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Wednesday, August 8, 2012



  Mark Tremonti
Birth name
Mark Thomas Tremonti
Born
April 18, 1974 (age 38)
Detroit, Michigan
Origin
Orlando, Florida
Genres
Alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, neo-classical metal, post-grunge
Occupations
Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instruments
Guitar, vocals, bass
Years active
1994–present
Labels
Wind-up, Universal Republic, Roadrunner, EMI, FRET12
Associated acts
Creed, Alter Bridge
Website
PRS Tremonti SE

Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other artists over the years. He released his debut solo album, All I Was, on July 17, 2012.
Since his early years with Creed, Tremonti has received positive recognition as a guitarist and songwriter and has received a number of accolades, including one Grammy Award for Creed's single "With Arms Wide Open." He was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World, and in 2011 he was listed in Total Guitar magazine as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time.

Early life

Tremonti was born on April 18, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family in Grosse Pointe, just outside of Detroit, for most of his childhood life before moving to Wilmette, Illinois. Around this time, he began to become enthralled with music, and bought his first guitar at the age of eleven. When he was fifteen, his family moved again to Orlando, Florida, where he enrolled in Lake Highland Preparatory School. During this time, his mother was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, which left Tremonti devastated. After graduation, he moved to Clemson, South Carolina to attend Clemson University to major in finance. After his freshman year in college, he moved back to Florida to enroll in Florida State University, where he was reunited with his then future Creed band mate Scott Stapp, whom Tremonti had known in high school.

Career

Creed

Main article: Creed (band)
Tremonti is a founding member of the American hard rock band Creed. He formed the band with lead vocalist Scott Stapp in 1995 with fellow members Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips joining as bassist and drummer, respectively. Rhythm guitarist Brian Brasher was also briefly a member in 1995 when the band was known by its original name, Naked Toddler. While often criticized and parodied, Creed is recognized by many as one of the major acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Tremonti and Stapp have been collectively recognized as one of the most prolific songwriting teams in all of rock music.
The band released their debut album My Own Prison in 1997 to strong mainstream success, selling over six million copies. Four singles were released from the album: "My Own Prison," "Torn," "What's This Life For," and "One." Each of these songs reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making Creed the first band to achieve such a feat with a debut album. My Own Prison was followed in 1999 by Human Clay, which was an immediate success and certified diamond and eleven times platinum by the RIAA. The band released four singles from Human Clay: "Higher," "With Arms Wide Open," "What If," and "Are You Ready." "Higher" spent a record-breaking 17 weeks on the top of the rock radio charts. Marshall left the band in 2000 due to increasing tension with Stapp and to pursue other interests. He was temporarily replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla.Creed also won their first, and to date only, Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for "With Arms Wide Open" in 2001. That same year, after a tour, the band released another multi-platinum selling album, Weathered, from which six singles were released: "My Sacrifice," "One Last Breath," "Hide," "Don't Stop Dancing," "Weathered," and "Bullets." It would be the band's only album without Marshall on bass; Tremonti handled the bass parts himself. The tour to support this record was overwhelmingly successful but ended with a considerably controversial concert in Chicago that ultimately led to the band's breakup. The band announced that they had disbanded in 2004, citing tension between Stapp and the other members, Tremonti in particular. The three instrumental members went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp opted for a solo career, and Creed released their Greatest Hits in November 2004.

Tremonti performing with Alter Bridge in 2007.
However, after months of speculation, despite early claims from Tremonti that Creed would never return, it was announced that Creed had reunited with plans for a tour and a new album. The record, Full Circle, was released in October 2009 and became the band's only album to not be certified by the RIAA. "Overcome," "Rain," and "A Thousand Faces" were released as singles. Creed supported the album by touring throughout North and South America, Europe, and Australia during the summers of 2009 and 2010The band also released a record-breaking concert film titled Creed Live in December 2009. Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips, owing to the reunion of Creed, now plan to alternate tours between Creed and Alter Bridge with the singers of both bands working on their own projects while the other band is active. A fifth Creed album is expected in late 2011 or early 2012 according to Tremonti, and the band has since reconvened to tour and work on said album.

