Release of Fallen

“Bring Me to Life”, featuring guest vocals from Paul McCoy of 12 Stones , and “My Immortal” were originally featured on the soundtrack of the 2003 action film Daredevil , released in February 2003. Evanescence’s debut album Fallen was released by Wind-up on March 4, 2003. As with their pre- Fallen work, Lee and Moody were the main writers of the album, with Lee being the core writer. Most of Lee’s writing on Fallen was inspired by an abusive relationship she was in. Lee and Moody said they did not consider their music to be “goth”, with Moody adding that he thinks the “goth” label came because the songs sound sad and people think that “sad equals dark equals Goth. It’s real easy for them to throw us in that box”. Moody also disliked the nu metal label, stating: “I think the only nu-metal thing about us is the fact that on one song we have rap and singing”. Lee also disagreed with the nu metal tag, attributing it to the rap rock of “Bring Me to Life”. After the album’s completion, the touring lineup was hired: guitarist John LeCompt, drummer Rocky Gray , and bassist Will Boyd, the first two old friends of Moody.