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Synthesis
Pubblicato	8 novembre 2017 (Giappone) 10 novembre 2017 (USA)
Registrato	2017; Dark Horse Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; Ocean Way Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; Spaceway Productions in Fort Worth, Texas
Durata	1:02:18
Etichetta	Evanescence under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; RCA Records Sony
Produttore	Will "Science" Hunt
Evanescence - cronologia
Lost Whispers (2016) Synthesis (2017) - Singoli "Imperfection" Pubblicato: 15 settembre 2017 "Hi-Lo" Pubblicato: 8 giugno 2018 Singoli promozionali "Bring Me to Life (Synthesis)" Pubblicato: 18 agosto 2017 "Lacrymosa (Synthesis)" Pubblicato: 27 ottobre 2017

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Synthesis è un album remix degli Evanescence pubblicato il 9 novembre 2017. L'album contiene una selezione di tracce dei precedenti album rielaborate in un nuovo stile che è sintesi tra musica orchestrale ed elettronica, e due inediti, Imperfection e Hi-Lo.

La prime informazioni riguardanti questo progetto vennero rese note in un Q&A su Facebook il 29 febbraio 2016, quando venne chiesto alla band di possibili rielaborazioni di vecchie loro canzoni e a cui venne data una velata conferma. Poche altre rivelazioni vennero centellinate in altre interviste successive. Tra queste la conferma che il nuovo progetto non riguardava la pubblicazione di un vero e proprio album in studio: "Non riguarda ‘ora abbiamo intenzione di pubblicare un nuovo album’, che non è imminente, prima c'è qualcos'altro un po' particolare e differente che vi condurrà in un diverso sentiero che vorremmo provare a intraprendere". Fu soltanto il 10 marzo 2017 che Amy caricò un video nella pagina ufficiale di Facebook degli Evanescence, rivelando finalmente il nome del progetto e il suo concept.

Concepimento e registrazioni

David Campbell, Amy Lee and Will B. Hunt at Ocean Way Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.

Amy Lee announced Synthesis by uploading a video to Evanescence's official Facebook profile on May 10, 2017 titled: "Album announcement: SYNTHESIS" .

Here is the full statement from the video:

Hey everybody, I want to take this moment to officially announce and briefly explain the new Evanescence project; Synthesis. We're calling it that because it is the synthesis, the combination, the contrast, the synergy between the organic and the synthetic, and also the past and the present. This album is about orchestra and electronica. We're taking our music, stripping out the big distorted guitars, stripping out the rock drums and replacing it with full orchestration and a completely synthetic world of beats and sounds. We've gone through our entire catalogue of music and picked out the songs that are made to be heard in this way. And we're sewing them together from the ground up, this isn't a remix, we're not pulling things out and putting them out. We're starting from the ground up; different tempos with different parts, with intros and outros and segways and new pieces. And putting this all together like one big piece of music, like one big classical piece or sort of like a soundtrack, actually, in a lot of ways, it sounds a lot like the soundtrack of my life. In addition to all the Evanescence songs that you already know, there are also going to be two completely new, original compositions as well. We're collaborating on this with the legendary David Campbell who arranged the strings for all three of our albums. This time he's come to the table with way more full orchestra meaning; woodwinds and brass and strings and harp and just the whole thing, it's really awesome! Okay, the last part of this that I want to share with you now is that as we've been thinking about how to execute this in the studio and create this as an album, we've also been thinking about how to attack it live because we're also going to be touring with a full orchestra this fall. So, get ready to put on your fancy clothes and experience Evanescence in a whole new way! Both Synthesis the album and Synthesis the tour will be happening this fall. Stay tuned for dates.

There will be a tour with a full orchestra. This tour is called Synthesis Live and has dates in North America and Canada in 2017 and dates in 2018 for Europe and the UK.

It is rumored to be released around November 10, 2017 according to an interview that Amy Lee gave to the British site The Sun

On May 23, 2017, pictures surfaced on Instagram of Amy Lee recording piano at the Dark Horse Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The photos have since been deleted, but were originally uploded by cinematographer, Jeff Molyneaux, who was recording behind-the-scenes footage at the time.

The orchestra was recorded later the same month at Ocean Way Recording Studios, also located in Nashville.

Recording took a month-long break as Evanescence began their European tour. Then in August 2017, the band flew to Will B. Hunt's studio in Fort Worth, Texas, to record their parts and to finish off the album.

Pubblicazione e promozione

From the Inside (The Creation of Synthesis)

Per approfondire, vedi la pagina Inside Synthesis

From the Inside (The Creation of Synthesis) o anche Inside Synthesis è un documentario del processo di creazione e registrazione di Synthesis. Questo documentario contiene interviste di ciascun membro della band, del produttore Will "Science" Hunt e del direttore d'orchestra David Campbell. Il documentario è stato pubblicato iniialmente sul web diviso in cinque episodi. Il documentario completo della durata di 16 minuti è contenuto nel DVD della versione deluxe e box set di Synthesis.

Singoli

Bring Me to Life (Synthesis) fu il promo ad essere pubblicato come singolo promozionale, l'8 agosto 2017 when tickets for the Fall 2017 North American tour went live. Il suo download veniva reso disponibile non appena venivano acquistati i biglietti del concerto. Imperfection fu pubblucato come primo singolo commerciale il 15 settembre 2017 with a live "listening party" on Evanescence's official Facebook page two hours prior to its release. Lacrymosa (Synthesis) fu pubblicato come secondo singolo promozionale il 27 ottobre 2017. Hi-Lo fu pubblicata come secondo e ultimo singolo commerciale l'8 giugno 2018 poco prima del tour con Lindsey Stirling.

