Evanescence Returns With "What You Want"

Evanescence are officially back, with a roaring new single called "What You Want," the first single from American rock band's upcoming, self-titled third studio, which recorded in Nashville and will be released on October 11. It's been nearly four years since Evanescence have released a single, and during that time, it appeared very likely they'd never release another.
The freedom-themed song was penned by frontwoman Amy Lee at her house in New York with bassist Tim McCord and guitarist Terry Balsamo. Lee had previously described the song as being "really different" from anything in the band's back catalog, and, as you can tell, she wasn't kidding. "What You Want" is most definitely a departure, quite possibly the heaviest song Evanescence have ever made. The guitars buzz like a hornet's nest, the drums are pounding and primal, and the strings swell and stab. Throw in a positively massive chorus and Lee's vocal pyrotechnics, and you've got a song that's powerful enough to shake rock radio to its very foundation. And that's pretty amazing, considering its simple roots.
As Lee said, it's not just the band's comeback single, it's also the beginning of a mission - one Evanescence are taking very seriously. Though it came from humble origins, "What You Want" deals with heady concepts, a trait that's readily apparent throughout Evanescence's new album. "It's about freedom - that's definitely a constant theme on the record - but, it's like Evanescence, and me, and my relationship with the music and the fans, and coming to that [realization] of 'This is what I'm supposed to do ... I want to do this,'" Lee said. "And when it says, 'Remember who you really are,' that's exactly everything you could assume it means."
They rock and make the crowd go crazy with an insane warehouse performance in Meiert Avis-directed new visual, filmed in Brooklyn, New York and is a biographical clip of the band from their early days to their reconvening after their hiatus. "This is more a personal video. We've done a lot in the past that were very 'fantasy,' and this is sort of the real us," Lee told MTV News. The heavy goth-rock head-banger video continually cuts Lee running through New York in a dark dress and makeup. The shot represented the band coming back in the world and heading into the unknown, coming into a new world.