Editing Archived News (section)

==2017==

===December===

==== December 27, 2017 ====
*[[Will Hunt]] announced a solo tour in Italy that will span nine dates in January 2018.

==== December 19, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] concluded their Fall 2017 North Amercian leg of [[Synthesis Live]] at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.

===November===

==== November 30, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] began the second leg of their North American tour at the Chicago Theatre in Illinois. For the encore, they replaced ''[[Swimming Home]]'' with a ''[[Synthesis]]'' version of ''[[Weight of the World]]''. Watch the performance on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5tYmRVptU YouTube].

==== November 24, 2017 ====
*[[Jen Majura]]'s second solo album, ''[[InZENity]]'', is released today and is available in digital and CD format.

==== November 17, 2017 ====
*''[[Speak to Me]]'' won Best Original Song for an Independant Movie at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

==== November 13, 2017 ====
*The fifth and final episode of [[Inside Synthesis]] is posted about [[Amy Lee]]'s Steinway & Sons piano that was made especially for ''[[Synthesis]]''.

==== November 10, 2017 ====
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*''[[Synthesis]]'' is released worldwide and is available on digital, CD, Deluxe CD/DVD, Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set and LP.
*[[Evanescence]] finished the first leg of their North American tour at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.

==== November 9, 2017 ====
*In a French interview with La Grosse Radio, [[Amy Lee]] confirmed that [[Synthesis Live]] will be released on DVD. No release date has been confirmed yet.

==== November 8, 2017 ====
*''[[Synthesis]]'' is released in Japan.

==== November 3, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced that they will be live streaming the opening of their show at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut through their Facebook page at 8:45pm EST.
*The people who attended the VIP at Foxwoods posted online that they were told that the show will be recorded for a [[Synthesis Live]] DVD. There has been no official announcement about this yet.

===October===

==== October 27, 2017 ====
*[[Lacrymosa]] (Synthesis) single is now available to stream and purchase on all digital music platforms.
*Episode four of [[Inside Synthesis]] is published on [https://twitter.com/evanescence/status/923982998667587589 Twitter] about Lindsey Stirling featuring on [[Hi-Lo]].

==== October 26, 2017 ====
*Preview clips of each ''[[Synthesis]]'' track were made available through iTunes Japan.

==== October 25, 2017 ====
* In issue 1694 of Kerrang! Magazine, [[Amy Lee]] said that [[Evanescence]] will be expecting to head in to the studio later next year to record brand new material and that they have "a good handful of songs to start with already".
*[[Evanescence]] added a third London [[Synthesis Live]] date at the Eventim Apollo on April 9, 2018.

==== October 19, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] premiered their brand new music video for ''[[Imperfection]]'' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_XoKJP1XK4 YouTube].
*Revolver shared an exclusive behind the scenes [https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-evanescences-ghostly-emotional-imperfection-video video] of the making of ''Imperfection''.

==== October 15, 2017 ====
*[[Speak to Me]] was played live for the first time at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This makes it the first original solo song by [[Amy Lee]] to be performed at an Evanescence show.

==== October 14, 2017 ====
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*The first show of [[Synthesis Live]] began today at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*The show began with an orchestral arrangement of Amy's favourite classical songs before the band came on stage to begin their set.
*''[[Synthesis]]'' was played in full with the live premiere of ''[[Hi-Lo]]'', ''[[End of the Dream]]'' and ''[[Imperfection]]''.
*''[[Good Enough]]'' and ''[[Swimming Home]]'' were performed as the encore for the first time since 2012.

==== October 13, 2017 ====
*Episode three of [[Inside Synthesis]] is published on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiqwyB5k_H4 YouTube] about [[Amy Lee]]'s harp teacher, [[Kirsten Copely]], playing on the album.

==== October 10, 2017 ====
* The song length for the ''[[Synthesis]]'' version of ''[[Lacrymosa]]'' was revealed on iTunes as 3:42. Because of this there is speculation that it might be the next single.