Alter Bridge

Main article: Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge was formed in January 2004 by Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips after Creed disbanded. They asked Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the current vocalist for Slash's solo project, to be their singer. The newly formed band released their debut album, One Day Remains, in August 2004 on Wind-up Records. It saw mostly negative reviews, with many critics calling Alter Bridge an offshoot from Creed, but the album became Alter Bridge's only RIAA-certified album, going gold. Three singles were released from One Day Remains: "Open Your Eyes," "Find the Real," and "Broken Wings." After a tour, it was followed by a second album, Blackbird, in October 2007 on Universal Republic. Blackbird was met with largely positive reviews and released four singles: "Rise Today," "Ties That Bind," "Watch Over You," and "Before Tomorrow Comes." Its title track received strong acclaim from reviewers, and its guitar solo, which was performed by both Tremonti and Kennedy, was later named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist magazine in 2011.
Alter Bridge embarked on a successful world tour in support of Blackbird, recording their December 7, 2008, show at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a live DVD titled Live from Amsterdam. A single-disc version of this DVD was sold exclusively at venues during the Creed reunion tour in 2009 and on Amazon with a Blu-ray version and a deluxe DVD edition scheduled to be released later in stores. However, the distribution in stores was delayed as a result of record label issues multiple times, causing frustration amongst Alter Bridge fans and band members. It was finally released in stores in North America on January 11, 2011, after two years of delays.
Alter Bridge's third album, AB III, was released on October 11, 2010, in Europe and the UK on Roadrunner Records, and on November 9, 2010, in North America on Alter Bridge Recordings via EMI. A loose concept album, AB III has received critical acclaim, with Rick Florino from Artistdirect calling it a "sprawling masterpiece."Its lead single, "Isolation," reached No. 1 on active rock radio and the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, the band's first single to do so. The band toured extensively in support of the record, with Black Stone Cherry and Like a Storm in the spring of 2011, in addition to co-headlining the second annual Carnival of Madness Tour with Theory of a Deadman. The tour continued into January 2012. Four more singles from AB III have since been released: "I Know It Hurts," "Ghost of Days Gone By," "Wonderful Life," and "Life Must Go On." The band also released a second concert film titled Live at Wembley on March 26, 2012. Tremonti has said in interview that after Creed's scheduled tour and new album in 2012, Alter Bridge will reconvene to record its fourth studio album, though no specific date has been announced. He also has emphasized that he is always writing music for both acts. A fourth Alter Bridge album will likely be released in 2013.

Solo career

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During the time that Creed was at the end of its career in the early 2000s, Tremonti had intentions to form a speed metal side project called Downshifter (with Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta and Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison), but the project never got off the ground. Later, in 2008, Tremonti and his brother formed FRET12, an online musicians' community, production company, and record label, to release his 2008 instructional guitar documentary DVD titled Mark Tremonti: The Sound & the Story, wherein he teaches all of his guitar solos from Alter Bridge's sophomore release, Blackbird. He also teaches warm-ups, alternate tunings, finger picking style, legato techniques, and other advanced exercises. His DVD, which is the first in The Sound & the Story series of instructional DVDs, also features guest appearances from Myles Kennedy, Michael Angelo Batio, Rusty Cooley, Bill Peck, and Troy Stetina. The aforementioned series also includes DVDs by Leslie West and Troy Stetina.
Tremonti later began expressing interest in releasing a solo album in 2010. "The bands are so different," he said of his two current main projects. "And I write so much. I'm going to do a solo record because there are some songs that I'd hate to think wouldn't see the light of day because they don't work for Creed or Alter Bridge." He is playing guitar and singing lead on all of the songs himself, and former Submersed members Eric Friedman and Garrett Whitlock perform on the record as well. Tremonti described the music as "melody driven," and in a May 2011 interview, Tremonti said that it would be a "heavier-sounding" thrash metal album He later said that the album is "probably heavier than either Creed or Alter Bridge," and that it would have "lots of soloing."
On January 20, 2012, Tremonti launched a website for his solo album where fans can sign up to receive news, previews, live streams, and giveaways. A list of working song titles was also included on the webpage, as well as the album title, All I Was. He later launched a new website for his solo work after the album's release. It was set for a July 10, 2012, release on FRET12 Records and "You Waste Your Time" will be the first single from the album, and according to FMQB, "You Waste Your Time" would be released to active rock radio stations in May 2012. The entire song was made available for listening on May 6, 2012, one day before its release, on Loudwire.com. One day after its release, the song reached number 10 on the iTunes Rock Songs Chart, and Tremonti's live music video for it premiered on May 17, 2012, on Noisecreep. The album's official release date was announced on Ultimate Guitar Archive as July 17, 2012.
His solo band consists of Friedman and Whitlock alongside Alter Bridge and Creed bassist Brian Marshall. The band performed its first solo concert in Orlando, Florida, on July 17, 2012, which performance was filmed for a future video release.

