Synthesis

Synthesis is the fourth studio album by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on November 10, 2017, through BMG Rights Management. The album includes reworked orchestral and electronica arrangements of some of the band's previous material, in addition to two new songs, "Imperfection" and "Hi-Lo". The orchestra was arranged and conducted by David Campbell, with the album's production handled by Will Hunt (Spaceway) and Amy Lee. Synthesis received generally positive reviews. It debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number one on the Classical Albums, Independent Albums, and Alternative Albums charts. It also charted internationally in 20 countries. Evanescence embarked on the Synthesis Live concert tour across North America, Europe, and Oceania from October 2017 to September 2018, accompanied on stage by a different orchestra in every city. Background After the end of the world tour for their 2011 self-titled third studio album, Evanescence took a hiatus from November 2012 to April 2015, during which the members pursued their own projects, while Lee and Evanescence parted ways with long-term record label Wind-up Records, becoming independent artists. In an October 2015 interview, Lee stated that she was focusing on solo projects so there were no current plans for new Evanescence music yet, but the band would continue to tour through 2016. "It feels really good to have a lot of different things going on at once in the sense that I feel like I'm not just flexing one muscle", she said. In February 2016, Lee said the band was working on the six-LP vinyl box set The Ultimate Collection, which was released in February 2017. In October 2016, Lee confirmed in an interview that "there is Evanescence in the future", adding that she wants to take things step-by-step. She said in another interview that the band was not making a new album yet but working on a project that was "not exactly the most traditional thing", something that would take fans on a "different path that we wanna try". In February 2017, it was confirmed that the band was working in the studio, and Lee said the following month that the new project would be released later that year.