t know exactly how it’s going to inspire the next album. Actually I think it could be a little bit of the opposite. I think we’re all ready to let the pendulum swing the other way.<ref>https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/08/22/lindsey-stirling-amy-lee-evanescence-interview-touring-together-orchestra/1046095002/</ref>}}
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 aimed at working 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 />
[[File:Will drums August 2020.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Photo of Will's drums originally posted by Nick on August 10 in which it can be read the song titles ''[[Take Cover]]'' and ''Better Without You'']]


In Kerrang! Magazine issue 1744 that was released on October 17, 2018, Amy mentioned how she's working on a collaboration idea, but she's not specified if it's for solo work or for the next Evanescence album.
No orchestra was recorded for some of the songs from the album,<ref name=rocksound /> with Amy saying "that's not because we couldn't get together with one because of the [COVID-19] pandemic!"<ref name=rawsongs /> Instead of strings, electronics (such as synthesizers, arpeggiators and sound effects) were used.<ref name=scrollin />


{{quote|Interviewer: Do you feel like you have any creative itches left to scratch?
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band worked remotely by sending ideas to each other.<ref name=myx /> By June Amy said they came to a point where they have to get together to finish the album and were trying to figure out how to get it done.<ref name=nylon />


Amy: I don't think you're born with a set of itches that never change, that you scratch and then you die. I think you keep developing new ones. The itch continues, for sure. I've only been home for a week and I'm already working on a little collaboration idea. I do feel creatively inspired, but with a very open mind. We're planning on starting the writing for the next Evanescence album next year, so yeah, we're moving forward. It feels good to make music right now. I don't have a big vision, but in the moment, when you feel creative, you just do it and see what it sounds like, following that trail until you're satisfied.}}
On August 10, producer Nick posted on Instagram that [[Will Hunt]] tracked 9 songs. On a snare it's written "Evanescence Bitter Pill Sessions" and also gave away two song titles.<ref name=drumsAugust2020 /> The post was later taken down.


==Conception==
On August 14, Amy revealed in a interview with ''Billboard'' that the band went back to the studio for a few weeks to resume recording. They tested negative for COVID-19, wore masks and had contact with no one else while they were together.<ref name=billboard5min /> She also revealed on the Zoom premiere of ''Use My Voice'' that Nick will handle the production of the whole album. Thus, the band will not work with different producers as originally planned.
 
==Album title and artwork==
The album title and artwork, taken by [[Josh Hartzler]],<ref name=icrt /> were revealed on April 17, 2020 on the band's social media.<ref name=newalbum17april />
 
In a interview in May 2020, Amy explained the album title:
 
{{Quote|There's a big theme of disillusionment for me. Just growing up and seeing that fairy tales aren't really real. And it's hard to be a grownup — it really is. Because somebody else isn't in charge, we really have to be able to make our own decisions, find out our own information, protect ourselves. People die — we're all going to. There's no magic castle. So that sounds like a lot of doom and gloom when I say it, but there's a choice to accept that truth and live in it and embrace it and choose to live and choose to live in a moment, and the choice to just give up. And there's a struggle there, but my choice is most definitely to take that pill.<ref name=rocksound />}}
 
When asked why the album is called what it is, she answered:


==Recording Process & In the Studio==
{{Quote|Even though the truth can be incredibly difficult and painful, it's still better than living a lie.<ref name=myx />}}


==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."<ref name=woy />
The second single, ''[[The Game is Over]]'', was released on July 1, 2020.<ref name="loudwireTGIO" /> [[Amy Lee]] said that the song is "a promise to [herself] and out loud that [she's] going to be more of [her] real, inner self on the outside — not lock her up because she can't be contained anymore. It's also a prayer to become better, to not feel so messed up, locked up, and hurt inside."<ref name="loudwireTGIO" />
The third single, ''[[Use My Voice]]'', was released on August 14, 2020. For this, the band teamed up with HeadCount which is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, to help make it easy to register to vote for U.S. citizens. If you visit [https://p2a.co/A692vHE www.usemyvoice.org] between now and September 30, 2020 to get yourself vote-ready (for U.S. citizens only), you will get access to a free, private online performance from Evanescence in October. For fans outside the U.S. they can [https://p2a.co/iwxRq8U pledge to vote here] and they will also get sent the link for the performance nearer the time. With this song, Amy said she hopes "to inspire others to seek truth, find their own voices and use them as I step up to use mine. Don’t let anybody speak for you. Only you can do that."<ref name="umv" /> This was originally planned as the first single, but ''Wasted on You'' was released instead due to the pandemic.