Other works

Tremonti has worked with several artists since his beginning years with Creed. In 2001 he collaborated with comedian Larry the Cable Guy on his comedy album Lord, I Apologize, on which Tremonti is credited as a performer and songwriter. Tremonti later recalled, "We had become friends a long time ago, before his career really started to take off. We joked about getting together and doing a song, and he called me up one day to say he actually wanted to do it. So he sang me his idea, and I went to record my guitar lines that day, and the record went gold."
Tremonti later began performing in the neo-classical metal genre with guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, whose 2004 album Hands Without Shadows featured Tremonti as a guest musician on the Deep Purple cover "Burn." He said that he is "really good friends" with Batio, and that working with him was "an honor."  Batio later appeared on Tremonti's guitar instructional DVD The Sound & the Story as a guest tutor, along with Myles Kennedy, Troy Stetina, Rusty Cooley, and Bill Peck, and then in 2009 Tremonti appeared on Batio's next album, Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices, performing a solo on the Metallica medley "Metallica Rules."
In 2004 Tremonti co-produced, with Don Gilmore and Kirk Kelsey, some songs on In Due Time by Submersed, whom Tremonti helped get signed to Wind-up Records. Former Submersed guitarist Eric Friedman recalled his experiences with Tremonti in the studio, saying that watching him "taught us a lot as far as music and songwriting and being able to get across the things we want to get across." Tremonti said that producing is not "something I’d do any time soon again." He later continued working with other artists on the musical side, in 2005 with Fozzy on their album All That Remains, performing a guitar solo on the song "The Way I Am." His Alter Bridge band mate Myles Kennedy also appeared on the album.  In 2008 Tremonti made two guest appearances, one with the metalcore band Bury Your Dead on their self-titled album, and another with Sevendust on the song "Hope" from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, which also featured appearances from Myles Kennedy and Chris Daughtry.

Personal life

On December 14, 2002, Tremonti married Victoria Rodriguez, with whom he has two sons, Austen and Pearson. They currently reside in Orlando, Florida.
Tremonti is an collector of guitars, amplifiers, and pinball machines, and is known to enjoy playing table tennis. He is also an avid fan of reading: "Five or six years ago," he told Artistdirect, "I started going crazy reading books. Now, I can't get enough." He has listed works such as the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, and On Writing by Stephen King as some of his favorites.
One of Tremonti's brothers, Michael, is Alter Bridge's fan liaison and publicist. Another brother, Dan, has created the artwork for all of the albums by both Alter Bridge and Creed and is the president and creative director of a design/marketing company called Core Twelve. Tremonti's mother died in January 2002 and Alter Bridge's song "In Loving Memory" is a tribute to her.
Mark Tremonti and Scott Phillips formed Alter Bridge in 2004 after a cooling of their relationship with the Creed singer (Creed has since reconciled and reunited). The new band hooked up with then ex-Creed bassist Brian Marshall and former Mayfield Four front man   Myles Kennedy (who recently performed and co-wrote 2 songs on Slash’s solo record and fronts his touring band).
In 2004, the band recorded their debut album, One Day Remains.  It went gold in the United States and spawned three singles as well as the track “Metalingus,” which was adopted by the WWE’s Superstar Edge as his theme song later that year.  In 2007 the band released the critically acclaimed second album, Blackbird, which included the hit singles “Rise Today” and “Watch Over You.”  The latter became a top 10 video as well as the featured song on VH-1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. The band took to the road to promote their sophomore release, gaining more fans across the globe with their intense and powerful live show.
Lyrically, the first two albums are based on themes immersed in hope and perseverance in the face of adversity. On AB III, however, the theme has shifted. Kennedy states, “This record is definitely a departure from the last two albums in terms of its subject matter. It touches on the thoughts and emotions of someone who has come to question everything that was once regarded as an absolute truth.  It’s the realization that everything you once believed in might not exist.”
This journey is set into motion by the album’s opening track, “Slip to the Void.”  The song’s sparse and moody intro sets up the narrative as Kennedy’s vocal and lyrics emerge. Tremonti adds, “’Slip To The Void,’ has one of my favorite vocal performances ever by Myles, the song is really creepy and lets the listener know the vibe of the record. It’s pretty dark, the intro really sucks you in.”
The album then shifts gears into the metallic first single, “Isolation,” showcasing Alter Bridge’s ability to play and write aggressively while maintaining their signature melodic component.  Tremonti states, “Melody is still the most important thing for us. There’s no point in being heavy just for the sake of being heavy.”
From the bombastic riffs of “Still Remains” to the brooding band favorite “Show Me A Sign, the album plays like a concept record whose main character is someone desperately struggling to find their place in a world steeped in doubt and emptiness. The track, “Words Darker Than Their Wings,” is the final chapter of this tale.  Kennedy says, “The lyric was inspired by a conversation I had with a good friend a while ago.  It was the catalyst for the idea of having both Mark and I trade off on the lead vocal. I thought it would be a good way of making the differing points of view in the ‘conversation’ more effective.  More importantly, I thought Mark sounded great singing it!”
While AB III is a record with a consistent theme, there are songs both musically and thematically that break away and touch on different human emotions.  One of those moments is found in “Wonderful Life,” a song that Kennedy claims was “An extremely emotional song to put together, it took a long time.” He then adds, “The lyric was inspired by the idea that there will come a day when we all must say goodbye to the ones we love and hold dear in our hearts. Basically, I asked myself what would I want to say in that final moment, that last goodbye?”
The band enlisted Producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Iggy Pop, Incubus), to capture the vision the band had for AB III.  Baskette, described by Tremonti as “like a fifth band-member,” was also at the helm for the recording of Blackbird.  Kennedy says,” Over the years we have definitely established a bond with Elvis.  We trust his instincts, he knows how to bring out the best in us sonically and creatively.”
AB III is an incredibly intense and dynamic album proving Alter Bridge continues to grow and evolve with each recording. “We went into the process of putting the record together with a lot of confidence,” Tremonti reveals, “but we didn’t go into it looking to be commercial, or to have radio singles. We just wanted this to be an album that pleased us artistically, through and through.”

