Evanescence beat out 10 Years for another Cage Match victory, win but will they be able to do it again against today’s challengers?
Lacuna Coil enter the matchup with their new single ‘Fire’ off of their latest album ‘Dark Adrenaline.’ In celebration of the new disc and their musical career, the band is set to tour Europe after a spring run through the States. Check out our review and photo gallery from their stop in New York City. So will Lacuna Coil get the ‘Dark Adrenaline’ in fans going and heat things up with ‘Fire’ or will Evanescence cool them down and take them to ‘The Other Side’? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track below! (This Cage Match ends Wednesday, June 13, at 8AM ET.) VOTE HERE Evanescence is finally back with their new album 'Evanescence' and it was obvious that fans couldn't wait for the band's return.The album went all the way up to number 1 positions in different places and many sold out shows, including tonight's show in the 013 in Tilburg in the Netherlands, followed during the long world tour which the band is currently on. Clubshows and festival performances with fans waiting since early in the morning, like today in front of the 013 was the case as well. Evanescence hasn't been in The Netherlands since 2007, so it wasn't really a surprise that the show had sold out. Metalkrant was there for a live review, which can be found here, but I also got the chance to do an interview before the show with the one and only Amy Lee! Check it out!
Q: First of all thank you for this interview. It’s really cool to meet you. So, how are you? Amy: I’m really good. It’s been a great tour, we’ve been going for quite a while now. We’ve been going full on since October so, it’s been going great. It’s been different sized venues tours. This one is the big one. This is the one with all the giant masses. We just did Rock am Ring and Rock Im Park, which were like, 85.000 people or something. So you know, it’s cool. We’re just in full on, heavy set, festival mode right now. So it’s nice to have today, which is our own show for the first time in a few shows. (...) Pozdrav, Troy!
Za početak, hvala ti puno za otvorenost i ljubaznost prema nama, fanovima, i što si odvojio to malo slobodnog vremena što imaš da bi učinio ovo za nas. Ovakav odnos s fanovima je stvarno rijedak i mi ga zaista cijenimo. Počnimo s pitanjima: EvCroatia: Što te najviše iznenađuje kod Evanescence fanova? Troy: Njihova odanost bendu. EvCroatia: Koja ti je najljepša uspomena sa sadašnje turneje? Troy: Do sada je bila odlična turneja s puno dobrih uspomena. Bili smo na puno novih mjesta na kojima nikad nisam bio. Maroko, Madrid i Beč su samo neka od njih. Mislim da će mi cijela turneja biti jako lijepa uspomena kada budem stariji i više ne budem na turnejama. EvCroatia: Svi su bili oduševljeni vašim ‘unplugged’ nastupom u Njemačkoj. Bio je to velik uspjeh i puno ljudi, bili fanovi ili ne, je bilo zadivljeno. Veliki broj fanova stalno šalje zahtjeve MTV-u preko twittera i traže Evanescence Unplugged. Jeste li razmišljali o nečemu tog tipa u budućnosti (možda s orkestrom)? Troy: Ne. Amy kaže da je ovo prvi ‘unplugged’ nastup koji je Evanescence ikada imao sa cijelim bendom. Do sada nije bilo davano puno važnosti akustičnim nastupima, ali siguran sam, ako bi nam se ukazala prilika, uzeli bismo ju u obzir. EvCroatia: Je li Terry uvijek tako povučen ili je to samo kada je pred velikom publikom? Troy: On je inače tiha osoba, osim ako ne dobije svoj “slatki čaj”, haha. EvCroatia: Jeste li ikada razmišljali o dodavanju nekih novih pjesama na vašu setlistu (možda pjesme sa prethodnih albuma Fallen i The Open Door ili pjesme s novog albuma koje do sada još niste svirali)? Možemo li očekivati neke promjene ili iznenađenja na preostalom dijelu europske turneje? Troy: Stalno mijenjamo setlistu, dodajemo nove pjesme i mičemo neke druge. Trenutno sviramo pjesme sa svih albuma i setlista se stalno mijenja. EvCroatia: Postoje li razlike između rada u Evanescence-u i rada u DND [Dark New Day] i Seetheru? Jesi li se ikada vidio kao član benda u kojemu žena vodi glavnu riječ (tj. frontwoman) ili si ciljao na nešto drugo? Troy: Ovo je jedini bend u kojem sam svirao do sada, a da je žena vođa (frontwoman), ali ne vidim neku veliku razliku u odnosu na ostale bendove s kojima sam radio. Glavna razlika je, rekao bih, u glazbi koju stvaramo. Drugačija je grupa ljudi s drugačijim glazbenim utjecajima i shodno tome, kad promijeniš ljude s kojima stvaraš glazbu, mijenja se i zvuk. EvCroatia: Mnogo fanova je primijetilo da na pozornici nema interakcije među članovima benda. Kako se to tebi čini? Troy: Meni se ne čini tako. Ja i Will [bubnjar] surađujemo svaku večer na pozornici. Ja to volim, ali neki članovi benda to vide kao zastarjeo način nastupanja, pa ja jednostavno uživam sa svojim prijateljem