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Evanescence Is A Grammy-Winning Band Founded In Little Rock Arkansas United States In 1995 By Singer/pianist Amy Lee And Guitarist Ben Moody Who Left In 2003 . After Recording Private Albums The Band Signed To Wind-Up Records And Released Their First Full-Length Album Fallen In 2003 Which Sold More Than 15 Million Copies Worldwide And Helped The Band Win Two Grammy Awards. A Year Later They Released Their First Live Album Anywhere But Home Which Sold More Than One Million Copies Worldwide. In 2006 They Then Released Their Second Studio Album The Open Door Which Sold More Than Five Million Copies. They Released Their Third And Latest Studio Album Evanescence In 2011. The Band Currently Consists Of Amy Lee Lead Vocals Piano Keyboards Terry Balsamo Guitars And Tim McCord Bass . Former Members Include David Hodges Piano Keyboards Backing Vocals Left In 2002 Ben Moody Guitars Left In 2003 William Boyd Bass Left In 2006 John LeCompt Guitars Backing Vocals Fired In 2007 And Rocky Gray Drums Left In 2007 . Session Members Include Troy McLawhorn Guitars And Will Hunt Drums Both Are From Dark New Day They Were "borrowed" To Replace LeCompt And Gray During 2007 Tours. Amy Lee And Ben Moody Met In 1994 At A Youth Camp In Little Rock Where Moody Heard Lee Playing I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That By Meat Loaf On The Piano. Their First Songs Were Solitude And Give Unto Me Written By Lee And Understanding And My Immortal Written By Moody. Two Of Lee And Moody's Songs Found Playtime On Local Radio Stations Raising Local Awareness Of The Group And Demand For A Show. The Band Eventually Appeared Live And Became One Of The Most Popular Acts In The Area. After Experimenting With Band Names Such As Childish Intentions And Stricken They Decided On Evanescence Which Means "disappearance" Or "fading Away" From The Word Evanesce Which Means "to Disappear" . Lee Has Stated She Loves The Name Because "it Is Mysterious And Dark And Places A Picture In The Listeners' Mind.". Their First Full-Length Demo CD Origin Released In 2000 Is Relatively Unknown. The Band Also Released Two EPs. First The Self-Titled Evanescence EP 1998 Of Which About 100 Copies Were Made And Second The Sound Asleep EP Also Known As The Whisper EP 1999 Limited To 50 Copies. Origin And The EPs Contain Demo Versions Of Some Of The Songs On Their Debut Album Fallen. For Example The Recording Of My Immortal Found On Fallen Can Also Be Found On Origin Minus A Handful Of Additional String Accompaniments. Only 2 500 Copies Of This Record Were Produced In Response Lee And Moody Encouraged Fans To Download The Band's Older Songs From The Internet. In Several Interviews Amy Has Said That 'Origin' Was Not An Album It Was Merely Meant To Be A Demo. While Appearing To Be An Official CD It Was Never Meant To Be Officially Released. According To Amy Lee "Origin Is Not An Album. Should I Say That Clearer? 'Origin' Is Not An Album. We Recorded Its Demos We Recorded It A Long Time Ago In Ben's Apartment Or In My Parent's Attic With An 8-Track Recorder That Cost $300. It Sounds Like Crap. Don't Feel Bad That You Don't Have It Just Download It. It Looks Kind Of Like An Album Because We Had An Artist Make Us This Cool Album Cover Because We Were Shopping It To Record Labels. We Put Everything We Had On There And Some Songs That Are On There Are On 'Fallen' Just Done Right". The Video Of This Interview Can Be Seen Here. The Band Sent 'Origin' To Several Record Labels And Eventually Wind-Up Records Signed Them. The Band Then Recorded A Large Collection Of Demos Throughout 2001 And 2002. Afterwards The Band Began Work On Their Second Full-Length Album. However After The Album Had Been Finished Hodges Left The Band In December Of 2002. The Album Entitled 'Fallen' Was Then Released In March 2003. It Brought The Band International Fame Selling 14 Millions Of Copies Worldwide. 