Local Guy on No. 1 Selling Alt-Rock Album in the U.S.
Photo courtesy of Evanescence.com
We’re all about local folks breaking the national barrier, so here’s another to add to the list.
The bestselling Rock & Alternative album in the country,
Evanescence’s
The Bitter Truth, has a Fort Worth connection. Hitting No. 1 on iTunes in 22 countries, the 12-song collection on the major label
BMG is the band’s first full-length of new material in a decade and includes contributions from Fort Worthian
Will B. Hunt. The former producer of and part-time drummer for the
Burning Hotels, one of the greatest bands ever to come from North Texas, period don’t even ask co-wrote the tracks “Yeah, Right,” “Feeding the Dark,” and “Take Cover.”