WHAT THEY SAID
"And when we get together, it's just a really beautiful and powerful thing to be able to bring big groups of people together to feel something real." * Amy Lee said that to Cameron Buchholtz of Rock 100.5 The KATT at Sick New World in Fort Worth, Texas, calling the last few years an inspired stretch where rock is where she puts her anger about the state of the world *. At the same festival she told the Rocked podcast that people are turning back toward real art made by real hands †.
THE DETAILS
- "Sanctuary" landed in June 2026, with a double vinyl edition on September 4 and a store-exclusive deluxe CD carrying a "Live In São Paulo" Blu-ray *.
- "Who Will You Follow" hit rock radio's Top 10 in under four weeks and topped Mainstream Rock in the U.S. and Canada *.
- Lee promises bigger productions, pyro and more videos *.
- She trashed an AI-generated poster for an Evanescence event, saying a simple photo would have been better †.
- The Open Door reissue arrives November 6 via Craft Recordings †.
WHO IS RIGHT
Lee, easily. Zacky Vengeance called AI an expansion of what's possible †, but his defense of it was written using an AI program †, which is the whole argument against him in one move.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The Open Door reissue hits November 6 while Lee's bet on an AI backlash stays an open question †.