Willom i zabavim se. EvCroatia: Imaš li ikada tremu? Ako da, kada? Troy: Naravno. Prvi put kada sam svirao pred publikom bilo je na jednom talent-showu u školi, bio sam 8. ili 9. razred [prvi srednje u Hrvatskoj]. Bio sam jako nervozan, ali sam izašao i odsvirao to i shvatio da i nije tako tako strašno, haha. EvCroatia: Što je najgore što ti se ikada dogodilo na pozornici? Troy: U jednom od bivših bendova sam silazio s jako visoke pozornice i morao sam skočiti da bih sišao, ali pošto je bilo mračno nisam vidio da se ispod mene nalazio stolac. Ozlijedio sam leđa poprilično jako, jer sam pao na taj stolac, ali sam morao završiti nastup. Tako da sam se ponovno popeo na tu visoku pozornicu, jedva sam stajao. Bilo je koma! EvCroatia: Što ti je najteže svirati na koncertima? Troy: Ne znam. Rekao bih da su to solaže na gitari, ovisi o solou. Neke sviram jednako svaku večer, a neke volim smišljati i improvizirati u toku, što je naravno teže, ali i zabavnije. EvCroatia: Oko čega se najviše svađate u bendu? Troy: Koji film ćemo gledati u busu. EvCroatia: Znaš li čitati note? Jesi li išao u glazbenu školu ili si samouk? Troy: Prije sam čitao note dok sam svirao trubu u školi, ali već godinama nisam koristio note niti svirao trubu. Gitaru sam naučio svirati ‘po sluhu’. Jednostavno sam počeo učiti svirati svoje najdraže pjesme slušajući ih jako pažljivo, pasam si sam izdvajao gitarističke dijelove iz njih. EvCroatia: Marta, jedna od naših administratorica, svira gitaru. Možeš li njoj i svima ostalima koji sviraju gitaru, dati neke savjete kao iskusan glazbenik? Troy: Gitara je nešto što moraš stalno vježbati. Uvijek možeš naučiti nešto novo i biti bolja. Uvijek imaj otvoren um i poboljšavaj svoje vještine. EvCroatia: Kako i kada si odlučio ponovno pustiti kosu? Troy: Pa, odrezao sam ju, jer mi je stalno bilo vruće na potiljku, bilo mi je dosta toga. Ali ubrzo sam shvatio da je i kratka kosa jednaka gnjavaža kao i duga kosa. Imao sam dugu kosu veći dio svog života i ugodno mi je tako. Također, volim promjene kroz neko vrijeme, jednostavno da ubijem monotoniju. Zato sam ju ponovno pustio. EvCroatia: Koliko tetovaža imaš? Kada si napravio prvu i imaš li tetovažu koja ti ima posebno značenje? Troy: Imam 3 tetovaže. ‚Mrtva riba u vodi‘ mi ima posebno značenje. To su zapravo dvije tetovaže napravljene u različito vrijeme. Osjećao sam se jako izgubljen u to vrijeme kada sam ih napravio. Osjećao sam se kao da nemam kontrolu nad svojim životom. Zato sam izabrao mrtvu ribu koja pluta besciljno na milost i nemilost mora. EvCroatia: Imaš li neke glazbenike na svom iPodu/laptopu koje fanovi ne bi očekivali? Troy: Vjerojatno, ali ne znam što vi ne biste očekivali. Imam Beethovena, Accept, Beatlese, ZZ Topa, Metallicu i soundtrack za ‘Briljantin’. Išta od toga neočekivano? EvCroatia: Koja je zadnja knjiga koju si pročitao? Troy: Zadnjih par knjiga koje sam pročitao bile su Autobiografija Erica Claptona, ‘Voda za slonove’ i knjiga za samopomoć. EvCroatia: Koji ti je najdraži film? Troy: Vjerojatno ‘Halloween’ ili ‘Isijavanje’. Volim horor-filmove, ali ih je puno, pa mi je teško izabrati jedan. EvCroatia: Voliš li više mačke ili pse? Imaš li kućne ljubimce? Troy: Volim oboje. Odrastao sam okružen s puno ljubimaca. Imali smo pse, mačke, nimfu[vrsta kakadua], kornjače, hrčke i ribice. Sad imamo mačku koja se zove Juliet. EvCroatia: Pričaš li koji strani jezik? Troy: Ne, iako bih volio. Pogotovo kad sam u stranim zemljama, ali opet, ne možeš znati sve jezike. EvCroatia: Kad bi bio superjunak, koje bi ti bile moći? Troy: Mogao bih se teleportirati bilo kuda i mogao bih teleportirati ljude sa sobom. Onda bih mogao imati obitelj sa sobom ili bih se teleportirao na nastup i vratio kući spavati u svoj krevet. EvCroatia: Jesi li ikada prije čuo za Hrvatsku? Znaš li gdje se nalazi? Troy: Naravno da sam čuo za Hrvatsku. Ona je istočno od Italije preko vode između Bosne, Mađarske i Slovenije. Sad znam i gdje je, haha. EvCroatia: Možeš li nam reći 5 stvari o Troyu McLawhornu koje nismo znali? Troy: 1) Trenutno ležim u krevetu i tipkam odgovore na ovaj intervju. 2) Škotsko/irskog podrijetla sam, a i vjerojatno par drugih. 3) Proljeće i ljeto su mi najdraža doba godine jer mrzim kad mi je hladno. 4) Želio sam biti bubnjar prije nego što sam počeo svirati gitaru. 5) Obožavam ocean! Izvolite! Uživajte. Troy EvCroatia: Hvala ti puno, znamo da ste na turneji i da vam je vrijeme ograničeno, pa smo jako zahvalni. Puno sreće na ostatku turneje! Želimo tebi, tvojoj obitelji i bendu sve najbolje i nadamo se da se vidimo u Hrvatskoj uskoro. Pozdrav tebi i ostatku benda! Hrvatska vas voli! PS: Obratite pozornost na hrvatske fanove u Budimpešti, 18. lipnja! S poštovanjem, Marta i Ivan - administratori Evanescence Croatia. Hello Troy!
