Evanescence

 

Artist:  Evanescence
Origin:  Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Goth Metal, Post-Grunge

Original line-up:

Amy Lee:  Vocals, Piano
Ben Moody:  Guitar

Evanescence is an American Rock Band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1995 by Amy Lee (Vocals, Piano) and Ben Moody (Guitar).  Their debut album Fallen, on Wind-Up Records in 2003, sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, and helped the band win two Grammy Awards.

Title:  Sanctuary (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Goth Metal, Post-Grunge

Label:  BMG

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Beautiful Lie (4;12)

 2.  Tell Me When You've Had Enough (3:19)

 3.  Who Will You Follow (3:56)

 4.  Rapture (3:27)

Side B:

 5.  Afterlife (4:11)

 6.  Sanctuary (4:17)

 7.  How Do I Heal (3:50)

 8.  About Uw (4:50)

LP 2:

Side C:

 9.  Calm Down (4:19)

10. Self Destruct (3:52)

11. Forever Without You (5:13)

12. Wide Open Heart (3:37)

Personnel:

Amy Lee: Vocals on All Tracks, Keyboards on All Tracks, Programming  on Tracks:  1, 8, 9

Troy McLawhorn:  Guitar

Emma Anzai:  Bass

Tim McCord:  Guitar

Will Hunt:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Jordan Fish:  Programming on Tracks:  1, 8, 9

Tago Nunez:  Programming on Tracks:  1, 8, 9

Will B. Hunt:  Programming on Track 9

Carrie Lee South:  Additional Vocals on Track 1

Lori Bulloch::  Additional Vocals on Track 1

Susie Benchasil Seiter:  Conductor, Orchestration on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Chad Seiter:  Additional Orchestration on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Adam Millstein:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Anna Kostyuchek:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12  

Ben Jacobson:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Chad Cannon:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Christian Hebel:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Ellen Jung:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Eun-Mee Ahn:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Fernando Lascura:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Gallia Kastner:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Haesol Lee:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Leah Zeger:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Marisa Kuney:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Mark Robertson:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12, Concertmaster, Contractor

Mona Tian:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Nina Evtuhov:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Stephanie Matthews:  Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Yvette Holzwarth: Violin on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Andrew Duckles:  Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Carolyn Riley:   Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Corrine Sobolewski:   Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

I-Ting Huang:   Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Luke Maurer:   Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Stefan Smith:   Viola on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Ben Lash:   Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Dave Eggar:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Evgeny Tonkha:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Hillary Ahn:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Sarah Kim:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Vanessa Freebairm-Smith:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Eric Shetzen:  Bass on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Steve Pfeiffer:  Bass on Tracks:  6, 7, 10-12

Sanctuary is the sixth studio album by Evanescence, released on June 5, 2026 by BMG.  The album reached No. 1 on UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and French Rock & Metal Albums Chart.