Thursday, August 2, 2012

AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder

AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder is a fresh sequel to AirStrike II, arguably the most exciting 3D indie helicopter combat action game ever released. The new sequel follows in the footsteps of its ‘parent’ and takes it to the limit.

The centerpiece of AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder is a new terrorist base, well defended and cleverly designed to make any head-on attack pointless. This time around, the terrorists created a new monstrous weapon and a new type of explosives. Naturally, the only way to stop the destruction is to annihilate the opponents while they are on the move. After this is done, the player has to carefully plan the assault on the core base, which is defended by the towers and is fortified with a new type of metal alloy.

AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder has 15 new levels. There is a whole lot of ‘desert flying’ to do because this add-on is Iraq-based. The battle scene is littered with burning oil barrels and is packed with industrial objects where sneaky terrorist land units can hide to give them unfair advantage. All 3D objects are remarkably well designed and bear a distinct AirStrike II style touch.

The choice of helicopters in Airstrike II: Gulf Thunder is limited to 3 iron birdies, but all of the machines are pure joy to pilot and attack with. The difficulty level has been increased a couple of notches, so the game should please the most demanding hard-core gamers. Even diehard helicopter simulator fans are likely to get hooked on the game instantly.

As in previous versions of the game, there are briefings with the general who points out mission objectives and gives hints how to outsmart opponents.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012



Info : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667889/
Release Date : 2012
Genre : Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
Cast : Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo
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Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012



Aka : Serbuan maut
Release Date : 2009
Genre : Action | Crime | Thriller
Cast : Iko Uwais, Ananda George and Ray Sahetapy
Quality : BluRay 720p
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Size : 700MB
 

Synopsis :
A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.


Friday, July 27, 2012




The Dark Knight Rises (2012) CAM NEW 700MB

Release Date: 20 July 2012 (Indonesia)
Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime
Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman
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Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent’s crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane’s plans to destroy the city.




Sunday, July 15, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man 2012

Tanggal Rilis : 4 July 2012 (Indonesia)
Jenis Film : Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Diperankan Oleh : Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans
Ringkasan Cerita FILM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) tak pernah mengira kalau ia bakal menerima tanggung jawab sebesar ini. Ia hanyalah remaja biasa yang mendapat anugerah kekuatan super yang membuatnya menjadi Spider-Man. Tentu saja anugerah ini datang bersamaan dengan tanggung jawab yang sama besarnya.
Sejak kecil Peter Parker tinggal bersama Paman Ben (Martin Sheen) dan Bibi May (Sally Field). Ia tak begitu ingat lagi ayah dan ibunya yang meninggalkannya saat ia masih kecil. Peter juga tak pandai bergaul dan lebih sering menyendiri. Suatu ketika, rasa ingin tahu Peter membawanya memasuki ruang eksperimen yang akhirnya mengubah hidup Peter.
Secara tak sengaja Peter digigit laba-laba yang ternyata telah termutasi. TAk lama kemudian Peter mulai menunjukkan gejala aneh. Ia tiba-tiba memiliki kekuatan melebihi manusia biasa sementara memanjat gedung tinggi dan berayun-ayun di antara gedung pencakar langit bukanlah sesuatu yang mustahil lagi. Bersamaan dengan datangnya kekuatan super ini, muncul juga ancaman dari Dr. Curt Connors alias The Lizard (Rhys Ifans) dan Nels Van Adder.