==== October 3, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced their Australian tour dates on [https://www.facebook.com/Evanescence/posts/10154741730146786 Facebook] with four dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in February 2018.
*[[Amy Lee]] held a [[Synthesis]] listening party with fifty fans at Steinway Hall in New York. A live interview was streamed on [https://www.facebook.com/PasteMusicAndDaytrotter/videos/10155824732284529/ Facebook], along with an acoustic performance of [[Good Enough]] in celebration of [[The Open Door]]'s eleventh anniversary.

==== October 2, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] added two new European [[Synthesis Live]] tour dates ; Kongress Center in Prague, Czech Republic on March 17, 2018,  and Palais 12 in Brussels, Belgium on April 8, 2018.

===September===
==== September 29, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced on Facebook that they will host a ''[[Synthesis]]'' listening party in New York on October 3, 2017. The first fifty people to comment on their post will get to attend with [[Amy Lee]].
*Episode two of [[Inside Synthesis]] is published on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9cc40p1wLc YouTube] about the song ''[[Imperfection]]''.

==== September 28, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced that they will be touring Australia in February 2018. The exact dates will be confirmed on October 5th.
==== September 16, 2017 ====
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*[[Evanescence]] shot their music video for ''[[Imperfection]]'' in Los Angeles. It was directed by [[Paul Brown]], the photographer for the ''[[Synthesis]]'' album shoot, and whom also directed the ''[[Sweet Sacrifice]]'' music video.

==== September 15, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]]'s brand new single, [[Imperfection]], is released today to download and stream.
*The pre-order links for [[Synthesis]] were released online, including the digital copy, CD, CD/DVD, box set (including ''Synthesis'' songbook) and LP.
*The track list was confirmed to have 16 songs, including 3 new instrumental pieces and two new full songs, [[Imperfection]] and [[Hi-Lo]].
*European [[Synthesis]] dates were announced, spanning fifteen dates over March and April 2018.
*Episode 1 of [[Inside Synthesis]] is published on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScNV8Mst0C0 YouTube].

===August===
==== August 18, 2017 ====
*[[Bring Me to Life (Synthesis)]] is available for digital download and streaming, along with an instrumental version of the song.
*In an article published by [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-amy-lee-and-evanescences-orchestral-bring-me-to-life-w498314 Rolling Stone], they confirmed that [[Evanescence]]'s second single from [[Synthesis]] will be released next month. [[Amy Lee]] then added on [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/898589944834396160 Twitter] that the single will be one of the two new songs.

==== August 17, 2017 ====
*In an interview with [http://wmmr.com/episodes/amy-lee-talks-new-orchestral-evanescence-album-tour-preston-steve/ 93.3 WMMR Rocks!], [[Amy Lee]] confirmed that [[Synthesis]] will be released on November 10th.

==== August 14, 2017 ====
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*[[Evanescence]] announced the first of the [[Synthesis]] tour dates in the US and Canada that will launch on October 14th and span until December 19th.
*Pre-sales of the tickets, including VIP, begin on August 15th and every ticket sold will come with a digital download of the album when it's released.
*The first [[Synthesis]] single, [[Bring Me to Life]], will be released on August 18th.

====August 1, 2017====
*[[Will Hunt]]'s other band, [[White Noise Owl]], released their brand new single, ''Something'', taken from their upcoming album, ''Condition Critical''.

===July===
==== July 26, 2017 ====
*[[Jen Majura]]'s crowd funding campaign launched for her second solo album, ''[[InZENity]]''. It includes special packages to buy her previous solo album, a Skype guitar lesson, stage clothes and much more.

==== July 9, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] concluded their European tour at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany. The band will now focus on finishing the recording their new album, ''[[Synthesis]]''.

==== July 2, 2017 ====
*Before [[Evanescence]] performed their set at Rockwave Festival, [[Amy Lee]] posted on social media that she had met [[Epica]]'s lead singer, [[Simone Simons]], and that they have a lot in common with each other.

===June===

==== June 29, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] played at Arenele Romane in Romania. This is their third time to go there.

