Ben Moody’s new band, We Are The Fallen, boasts a big-voiced female singer, sweeping choruses and lush rock orchestras. Love is a deep, dramatic ocean in every song. “But this is not,” Moody insists, “Evanescence 2.0.” “We never intended to give that impression. But it’s the entire lineup, minus the singer. It’s obvious that there are going to be a (expletive) ton of comparisons,” he says. “We would be naive to think that we would escape that. I just came into this world with something to do. And this is it.” Indeed, Moody calls We Are The Fallen the band he’s “always wanted” to be in — a big statement after his success as part of Evanescence, whose 2003 debut album, Fallen, sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Moody left the band that same year (citing the well-worn creative differences) and went on to write and produce big hits for Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry and Celine Dion. We Are The Fallen came together less than a year ago and includes former Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray, along with bassist Marty O’Brien (Static-X, Disturbed). “When you realize after trying many, many things that you do this one thing better than everything else you do, you might as well get your head out of your ass and stick to it,” Moody says. “We feel like we’re part of something bigger than ourselves.”

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But the show was not over with yet as two acts remained – one being a total rip-off of Evanescence called We Are the Fallen. When it came down to such tunes as “Bury Me Alive,” the song sounded like Evanescence’s classic “Going Under.” It’s no wonder the two bands sounded identical: believe it or not, former members of Evanescence have joined forces with this new venture. Their set, which was the longest out of the two previous bands, lasted a 30 solid minutes. We Are the Fallen decided to end their night with two songs, a cover version of Iron Maidens hit “Flight of Icarus”and yet another copy-cat tune titled, “Without You”, which sounded a lot like Evanescence’s song “Call Me When You’re Sober.”

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Lead single “Bring Me to Life” was a crossover smash that peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Fallen” sold 3.4 million copies in the United States alone that year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
But by the time the rock act collected two Grammy Awards in March 2004, guitarist Moody had quit, his friendship and professional relationship with singer/pianist Lee in tatters for reasons never made entirely clear. She moved forward with Evanescence, and for the next six years he worked as an in-demand songwriter for such pop stars as Kelly Clarkson and Celine Dion.
But Moody wasn’t ready to give up on playing live. Last year Steve Karas, his former publicist at Wind-up Records, the label that released “Fallen,” half-jokingly advised him to “get the band back together.” Since Moody’s departure, John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray had also left Evanescence, and he recruited them for a new project, along with “American Idol” season-seven finalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O’Brien. The venture born out of a wisecrack, We Are the Fallen, is getting ready to release its debut, “Tear the World Down,” May 11 on Universal Republic. … read more »

John LeCompt (guitar) “American Idol” powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson of We Are The Fallen popped into the Kerrang! magazine office on Monday, March 22 to talk about their upcoming album, “Tear The World Down”, and their debut gig in London.
We Are The Fallen was officially unveiled during a press conference on June 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California. The group also performed a two-song set consisting of “Bury Me Alive”, and a rendition of Evanescence’s “Going Under”.
Smithson doesn’t see herself as replacing Evanescence singer Amy Lee. “Amy let the boys go,” she told USA Today. “We just started a new band, called The Fallen. It’s got really nothing to do with Evanescence.” We Are The Fallen initially may perform a few Evanescence songs live, she said, “but we’re pretty much focused on new music. You have an amazing writing team here, and amazing musicians.”
“Our voices are completely different,” she said of Lee. “This music is, obviously, the players from Evanescence, but Marty’s bringing a different flavor from what he does. I’m bringing a different flavor from what I do, and Ben has completely explored many different genres over the last few years. It’s not Evanescence anymore. It’s huge. It’s big, big, big songs that I can wail my ass off on, because that’s what I love to do.”

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Ben Moody predicts that his just-unveiled new band, We Are The Fallen, will enjoy a peaceful co-existence rather than mortal combat with his old group, Evanescence.
“We wish them the best,” Moody, who co-founded Evanescence with singer Amy Lee in 1995 and left the band 2003 after co-writing its multi-platinum debut, Fallen, tells Billboard.com. He formed We Are The Fallen earlier this year with original Evanescence members John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums, adding bassist Marty O’Brien and “American Idol” Season 7 finalist Carly Smithson on vocals.
“There’s not really an Evanescence now,” Moody adds. “It’s Amy Lee playing as Evanescence with a bunch of other guys hired to play our parts. And she’s amazing — an incredible front person, a great songwriter, an incredible singer. There’s no reason we can’t both exist in the world. Musically, we’re going in completely different directions; ‘The Open Door’ (Evanescence’s 2006 album) sounds nothing like We Are The Fallen.”
After We Are The Fallen was unveiled, Lee issued a statement saying that “there’s some pretty weird stuff flying around right now” and that Evanescence is “working on new material that I’m extremely excited about…Look out for new music next year.” Moody feels the statement “kind of validates my point. I don’t really think she’s at all threatened by us. She said, ‘Don’t worry, you’ll have your music next year.’ But people might want something to listen to before then. That’s what we’re here for.” … read more »