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Band beraliran Progresif metal ini berasal dari timur tengah. Band asal tunisia ini pada awalnya bernama X-Tazy yang didirikan oleh gitaris Malek Ben Ahad yang pada saat itu baru berusia 13 tahun dengan dua orang teman masa kecilnya: Fahmi Chakroun (drum) dan Oualid Issaoui (gitar) yang masing-masing berusia 14 tahun. Lalu mereka merekrut Ben Zaher Hamoudia gitar bass dan vokalis Tarek Idouani.

Selama dua tahun pertama mereka, band ini memainkan cover dari band-band lainnya blues, heavy metal dan death metal. Pada 2003 , Elyes Bouchoucha, lulus dari konservatori de musique nasional de Tunis , bergabung dengan band sebagai keyboardist dan penyanyi untuk menggantikan Idouani Issawi. Setelah beberapa tahun, mereka mulai menciptakan musik mereka sendiri dalam gaya progresif metal yang dipengaruhi oleh nuansa musik lokal tunisia.

Sampai sekarang myrath telah menghasilkan dua album yaitu  Hope (2007) dan Desert Call (2010).

Current members
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* Malek Ben Arbia – guitar (2001–present)

* Zaher Zorgati – lead vocals (2007–present)

* Elyes Bouchoucha – keyboards,backing vocals (2003–present)

* Anis Jouini – bass (2006–present)

* Saif Ouhibi – drums (2004–present)



Former membres

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* Walid Issaoui – guitar (2001–2003)

* Fahmi Chakroun – drums (2001–2004)

* Zaher Hamoudia – bass (2001–2004)

* Tarek Idouani – lead vocals (2001–2003)


Hope (2007)
Desert Call (2010)
 Tales Of The Sands (2012)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Evanescence adalah sebuah grup rock dari Little Rock, Arkansas, Amerika Serikat.




