Evanescence share song from their first new album in nine years

Evanescence are back. Nine years after their last album of new original music, the multi-platinum-selling band have announced The Bitter Truth – a new LP set to be released incrementally over the course of this year.

Ahead of the release,Evanescence have shared the first song from the project, 'Wasted On You'.

The video for the track was shot by each member of the band – lead singer-songwriter and pianist Amy Lee, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, lead guitarist Troy McLawhorn, and guitarist Jen Majura – on their iPhones while in isolation.

The intimately shot video, directed in collaboration with P.R. Brown, breaks through the emotional numbness to reflect the internal highs and lows that each of us are experiencing on a daily basis.

“We were recording this music right up until we couldn’t go into the studio anymore, and finished it remotely through file sharing and phone calls," Amy explains. "We are still writing and have a lot more work to do on this album, but this time we wanted to release the songs individually, as we create, to live more in the moment with our fans and our music."

"‘Wasted On You’ wasn’t the song we were planning to release first, but when the whole world went into indefinite lockdown and everything changed, so did the feeling and meaning of what we wanted to say right now," she continues. "I didn’t write these lyrics about what we’re all now going through, but somehow that’s exactly what they are."

"As far as business is concerned, this is considered a terrible time to release. But we believe that people need music now more than ever. We do, and we’re not going to wait to share it because who knows what tomorrow brings. Who knows if it even comes?"

The Bitter Truth is rooted in the epic, signature sound that has earned Evanescence two Grammy awards and more than 23 million album sales worldwide. Producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Deftones) has been tracking with the band in Nashville since late January. They plan to roll out a series of songs from the album incrementally, culminating in the release of the full album.

Later this year, Evanescence plan to tour through Europe on the rescheduled co-headline tour with Within Temptation, which was originally scheduled for this month.

Take a look at the video for 'Wasted On You' below: