Evanescence drops new plans
Evanescence announced a new album, Sanctuary, due June 5 and released the single “Who Will You Follow” at midnight — a clear push toward a summer release cycle and new touring material. (x.com)
Evanescence just ended a five-year gap between studio albums with a date, a title, and a midnight single: the band says *Sanctuary* arrives on June 5, 2026, and “Who Will You Follow” launched at 12 a.m. as the first full preview. (youtube.com) This is Evanescence’s sixth studio album, and it follows *The Bitter Truth*, which came out in March 2021 after a staggered single-by-single rollout during the pandemic. (loudwire.com) Amy Lee has been signaling this record for a while, saying in 2024 that the band planned to enter the studio in November, then confirming through 2025 interviews that multiple songs were already in progress. (evanescencereference.info) The new album was not made with one producer from start to finish. Reports tied to the announcement say some songs were produced by Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish, while other tracks were produced by Nick Raskulinecz. (maytherockbewithyou.com) That producer mix points to why the new single matters. Cervini and Fish are closely associated with newer heavy-rock records, while Raskulinecz has long credits with bands like Korn, Foo Fighters, and Rush. (everblack.com.au) The format plan is bigger than a streaming drop. Coverage of the release says *Sanctuary* is due June 5 as a digital album, standard compact disc, deluxe compact disc, and limited box set, with a double vinyl edition scheduled later on September 4. (maytherockbewithyou.com) The track list circulating with the album announcement shows 12 songs, with “Who Will You Follow” listed third and a song called “Afterlife” also included. That matters because “Afterlife” already existed in the band’s recent soundtrack-era output, so the album appears to fold that period into a full studio cycle instead of treating it like a side project. (loudwire.com) Amy Lee said this album was “over three years in the making,” which lines up with the long stretch between *The Bitter Truth* and this rollout. Evanescence did release songs during that gap, but this is the first time since 2021 that the band has put a full original album campaign on the calendar. (youtube.com)
