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The Open Door is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006, by Wind-up Records. Amy Lee had full creative control of the record, incorporating new elements into their previous musical styles, including her classical influences, homemade sounds, industrial rock, symphonic metal, progressive rock, electronica and the use of choirs on several songs.
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Amy revealed in an interview with MTV News in December 2003 that once the Fallen Tour ended, they were ready to go back to the studio. She also said that everybody would be going to their home to write new material, and then they would regroup and see what could be done with the material. She said in another interview in November 2004 that she writ...
Amy said she came up with the title after two months she and Terry had been writing the album,and she referred to the album's title during an interview: On the September 2006 issue of Billboard magazine, she discussed the songs from The Open Door and how the lyrical content differs from Fallen: She told Iceberg Radio: To celebrate the 10th annivers...
The album cover photo was shot at Angel Orensanz Centerin New York and was inspired by Amy's sketch. The album cover was revealed through the band's official website on August 4, 2006.
The Open Door received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on twelve reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". IGN music reviewer Ed Thompson felt that "The Open Door is ever...
The Open Door debuted at number one in the United States, Australia, Germany, Greece and Switzerland, and charted in the top five in Austria, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom. On the US Billboard 200, The Open Door debuted at number one, selling over 447,000 copi...
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1. "Together Again" was released as a charity single to raise funds for Haiti in January 2010. "If You Don't Mind" was released on the B-side compilation album Lost Whispers as part of The Ultimate Collection6-LP box set in 2017.
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Oct 3, 2006 · Summary: Fans of the Grammy-winning band have waited three years for them to return with a second album, which returns Dave Fortman as producer but no longer includes guitarist-songwriter Ben Moody. Record Label: Wind-Up. Genre (s): Rock, Alternative. More Details and Credits ».
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Returning with all the dramatic musical theatre that made their mainstream hit debut release, Fallen, Evanescence steps back into the spotlight with The Open Door. No less darkly expressive lyrically, and no less powerful musically, this new relase hits quite a bit heavier with crunchy guitar filling more of the soundscape than before.
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The Open Door relates struggles to find wholeness and safety in relationships. These brooding odes dip into harsh sarcasm and suicidal musings, leaving little doubt that Evanescence is tired of being labeled a Christian act.
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Good Enough. The two biggest questions facing EVANESCENCE — and in particular, vocalist and co-founder Amy Lee — upon the release of its third album, "The Open Door", is whether the band could ...
