Evanescence (Amy Lee/vocals, Rocky Gray/drums, John LeCompt/guitar and Terry Balsamo/guitar) originate from Arkansas. The band’s sound is almost a mystical marriage between rock, goth and classical. Lee, who has a background of 9 years studying classical piano, used to listen to a lot of death metal bands at school. Evanescence’s tracks have got dramatic feel to them. The band’s aggressive core finds a counterpart in Lee's passionate vocals, lyrics that forge a connection with audiences searching for identity or struggling with feelings of desire, hope love and loss. Evanescence self-released two EPs and a first full-length album, the much-sought-after Origin, before finding a home at Wind-up Records. Fallen, their major-label debut, was released in April 2003 to critical and international commercial success.Their new album ‘The Open Door’ is due out in October..