Multiple Grammy wins and two decades on, the debut album ‘Fallen’ from American rockers EVANESCENCE remains one of the most influential albums of the turn of the century. A critical and commercial triumph, fans can now witness highlights from the gothic beauty of the 2003 debut release and a career spanning set of fan favourites this year, with EVANESCENCE thrilled to announce their return to Australia this August and September celebrating 20 years of ‘Fallen’.
Starting life when EVANESCENCE vocalist Amy Lee and co-founder Ben Moody began writing and recording songs in the mid 90s, 2003’s ‘Fallen’ would go on to score five nominations at the 2004 Grammy Awards, winning Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist, with the album’s symphonic and delicate ballad My Immortal also scoring an additional nomination at the Grammy Awards the following year.
Hitting the top 10 charts in multiple countries upon its release, including Australia and a #1 in the UK, Fallen sold 10 million copies in the US alone, with over 17 million copies sold worldwide and officially reaching diamond certification in late 2022.
Fallen’s lush and gloomy beauty memorably blended symphonic elements with goth, rock, metal and hooks aplenty, while also garnering significant attention for lead singles ‘Bring Me to Life’, ‘Going Under’, ‘My Immortal’ and ‘Everybody’s Fool’. And while the album has gone on to be included in the likes of Rolling Stone’s ‘The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time’ and praise lauded for Lee’s macabre tinge that set the band apart from their nu metal contemporaries at the time, ‘Fallen’ also ultimately set the scene for a long-term legacy from the Arkansas-hailing group, who are now in command of five studio albums including 2021’s powerful and intimate outing ‘The Bitter Truth’ which debuted at #3 on the ARIA chart, which marked the band’s highest debut in 15 years.
Following multiple worldwide tours, ‘The Open Door’ followed Fallen’s footsteps, going on to sell more than five million copies, before the self-titled ‘Evanescence’ in 2011 debuted at #1 on the ARIA album chart and Billboard Chart. EVANESCENCE went down both very new and familiar paths for their fourth and most ambitious release to date, ‘Synthesis’, in 2017 alongside a worldwide Synthesis Live tour combining their intense live performances and timeless song writing with a powerful live orchestra, before unveiling ‘The Bitter Truth’ in 2021, hitting the top 10 of multiple international album charts and marking itself on multiple Best of 2021 release lists worldwide.
Renowned for their enamouring live show as much as they are for their haunting, potent and visceral material, this marks the band’s first Australian tour since their sublime run with local symphony orchestras in 2018 so get set to revisit the album that started it all and beyond when EVANESCENCE return to our shores to celebrate 20 years of Fallen.
Tickets won’t last long for these incredible shows, secure your spot today!
Early Bird Pre-Sale Tickets On Sale: Tuesday 30 May @ 9am local time
Sign up to access early bird pre-sale tickets – https://daltours.cc/eva23
General tickets on sale: Thursday 1 June @ 9am local time
Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com or www.teglive.com.au
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