===Music Videos===
===Music Videos===
''Wasted on You'' is the first music video from the album and was shot by the band themselves on their iPhones.<ref name=woy /> A second official video was put together with fan clips sent on TikTok,<ref name=WOYtiktok /> which was released on June 24.<ref name=woyTikTok />
''The Game is Over'' is the second music video, which premiered on April 3. It was also shot by the band and edited by [[Paul R. Brown|P.R. Brown]].<ref name="loudwireTGIO" />


===Tour===
===Tour===
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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=radioultra>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Interview with Amy Lee (Evanescence)|url=https://radioultra.ru/news/intervyu-s-emi-li-evanescence|work=radioultra.ru|language=Russian|date=December 20, 2019}}</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>
 
<ref name=rocksound>{{cite web|title=Rock Sound: Evanescence's Amy Lee Talks 'Wasted On You' & New Album 'The Bitter Truth' - Video Call|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOFLRgIqk0s|work=YouTube|date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=scrollin>{{cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee on their new album: ‘Good if some songs go off the rails a little bit’|url=https://scroll.in/article/961166/evanescences-amy-lee-on-their-new-album-good-if-some-songs-go-off-the-rails-a-little-bit|work=Scroll.in|date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=newalbum17april>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1251180922046517248|title=We promised you a new album in 2020 and we won’t let anything stop us. We are proud to begin sharing our new album ‘THE BITTER TRUTH’ with you|work=Twitter|date=April 17, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=icrt>{{cite web|title=【ICRT Reaching Out】Amy Lee<nowiki>｜</nowiki>Evanescence Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMzE7zAVURA|work=YouTube|date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=WOYtiktok>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1263181934806446081|title=On a Mon we lost our minds & started a TikTok account, calling all fans to help us create the official WOY fan video!|work=Twitter|date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=rollingstoneindia>{{cite news|last=Tagat|first=Anurag|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/evanescence-amy-lee-interview/|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee: ‘Musical Experimentation in a Label-Free Zone is So Healthy’|work=Rolling Stone India|date=April 29, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=rappler>{{cite news|last=Lago|first=Amanda T.|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/263426-amy-lee-making-music-quarantine-evanescence-bitter-truth-album|title='Like water in the desert': Evanescence's Amy Lee on making music and 'The Bitter Truth'|work=Rappler|date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=woyTikTok>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1275921942373994497|title=Here it is, the official Wasted On You fan video! Thank you to everyone who submitted.|work=Twitter|date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="loudwireTGIO">{{cite news|last=Childers|first=Chad|url=https://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-game-is-over/|title=Evanescence Rock It Up With New Song 'The Game Is Over'|work=Loudwire|date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=drumsAugust2020>{{cite web|last=Raskulinecz|first=Nick|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt_tJ6hpL8/|title=The aftermath of tracking 9 songs with the “man of steel” Will Hunt!!!|work=Instagram|date=August 10, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=nylon>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Lauren|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/evanescence-amy-lee-2020-interview|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee On New Music And What 'Goth' Really Means|date=June 23, 2020|work=NYLON}}</ref>
 
<ref name="umv">{{cite news|last=Divita|first=Joe|url=https://loudwire.com/evanescence-debut-use-my-voice-feat-lzzy-hale-taylor-momsen-sharon-den-adel-lindsey-stirling/|title=Evanescence Debut 'Use My Voice' Feat. Lzzy Hale + Taylor Momsen|date=August 14, 2020|work=Loudwire}}</ref>
 
<ref name=myx>{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Camille|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/24051/evanescence-the-bitter-truth-myxclusive|title=EVANESCENCE Reveals Struggles Working On New Album Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic|work=MYX PH|date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name=billboard5min>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bnDWSihcPg|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee Urges Fans to Vote on New Single "Use My Voice" <nowiki>|</nowiki> Billboard 5-Minute Interview|work=YouTube|date=August 14, 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 Evanescence under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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
  2. "The Game is Over"
    Released: July 1, 2020
  3. "Use My Voice"
    Released: August 14, 2020
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The Bitter Truth is Evanescence's fifth studio album that 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]

