Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that after selling nearly 14 million copies worldwide of its 2003 debut, "Fallen", and winning two Grammy Awards, EVANESCENCE knows there are great expectations for its new album, "The Open Door", which comes out on Oct. 3. But frontwoman Amy Lee insists she's not paying much heed to external pressure.

"I just haven't ever looked at it that way," Lee tells Billboard.com. "'Fallen' is a great record [but] I don't think you can match the success of another body of work. I think that's only going to frustrate you. My only goal making this one was making something that I love even more and that I think is an even better record, and we've definitely done that."

EVANESCENCE recorded "The Open Door" beginning late last year in Los Angeles. Producer Dave Fortman returned for the sophomore set, which also incorporates a string section and a choir. "Call Me When You're Sober", inspired by the end of Lee's relationship with SEETHER frontman Shaun Morgan, is the first single, while the song "Lacrymosa" is based on the section of the same name from MOZART's "Requiem".

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