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[–] twisted@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Mitch McConnell entered the chat

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Save me from this nothing I've become!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

If I could spell out in onomatopoeia form the guitar riff and background vocals to this part, I totally would, because I can hear it clearly in my mind

[–] 2piradians@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I lived in England at that time and what my coworkers heard was

WANK ME OFF!

I CAN'T WANK OFF!

Hilarious to me, especially since it summed up my thoughts on the song.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

I want a doctor
To take your picture
So I can look at you
From inside as well.

"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors

[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

My uni soundtrack!

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Evanescence? Is that like a bottled water brand?

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Isn’t that evanescents?

[–] FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hell yes i've heard of Evanesence:

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that how saltpeter forms?

[–] FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I think that might be a regional nickname for it - it does indeed form salts which are loosened from the inside of the brick/concrete (both have salts in) by water, and then transported to the outside by the same water.

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm pretty sure they are still an active band on radio rotation. It's not like asking "Ever heard of Hot Action Cop?

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They released a new album in June this year

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is the original joke that Evanescence is actually still popular in rock, so asking makes you look silly?

Evanescence literally had two #1 hits over the past two years.

People who listen to rock music have definitely heard of Evanescence.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say definitely based on hits charts: people can be pretty unaware of culturally significant bands quite easily by only using streaming services...

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh never mind these Evanescence hits are on airplay! Ignore this

~~Billboard has counted streams for years. Sales, streams, and airplay.~~

News this year was that Billboard stopped counting YouTube streams because Google was trying to throw their weight around to affect the charts. Which I thought was interesting.

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

They're on tour in the US right now. I see merch everywhere, and on the rare occasion that I listen to the radio, they still pop up.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I literally only know them from the video game Burnout

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Active on radio? You mean that thing with all the knobs on my grandma’s book shelf?

[–] CuddlesMcBubblefun@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Of course I have! Hybrid Theory is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

You bastard

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[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They just released a new album this year which is pretty good. Plus heaps of "the youth" around my way ate wearing limp bizkit, korn and deftones merch, so maybe?

[–] robear@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just like kids in the 2000s wore Nirvana shirts. Retro. Vintage.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

I was a kid then, loved nirvana and would've worn a shirt if I could dead with being called a poser

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Really just get a video on tiktok with one of their songs. The amount of older music gen alpha listens to because they saw it on tiktok is insane.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I went to a Within Temptation concert. Evanescence was their low profile opening act. They played their old stuff and some of us millennials got hyped. No one cared when they played new stuff.

The sad truth is that Goth metal is a very niche taste and Evanescence is old news.

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds like a crowd problem.

The crowd should check out Evanescence's new stuff, it's good.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now imagine me, a fan of Lacuna Coil, seeing Evanescence and Within Temptation go quasi-mainstream while they stayed in the shadows... With hindsight I suppose it wasn't that bad since they are still touring and making new albums, but still.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago

I enjoy liking obscure bands. Been to a Lacuna Coil concert for £20 and stood in almost touching distance of the stage.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Within Temptation is still around? I haven't really listened to them in ages, the last "new" album of theirs I remember was The Heart of Everything, so apparently since 2007.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Obsessively watched Dream Too Much with baby son. Years later tween son fills house with metal... Including Evanescence. Long con. In fact, if you have a metal newborn, check out Rockabye Baby - artists grownups love across genres in muzac versions for babies.

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[–] MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Eat my Kerala Dust!

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

That lady wants to steal a bunch of puppies.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes I have! The video clip where she hangs on the windows almost ready to fall, is something I will always remember. It was a big hit back then.

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe they've heard of Cryoshell

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Where they really that big of a deal? They had that one song that was a tie into that forgettable Ben Affleck Daredevil movie.

[–] valar@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, yes they were.

[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Clearly you were never in the MidWest during the 2000's

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They pushed their way into the Christian market but claimed not to be a Christian band, in the Bring me to life/ My Immortal release they managed to get a pretty wide audience. Bring me to life, was pretty unique and haunting at the time.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

They used to be really good!

They still are now, but they used to be too.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

How could you not know Evanescence? They just dropped some new singles and they sound as good as ever. One of the songs even topped the Billboard Alternative charts. So it's not like they went anywhere.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly maybe it's because I'm a horrid autistic Gen Z that didn't really like music until I play NV but even with my modern horrid niche tastes I still don't get why folks like/ liked Evanescence. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go back to listening to Korpiklaani.

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