“It took a minute to come around to the idea that I wanted to be in Evanescence again. I’ve been defined by it but it’s not the whole picture”: How Amy Lee reconnected with herself on Evanescence’s self-titled third album

Evanescence posing for a photograph in 2011.

After the success of their first two albums, 2003’s Fallen and 2006’s The Open Door, Evanescence took a long break. When they returned with 2011’s self-titled third album, Metal Hammer found frontwoman Amy Lee recharged, rejuvenated and re-inspired.

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