'Fallen' Has Since Gone 6 Times Platinum In The United States And Has Sold More Than 15 Million Copies Altogether Worldwide. However Shortly After Moody Left The Band On October 22 Of 2003 Due To Internal Struggles With The Band Members. He Was Then Replaced By Guitarist Terry Balsamo From The Band Cold. Before Moody's Departure Gray LeCompt And Boyd Had Been Session Members But Afterwards They Became Full-Time Members. At The 2004 Grammy Awards Evanescence Won Best New Artist And Best Hard Rock Performance For Their Single Bring Me To Life Known Worldwide From The Daredevil Soundtrack. That Same Year The Band Released A Live CD/DVD Entitled 'Anywhere But Home' Which Also Sold 1 Million Of Copies Worldwide And Has Since Gone Platinum In The United States. Afterwards The Band Began Work On Their Next Release. Many Things Set The Release Back Including The Health Problems Of Terry. He Was Unfortunately Affected By A Stroke But Is Recovering Successfully. Amy Also Fired Their Old Manager Which They Had Relations With During 'Fallen' And Brought Him To Court. In 2006 They Finished Recording Their Second Album Titled 'The Open Door' As Well As Shooting A Video For The Single Call Me When You're Sober. On July 13th 2006 Lee Announced Through Evanescence's Online Message Board That Bassist Boyd Has Decided To Leave The Band In Order To Make Time For His Personal Life And Family. Tim McCord Was Announced As Will Boyd's Replacement In August 2006. 'The Open Door' Debuted At Number 1 In Australia United States Greece Germany And Switzerland. It Sold Over 1 Million Copies Worldwide Within The First Week Of Its Release. The Second Single Of 'The Open Door' Was Lithium. A Video Was Shot For The Single - Directed By Paul Fedor Who Has Worked With Marilyn Manson Seether And Deftones . It Took 2 Days To Film October 31 And November 1 2006. The Third Single Off 'The Open Door' Was Sweet Sacrifice. The Label Wind-Up Had Originally Chosen All That I'm Living For To Be The Third Single But Was Met With Opposition From The Fans. The Video Was Shot On March 9th And 10th 2007. Directed By Paul Brown. On May 4 2007 John LeCompt Announced That He Had Been Fired From Evanescence And Also Stated That Drummer Rocky Gray Had Decided To Quit As Well. Both Musicians Posted On Their Personal MySpace Pages To Confirm The News Report However Neither Elaborated About The Circumstances Surrounding Their Departures And No Official Statement Has Yet Been Released By The Band Or Label. On His MySpace Blog LeCompt Stated That Lee Called His Cellphone To Fire Him And That No Warning Had Previously Been Given Nor Were Any Negotiations Made Available. No Replacements Have Been Named As Of Yet But Evanescence Says They Will Continue Touring And Producing Music. Lee Revealed During The Taping Of MuchMusic's January 9 2007 Episode Of Live @ Much That She Had Become Engaged The Previous Evening. She Later Confirmed On EvThreads.Com That She Was Proposed To By Josh Hartzler A 29-Year-Old Therapist And Long Time Friend. She Noted In An Interview That The Songs Good Enough And Bring Me To Life Were Inspired By Him. The Couple Were Married On May 6 2007 And Honeymooned Near The Bahamas. She Has Posted On EvThreads That She Is "now Officially Mrs. Amy Hartzler." Recently Lee And Evanescence With Temporary Members Headlined A One Off Show In Sao Paulo Brazil For A Music Festival. A Couple Of Weeks Before Lee Posted On Her Twitter That The Band Need To Practice And Was Going To Play A Secret Show In NYC's The Palace. Lee Confirmed That A Third Album Was On The Way And Was Set To Release Late 2010. A Short Video Surfaced On One Members Twitter Account Showing The Band Practicing And Recording. On 22 January 2010 Amy Posted On Her Twitter That The B-Side Together Again Would Be A Gift To All Who Donate Just The Minimum Amount To The Relief Effort Over In Haiti. In A MTV Interview Amy Lee Announced That The New Album Would Be Named 'Evanescence'. This Was Released October 11th 2011. It Is The First Of Their Albums To Have A Deluxe Version With 4 Extra Songs And An Accompanying DVD. Lost Whispers Is A Compilation Album And Was Released On December 9 2016 By The Bicycle Music Company. The Album Is A Career-Spanning Collection Of B-Sides And Two New Recordings "Lost Whispers" The Intro From The Band's 2009 Tour And A New Version Of "Even In Death" Originally On Their 2000 Demo Album Origin. Their Fourth Studio Album Synthesis Was Released In November 2017. The Album Debuted At Number 8 On The Billboard 200 And Has Reached Number 23 In The UK 5 In Germany And 6 In Australia. Discography
