Evanescence gains new guitarist

2015-08-10 by Toondude | 69 Comments
Arkansas-based rock band Evanescence has now announced that their longtime lead guitarist, Terry Balsamo, has left the band and has been replaced by Jen Majura, bassist for German folk metal band Equilibrium, marking the first female member aside from Amy Lee. It is also hinted that Majura will also share vocal duties with Lee.

It was also announced that the band will play at Japan's Ozzfest on November 21, making it the the first live show from Evanescence since their hiatus in 2011 due to a lawsuit with their former label Wind-up Records.

http://www.gigwise.com/news/102093/jen-majura-joining-evanescence-to-replace-guitarist-terry-balsamo

Tagged: Evanescence

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zaruyache
August 10th 2015
27357 Comments


And I'm suddenly interested in Evanescence.

BandNewbac
August 10th 2015
2462 Comments


for the love of god

trackbytrackreviews
August 10th 2015
3469 Comments


*Evanescence

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


Evanecence

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


wait fuck wait

holy shit this is good news gotta jam evanescence !!

Angelboros
August 10th 2015
1357 Comments


I can't help but think of that hilariously terrible Harry Potter fanfic whenever I see these guys get mentioned. Maybe it's got something to do with the former being titled My Immortal, I dunno...

Hopefully Evanescence can be brought to life now.

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


lol my immortal

"Hopefully Evanescence can be brought to life now" did u listen to the s/t tho

Aftertheascension
August 10th 2015
3564 Comments


unless it's about The Open Door don't talk about this band

Angelboros
August 10th 2015
1357 Comments


"did u listen to the s/t tho"

I recall the self-titled record being a decent album, and that's about it. Similar to Fallen, it had a couple nice songs, but nothing else really stood out IMO. I like to think of this band as one of the most okay music groups in the universe LOL

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


aw dudes c'mon

trackbytrackreviews
August 10th 2015
3469 Comments


s/t is actually my favorite record of theirs

BallsToTheWall
August 10th 2015
51216 Comments


Holy fuck.

EvoHavok
August 10th 2015
8078 Comments


Origin demo is the best.

TheSonomaDude
August 10th 2015
9063 Comments


Ah yes, 2004.

Tunaboy45
August 10th 2015
18421 Comments


good news but holy shit didn't realise they were still around

judasgoat
August 10th 2015
351 Comments


"lol my immortal"

It should be noted that My Immortal is in the upper echelon of literary masterworks and quite possibly the most fully realized bildungsroman in the genre's canon. An astounding work of post-modern art.

Aftertheascension
August 10th 2015
3564 Comments


wtf

trackbytrackreviews
August 10th 2015
3469 Comments


They haven't been around, they were on hiatus because lawsuits and Amy Lee had a kid

zaruyache
August 10th 2015
27357 Comments


I'm excited for the inevitable Evanescence folk goth metal record. My body is ready, don't fail me now Majura.

Dizchu
August 10th 2015
548 Comments


I will never understand why musicians quit good bands to join bad bands.

inb4 Flo Mounier joins Six Feet Under.

trackbytrackreviews
August 10th 2015
3469 Comments


More money

MyNameIsPencil
August 10th 2015
6636 Comments


Who fucking cares about this band anyway?

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


Plenty of people, I know I do

Flugmorph
August 10th 2015
33983 Comments


good news. now i can suicide in peace

InFlamesWeThrash666
August 10th 2015
10556 Comments


didn't know that they used guitarz

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


InFlamesWeThrash666


InFlamesWeThrash666
August 10th 2015
10556 Comments


tell me

bloc
August 10th 2015
69990 Comments


Yay more anime music videos to be made

zaruyache
August 10th 2015
27357 Comments


I will never understand why musicians quit good bands to join bad bands.

idk how much songwriting influence she had in Equilibrium, but the band is largely guitar and keyboard-driven, so it's not like she was super important there. She got bumped up to guitar duty here so that's definitely a promotion in a way, and she gets paid a lot more.

nylertickel2
August 10th 2015
262 Comments


The ultimate mom rock band second to only Bon Jovi

evilford
August 10th 2015
64048 Comments


sweet

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


"mom rock" how time has passed

Asdfp277
August 10th 2015
24275 Comments


My mom listens to Bon Jovi mainly but I showed her Meshuggah and she said she liked it a lot

Shuyin
August 11th 2015
14924 Comments


their last album was aight
so.. you go gurl!!

