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Rating: On July 6, Evanescence made a stop at the Heineken Jammin' Festival for their first (and currently only) tour stop in Italy.
The American group came off a long break, which served them both for a lengthy period of rest and to produce their third album, the self-titled "Evanescence", released worldwide on October 11, 2011.
A cult band that rose to fame in 2003, Evanescence performs live with five musicians, including vocalist Amy Lee who, during concerts, not only takes care of the singing aspect but also plays her Baldwin piano during ballads and keyboards during rock pieces.
The set design presents a new aspect compared to previous tours: the embroideries and decorations of The Open Door Tour have indeed given way to a play of lights with images and psychedelic videos projected on a large central screen depending on the song being played at that moment, while occasionally this projection is replaced by the band's logo, displayed in various colors.
Furthermore, Evanescence has almost entirely abandoned the more purely goth aspect, both in their music and in the set design, in favor of an imagery that takes up the "space" theme reproduced on the cover of the album this tour promotes.
On this occasion, Amy also embraces the theme just described, with very striking electric blue makeup on her eyes.
The concert opens with the opening single What You Want, a true trailblazer, followed by the entry of Going Under, a single extracted from Fallen which has now become a classic.
The most intense moments belong to the ballads, probably the most distinctive point of the American group's live dimension: the sequence My Heart is Broken – Lost in Paradise offers the fans present the strongest emotions and showcases Lee's vocal power and sweetness, no less impressive in the remaining pieces of the setlist, which also sees the remarkable recovery of some tracks belonging to "Fallen" but actually conceived even earlier: Whisper, with its exhilarating and lively intro, and Imaginary.
An absence noted in this regard, due only to a material deficit of available time, is My Immortal and the spectacular Your Star, always performed during concerts, the former as it is always very dear to the band's supporters, the latter because of its particularly impactful nature.
Regarding the blend of the five on stage, the band moves largely by memory, with Lee as the key piece on which all attention focuses, and the remaining four rather relegated to a secondary role, although the impression is always that of a united band, and the addition of the two members from Dark New Day has increased (with a particular mention for Will Hunt's drumming) the technical level available.
This live show has presented us with Evanescence in evolution, making it unmissable for fans and very enjoyable for everyone else.
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