Guess who’s totally GEEKING OUT right now???

Let me preface this all by saying that I was once a MAJOR Evanescence fan. The biggest ever. I won’t go into much more detail than that so I don’t completely embarrass myself, but I’m sure you can imagine it well enough for yourself. I mean, the only reason I lost interest was because of too many lineup changes and the fact that it takes them FOREVER to put out new stuff. But I digress…

Former American Idol contestant (and Amy Lee look-a-like) Carly Smithson and original Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt, and Rocky Gray are set to start up a new band called The Fallen. I’m not as big into American Idol as Elise is, but I did watch when Carly was a contestant and she was my favorite- girl can sing, plus she’s not too unfortunate looking… it all sounds a little too good to be true.

The only thing I wonder about is if there will be any lawsuits involved. I mean, to me, this is a LOT like Nightwish. It’s still Evanescence, but with a new singer! The FALLEN??? Evanescence’s major label debut was called FALLEN. The first scheduled single for this new band is called “Bury Me Alive.” Hmmm, “Bury Me Alive”, “Bring Me To Life”??? I would really like to know if Mrs. Amy Lee Hartzler has anything to say about all of this. 

The Fallen’s website launches on the 22nd. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens. For their sake, I hope “Bury Me Alive” doesn’t feature a rock rapper on the chorus or else heads are really gonna roll.

-Julia