The Bitter Truth (album)

The Bitter Truth is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rock band Evanescence. It is scheduled for release on March 26, 2021, through BMG Rights Management and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.[1] The album is the band's first in more than three years, following 2017's Synthesis, as well as their first album of all-new material since their self-titled third album.

The Bitter Truth
Studio album by
Evanescence
ReleasedMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
Recorded2020
Length47:25
LabelBMG
ProducerNick Raskulinecz
Evanescence chronology
Synthesis Live
(2018)		 The Bitter Truth
(2021)
Singles from The Bitter Truth
  1. "Wasted on You"
    Released: April 24, 2020
  2. "The Game Is Over"
    Released: July 1, 2020
  3. "Use My Voice"
    Released: August 14, 2020
  4. "Yeah Right"
    Released: December 4, 2020

Background and recording

Lead vocalist Amy Lee first spoke about a new studio album for the band in July 2018. In an interview with Detroit radio station WRIF, Lee confirmed that the band planned to work on a new album following the end of their tour in support of Synthesis.[2][3]

In an interview with Sirius XM backstage at Epicenter Festival at Rockingham Speedway in May 2019, Lee again confirmed that a new album was in the works.[4] Blabbermouth.net reported that Lee was hoping the album would be ready for release in 2020. "We're just gonna get together and see what happens this month," she said, "and start doing that more regularly until we feel like we're ready to do it."[5]

Lee then provided an update on the album in November 2019, while taking part in a Reddit AMA.[6] Responding to a question pertaining to new music from the band, Lee commented that she was "absolutely living in it" and was "listen[ing] to our new music every day."[7]

I can't wait for you to hear it. It's dark and heavy. Its also got moments of weird and sparse. Little bit of everything. Definitely some The Open Door vibes but not the same.[7]

The band entered the studio in January 2020 with Nick Raskulinecz,[8] with whom they had previously worked on 2011's Evanescence.[9] Although originally planning to work with several producers across the album,[8] the band's plans changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This then turned Raskulinecz into The Bitter Truth's sole producer.

The album was announced in April 2020, and was originally planned for release in late 2020.[10] The pandemic delayed the album's completion, however, and eventually pushed it to a March 2021 release.[11]

Release and promotion

The Bitter Truth was first announced with the release of its lead single, "Wasted on You", in April 2020.[12] Its second single, "The Game Is Over", followed in July.[13] The band released an additional two singles in August's "Use My Voice"[14] and December's "Yeah Right".[15] The former featured guest vocalists from bands such as Within Temptation, The Pretty Reckless and Halestorm.[16] The latter, meanwhile, was released to coincide with the announcement of the album's tracklist and release date.[15]

Track listing
The Bitter Truth track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Artifact/The Turn"2:26
2."Broken Pieces Shine"3:57
3."The Game Is Over"4:22
4."Yeah Right"3:30
5."Feeding the Dark"4:21
6."Wasted on You"4:24
7."Better Without You"4:02
8."Use My Voice"4:02
9."Take Cover"3:17
10."Far from Heaven"4:56
11."Part of Me"3:59
12."Blind Belief"4:09
Total length:47:25
Target Exclusive and Japanese Edition bonus tracks[17][18]
No.TitleLength
13."Cruel Summer" (Live from Home) 
14."The Chain" (From "Gears 5") 

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

Evanescence

Additional musicians

Additional personnel
  • Nick Raskulinecz – production, engineering, mixing, recording
  • Nathan Yarborough – engineering
  • Logan Greeson – assistant engineering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Tiago Nuñez – programming

References
  1. "The Bitter Truth by Evanescence". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. "Radio Chatter with Amy Lee from Evanescence". 101 WRIF.
  3. "EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE: 'The Plan Is For Us To Work On A New Album Next'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. "Amy Lee of Evanescence Talks Upcoming Album & More". YouTube. Sirius XM.
  5. "AMY LEE: EVANESCENCE Will 'Hopefully' Release New Album In 2020". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "I am Amy Lee from Evanescence, our new song "The Chain (from Gears 5)" is out tonight! AMA". Reddit. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. "9 Things We Learned From Evanescence's Amy Lee's Reddit AMA". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. Meredith, Kyle. "Evanescence on the Influence of Stevie Nicks and Portishead". Consequence of Sound. WFPK Radio. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. Goodwyn, Tom. "Hear Evanescence's comeback single 'What You Want' – audio". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. Badra, Cat. "EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, 'THE BITTER TRUTH'; READIES NEW SINGLE". Audio Ink Radio. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  11. "50 MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2021 IN ALTERNATIVE, METAL AND BEYOND". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  12. Divita, Joe. "Amy Lee Shines In New Evanescence Song 'Wasted on You'". Loudwire. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  13. Shaffer, Clare. "Evanescence Reject Unfair Rules on New Song 'The Game is Over'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. Neale, Matthew. "Evanescence's Amy Lee explains why she's speaking up about politics now". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  15. English, Laura. "Evanescence Share New Single 'Yeah Right', Reveal Album Details". Music Feeds. Evolve Media. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. Rose, Anna. "Amy Lee, Lzzy Hale, Taylor Momsen and more unite in new Evanescence single 'Use My Voice'". NME. BandLab Technologies. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  17. "Evanescence - The Bitter Truth (Target Exclusive, CD)". Target. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. "The Bitter Truth [通常盤] [SHM-CD]". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  19. "Credits / Use My Voice / Evanescence – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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