Sejarah
Evanescence pertama kali didirikan oleh Amy Lee dan mantan gitaris Ben Moody. Mereka berdua berjumpa pada sebuah kamp anak muda diArkansas, dimana Moody mendengar Lee bermain lagu I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) karangan Meat Loaf pada sebuah piano.
Kemudian pasangan ini menemukan bahwa mereka sama-sama tertarik terhadap Jimi Hendrix dan Björk. Kemudian mereka bersama-sama menulis lagu (yang pertama adalah "Solitude" oleh Amy Lee, diikuti dengan "Understanding" oleh Ben Moody, "Give Unto Me" oleh Amy Lee. Kemudian lagu keempat yang mereka tulis adalah "My Immortal"). Lagu-lagu ini lalu diubah sedikit secara lirik dan musiknya oleh Ashley Hincher. Oleh karena itu nama keduanya ditemukan pada bagian credit.
Untuk beberapa saat, mereka tidak dapat menemukan musisi lainnya yang bisa bermain dengan mereka dan tidak memiliki dana untuk membayar asistensi profesional, jadi mereka tidak bisa bermain musik secara live. Namun dua lagu mereka "Understanding" dan "Give Unto Me", bisa masuk tangga musik lokal dan permintaan untuk pertunjukan live mulai meningkat. Setelah grup ini akhirnya bisa berpentas, mereka akhirnya menjadi salah satu pementasan terpopuler di daerah mereka. Mereka berpentas menggunakan beberapa nama termasuk "Childish Intentions" dan "Stricken," sebelum memutuskan untuk menggunakan nama "Evanescence" (yang artinya adalah "berpudar", atau "menguap seperti asap"). Amy pernah berkata bahwa ia menyenangi nama ini karena nama ini misterius dan gelap dan meninggalkan kesan yang mendalam dalam benak seseorang. Oleh karena itu ia menginginkan nama ini.
Karya-karya awal
Album perdana mereka, Origin (dirilis tahun 2000), kurang dikenal oleh masyarakat pecinta musik. Evanescence juga merilis dua EP, yang sekarang sangat dicari-cari para kolektor karena sangat langka: Evanescence EP (1998) dimana ada sekitar 100 eksemplar dan, Sound Asleep EP, yang juga dikenal sebagai Whisper EP (1999), dan terbatas pada 50 eksemplar.
Tidak aneh, Origin dan kedua EP ini mengandung versi-versi demo dari beberapa lagu yang ada di album perdana mereka. Bahkan, rekaman lagu "My Immortal" juga ditemukan di Fallen selain terdapat di Origin, dikurangi beberapa instrumen pengiring. Namun Amy Lee sendiri menganggap bahwa rekaman ini bukan sebuah album yang sejati namun hanya sebuah kumpulan lagu-lagu demo (di mana beberapa di antara tidak dipentaskan secara baik) yang dikirimkan ke perusahaan-perusahaan musik. Hanya 2.500 eksemplar dari rekaman ini yang pernah dibuat dan dengan ini membatasi availability-nya hanya kepada beberapa yang mujur bisa membelinya pada tahun-tahun awal atau kepada mereka yang bersedia membayar ratusan dolar. Sebagai reaksi, Amy Lee bahkan mendorong para penggemar untuk men-download-nya dari internet pada sebuah wawancara.
Tidak mengherankan beberapa perusahaan pembajakan menjual rekaman-rekaman bajakan Origin, biasanya sebagai "rilis ulang Rusia" dan pada harga yang tinggi. Oleh karena itu disarankan bahwa para penggemar seyogyanya jangan membuang uang mereka pada sebuah eksemplar Origin karena kemungkinan besar bukan eksemplar asli dan tidak menguntungkan grup ini lagi.
Fallen
Album utama pertama mereka "Fallen" sudah mendapatkan penghargaan 6x Platinum, dan berada selama 43 pada Billboard Top 10. Lalu lebih dari 12 juta eksemplar album ini laku terjual.
Single Evanescence utama yang pertama; "Bring Me to Life" merupakan sebuah dobrakan dunia bagi band ini dan mencapai urutan ke-5 pada Billboard Hot 100 di Amerika Serikat, sementara "My Immortal" yang sama-sama populer mencapai urutan ke-7 di AS. Lalu dimasukkannya lagu-lagu ini dalam soundtrackfilm Daredevil menolong mereka menjadi populer dan membuat posisi mereka di dunia musik menjadi kokoh.
Lalu single "Bring Me to Life" juga mendapatkan pengakuan untuk band ini pada Grammy Awards of 2004, dimana band ini diberi penghargaan Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Pada waktu yang sama, Evanescence juga diberi penghargaan Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Dua single dari album Fallen yang dirilis termasuk "Going Under" dan "Everybody's Fool", yang juga dibuatkan video klip.
Lalu lagu Breathe No More yang sebelumnya belum dirilis, termasuk pada soundtrack film Elektra yang dirilis tahun 2005.
Kepergian Ben
Pada 22 Oktober 2003, Moody secara tiba-tiba meninggalkan band ini, padahal sedang berada di tengah-tengah tur Eropa. Alasannya mula-mula yang dilaporkan karena mereka mengalami "perbedaan secara kreatif." Namun pada sebuah wawancara beberapa bulan kemudian, , Amy Lee berkata: "Kami mencapai suatu titik dimana jika tidak sesuatu halpun berubah, kami tidak akan bisa membuat album kedua."
Setelah saat itu, Amy Lee pernah berkata bahwa kepergiaan Ben hampir bisa dikatakan melegakan karena keberadaannya menciptakan ketegangan dalam band. Terry Balsamo dari band Cold mengganti Moody. Belum lama ini Moody mengaku dalam sebuah wawancara bahwa ia mengidap bipolar disorder, namun meninggalkan terapi narkoba dan alkohol ketika ia sedang terlihat pertikaian dengan Evanescence. Ia juga berkata bahwa lagu yang ditulisnya ketika kepergiannya secara tiba-tiba dan berjudul "10/22", mula-mula ditulisnya untuk menjelek-jelekkan Amy Lee. Namun setelah berintrospeksi Moody membeberkan bahwa ia sebenarnya membicarakan dirinya sendiri dan bukan Lee.
