Domiciled at Little Rock (Arkansas), Evanescence is an alternative rock
band. It lines up Amy Lee in Vocals and Piano (also co-founder), John
LeCompt on Guitar, Rocky Gray on drums, William Boyd on Bass and Terry
Balsamo on Guitar. Formerly, Ben Moody (a co-founder) was the lead
guitarist and he left the team on October 2003. David Hodges was the
Keyboardist then and he had also left in December 2002.
Evanescence was founded by Lee and Ben Moody. Their first meeting
happened at a youth camp in Arkansas. There, Moody heard Lee playing
I'd Meat Loaf’s “Do Anything for Love” on the piano. They came to
understand that they nurtured a common love for Jimi Hendrix and Björk,
and soon started writing songs together. ‘Solitude’ was the first song
that flowed from Amy Lee’s pen, followed by Ben Moody’s
‘Understanding’. The third song, ‘Give Unto Me’, came from Amy Lee, and
the fourth song written was ‘My Immortal’ by Ben Moody.
