(March 3, 2022 at 6:23 am)arewethereyet Wrote:(March 3, 2022 at 6:13 am)emjay Wrote: I'm not sure, but I think Evanescence is a Christian band. At least one of their members is, and their hit song 'Tourniquet' for instance... 'my God, my tourniquet, return to me salvation', shows it's not just incidental. I've always thought they were a great rock band.
From Wikipedia -
Evanescence was originally promoted in Christian stores. Later, the band made it clear they did not want to be considered part of the Christian rock genre.[159] Terry Hemmings, CEO of Christian music distributor Provident, expressed puzzlement at the band's about-face, saying: "They clearly understood the album would be sold in these [Christian music] channels".[160] After many Christian stores began to remove the band's music from their shelves, Wind-up Records chairman Alan Meltzer then issued a press release in April 2003 requesting formally that they do this.[161] In 2006, Amy Lee told Billboard that she had opposed the "Christian band" identification from the beginning, calling it a "Ben thing".[157] In a 2011 interview with the San Antonio Current, Lee re-affirmed her Christian faith, but once again stressed that Evanescence "has never been a 'Christian band.'"[162]
Interesting... I've never thought of them as a Christian band in that sense - as in part of the Christian Rock genre - so I guess their messaging/rebranding worked. But I never got the impression they were ashamed of it, but this certainly gives that impression.
