For a tune referred to as “Afterlife,” it’s actually bringing me to life… sorry, I couldn’t assist myself. For actual, although—Evanescence has simply launched a performance-focused music video for his or her observe “Afterlife.” You possibly can watch the Jason Lester-directed and Dreambear-produced video beneath.
Anime followers seemingly love the tune for its characteristic within the Netflix anime Satan Could Cry, primarily based on a online game of the identical title. Apparently, “Afterlife” is changing into one of many band’s fastest-growing and hottest singles to this point, with greater than six million streams and greater than 5 million views on the lyric video in its first week of launch.
The video was filmed in a historic and allegedly haunted home in Tennessee, and if you realize Satan Could Cry nicely, you’ll discover some easter eggs hidden all through the video.
Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee spoke concerning the delivery of “Afterlife” in a considerably latest interview with Audacy Music:
“Netflix, by way of Mako, who’s a man that did rating work on this collection, ‘Satan Could Cry’, had this tune began and reached out to me and was, like, ‘Hey, we’d labored collectively as soon as earlier than on a Lindsey Stirling observe throughout the pandemic.’ So, I made vocals to it, and we had been sort of simply speaking by way of e-mail. I nonetheless haven’t met the man in individual. However he was, like, ‘Hey, test it out. Would this be cool? Would you sing on this?’ And that simply snowballed into ending the tune collectively after which getting it, like, ‘That is an Evanescence tune. Let’s get the band in right here. And let’s simply take this all the best way.’ And us getting to enter the studio with [producer] Nick Raskulinecz, who we did our final two albums with and love working with him. He’s proper right here in Nashville, so it’s enjoyable and simple for me and I may simply maintain going over there and annoying him. And it sort of simply occurred, sort of quick.”
The band is engaged on new music in addition to enjoying some reveals later this 12 months with My Chemical Romance and Halsey.