==== June 18, 2017 ====
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*Before [[Evanescence]]'s set at Graspop Metal Meeting, the band Ugly Kid Joe invited [[Amy Lee]] on stage to duet together for ''[[Cat's in the Cradle]]''.

====June 13, 2017====
*In a video interview published by Kaaos TV, [[Amy Lee]], [[Tim McCord]] and [[Jen Majura]] confirmed that they have a big pile of songs to make a head start on when they decide to record a rock album after ''[[Synthesis]]''.

==== June 7, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] kicked off their European tour at Caribana Festival in Switzerland and ''[[Say You Will]]'' was performed live for the first time, with [[Tim McCord]] on guitar and [[Jen Majura]] on bass.

===May===
==== May 23, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] began recording the orchestra for ''[[Synthesis]]'' with [[David Campbell]] at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.

==== May 22, 2017 ====
*[[Jen Majura]] announced that she will be working on a new solo album called ''[[InZENity]]'' and it will be released in November this year.

==== May 10, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced their brand new album, ''[[Synthesis]]'', which will be a reworking of previous material and two new songs to include only orchestra and electronica. The album and the tour will be expected this fall.

==== May 4, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] concluded their South American tour at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

===April===
==== April 28, 2017 ====
*[[Voice from the Stone]], featuring the song ''[[Speak to Me]]'' by [[Amy Lee]], is out today to stream, download and watch in selected US theaters.

==== April 27, 2017 ====
*At an Evanescence [https://www.facebook.com/rocktelevision/videos/1557198084291080/ press conference] in Ecuador, [[Amy Lee]] confirmed that a more "traditional" album will be made after the upcoming "special project".
*[[Evanescence]] performed their first ever show in Ecuador at Ágora de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito.

==== April 20, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] kicked off their South American tour, and the first live show of 2017, at NET Live Brasilia in Brasilia, Brazil.

===March===
==== March 22, 2017 ====
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*[[Amy Lee]] released the music video for ''[[Speak to Me]]'' on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB8ZsjMhy5M YouTube].

==== March 20, 2017 ====
*[[Amy Lee]] was interviewed by AOL's BUILD Series and confirmed that her next focus will be on [[Evanescence]]. She said once again that the band are working on "something different" and didn't go into detail, but confirmed that the release date will be later in the year.

==== March 18, 2017 ====
*[[Amy Lee]] announced that she will be featured on AOL's BUILD series to talk about ''[[Speak to Me]]'', [[Voice from the Stone]] and more. The interview will be streamed live on their website on March 20th at 4:00PM ET.
*Legends & Lyrics announced that they will release a downloadable video of [[Amy Lee]]'s episode in the next thirty days.

==== March 17, 2017 ====
*[[Amy Lee]] released her new single, ''[[Speak to Me]]'', the closing title song from the upcoming movie, [[Voice from the Stone]].

==== March 8, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced a new show at the Vivo X El Rock festival in Lima, Peru on April 29th.

===February===
==== February 21, 2017 ====
*The Twitter account for the movie, ''[[Blind]]'', confirmed that one of the songs [[Amy Lee]] worked on for the score is called ''[[Through Your Eyes]]''.

==== February 17, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]]'s b-side album, ''[[Lost Whispers (album)|Lost Whispers]]'', is available for digital download and streaming.

==== February 10, 2017 ====
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*[[Amy Lee]] released her new single, ''[[Love Exists]]'', an English cover of the Italian song, ''L'amore esiste'', by Francesca Michielin.

===January===
==== January 31, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced two new shows in Russia; Club A2, Saint Petersburg on June 23rd and Stadium Live, Moscow on June 24th.

==== January 26, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced a new show at the Ágora de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito, Ecuador on April 27th.

==== January 24, 2017 ====
*Due to popular demand, [[Evanescence]] announced a second new show at the Eventim Apollo on June 13th.

==== January 12, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced a new show at the Eventim Apollo in London, United Kingdom on June 14th.
*[[Evanescence]] confirmed that ''[[The Ultimate Collection]]'' box set will begin shipping on January 23rd.

==== January 11, 2017 ====
*[[Evanescence]] announced a new show at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany on July 9th.