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THE REVIEW
The Evanescence return with their second worldwide release after about three years from the great success (platinum record) of Fallen, their extraordinary debut. The album immediately showcases the band's unique characteristics right from the first listen: heavy guitar riffs in pure rock/metal style interspersed with keyboards, acoustic pieces, and piano, creating a very gothic atmosphere leaning towards the epic, with truly eclectic and unique traits. However, the musical foundation is useless without the lyrics, the band's strong point since their early days: the 13 songs that make up the album are true poems, beautifully sung by the angelic voice of vocalist Amy Lee, who seems to have even improved her style and power compared to the last album. The main themes are once again the triad of life-despair-death, but, following the singer's experiences, the sentimental side is also much more present, as heard in the first single from the album Call Me When You're Sober. As for the album's tracks, the first songs are almost a continuation of Fallen, then gradually take on a new dimension where Lee speaks of love, unrest, and suffering, in an almost surreal atmosphere. The peak is reached with track number seven, Lacrymosa, a beautifully successful epic-rock remake of the famous piece from Mozart's Requiem. From track seven onwards, we witness a heightening of the originality of the music and the depth of the lyrics, with touching gothic ballads like Like You and Your Star, finally ending brilliantly with Good Enough, a demonstration of how gothic is not just about sadness.
In conclusion, an excellent second album that meets expectations and, following in the footsteps of Fallen, writes another page in the history of gothic music.
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The Open Door is Evanescence's impressive second album, building on their platinum debut Fallen. It features heavy rock riffs blended with gothic piano and keyboards, complemented by Amy Lee's powerful and improved vocals. The album’s poetic lyrics explore life, despair, death, and love, with notable tracks like Lacrymosa and Call Me When You're Sober. Overall, it solidifies the band's place in gothic music.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Evanescence
Evanescence are an American rock band centered around vocalist/pianist Amy Lee, known for blending heavy guitars with piano/strings and gothic-leaning atmospheres. They broke worldwide in 2003 with Fallen and later shifted styles across The Open Door (2006) and the self-titled Evanescence (2011), with notable lineup changes discussed heavily by reviewers.15 Reviews
Other reviews
By Matt7
"The Open Door is the perfect continuation of Fallen, and it almost results in a qualitative copy."
"Amy Lee’s voice sounds great on this album, it will be seen live if she will maintain certain vocalizations...!"
By cinciu
The element that stands out the most is the musical exploration.
'Call Me When You’re Sober' is now known to everyone, and even if it doesn’t repeat the success of 'Bring Me To Life,' it still achieves considerable success.
By Ophitae
Evanescence is no longer the (fake) dark ones of the past, they are... refined, if I can say so.
'Call Me When You're Sober'... has become too commercial. They could have directly eliminated it from the album.
By lovelorn
"The Open Door is the best among Evanescence’s albums."
"Amy’s voice states 'fear is only in our minds' and offers operatic hints in parts never excessive and always well dosed."
