Building up film music credits, releasing an album of songs for children, an electronic and orchestral remix album, spontaneously covering Italian artist Francesca Michielin, plus a global pandemic — a few of the reasons why Evanescence haven’t released an album of original songs in 10 years. But the wait is over. Today sees the band release The Bitter Truth; their fifth record, with a particularly apt title in this era of misinformation and fake news. Headliner spoke to Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Amy Lee about overcoming industry sexism to keep the band alive, why we should be very excited about their new music, and how a potential lawsuit turned into a collaboration with one of the UK’s top bands.