Evanescence new material sounds like Portishead

Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's follow-up to their multi-platinum major-label debut, 'Fallen'.

Metal Edge: How has the music changed? What's the new direction?

Amy Lee: 'It's really hard for me to explain! It's not like anything I've ever heard, to be honest â€" It sounds like Evanescence, but it's creepy, it's kind of sexy, it's groovy, it's not so . . . It's sort of Portishead, A Perfect Circle, bands that take more artistic freedom â€" Portishead because they have more groovy, weird, sultry vibe, very similar to that. We're literally at the very beginning of this project, though, and it can all change . . . It can be a completely different record.'

Metal Edge: So, for all we know, it could come out like a Gwen Stefani record.

Amy Lee: 'I will never â€" It's not going to be an '80s record! [Laughing] I know the goal is â€" the heavy stuff will be heavier, and the soft stuff will be softer, we just took extremes and pulled them apart.'
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