In a interview with Rock Sound in May 2020, Amy discussed the album's sound:[8]

Vin1.jpg One of the things that we've been kind of aiming towards is taking the elements of what maybe are things that make up our sound and try to separate them and give each of them their own space. So some of the songs don't have strings and are fully rocking and heavy. And then some of the songs might be really in the electronic zone, and something might be more on the orchestral side. But overall, it's gonna be a rock record. Vin2.jpg


Amy said the songs from the album will be released one at a time as the album is still being written and recorded.[9][10] "I want to live more in the moment with our music. To let each song have its own moment to be felt simultaneously by us and our fans. To connect us more", she told Rolling Stone India.[11]

In June 2020, she indicated the new songs have a "90s, grungy alternative" sound:

Vin1.jpg The songs are all different. I want this album to show all of our sides, really, but most importantly I want to create without thinking too much about what I want it to be, and just let it be what it is. There’s definitely a little bit of a 90s, grungy alternative thing emerging which is lovely, that’s a return to roots for me in the most honest sense since that’s the music that inspired me so much in my formative years.[12] Vin2.jpg


In late June, she said the album will be a journey and revealed that a song from the initial sessions for Evanescence was revamped for the new album:

Vin1.jpg It's going to be a journey. One of the songs we’ve recorded so far is from 10 years ago, from the first time we went in to record our third album. Completely reformed into a special new thing. Up to now, some of the songs are being written now, some aren’t even written yet. And so much has happened this year, there’s so much to say. So yes there are themes, but I think the biggest one is about time. Past, present, and future all at once. And part of that has to do with how the album is still a living, growing thing, as it is being slowly released. Like life.[13] Vin2.jpg


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.[14] 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.[15] One of those will be released as a single. They aimed at working with another producer on songs in the vein of The Open Door and "electronic, weird, mid-tempo world."[16] Amy said she wants to release songs over the course of 2020 and in the end the full album will be released.[16]

Photo of Will's drums originally posted by Nick on August 10 in which it can be read the song titles Take Cover and Better Without You

No orchestra was recorded for some of the songs from the album,[8] with Amy saying "that's not because we couldn't get together with one because of the [COVID-19] pandemic!"[7] Instead of strings, electronics (such as synthesizers, arpeggiators and sound effects) were used.[17]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band worked remotely by sending ideas to each other.[18] By June Amy said they came to a point where they have to get together to finish the album and were trying to figure out how to get it done.[13]

On August 10, producer Nick posted on Instagram that Will Hunt tracked 9 songs. On a snare it's written "Evanescence Bitter Pill Sessions" and also gave away two song titles.[19] The post was later taken down.

On August 14, Amy revealed in a interview with Billboard that the band went back to the studio for a few weeks to resume recording. They tested negative for COVID-19, wore masks and had contact with no one else while they were together.[20] She also revealed on the Zoom premiere of Use My Voice that Nick will handle the production of the whole album. Thus, the band will not work with different producers as originally planned.

Album title and artwork

The album title and artwork, taken by Josh Hartzler,[21] were revealed on April 17, 2020 on the band's social media.[9]

In a interview in May 2020, Amy explained the album title:

Vin1.jpg There's a big theme of disillusionment for me. Just growing up and seeing that fairy tales aren't really real. And it's hard to be a grownup — it really is. Because somebody else isn't in charge, we really have to be able to make our own decisions, find out our own information, protect ourselves. People die — we're all going to. There's no magic castle. So that sounds like a lot of doom and gloom when I say it, but there's a choice to accept that truth and live in it and embrace it and choose to live and choose to live in a moment, and the choice to just give up. And there's a struggle there, but my choice is most definitely to take that pill.[8] Vin2.jpg


When asked why the album is called what it is, she answered:

Vin1.jpg Even though the truth can be incredibly difficult and painful, it's still better than living a lie.[18] Vin2.jpg


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."[10]

The second single, The Game is Over, was released on July 1, 2020.[22] Amy Lee said that the song is "a promise to [herself] and out loud that [she's] going to be more of [her] real, inner self on the outside — not lock her up because she can't be contained anymore. It's also a prayer to become better, to not feel so messed up, locked up, and hurt inside."[22]

The third single, Use My Voice, was released on August 14, 2020. For this, the band teamed up with HeadCount which is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, to help make it easy to register to vote for U.S. citizens. If you visit www.usemyvoice.org between now and September 30, 2020 to get yourself vote-ready (for U.S. citizens only), you will get access to a free, private online performance from Evanescence in October. For fans outside the U.S. they can pledge to vote here and they will also get sent the link for the performance nearer the time. With this song, Amy said she hopes "to inspire others to seek truth, find their own voices and use them as I step up to use mine. Don’t let anybody speak for you. Only you can do that."[23] This was originally planned as the first single, but Wasted on You was released instead due to the pandemic.