1998 Evanescence EP
1999 Sound Asleep EP
2000 Origin
2003 Mystary EP And Fallen First Official Studio Album 2004 Anywhere But Home
2006 The Open Door
2011 Evanescence
2016 Lost Whispers
2017 Synthesis
2021 The Bitter Truth Official Site Www.Evanescence.Com
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Evanescence Is A Grammy-Winning Band Founded In Little Rock Arkansas United States In 1995 By Singer/pianist Amy Lee And Guitarist Ben Moody Who Left In 2003 . After Recording Private Albums The Band Signed To Wind-Up Records And Released Their First Full-Length Album Fallen In 2003 Which Sold More Than 15 Million Copies Worldwide And Helped The Band Win Two Grammy Awards. A Year Later They Released Their First Live Album Anywhere But Home Which Sold More Than One Million Copies Worldwide. In 2006 They Then Released Their Second Studio Album The Open Door Which Sold More Than Five Million Copies. They Released Their Third And Latest Studio Album Evanescence In 2011. The Band Currently Consists Of Amy Lee Lead Vocals Piano Keyboards Terry Balsamo Guitars And Tim McCord Bass . Former Members Include David Hodges Piano Keyboards Backing Vocals Left In 2002 Ben Moody Guitars Left In 2003 William Boyd Bass Left In 2006 John LeCompt Guitars Backing Vocals Fired In 2007 And Rocky Gray Drums Left In 2007 . Session Members Include Troy McLawhorn Guitars And Will Hunt Drums Both Are From Dark New Day They Were "borrowed" To Replace LeCompt And Gray During 2007 Tours. Amy Lee And Ben Moody Met In 1994 At A Youth Camp In Little Rock Where Moody Heard Lee Playing I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That By Meat Loaf On The Piano. Their First Songs Were Solitude And Give Unto Me Written By Lee And Understanding And My Immortal Written By Moody. Two Of Lee And Moody's Songs Found Playtime On Local Radio Stations Raising Local Awareness Of The Group And Demand For A Show. The Band Eventually Appeared Live And Became One Of The Most Popular Acts In The Area. After Experimenting With Band Names Such As Childish Intentions And Stricken They Decided On Evanescence Which Means "disappearance" Or "fading Away" From The Word Evanesce Which Means "to Disappear" . Lee Has Stated She Loves The Name Because "it Is Mysterious And Dark And Places A Picture In The Listeners' Mind.". Their First Full-Length Demo CD Origin Released In 2000 Is Relatively Unknown. The Band Also Released Two EPs. First The Self-Titled Evanescence EP 1998 Of Which About 100 Copies Were Made And Second The Sound Asleep EP Also Known As The Whisper EP 1999 Limited To 50 Copies. Origin And The EPs Contain Demo Versions Of Some Of The Songs On Their Debut Album Fallen. For Example The Recording Of My Immortal Found On Fallen Can Also Be Found On Origin Minus A Handful Of Additional String Accompaniments. Only 2 500 Copies Of This Record Were Produced In Response Lee And Moody Encouraged Fans To Download The Band's Older Songs From The Internet. In Several Interviews Amy Has Said That 'Origin' Was Not An Album It Was Merely Meant To Be A Demo. While Appearing To Be An Official CD It Was Never Meant To Be Officially Released. According To Amy Lee "Origin Is Not An Album. Should I Say That Clearer? 'Origin' Is Not An Album. We Recorded Its Demos We Recorded It A Long Time Ago In Ben's Apartment Or In My Parent's Attic With An 8-Track Recorder That Cost $300. It Sounds Like Crap. Don't Feel Bad That You Don't Have It Just Download It. It Looks Kind Of Like An Album Because We Had An Artist Make Us This Cool Album Cover Because We Were Shopping It To Record Labels. We Put Everything We Had On There And Some Songs That Are On There Are On 'Fallen' Just Done Right". The Video Of This Interview Can Be Seen Here. The Band Sent 'Origin' To Several Record Labels And Eventually Wind-Up Records Signed Them. The Band Then Recorded A Large Collection Of Demos Throughout 2001 And 2002. Afterwards The Band Began Work On Their Second Full-Length Album. However After The Album Had Been Finished Hodges Left The Band In December Of 2002. The Album Entitled 'Fallen' Was Then Released In March 2003. It Brought The Band International Fame Selling 14 Millions Of Copies Worldwide. 