About the band: Evanescence is an American rock band founded in 1995. They went through several personnel changes over the years, but the constant factor is the face of the band, singer Amy Lee. They recorded four studio albums, with worldwide sales exceeding 22 million. Evanescence currently have one song in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: the 2003 album Fallen is one of the most impressive debut albums of this century. They have often been compared to Linkin Park, but they are far superior. The Amazon review characterisation ("evoking Tori Amos and the Cranberries") is much more to the point an explains why I like this group so much. It is intelligent dramatic goth-influenced rock music, and singer Amy Lee has a really amazing voice. The highlight of the album is the moving ballad My immortal, which was also included in the soundtrack to The daredevil. Run time 4:24.