Music Videos

Wasted on You is the first music video from the album and was shot by the band themselves on their iPhones.[10] A second official video was put together with fan clips sent on TikTok,[24] which was released on June 24.[25]

The Game is Over is the second music video, which premiered on April 3. It was also shot by the band and edited by P.R. Brown.[22]

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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Rock Sound: Evanescence's Amy Lee Talks 'Wasted On You' & New Album 'The Bitter Truth' - Video Call". YouTube. May 8, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOFLRgIqk0s.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "We promised you a new album in 2020 and we won’t let anything stop us. We are proud to begin sharing our new album ‘THE BITTER TRUTH’ with you". Twitter. April 17, 2020. https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1251180922046517248.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "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/.
  11. ↑ Tagat, Anurag (April 29, 2020). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: ‘Musical Experimentation in a Label-Free Zone is So Healthy’". Rolling Stone India. https://rollingstoneindia.com/evanescence-amy-lee-interview/.
  12. ↑ Lago, Amanda T. (June 11, 2020). "'Like water in the desert': Evanescence's Amy Lee on making music and 'The Bitter Truth'". Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/263426-amy-lee-making-music-quarantine-evanescence-bitter-truth-album.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 McCarthy, Lauren (June 23, 2020). "Evanescence's Amy Lee On New Music And What 'Goth' Really Means". NYLON. https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/evanescence-amy-lee-2020-interview.
  14. ↑ "Interview with Amy Lee (Evanescence)" (in Russian). radioultra.ru. December 20, 2019. https://radioultra.ru/news/intervyu-s-emi-li-evanescence.
  15. ↑ "Evanescence Interview". Harddrive Hotline. February 21, 2020. https://www.spreaker.com/user/harddrivedl/hddl0165.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Meredith, Kyle (January 22, 2020). "Kyle Meredith with... Evanescence". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pe9FdhOA2o.
  17. ↑ Ghosh, Devarsi (May 9, 2020). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee on their new album: ‘Good if some songs go off the rails a little bit’". Scroll.in. https://scroll.in/article/961166/evanescences-amy-lee-on-their-new-album-good-if-some-songs-go-off-the-rails-a-little-bit.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Santos, Camille (May 19, 2020). "EVANESCENCE Reveals Struggles Working On New Album Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic". MYX PH. https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/24051/evanescence-the-bitter-truth-myxclusive.
  19. ↑ Raskulinecz, Nick (August 10, 2020). "The aftermath of tracking 9 songs with the “man of steel” Will Hunt!!!". Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt_tJ6hpL8/.
  20. ↑ "Evanescence's Amy Lee Urges Fans to Vote on New Single "Use My Voice" | Billboard 5-Minute Interview". YouTube. August 14, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bnDWSihcPg.
  21. ↑ "【ICRT Reaching Out】Amy Lee｜Evanescence Interview". YouTube. May 22, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMzE7zAVURA.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Childers, Chad (July 1, 2020). "Evanescence Rock It Up With New Song 'The Game Is Over'". Loudwire. https://loudwire.com/evanescence-the-game-is-over/.
  23. ↑ Divita, Joe (August 14, 2020). "Evanescence Debut 'Use My Voice' Feat. Lzzy Hale + Taylor Momsen". Loudwire. https://loudwire.com/evanescence-debut-use-my-voice-feat-lzzy-hale-taylor-momsen-sharon-den-adel-lindsey-stirling/.
  24. ↑ "On a Mon we lost our minds & started a TikTok account, calling all fans to help us create the official WOY fan video!". Twitter. May 20, 2020. https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1263181934806446081.
  25. ↑ "Here it is, the official Wasted On You fan video! Thank you to everyone who submitted.". Twitter. June 24, 2020. https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/1275921942373994497.
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