Toondude10
August 11th 2015
15184 Comments


band is nostalgic as fuck

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


Has it actually been confirmed she's leaving Equilibrium? She could be doing both?

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


https://www.facebook.com/equilibrium/posts/10153395051390412

Confirmed by band, she's in both.

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


m/ m/

someguest
August 11th 2015
30126 Comments


If you can't spell the band's name correctly you probably shouldn't be writing news articles about them.

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


Jamming Evanecence to celebrate m/ m/

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


I thought this had to be approved by mods anyway? They let it slip too. They can probably fix it though.

GiantSpeck
August 11th 2015
325 Comments


Ignoring their pre-debut stuff, I think The Open Door is the closest they've been to doing it right. Fallen had decent vocals, but boring instrumentation. Evanescence had decent instrumentals, but irritating vocals.

I am interested in seeing what two female vocalists would sound like for the band, even if Majura only ends up being a backup vocalist.

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


Toondude10 can change it himself too.

Whatever, jamming Evenecence m//

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


The mods seem to be a bit passive with article editing lately anyway.

Still, they hardly mod reviews anyway so if I wanted to I could say whatever crap I want cos hardly anyone reads them anyway. I've yet to abuse this power though cos I'd rather try to be a respected music critic.

someguest
August 11th 2015
30126 Comments


I'd rather try to be a respected music critic.


lol

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


Well I use this site for random shit I find and for practice but I do actually work for a proper webzine and interviewed names like Josh Gilbert (AILD/Wovenwar) and Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost/Bloodbath) before so I guess I have some credibility at least. The stuff I do on Sputnik is mostly for fun though.

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


You know what y'all should do for fun? Jam Evenecence

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


Nah. I was pretty much just looking to confirm Jen was still in Equilibrium.

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


Shitty attitude tbh

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 11th 2015
4309 Comments


I'm also checking the new Frank Carter album cos it's now officially streaming and I plan on reviewing it tomorrow.

LepreCon
August 11th 2015
5481 Comments


Jen is so easy on the eye I want to bring her home to meet my parents and stuff

Aerisavion
August 11th 2015
3145 Comments


Four years since their last show and a new guitarist. Maybe the break did them some good and the new album, if they make one, will be something to look out for.. maybe.

GiantSpeck
August 11th 2015
325 Comments


Amy is still doing some solo work. She also recently got married and had a child. I can see how that would put a damper on things.

Keyblade
August 11th 2015
30678 Comments


nice, they found someone else who can play power chords

BigBlob
August 11th 2015
5858 Comments


My Immortal still a good choon tho

henryChinaski
August 11th 2015
5009 Comments


They are still a band?

JAV
August 11th 2015
3545 Comments


They're trying to up the hotness factor.
Never listen to the guitarist's band, people seemed to like it around here so might check it out.

toocool4pos
August 11th 2015
258 Comments


Bring back Amy Lee

Asdfp277
August 11th 2015
24275 Comments


Bring Her to Life

AsimovsGhost
August 11th 2015
31 Comments


I'm both surprised that they're coming back together and that they're from Arkansas.

Acanthus
August 12th 2015
9812 Comments


Well this could be interesting, their last album wasn't bad.

Toondude10
August 12th 2015
15184 Comments


Fallen is their best album (I like it more than Origin tbh)

Asdfp277
August 12th 2015
24275 Comments


"Excluding Origin, Fallen is their best album (I like it more than Origin tbh)"

?????????????????

Toondude10
August 12th 2015
15184 Comments


edited, I was being stupid :]

Asdfp277
August 12th 2015
24275 Comments


>:]

Toondude10
August 12th 2015
15184 Comments


I still like Fallen more >:-D

Asdfp277
August 12th 2015
24275 Comments


I think everybody prefers Fallen more tbh

GiantSpeck
August 14th 2015
325 Comments


I'm an exception. I liked The Open Door more. Not a whole lot more, but more.

Asdfp277
August 14th 2015
24275 Comments


Fallen nostalgia is insane



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