Difference between revisions of "Evanescence"
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| − | '''Evanescence''' is a rock band founded by [[Amy Lee]] and [[Ben Moody]] in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995. | + | '''Evanescence''' is a rock band founded by [[Amy Lee]] and [[Ben Moody]] in [[Little Rock]], Arkansas in 1995. |
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| + | Evanescence was promoted by Christian stores at the beginning of their career, but stated that they did not wish to be thought of as a Christian rock band and used profanity during an interview. Because of this statement, their records were recalled from Christian stores. Their first full-length album was ''Origin''. It is not as well-known as their other albums because only 2500 copies were made. In October 2003, an abrupt change was made in the band. Lead guitarist, Ben Moody, left. The reported reason was "creative differences." The current members are Amy Lee who sings and plays piano, John LeCompt who plays guitar, Rocky Gray who plays drums, William Boyd who plays bass, and Terry Balsamo who plays guitar. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.evanescence.com/index.asp Official Evanescence band site] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Music]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 2 June 2009
Evanescence is a rock band founded by Amy Lee and Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995.
Evanescence was promoted by Christian stores at the beginning of their career, but stated that they did not wish to be thought of as a Christian rock band and used profanity during an interview. Because of this statement, their records were recalled from Christian stores. Their first full-length album was Origin. It is not as well-known as their other albums because only 2500 copies were made. In October 2003, an abrupt change was made in the band. Lead guitarist, Ben Moody, left. The reported reason was "creative differences." The current members are Amy Lee who sings and plays piano, John LeCompt who plays guitar, Rocky Gray who plays drums, William Boyd who plays bass, and Terry Balsamo who plays guitar.
