Amy Lee says she has felt both "grounded and lifted" spiritually since the release of Evanescence’s latest album.
The 44 year old vocalist, who is known for Evanescence songs including Bring Me To Life, Going Under and My Immortal, has recently been spending time preparing her 12 year old son for school in September after completing the first North American leg of the tour supporting the band’s latest LP, Sanctuary.
Speaking to Billboard, she said: “It’s a lot to sum up, but it’s been emotional in a very beautiful, connected way.
"I feel grounded and lifted, spiritually, through my band, my team, the fans, the music, the tour. It’s been a really special thing so far.”
Lee described the first part of 2026 as a "really good year, and an emotional one", but said the emotions have been positive.
She explained: "This album and this moment, and all of the support that has come together at the same time just feels like something bigger than myself, and that I wasn’t expecting at this phase in my life.
“It just feels like it’s that good moment. Life is full of so many ups and downs and mediums, and this is definitely an up, and it means more than anything could have in my first couple years coming out, when I still a kid and hadn’t seen so much and felt so much."
Evanescence’s sixth studio album has made an impressive start on the charts, entering the top 10 of Billboard's Top Rock Albums. The band also achieved their first two chart topping Mainstream Rock Airplay songs with Afterlife and Who Will You Follow.
Lee is now the sole original member of the group, which was formed in 1994, but she believes the reception to Sanctuary reflects everything Evanescence has built over the last 20 years.
She said: “I think that it gets deeper the longer that you survive together, us and the fans.
“I think now that we’re past the 20-year mark I feel this incredible new depth that has to do with that, with the time.
"It’s not just about the new music and proving this next thing is great; there’s also this nostalgia power, a life we already have in the past, together."