'Fallen' Has Since Gone 6 Times Platinum In The United States And Has Sold More Than 15 Million Copies Altogether Worldwide. However Shortly After Moody Left The Band On October 22 Of 2003 Due To Internal Struggles With The Band Members. He Was Then Replaced By Guitarist Terry Balsamo From The Band Cold. Before Moody's Departure Gray LeCompt And Boyd Had Been Session Members But Afterwards They Became Full-Time Members. At The 2004 Grammy Awards Evanescence Won Best New Artist And Best Hard Rock Performance For Their Single Bring Me To Life Known Worldwide From The Daredevil Soundtrack. That Same Year The Band Released A Live CD/DVD Entitled 'Anywhere But Home' Which Also Sold 1 Million Of Copies Worldwide And Has Since Gone Platinum In The United States. Afterwards The Band Began Work On Their Next Release. Many Things Set The Release Back Including The Health Problems Of Terry. He Was Unfortunately Affected By A Stroke But Is Recovering Successfully. Amy Also Fired Their Old Manager Which They Had Relations With During 'Fallen' And Brought Him To Court. In 2006 They Finished Recording Their Second Album Titled 'The Open Door' As Well As Shooting A Video For The Single Call Me When You're Sober. On July 13th 2006 Lee Announced Through Evanescence's Online Message Board That Bassist Boyd Has Decided To Leave The Band In Order To Make Time For His Personal Life And Family. Tim McCord Was Announced As Will Boyd's Replacement In August 2006. 'The Open Door' Debuted At Number 1 In Australia United States Greece Germany And Switzerland. It Sold Over 1 Million Copies Worldwide Within The First Week Of Its Release. The Second Single Of 'The Open Door' Was Lithium. A Video Was Shot For The Single - Directed By Paul Fedor Who Has Worked With Marilyn Manson Seether And Deftones . It Took 2 Days To Film October 31 And November 1 2006. The Third Single Off 'The Open Door' Was Sweet Sacrifice. The Label Wind-Up Had Originally Chosen All That I'm Living For To Be The Third Single But Was Met With Opposition From The Fans. The Video Was Shot On March 9th And 10th 2007. Directed By Paul Brown. On May 4 2007 John LeCompt Announced That He Had Been Fired From Evanescence And Also Stated That Drummer Rocky Gray Had Decided To Quit As Well. Both Musicians Posted On Their Personal MySpace Pages To Confirm The News Report However Neither Elaborated About The Circumstances Surrounding Their Departures And No Official Statement Has Yet Been Released By The Band Or Label. On His MySpace Blog LeCompt Stated That Lee Called His Cellphone To Fire Him And That No Warning Had Previously Been Given Nor Were Any Negotiations Made Available. No Replacements Have Been Named As Of Yet But Evanescence Says They Will Continue Touring And Producing Music. Lee Revealed During The Taping Of MuchMusic's January 9 2007 Episode Of Live @ Much That She Had Become Engaged The Previous Evening. She Later Confirmed On EvThreads.Com That She Was Proposed To By Josh Hartzler A 29-Year-Old Therapist And Long Time Friend. She Noted In An Interview That The Songs Good Enough And Bring Me To Life Were Inspired By Him. The Couple Were Married On May 6 2007 And Honeymooned Near The Bahamas. She Has Posted On EvThreads That She Is "now Officially Mrs. Amy Hartzler." Recently Lee And Evanescence With Temporary Members Headlined A One Off Show In Sao Paulo Brazil For A Music Festival. A Couple Of Weeks Before Lee Posted On Her Twitter That The Band Need To Practice And Was Going To Play A Secret Show In NYC's The Palace. Lee Confirmed That A Third Album Was On The Way And Was Set To Release Late 2010. A Short Video Surfaced On One Members Twitter Account Showing The Band Practicing And Recording. On 22 January 2010 Amy Posted On Her Twitter That The B-Side Together Again Would Be A Gift To All Who Donate Just The Minimum Amount To The Relief Effort Over In Haiti. In A MTV Interview Amy Lee Announced