Pain, grief and social unrest are the common themes you ll find throughout Evanescence s latest studio album
The Bitter Truth. Their first proper album in a decade, the collection of songs came from a place of both personal and societal turmoil.
And Amy Lee opened up about all of it to us.
In 2018, the frontwoman tragically lost her younger brother, Robby, who had been suffering from epilepsy since he was young. In early 2020, bassist Tim McCord s 16-year-old daughter died suddenly. Just weeks later, the entire world shut down due to the novel COVID-19 virus, and everyone was left in a state of uncertainty as the lockdowns were extended and the death toll rose.