{"id":2366506,"date":"2026-04-10T04:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2366506"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:42:13","slug":"evanescence-drop-heavy-new-song-who-will-you-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/evanescence-drop-heavy-new-song-who-will-you-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Evanescence Drop Heavy New Song &#8216;Who Will You Follow&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/evanescence\/\" target=\"_blank\">Evanescence<\/a> are back and their making their presence known with a heavy new song titled &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221; from their forthcoming album <em>Sanctuary<\/em>. After 2025 saw the band active with several soundtrack releases and collaborations, 2026 seems committed to a full-fledged studio album and support with the new single &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221; leading the way.<\/p>\n<h3>About Evanescence&#8217;s &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>As the song opens, it feels very much like Evanescence standouts of the past. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/amy-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Lee<\/a>&#8216;s powerful voice is on display, showing a vulnerability as she signs &#8220;<em>What have you don&#8217;t to me \/ You drain the life out of me till I don&#8217;t know myself<\/em>&#8221; with only a somber piano backing her up. But this is one of the few moments in the track that&#8217;s more restrained in presentation as a crushing wall of guitar and electronics take over after the first verse.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this will likely go down as one of the heavier songs you&#8217;ll find in the Evanescence catalog with its djent-y aggression helping Lee vent her way through that feeling when &#8220;<em>all your faith in reality fades away<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen to the song in full below and check out the lyrics just below that.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Evanescence, &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>Evanescence, &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221; Lyrics<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What have you done to me<br \/>You drain the life out of me till I don\u2019t know myself<br \/>When all your faith in reality fades away<br \/>Who will you follow<\/p>\n<p>Are we alone now<br \/>I can\u2019t find a way out<br \/>Keep waking in the same fever dream<br \/>A cure for desire<br \/>We\u2019re playin with fire<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re drawn to light<br \/>We\u2019re broken and blinded by it<br \/>We\u2019re dying for release<br \/>If all this fear was born in my mind<br \/>I gave you everything you\u2019ll ever be<\/p>\n<p>What have you done to me<br \/>You drain the life out of me till I don\u2019t know myself<br \/>When all your faith in reality fades away<br \/>Who will you follow then<\/p>\n<p>I feel the changes<br \/>a crack in the matrix<br \/>Break through the lies like an axe through the screen<br \/>You can\u2019t stop desire<br \/>We are the fire<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to the madness<br \/>The rats in the wall are already coming through<br \/>Lift this twisted veil from our eyes<br \/>Forever and ever<\/p>\n<p>What have you done to me<br \/>You drain the life out of me till I don\u2019t know myself<br \/>When all your faith in reality fades away<br \/>Who will you follow then<\/p>\n<p>What have you done to me<br \/>You drain the life out of me till I don\u2019t know myself<br \/>When all your faith in reality fades away<br \/>Who will you follow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:1080px\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">evanescence who will you follow single artwork<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Evanescence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Evanescence in 2026<\/h3>\n<p>Things are definitely ramping up for Evanescence in 2026. As stated, &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221; is the lead single from a new album. You can look for <em>Sanctuary<\/em> arriving June 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/best-albums-legendary-2000s-rock-bands\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Album By 11 Legendary 2000s Rock Bands<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the band has been building up a steady round of tour dates for 2026. They&#8217;re next set to play April 25 at the Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas. But there&#8217;s a more full-fledged tour set to kick off June 11 in West Palm Beach, Fla. That will keep them rocking North America into early August.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Evanescence venture to the U.K. and Europe for shows in September and October before returning to the U.S. for the Texas stop of the Sick New World festival this fall.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">For all Evanescence tour dates and to get ticketing info<\/a>, visit their website.<\/p>\n<p>See other highly anticipated 2026 rock and metal releases below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">The Most Anticipated Rock + Metal Albums of 2026<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>We&#8217;re on the back half of the 2020s. Take a look at some of the biggest releases due in 2026 AND check out what artists are working on new music but haven&#8217;t announced an album yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/author\/loudwirestaff\/\" target=\"_blank\">Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=168&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=366&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DRRv3qtOHmtGBG8AXI2xRyXQoxt5kKsM0YQjZ&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source loudwire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evanescence are back and their making their presence known with a heavy new song titled &#8220;Who Will You Follow&#8221; from their forthcoming album Sanctuary. 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