Evanescence teases new album

Evanescence didn’t just announce an album date. The band dropped a new single, “Who Will You Follow,” at the same moment it revealed that its next album, *Sanctuary*, is due on June 5, 2026. (evanescence.com) That makes *Sanctuary* Evanescence’s first full studio album since *The Bitter Truth*, which arrived in March 2021 after a staggered single-by-single rollout. The gap between those two studio albums is a little over five years. (evanescence.com) Amy Lee said the new record was “over three years in the making,” which means the band has been working on it through a long stretch of touring, soundtrack work, and anniversary activity rather than disappearing between cycles. (evanescence.com) The album campaign had already been warming up in public. Evanescence released “Afterlife” for Netflix’s *Devil May Cry*, and Apple Music now shows that song folded into the *Sanctuary* track list as track five. (evanescence.com, music.apple.com) Apple Music lists *Sanctuary* as a 12-song album. The track list includes “Beautiful Lie,” “Tell Me When You’ve Had Enough,” “Who Will You Follow,” “Rapture,” “Afterlife,” and the title track “Sanctuary.” (music.apple.com) The new single also shows who is shaping the sound. YouTube’s release credits list Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish as producers and co-writers on “Who Will You Follow,” alongside writing credits for Amy Lee, Troy McLawhorn, Tim McCord, Emma Anzai, and Will Hunt. (youtube.com) That pairing matters because Jordan Fish is best known for his work with Bring Me the Horizon, while Zakk Cervini has recent credits across modern hard rock and metal acts including Bad Omens and Spiritbox. Evanescence’s own album announcement says *Sanctuary* also includes songs produced by Nick Raskulinecz, whose past credits include Korn, Foo Fighters, and Rush. (blabbermouth.net, evanescence.com) The release plan is broader than a midnight stream. Evanescence says *Sanctuary* will arrive as a digital album, a standard compact disc, a deluxe compact disc, and a limited-edition box set on June 5, with a double vinyl edition scheduled later on September 4, 2026. (evanescence.com) The band is also launching this from a large existing audience rather than rebuilding from scratch. Evanescence’s official YouTube channel had about 7.96 million subscribers when the lyric video for “Who Will You Follow” went live, and that video had already passed 95,000 views within about nine hours of posting. (youtube.com) So the headline is bigger than one song at midnight. Evanescence has now put a date, a title, a 12-song track list, named producers, and multiple physical editions behind its first studio album in five years, and “Who Will You Follow” is the opening shot of that rollout. (evanescence.com, music.apple.com)