[quote:2wsjno2s]According to The Pulse of Radio, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee opens up about the band's upcoming album in a new interview with RollingStone.com, saying that it will incorporate influences from dance-rock and electronic acts like [b:2wsjno2s]DEPECHE MODE, MASSIVE ATTACK, MGMT and PORTISHEAD[/b:2wsjno2s]. Lee explains, "A lot of bands I've always been inspired by are just coming into play a little more. There's a lot of stuff that doesn't sound like EVANESCENCE, but the heart of the band of still there. This is a really, really, rhythmically driven record. So there's tons of drum-programming fused with live drums."

Recording for the project began on Monday, February 22, in a New York City studio with famed U2 producer Steve Lillywhite.

Lee has been writing the record with an old friend named Will Hunt, a drummer and producer who coincidentally shares the same name as EVANESCENCE's touring drummer of the last few years. Lee says about the collaboration, "I went through a phase where I didn't know if it was solo time, or go write score music, or what. And [/quote:2wsjno2s]