Anywhere But Home
Anywhere But Home dirilis pada tahun 2004 pada format DVD/CD. . DVD ini merupakan rekaman dari pertunjukan mereka di Paris beserta beberapa fitur di belakang panggung, seperti penandatanganan CD dan warming up. CD-nya sendiri berisi beberapa lagu yang sebelumnya belum pernah dirilis seperti "Missing", "Breathe No More" (dari film Elektra) dan "Farther Away". Lalu dalam CD ini terdapat pula lagu cover Korn "Thoughtless" yang pernah mereka mainkan pada beberapa pertunjukan live.
The Chronicles of Narnia
Amy Lee diminta untuk menulis sebuah lagu tema untuk versi film tahun 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, namun lagunya ditolak oleh para produser karena dianggap "terlalu gelap dan bersifat epos". Lee kala itu berpikir untuk menyesuaikan lagunya, namun akhirnya ia memutuskan bahwa "ia tidak akan pernah berkompromi mengenai karya seninya untuk apapun."
Lee sudah memberikan sinyal bahwa para penggemar bisa mendengarkan lagu Nanrnia yang tak terpakai ini di masa depan. Pada halaman web EvBoard, papan pesan resmi Evanescence, Amy Lee berkata bahwa tidak ada yang hilang dan bahwa lagu ini merupakan bahan yang menarik untuk album baru mereka.
Proyek-proyek terkini
Evanescence sekarang sedang berada dalam persiapan rekaman album ketiga mereka yang akan dirilis di tahun 2010 ini. Lagu pertama dari album ini adalah "Call Me When You're Sober". Musik videonya berhasil mendapatkan posisi puncak di MTV untuk sembilan hari. Musik videonya diawali dengan Amy Lee bernyanyi menghadap keatas, lalu off-screen dimana dia diperlihatkan sedang makan malam dengan seorang pria. Pada bagian awal lagu, Amy Lee bernyanyi sambil mengelus seekor srigala. Pada bagian chorus kedua lagu, Amy Lee bernyanyi sambil menuruni tangga dan ditemani oleh empat orang penari latar bertema Gothic. Sambil Amy Lee menyanyi, mereka menari dengan teratur dan pada akhir bawah tangga, mereka berpose seakan memberi kekuatan pada Amy. Saat Amy menyanyikan bait "You never call me when you're sober", Amy dan keempat penari tersebut berdiri merendah, dan Amy terbang keatas perlahan. Saat hentakan lagu sebelum bagian akhir, keempat penari tadi juga terbang dan berputar-putar di sisi kiri dan kanan Amy. Pada chorus akhir lagu, Amy dengan pria tadi di meja makan berseteru, membuat Amy melompat ke meja dan menendangi semua peralatan makan dan -anehnya- juga kursi. Setelah menendangi semua peralatan makan dan kursi, Amy menyanyikan bait terakhir "I've made up your mind..", pria tadi berusaha mendekat namun ditahan oleh Amy. Scene berakhir dengan Amy yang bermain piano mengadahkan kepalanya keatas, dan sedikit tertawa.
Gulat
Walaupun bukanlah sebuah bagian penting dari kariernya, beberapa karya Evanescence pernah dipakai di dunia gulat. Sebelum lagu "Bring Me To Life" dirilis di Amerika Serikat, lagu itu sudah menjadi musik tema untuk WWE No Way Out 2003. Christian Cage, seorang pegulat, memakai versi lain dari lagu "My Last Breath" sebagai musik iringannya.
Kontroversi Kekristenan
Pada awalnya Evanescence dianggap sebagai bagian dari Christian rock dan bahkan album mereka dijual di toko-toko Kristen. Anggapan ini muncul karena dalam lagu "Tourniquet" terdapat lirik,"Will I be denied Christ, tourniquet, my suicide." Lagu ini sebenarnya bukan karya Amy Lee maupun Ben Moody, karena lagu tersebut ditulis oleh Rocky Gray (mantan drummer Evanescence) untuk band-nya, Soul Embraced, sebelum memutuskan untuk berpisah dengan Soul Embraced dan bergabung dengan Evanescence. Namun para anggota band ini sudah menyatakan bahwa mereka tidak mau dianggap sebagai sebuah grup Christian rock, apalagi setelah Moody memaki-maki pada sebuah wawancara. Tidak lama kemudian toko-toko Kristen menghilangkan album-album mereka dari rak-rak mereka. Setelah itu Amy Lee menyatakan bahwa mereka BUKAN sebuah grup Kristen dan akan menghargai apabila gosip ini akan berhenti.
Persamaan
Band ini seringkali disamakan dengan band nu-metal seperti Linkin Park, P.O.D. dan Papa Roach, namun banyak penggemar yang menolak karena persamaan ini kurang tepat karena hanya berdasarkan lagu "Bring Me to Life" saja, yang juga menampilkan vokalis 12 Stones; Paul McCoy yang bermain musik bergaya rap pada beberapa bagian pendek lagu ini. Namun hal ini tidaklah representatif bagi kebanyakan lagu-lagu mereka, baik di album Fallen maupun karya-karya mereka yang lebih awal. Evanescence juga disamakan dengan band-band seperti In Winter, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, dan Within Temptation, yang semuanya memakai vokalis wanita dan tema-tema lirik yang gelap, namun band-band terakhir ini biasa dianggap symphonic metal/gothic metal dan bukan rock.
Pada saat pementasan secara live, Evanescence seringkali memainkan lagu-lagu cover dari band-band semasa seperti A Perfect Circle, The Offspring, Garbage, Metallica, dan Korn. Mereka juga pernah mementaskan lagu-lagu grup rock alternatif yang sudah dibubarkan seperti Soundgarden dan The Smashing Pumpkins.
Anggota band
Anggota terkini
 §  Amy Lee - Vokal, Piano, Harpa dan Keyboards
 §  Tim McCord - Bass
 §  Terry Balsamo - Gitar
 §  Will Hunt - Drummer
 §  Troy McLawhorn - Gitar
Mantan anggota
  §  Rocky Gray - Drummer (pisah Mei 2007)