That The New Album Would Be Named 'Evanescence'. This Was Released October 11th 2011. It Is The First Of Their Albums To Have A Deluxe Version With 4 Extra Songs And An Accompanying DVD. Lost Whispers Is A Compilation Album And Was Released On December 9 2016 By The Bicycle Music Company. The Album Is A Career-Spanning Collection Of B-Sides And Two New Recordings "Lost Whispers" The Intro From The Band's 2009 Tour And A New Version Of "Even In Death" Originally On Their 2000 Demo Album Origin. Their Fourth Studio Album Synthesis Was Released In November 2017. The Album Debuted At Number 8 On The Billboard 200 And Has Reached Number 23 In The UK 5 In Germany And 6 In Australia. Discography
1998 Evanescence EP
1999 Sound Asleep EP
2000 Origin
2003 Mystary EP And Fallen First Official Studio Album 2004 Anywhere But Home
2006 The Open Door
2011 Evanescence
2016 Lost Whispers
2017 Synthesis
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1998 Evanescence EP
1999 Sound Asleep EP
2000 Origin
2003 Mystary EP And Fallen First Official Studio Album 2004 Anywhere But Home
2006 The Open Door
2011 Evanescence
2016 Lost Whispers
2017 Synthesis
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The Band Started The Writing Process For The Album On June 2009. The Release Of The Album Was Changed Several Times. First On February 22 2010 The Band Entered In The Studio With The Producer Steve Lillywhite But Later They Stopped Recording The Album With Him Because "it Wasn't Coming Out Nicely". During That Time The Album Was Scheduled For An August Or September 2010 Release But Lee Later Announced That Evanescence Had Left The Studio. On April 11 2011 The Band Went Back Into The Studio With A New Producer Nick Raskulinecz And Tracking Was Completed On July 8 2011.
The First Single From The Album "What You Want" Was Released On August 9 2011. In A News Posting To The Evanescence Website During June 2009 Amy Lee Wrote That The Band Was In The Process Of Writing New Material For A New Album Proposed For Release In 2010. She Stated That The Music Would Be An Evolution Of Previous Works And Be "better Stronger And More Interesting". Evanescence Entered The Studio On February 22 To Begin Recording. Will Hunt Returned As Drummer While A Second Drummer And Programmer Will "Science" Hunt Was Brought In To Assist In Writing But Ultimately Did Not Join The Band. David Campbell Who Previously Worked On The Open Door Was Brought Back To Handle String Arrangements And The Album Was Scheduled For Release By The Producer Steve Lillywhite. Lee Later Said That "Steve Wasn't The Right Fit".
In An Interview With Billboard Lee Said "After Finishing Touring I Just Sort Of Took Off And Didn't Know What I Was Going To Do Next And Wasn't Sure If The Evanescence Thing Would Happen Again Or When It Would." She Took A Break From Music For 18 Months And In The End She Decided She "wanted To Work With The Guys And It Became More Of A Group Project". Lee Also Admitted That She Had An Identity Crisis Saying " '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. By The Time We Finished Touring With 'The Open Door ' I Just Needed To Go 'Who Am I As An Adult?'" She Added That In The New Album Everyone Had Some Part "Usually It's Me And One Main Co-Writer. This Time Everybody Had Something To Do With It From The Ground Up." At The Time The Band Began Recording The Album Was Intended For An August Or September 2010 Release. However On June 21 2010 Lee Announced On EvThreads.Com That Evanescence Had Temporarily Left The Studio To Work Further On The Album And "get Our Heads Into The Right Creative Space". Lee Also Indicated That Record Label Wind-Up Was Going Through "uncertain Times" Which Will Further Delay The Release Of The Album. Wind-Up Records President Ed Vetri Supported Lee's Decision To Start Recording All Over Again. "One Thing We Do At Wind-Up Is We're Patient. I It's Not Right It's Not Coming Out. If It Takes A Year Or Four Years Going To Take The Time It Needs To Write The Right Record." Having Visited The Studio Several Times To Witness The Album Progressing He States That "I Think Her Core Fans Will Be Really Happy."
