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[[File:A_Evvie_2515.jpg|frame|What you, what you, want!!]]

 

 

Evanescence's melancholic and morbid sound places them firmly in the [[Goth]] category. Coupled with accessible and fairly emotional songwriting, this has gained the band [[Wolverine Publicity]] among the [[My Immortal|"goffik"]] populace of fanfic writers. This [[Misaimed Fandom|emo appeal]] is perhaps one of the rather arbitrary reasons why they are associated with [[Linkin Park]] by many. For those more familiar with [[Gothic Metal]], Evanescence is also heard being compared with [[Lacuna Coil]] and [[Within Temptation]].

* [[Broken Bird]]: Amy Lee gives off this vibe through most of her musical work.

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Amy. See [[Shiny Midnight Black]] below.

* [[Fanwork Ban]]: The result of an incident in the early 2000s (now infamous among anime fans) where a clueless individual wrote to the band to rave about their "new video" for "Bring Me to Life", which was actually an [[Anime Music Videos|Anime Music Video]] for ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''. Lawyers reportedly got involved, and one immediate effect was that Evanescence's music was no longer permitted on animemusicvideos.org.

* [[Garfunkel]]: Ben Moody has stayed obscure since quitting the project, despite being a co-founder.

* [[Hidden Track]] / [[Rearrange the Song]]: ''My Immortal (Band Version)'' not noted on re pressings of their debut major release.

* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]: In "Lose Control":

* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: ''End Of the Dream, Bring Me To Life, Cloud Nine, Oceans, Going Under, Sweet Sacrifice, Lose Control, The Change, Whisper, The Only One, Never Go Back''

* [[Kill It with Fire]]: In "Erase This":

* [[Loudness War]]: The self-titled album, right from the opening drums. This troper couldn't believe the music volume was higher than the actual stereo volume.

* [[Long Title]]: "The Last Song I'm Wasting On You".

** ''Imaginary'' is about a dreamworld filled with "paper flowers" and not wanting to be part of the scary real world. Not that you would know that from the minor key and 'epic' guitar riffs on both songs. In the Fallen version only, the Origin version is more soft and dreamy.

** ''Anywhere'' from their Origin album has a distinctly hopeful (if melancholy) sound. At first blush, it's a sweet song about starting a new life with a loved one. And then... That One Line kind of ruins it.

** ''The Other Side'', off Evanescence, a desperate grief song with a determined sexy riff.

{{quote|''I'm so lost without my place inside your heart''

** ''Call Me When You're Sober'' to Lee's ex-boyfriend [[Seether|Shaun Morgan]].

** Some Evanescence fans are taking ''What You Want'', and possibly even the entire new album, to be this to bands such as [[Linkin Park]], which have changed their style in newer albums to make themselves more marketable, and consequently alienate their original audience.

** ''Oceans/The Change/Erase This'' could be even at their ex-former band mates.

** ''Sick'' is about the ahem.."issues" they had with their recording company

* [[Take That, Audience!]]: In an affectionate "Don't put me up on a pedestal" sense ''Weight Of the World'' was Amy Lee's "Plea for perspective from the expectation of young fans". Admitting she does not have all the answers, does not want to be perfect and is not a doctor or therapist and doesn't appreciate the pressure of being a role model. Just distancing herself from that sort of pressure somewhat.

** Sort of.

* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: The "y" in ''Lacrymosa''.

* [[Yandere]]: "Taking Over Me", "Away From Me", "The Other Side", "Surrender", "Anything For You".

{{quote|''No matter what they told you''

''You're not alone'' }}

** Also, in "What You Want", Amy jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge, and [[Three-Point Landing|lands in a perfect crouch]], even though she should seriously or even critically injured, if not dead.

* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: ''Going Under'', ''Call Me When Your Sober''.

* [[Performance Video]]: "What You Want" is mostly this, with a few brief scenes of Amy running, Amy jumping, Amy meeting up with the rest of the band and walking into the ocean... You get the idea.

** "Going Under" is almost entirely this.