Evanescence bass player quits..

[inside_us_all04]

Just read it on MTV, Amy says the tour will continue but who knows who will replace him....

[nagpo]

Lol

[titan9]

Is it just me, or does it seem like every original member is quitting Evanescence? First Moody, now the bassist. Hmm, I wonder why that is?

[metalchris25]

not good. bassists are a dime a dozen though.

[metalchris25]

With the band releasing a new album in just over three months, bassist William Boyd left Evanescence last month.

Frontwoman Amy Lee broke the news to the band's fans late Thursday in a post to the Evanescence online message board. "A few weeks ago, Will decided to leave the band," she wrote. "He said that he just can't go through with another huge tour right now, and wants to stay a little closer to his family instead."

Lee said that touring "is hard -- you kind of have to sacrifice your life for it. So we can all understand." She added that Evanescence "love Will very much," and that they collectively wish him "nothing but happiness in everything he does. We've been playing music together since I was in junior high. I miss him already."

Fear not, Lee wrote: The departure won't affect the band beyond the annoyance of searching for and hiring Boyd's replacement. Evanescence's forthcoming album, The Open Door, will still be in stores October 3, and the band's to-be-announced touring plans will not be derailed.

Read more at MTV.com.

[Unforgiven Fan]

the orginal band members were ben and amy...the others were added later...so not a big deal but still two members of one band gone is not a good sign...

[metalchris25]

No its not. at all. But I think that with the new album coming, they will survive.

[Prog]

I really enjoy Evanescence's music. Hopefully this won't affect anything and doesn't mean anything other than what is mentioned (having to find a new bass player).

[Unforgiven Fan]

Quote: (Originally Posted by Prog)

I really enjoy Evanescence's music. Hopefully this won't affect anything and doesn't mean anything other than what is mentioned (having to find a new bass player).

who knows how it is going to sound...ben was influential in the sound of evanescense's sound before he left...since he is gone and the former cold guitarist replaced him plus you have the other guitarist...the sound might change big time...if it sounds almost like the the "first" record then that may not be a good sign...