That was the spark for me – and the spark to go in the electronic direction and bring some of that into what Evanescence is doing." Unlike the band's two previous albums (primarily written by Lee), every band member contributed to the writing process.ĭuring 2009 Lee and Will "Science" Hunt recorded much of the electronic programming that was to be used on the album. Writing for the album began in 2009, when Lee wrote an electronic-driven song different from her usual style. She said, "I remember listening to it over and over, just obsessing over it the way I used to obsess over Evanescence music. But it's about not taking everything so seriously this time." This has been a long trip and parts have been hard. She described Evanescence's music as epic, dark, big, beautiful and desperate. In a Spin interview, Lee called the record "fun" – according to her, a "totally new thing" for the band: "When I listen to our old music I see that's where I was in my life at that time. According to Lee, the music would be an evolution of previous work and "better, stronger, and more interesting". In a June 2009 post on the Evanescence website, Lee wrote that the band was in the process of writing material for an album planned for release the following year. By the time we finished touring with The Open Door, I just needed to go, 'Who am I as an adult?"' During her hiatus, Lee began painting, attended concerts and museums and listened to folk and indie music. 6.3 iTunes Pre-order Deluxe Edition Bonus TrackĪfter finishing a tour to promote Evanescence's previous album, The Open Door, Amy Lee said that she "just sort of took off and didn't know what I was going to do next." According to Lee, she was unsure at the time when (or if) Evanescence would continue. After taking a break from music for 18 months, she decided she wanted to work with the band members and it "became more of a group project". Lee admitted to an identity crisis: " Fallen happened really fast, and it was just go, go, go for a couple years, and we went right into writing and wrote the next record.
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