§  John LeCompt - Gitar (pisah Mei 2007) 
§  William Boyd - Bass (pisah Juni 2006)
§  Ben Moody - Gitar utama (salah satu pendiri - pisah Oktober 2003)
  §  David Hodges - Keyboards (pisah December 2002)

Diskografi
Daftar lengkap rekaman Evanescence
Evanescence EP (Desember 1998, dirilis oleh BigWig Enterprises)[edisi terbatas, hanya 100 eksemplar]:
§  1. Where Will You Go (EP versi)
§  2. Solitude
§  3. Imaginary (EP versi)
§  4. Exodus
§  5. So Close
§  6. Understanding
§  7. The End
Sound Asleep/Whisper EP (Agustus 1999 dirilis oleh Evanescence dengan pertolongan dari BigWig Enterprises)[edisi terbatas, hanya 50 eksemplar]:
§  1. Give Unto Me (Sound Asleep versi)
§  2. Whisper
§  3. Understanding (Sound Asleep versi)
§  4. Forgive Me
§  5. Understanding
§  6. Ascension of The Spirit (instrumental)
Origin (4 November 2000, oleh BigWig Enterprises):
§  1. Origin (instrumental)
§  2. Whisper
§  3. Imaginary (Origin version)
§  4. My Immortal
§  5. Where Will You Go
§  6. Field Of Innocence
§  7. Even In Death
§  8. Anywhere
§  9. Lies
§  10. Away From Me
§  11. Eternal (instrumental)
Fallen (4 Maret 2003, oleh Wind-Up Records) [debut album]:
§  1. Going Under
§  2. Bring Me To Life
§  3. Everybody's Fool
§  4. My Immortal
§  5. Haunted
§  6. Tourniquet
§  7. Imaginary (versi Fallen)
§  8. Taking Over Me
§  9. Hello
§  10. My Last Breath
§  11. Whisper (versi Fallen)
(Beberapa saat setelah pertama kali diluncurkan ke pasaran internasional, lagu ke 12 ditambahkan ke album ini, yaitu My Immortal [versi band])
Anywhere But Home [live from Paris] (23 November 2004):
§  1. Haunted [live]
§  2. Going Under [live]
§  3. Taking Over Me [live]
§  4. Everybody's Fool [live]
§  5. Thoughtless (korn cover) [live]
§  6. My Last Breath [live]
§  7. Farther Away [live]
§  8. Breathe No More [live]
§  9. My Immortal [live]
§  10. Bring Me To Life [live]
§  11. Tourniquet [live]
§  12. Imaginary [live]
§  13. Whisper [live]
§  14. Missing (previously unreleased)
The Open Door ( 3 Oktober 2006):
§  1. Sweet Sacrifice
§  2. Call Me When You're Sober
§  3. Weight Of The World
§  4. Lithium
§  5. Cloud Nine
§  6. Snow White Queen
§  7. Lacrymosa
§  8. Like You
§  9. Lose Control
§  10. The Only One
§  11. Your Star
§  12. All That I'm Living For
§  13. Good Enough
Evanescence
§  1. What You Want
§  2. Made of Stone
§  3. The Change
§  4. My Heart is Broken
§  5. The Other Side
§  6. Erase This
§  7. Lost in Paradise
§  8. Sick
§  9. End of The Dream
§  10.Oceans
§  11.Never Go Back
§  12.Swimming Home
plus bonus track in deluxe edition
§  13.New Way to Bleed
§  14.Disappear
§  15.Secret Door
§  16.Say You Will

Ada juga lagu yang tidak pernah dijual secara umum, yaitu lagu demo mereka pada tahun 1997-1998 dan 2001-2002 yang banyak beredar di situs fan di internet.