First of all, thank you so much for your kindness and openness to us fans, and for taking the little time you have to do something for us. This kind of relationship to the fans is very rare and we appreciate it very much! It means the world to us! Now, let’s start with the questions: EvCroatia: What surprises you most about Evanescence fans? Troy: Their loyalty to the band. EvCroatia: What is the most beautiful memory you have from this tour so far? Troy: So far it has been a great tour with many good memories. A lot of new places that I have never been. Morocco, Madrid and Vienna just to name a few. I think the whole tour will be a good memory when I am older and not touring anymore. EvCroatia: Everyone was thrilled by your unplugged performance in Germany. It was a great success and a lot of people, fan or not, were literally blown away by it. Lots of fans are constantly sending requests to MTV via twitter, asking for an Evanescence MTV Unplugged show. Have you considered doing something similar (maybe with an orchestra) in the future? Troy: No. Amy says this was the first acoustic performance that Ev has ever done with the full band. There hasn't been a lot of focus on acoustic but I'm sure if the opportunity came up we would consider it. EvCroatia: Is Terry always so shy, or is it just when he is in front of a big crowd? Troy: He is just a quiet person unless he doesn't get his sweet tea, haha. EvCroatia: Have you considered adding some new songs to the setlist (maybe some songs from Fallen or The Open Door, or some songs you haven't played so far from the new record)? In general, can we expect some changes or surprises on the current European tour? Troy: We are always changing the set and adding new songs and taking out other songs. We currently play songs from every album and the set list is always changing. EvCroatia: Are there any differences between the work with Evanescence and the work with DND and Seether? Have you ever seen yourself as a band member of a female fronted rock band, or have you been aiming at something different? Troy: This is the only band that I have played in that was fronted by a female but I don't find major differences from other bands that I have worked with. The main difference I would say is the sound of the music we create. Because it is a different group of people with different musical influences and when you change the people you are creating with the sound changes. EvCroatia: Many fans noticed that there's no interaction between band members on stage. How do you see that? Troy: I don't see it that way. Me and Will interact every night with each other on stage. I love that kind of interaction but some of the other members think that is an old school way of putting on a show. So I just rock out with my buddy Will and have a good time. EvCroatia: Do you ever get stage fright and if so, why and when? Troy: Sure. The first time I ever played in front of a crowd of people was at the talent show at my school when I was in 8th or 9th grade. I was really nervous but I went out and did it and I figured that it would never be that scary again, haha. EvCroatia: What is the worst thing that ever happened to you while performing on stage? Troy: One time I was coming off of the stage in an old band I was in, and the stage was really high. So I had to jump down to get off of the stage, but it was dark, and there was a chair that I didn't see. I hurt my back pretty bad because I landed on the chair, but I had to finish the show. So I had to climb back up onto this tall stage and I could barely stand. It sucked! EvCroatia: What is the hardest part to play on a concert? Troy: I don't know. I guess sometimes the guitar solo's are the hardest depending on which solo it is. Some solo's I play the same every night and some I like to make up as I go along which is more difficult but more fun, too. EvCroatia: What do you argue about the most as a band? Troy: What movie to watch on the bus. EvCroatia: Can you read sheet music? Did you go to music school, or did you learn everything by yourself? Troy: I used to read music when I played trumpet in school but I haven't read in years or played the trumpet in years. I learned to play guitar by ear. I just started learning how to play my favorite songs by listening to them very closely and trying to pick out just the guitar parts. EvCroatia: Marta, one of our administrators, plays the guitar. Do you, as an experienced musician, have any advices you would like to share for anyone who's playing it? Troy: Guitar is something that you have to practice all of the time. You can always learn something new and get better. Always stay open minded and expand your abilities. EvCroatia: How and when did you decide to grow your hair again? Troy: Well, I cut it off because I was tired of it being so hot on the back of my neck. But I soon realized that short hair is just as much a pain in