The Band Reentered The Studio In Early April With 19 Songs And New Producer Nick Raskulinecz Who Has Produced Music For Alice In Chains And Foo Fighters To Continue Work On Their Third Album Which Was Recorded In Blackbird Studio In Nashville. After An Initial Denial By Band Management On June 12 Lee Confirmed That Troy McLawhorn Had Rejoined The Band As A Guitarist. At The Same Time Lee Announced That The Album Would Be Released On October 4 2011 Which Was Later Pushed Back To October 11 By Wind-Up Records.
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Evanescence Is The Self-Titled Third Studio Album By American Rock Band Evanescence. The Album Is Scheduled For Release On October 11 2011 Through Wind-Up Records.The Band Started The Writing Process For The Album On June 2009. The Release Of The Album Was Changed Several Times. First On February 22 2010 The Band Entered In The Studio With The Producer Steve Lillywhite But Later They Stopped Recording The Album With Him Because "it Wasn't Coming Out Nicely". During That Time The Album Was Scheduled For An August Or September 2010 Release But Lee Later Announced That Evanescence Had Left The Studio. On April 11 2011 The Band Went Back Into The Studio With A New Producer Nick Raskulinecz And Tracking Was Completed On July 8 2011.
The First Single From The Album "What You Want" Was Released On August 9 2011. In A News Posting To The Evanescence Website During June 2009 Amy Lee Wrote That The Band Was In The Process Of Writing New Material For A New Album Proposed For Release In 2010. She Stated That The Music Would Be An Evolution Of Previous Works And Be "better Stronger And More Interesting". Evanescence Entered The Studio On February 22 To Begin Recording. Will Hunt Returned As Drummer While A Second Drummer And Programmer Will "Science" Hunt Was Brought In To Assist In Writing But Ultimately Did Not Join The Band. David Campbell Who Previously Worked On The Open Door Was Brought Back To Handle String Arrangements And The Album Was Scheduled For Release By The Producer Steve Lillywhite. Lee Later Said That "Steve Wasn't The Right Fit".
In An Interview With Billboard Lee Said "After Finishing Touring I Just Sort Of Took Off And Didn't Know What I Was Going To Do Next And Wasn't Sure If The Evanescence Thing Would Happen Again Or When It Would." She Took A Break From Music For 18 Months And In The End She Decided She "wanted To Work With The Guys And It Became More Of A Group Project". Lee Also Admitted That She Had An Identity Crisis Saying " '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. By The Time We Finished Touring With 'The Open Door ' I Just Needed To Go 'Who Am I As An Adult?'" She Added That In The New Album Everyone Had Some Part "Usually It's Me And One Main Co-Writer. This Time Everybody Had Something To Do With It From The Ground Up." At The Time The Band Began Recording The Album Was Intended For An August Or September 2010 Release. However On June 21 2010 Lee Announced On EvThreads.Com That Evanescence Had Temporarily Left The Studio To Work Further On The Album And "get Our Heads Into The Right Creative Space". Lee Also Indicated That Record Label Wind-Up Was Going Through "uncertain Times" Which Will Further Delay The Release Of The Album. Wind-Up Records President Ed Vetri Supported Lee's Decision To Start Recording All Over Again. "One Thing We Do At Wind-Up Is We're Patient. I It's Not Right It's Not Coming Out. If It Takes A Year Or Four Years Going To Take The Time It Needs To Write The Right Record." Having Visited The Studio Several Times To Witness The Album Progressing He States That "I Think Her Core Fans Will Be Really Happy."
The Band Reentered The Studio In Early April With 19 Songs And New Producer Nick Raskulinecz Who Has Produced Music For Alice In Chains And Foo Fighters To Continue Work On Their Third Album Which Was Recorded In Blackbird Studio In Nashville. After An Initial Denial By Band Management On June 12 Lee Confirmed That Troy McLawhorn Had Rejoined The Band As A Guitarist. At The Same Time Lee Announced That The Album Would Be Released On October 4 2011 Which Was Later Pushed Back To October 11 By Wind-Up Records.