Listen Wasted On You, taken from Evanescence's first new album in nine years.
It's finally here! Evanescence have just released the first song from their upcoming album The Bitter Truth.
The triumphant lead single goes by the name Wasted On You, and will also come accompanied by a self-shot video from the band, which premieres at 12pm EST/5pm BST today.
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“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," explains vocalist Amy Lee. “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. 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?"
Stream Wasted On You below, and keep your eyes peeled for the music video later…
The release of Wasted On You follows the news of Evanescence and Within Temptation's rescheduled dates for the Worlds Collide 2020 tour.
“It’s interesting, I’ve known for a long time that we share fans because I’ve heard of this band through the internet talking and our fans talking about them," said Amy. "The offer came up for us to do this tour together and we’re very excited about it. It just seems to make perfect sense, and we’re all really looking forward to it.”
Catch the Worlds Collide tour at the following:
September
2 Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
3 Leeds First Direct Arena
5 Birmingham Arena
6 London The O2
8 Amsterdam Ziggo Dome
9 Amsterdam Ziggo Dome
11 Brussels Palais
12 Brussels Palais
14 Paris Accor hotels Arena
17 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
18 Leipzig Arena
21 Berlin Velodrom
22 Munich Zenith
24 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle
25 Esch-Sur-Alzette Rockhal
27 Zurich Hallenstadion
29 Milan Mediolanum Forum Milan
October
1 Madrid Palacio Vistalegre (Evanescence only)
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