Tour

Per approfondire, vedi la pagina Synthesis Live Tour

Evanescence performing Synthesis Live at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 14, 2017.

Il DVD del concerto fu pubblicato il 12 ottobre 2018.

Synthesis Live is what Evanescence called their tour of Synthesis. They toured worldwide with a full orchestra from October 14, 2017 until September 8, 2018. They played the album in full, but not in order, and the orchestra selections and encores changed on each leg of the tour.

On March 5, 2018, Lindsey Stirling uploaded a short teaser video labelled "Dreams coming true, Summer 2018", and the video featured Lindsey jokingly talking about being a "casual" Evanescence fan, with the camera panning out to band merch covering the walls as well as Lindsey wearing an Evanescence t-shirt and gloves. Her phone then rings with Bring Me to Life as her ringtone with text from Amy Lee asking "What are you doing this summer?", the screen then cuts to the Evanescence logo with the words "Summer 2018". The next day, Evanescence confirmed that they will be co-headlining a tour with Lindsey in the United States and Canada in Summer 2018 from July 6th to September 8th. Pre-sale tickets went live on March 7th, and general sale began on March 9th. Both artists took it in turns headlinging the shows.

Evanescence's performances of Hi-Lo during the Summer 2018 tour included Lindsey playing her violin solo live. When Lindsey played her song, Shatter Me, Amy Lee would sing the vocals. During the first half of the co-headlining tour, when Lindsey headlined, Amy and Lindsey would perform a cover of Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey to finish off the night. And for the rest of the tour, when Evanescence headlined, the band and Lindsey would perform a medley of Palladio, No More Tears by Ozzy Osbvourne and Alive by Sia.

The worldwide Synthesis Live tour officially concluded on September 8, 2018.

Synthesis Live DVD/Blu-ray

Per approfondire, vedi la pagina Synthesis Live

During Evanescence's concert in Connecticut on November 3, 2017, the VIP attendees were told that the show was being recorded for a live DVD. The two opening songs of the show, Never Go Back and Lacrymosa, were streamed live on Evanescence's Facebook page. The photographer for the Synthesis shoot, Paul Brown, posted behind the scenes pictures on Instagram working on the recording of the show.

An interview with Amy Lee was published on November 10, 2017 by French radio, La Grosse Radio, to which she confirmed that there will be a Synthesis Live DVD. It was officially announced on August 8, 2018 with a release date of October 12, 2018. The DVD will be available in multiple formats; DVD, DVD/CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray/CD and Digital.

Tracce

Pulled from New Zealand iTunes

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally From	Length
1.	"Overture"	A. Lee		0:57
2.	"Never Go Back"	A. Lee, T. Balsamo, T. McCord, W. Hunt	Evanescence	4:50
3.	"Hi-lo" (feat. Lindsey Stirling)	A. Lee, W. B. Hunt		5:07
4.	"My Heart Is Broken"	A. Lee, T. Balsamo, T. McCord, Z. Williams	Evanescence	4:34
5.	"Lacrymosa"	A. Lee, T. Balsamo	The Open Door	3:42
6.	"End of the Dream"	A. Lee, T. Balsamo, T. McCord, W. Hunt, W. B. Hunt	Evanescence	4:54
7.	"Bring Me to Life"	A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges	Fallen	4:18
8.	"Unraveling" (Interlude)	A. Lee		1:40
9.	"Imaginary"	A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges	Fallen	4:03
10.	"Secret Door"	A. Lee, W. B. Hunt	Evanescence	3:48
11.	"Lithium"	A. Lee	The Open Door	4:05
12.	"Lost In Paradise"	A. Lee	Evanescence	4:43
13.	"Your Star"	A. Lee, T. Balsamo	The Open Door	4:38
14.	"My Immortal"	A. Lee, B. Moody, D. Hodges	Fallen	4:25
15.	"The In-Between" (Piano Solo)	A. Lee		2:11
16.	"Imperfection" (Explicit)	A. Lee, W. B. Hunt, T McCord, J. Majura, T. McLawhorn, W. Hunt		4:22
Total length:				62:18

Accoglienza della critica

Synthesis received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Loudwire described Amy's performance on the record as "outstanding" and that "her powerful pipes [are] never overshadowed by the orchestra". They also said the production on the album is "excellent" and "it's grandiose and bombastic in parts, quiet and subdued in others, and working with so many instruments when recording and mixing an album is tricky".

Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and gave a brief review saying that it's "an act of artistic justice" and that it "amplifies the real Amy Lee, the way she was always meant to be heard".

Metal Hammer gave it 4 out of 5 stars and said that since they only have three studio albums, going back and revisiting their best-loved songs is an "ambitious and unexpected move". For the song Bring Me to Life, they said that "stripping away all the rock elements" and "barely there ambient electronics" gave it a "completely different atmosphere" and that the concept of the album is "like a window into an alternate-universe Evanescence".

Crediti

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Synthesis.

Evanescence

• Amy Lee – piano, produzione, voce
• Tim McCord – basso, sintetizzatore
• Will Hunt – batteria
• Troy McLawhorn – chitarra principale
• Jen Majura – chitarra di accompagnamento, theremin

Additional personnel

• P. R. Brown – artwork, design, fotografia
• David Campbell – direttore d'orchestra
• Will B. Hunt – ingegneria del suono, produzione, programmazione, sintetizzazione
• Emily Lazar – masterizzazione
• Ethan Mates – ingegneria del suono (Hi-Lo)
• Lindsey Stirling – violino (Hi-Lo)
• Damian Taylor – mixaggio

Collegamenti esterni

• Full Orchestra Scores