Dio

Dio's line-up consisted of Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Craig Goldy on guitar, Rudy Sarzo on bass, Simon Wright on drums, and Scott Warren on keyboards. Other bands Evanescence has been compared to include Lacuna Coil, Nightwish and Within Temptation, all of which also employ the use of female vocals. The bands Fireball Ministry and Anthrax opened for Dio on this tour. On many music-related news articles, the band is often compared to nu-metal band Linkin Park, but many fans find this comparison unfair because it is based almost solely on their hit single "Bring Me to Life." Much of their other music, they say, sounds very different. tour ran from September to October. Critics have accused Evanescence of being "wannabe" goth rockers, but really just pop. Lee, however, dismisses these claims as mere "labels" and refuses to categorize and (to paraphrase) put in a box the band's music since she believes Evanescence has a unique sound unlike any other. The U.S. The piano plays a significant role in the majority of the band's music.

In 2004, Dio toured Europe from July to August, and South America in August. Many say that the band is goth rock, which is true in certain respects. Certainly, many of its songs focus on life's negative moments and darker themes such as lost love, loneliness and death. Goldy returned to Dio in the summer of 2003, to join Dio on a tour with Motörhead and Iron Maiden. More widely known softer songs include "My Immortal," "Everybody's Fool" and "Imaginary," which to an extent, can be categorized as pop. Goldy returned in 2000 for Dio's eighth studio album, Magica, but subsequently left before completion of Dio's ninth effort, Killing the Dragon, which was released in 2002 through Spitfire Records. While there are the heavier songs it is generally known for such as "Going Under," "Bring Me to Life" and "Whisper," they only really constitute a minority of all the songs by the band. The album also features the return of Craig Goldy on guitar, who previously left the band after the Dream Evil tour. Evanescence fits roughly into the generic genre of rock, but in fact sounds quite different among its arsenal of songs.

Pilson had earlier played with Dio in the 90s. Eventually it was Terry Balsamo, from Cold who joined the band in Moody's place. The album features multi-instrumentalist Jeff Pilson (ex-Dokken) on bass duties. Former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland had been mentioned as a replacement for Moody and Lee described him as a friend, suggesting they may write together on their next record. In 2004 Dio released their tenth studio album, Master of the Moon on September 7, 2004 in America through Sanctuary Records, and on August 30, 2004 in Europe through SPV Records. In an interview several months later [1] (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437399128.html), Lee said "we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record." Since, Lee has said it was almost a relief that he left because of tensions. On July 21, 1987 their fourth album Dream Evil was released. To this day, he has not fully explained the reason for his leave.

In 1986 Vivian Campbell left the band to join Def Leppard and was replaced by Craig Goldy. In October 2003, Moody left the band abruptly in the middle of a European tour. Several songs were recorded during the tour for that album; they were to be released along with the studio-recorded "Time To Burn" on the "Intermission" EP. When the band finally did make an appearance, they became one of the most popular acts in the area. Now a five member band, they released The Last in Line on July 2, 1984, followed by Sacred Heart on August 15, 1985. However, a song of theirs entitled "Understanding" found its way onto local music charts, and demand for a live show increased. To avoid having the vocalist stuck behind a keyboard in concert, the band recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell. For some time they were unable to find other musicians to play with, and did not have the funds to pay for professional assistance, thus they were unable to play live shows.

In May 1983 they released their debut album Holy Diver, on which Ronnie James Dio played keyboards. They discovered they shared a love of Jimi Hendrix and Björk, and they began to write songs together. In addition to Ronnie, Vivian Campbell played guitar; Jimmy Bain, bass; and Vinny Appice, drums. The two met at a youth camp in Arkansas, where Moody heard Lee playing Meat Loaf songs on the piano. Dio is a hard rock band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. The group was founded by Lee and former lead guitarist Ben Moody. In response, Lee encouraged fans to download the band's older songs from the internet during an interview.

Only 2500 copies of this record were ever made, and it is thus not generally available in record stores. However, Lee herself does not consider the record to be an actual album; rather, she considers it merely a bundle of demo songs (some of which she says are not done properly) that was sent to record companies. In fact, the recording of "My Immortal" found on Fallen can also be found on Origin, minus a handful of additional instrumental accompaniments. Not atypically, Origin and the EPs contain demo versions of some of the songs on their first major-label album.

Their first record, Origin (released in 2000), is relatively unknown, and previously released EPs in 1998 and 1999 are even less known, though highly sought after by collectors. It was included in the soundtrack for the action movie Daredevil and garnered recognition for the band at the Grammy Awards of 2004: The single was awarded Best Hard Rock Performance, and Evanescence was awarded Best New Artist. Evanescence's debut single "Bring Me to Life" was a global hit for the band and reached #5 on the American Billboard Hot 100. The band's lead singer Amy Lee has insisted the band is not Christian and does not intend to send a Christian message, even though she is in fact a Christian herself.

The initial labeling of the band as Christian stirred much controversy, until Christian stores eventually took Fallen off the shelves. "Tourniquet", for example, is about suicide and redemption, with lyrics like "Am I too lost to be saved? My God, my tourniquet, return to me salvation." It should be noted however, that the song was a cover, written by members of Rocky Gray's previous band, Soul Embraced. Originally considered by many to be part of the Christian rock scene — and for a short time promoted in Christian stores — the band has distanced itself from such categorization, even though Fallen (2003), their first major-label release, had some religious themes.
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Past Band members:. Evanescence is a rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of:. Everybody's Fool, Modern rock tracks, peaked at #36. My Immortal, Top 40 tracks, peaked at #2.

My Immortal, Top 40 mainstream, peaked at #2. My Immortal, Adult Top 40 Recurrents, reached #1. My Immortal, Hot 100, peaked at #7. My Immortal, Canadian singles chart, reached #1.

My Immortal, Adult Top 40, reached #1. My Immortal, Adult contemporary, peaked at #19. Going Under, Canadian singles chart, peaked at #14. Going Under, Modern rock tracks, peaked at #5.

Going Under, Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #26. Bring Me To Life, Adult Top 40 Recurrents, reached #1. Bring Me To Life, Canadian singles chart, peaked at #3. Bring Me To Life, Top 40 tracks, reached #1.

Bring Me To Life, Top 40 mainstream, reached #1. Bring Me To Life, Hot 100, peaked at #5. Bring Me To Life, Modern rock tracks, reached #1. Bring Me To Life, Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #11.

Bring Me To Life, Adult Top 40, peaked at #4. Anywhere But Home (2004). Fallen (includes 'My Immortal' (Band Version)) (2004). Fallen (2003).

Origin (2000). Sound Asleep EP. Evanescence EP. David Hodges - Keyboards (left December 2002).

Ben Moody - Lead guitar (co-founder - left October 2003). Terry Balsamo - Guitar (replacement for co-founder Ben Moody). William Boyd - Bass. Rocky Gray - Drums.

John LeCompt - Guitar. Amy Lee - Vocals and Piano (co-founder).