the ass as long hair. I have had long hair for most of my life and I am comfortable with it. I also like to change things up once in a while so I don't get bored. So I grew it back out. EvCroatia: How many tattoos do you have? When did you get your first one and do you have a tattoo that has a special meaning to you? Troy: I have 3. The dead fish in the water has special meaning to me. It is actually 2 tattoo's done at different times. I felt very lost at the time that I got them. I felt like I wasn't in control of my life. Thus the dead fish floating aimlessly at the mercy of the sea. EvCroatia: Do you have any artists on your iPod/laptop that fans would not expect? Troy: Probably, but I don't know what you wouldn't expect. I have Beethoven, Accept, The Beatles, ZZ Top, Metallica and the soundtrack to "Grease" the movie. Any of those unexpected? EvCroatia: What was the last book you read? Troy: The last couple of books that I have finished were Eric Clapton's Autobiography, Water for Elephants and a self help book. EvCroatia: What is your favorite movie? Troy: Probably Halloween or The Shining. I love horror movies but there are so many, it's hard to pick one. EvCroatia: Do you prefer cats or dogs? Do you have any pets at home? Troy: I like both. I grew up with a lot of pets. I had dogs, cats, cockatiels, turtles, hamsters and fish. We have a cat at home named Juliet. EvCroatia: Do you speak a foreign language? Troy: No. I wish I did though. Especially when I am in other countries but then you can't know every language. EvCroatia: If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be? Troy: I would want to be able to teleport myself anywhere and I could teleport people with me. Then I could have my family with me or I could teleport to the show and back home to sleep in my bed at night. EvCroatia: Have you ever heard about Croatia before? Do you know where it is? Troy: Of course I have heard of Croatia. It is East of Italy across the water between Bosnia, Hungary and Slovenia. I know where it is now, haha. EvCroatia: Could you tell us 5 things about Troy McLawhorn that we didn’t know? Troy: 1) I am laying in bed right now, typing my answers to this interview. 2) I am Scotch/Irish and probably a few other as well. 3) Spring, Summer are my favorite times of the year because I hate being cold. 4) I wanted to be a drummer before I started playing guitar. 5) I love the ocean! Here you go guys! Enjoy. Troy EvCroatia: Thank you very much, we know you guys are on tour and that your time is definitely limited, so we’re really grateful. Good luck on the rest of the tour, we wish you, your family and the band all the best and we hope to see you in Croatia soon. Greetings to you and the rest of the band! Croatia loves you! PS: Watch out for the Croatian fans in Budapest, June 18th! Sincerely, Marta and Ivan - Administrators of Evanescence Croatia The American rock band around Amy Lee - Evanescence in Dortmund on June 14th.
"We have incredible fans all over the world," says Evanescence singer Amy Lee. She and her band are on an extended tour. After their performance at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, the indie-rockers from the States are playing an acoustic concert in FZW on June 14th (relocated from Westphalia Hall). Evanescence are back on tour for about a year now after a long break - and they're enjoying it to the fullest. "It's wonderful," says singer Amy Lee. "It's great to still have so many fans out there, despite the long break, it just feels so good. We have the most incredible fans in the world." What you'll get to hear are older successful titles like "Bring Me to Life" and of course songs from the latest self-titled record released in the fall (EMI). It was the first time that all band members worked together on an Evanescence record. "That's quite a difference: five people who submit ideas and bring the wheel in motion," says Amy Lee. And it's more noticeable live. Especially the drummer brought in his own style, and it really comes to life on stage. That applies of course to all band members. Shinedown’s ‘Unity’ beat out Hoobastank’s ‘This Is Gonna Hurt,’ but will singer Brent Smith and the gang be able to do it again against today’s popular opponent?
Evanescence take the Cage Match by storm with their brand new single ‘The Other Side’ off of their very successful 2011 self-titled third album. The band is set to headline Carnival of Madness 2012 tour in the United States with Chevelle, Halestorm, Cavo and New Medicine. So will Evanescence make it to ‘The Other Side’ and come out a winner or will Shinedown continue on the path to Cage Match victory? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite song below! (This Cage Match ends Friday, June 8, at 8AM ET.) VOTE HERE |
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