#Jen Majura

[evanescence-ep]

i made an evanescence graphics archive website!

i love finding old web graphics and i love evanescence so i combined the two back in december and created archivescence! i'm always adding onto it and trying to find sources for all of them (graphics with sources are linked back to their respective websites/owners) and there's also a page dedicated to other websites about the band! i think i'll add a page for old interviews/articles eventually too ^_^

EDIT: someone said they were having trouble with the link so if it doesn't work try copy pasting this! https://archivescence.neocities.org/

[dailyheavyqueens]

JEN MAJURA, SIMONE SIMONS AND ALISSA WITHE-GLUZ Evanescence - Epica - Arch Enemy

[thisnoisemademe]

Shamelessly be who we are and let all the broken pieces shine.

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HOW WE END Feat. Former EVANESCENCE, AMARANTHE, NERVOSA And PRIMAL FEAR Members: Debut Single Now Available

HOW WE END, the new European crossover band established in 2022, featuring musicians from Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Spain, has released its debut single, "My Fighting Heart". Check it out below. The song's accompanying music video will premiere on Thursday, March 30.

Joining vocalists Diva Satanica (ex-NERVOSA) and Jake E (CYHRA, ex-AMARANTHE) are guitarists Jen Majura (ex-EVANESCENCE) and Tom Naumann (PRIMAL FEAR),while Mitch Kunz (bass/synths) and Adde Larsson (drums) provide the "heavy groove."

According to a press release, HOW WE END delivers the perfect match of contrasting vocals that shape the band's style: melodic, heavy, no compromises. HOW WE END's music is a kickass blend of heavy guitar riffs and electronic programmed influences, growls and catchy singalong choruses.

HOW WE END will perform live for the first time at this year's 30th-anniversary edition of Rockharz festival.

The band is currently putting the finishing touches on its debut album and is planning on releasing two more singles.

Photo credit: Dirk Behlau

[brokenpiecesshine]

Evanescence, live in Newark, NJ, USA (22/01/2022).

📸 Adedeji Jenkins

[femalefrontedbandsconfessions]

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Can't believe Amy fired Jen. She was the best thing about Evanescence

[themetalgodsmeltdownposts]

(The Metal Gods Meltdown)

[neverlostmycrown]

New lineup will play for the first time in Athens on June 5th.

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[indigomusicdotcom]

Evanescence has announced that guitarist Jen Majura, who has been with the band since 2015, has left the group. Apparently, it wasn't her decision.

[ms-hells-bells]

jen majura clarified that leaving wasn’t her decision, meaning that for some reason, evanescence kicked her out halfway through a tour :E jen says she has no hard feelings, but it’s very strange. 

i resent the ‘amy lee is difficult to work with and fires everyone’ narrative though. the rest of the band has been there since near 2007, with terry balsamo, the guy jen replaced, leaving due to health reasons, not being fired. members coming and going is literally the normal for rock and metal bands, evanescence’s lineup has lasted a lot longer than most. it’s no coincidence that it’s a woman being labelled as ‘difficult to work with’. not a single former ev member has expressed resentment towards her except ben moody, who literally then made a near identical band using the title of the fallen album in its name, and hired a singer that looks bizarrely like amy, with almost the exact same voice and piano skills, but then their debut album flopped and they broke up. weird ass, vindictive man. 

and even if amy is a hard ass who wants things her way, she literally made the band, people are here for her voice and her piano, men get to be authoritative and leaders and praised for it, so idgaf, she can fire whoever she damn pleases, especially when most other bands are men with abuse and sex crime accusations 🤷‍♀️

[sagehaleyofficial]

HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (5.25-5.31.22):

NEW MUSIC:

Real Friends dropped a new track titled “Always Lose.” It follows on from the band’s previous single “Tell Me You’re Sorry,” which came out back in February.

Tonight Alive's Jenna McDougall started teasing new solo music under the project moniker HEVENSHE. She also provided a date and time, that being June 7 and midnight local time.

Neck Deep released a brand new song titled “STFU,” their first new music in nearly two years. The band released their last full-length All Distortions Are Intentional back in 2020.

My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero has revealed he is working on yet another solo project outside of the band. The last music we got from him was with The Future Violents last year in the form of the EP Heaven is a Place, This is a Place.

Blackbear and Machine Gun Kelly released another collaboration song titled “GFY.” The pair teamed up earlier this year, as well on the latter’s Mainstream Sellout with the song “'Make Up Sex.”

Following the single’s release, The Wonder Years have now released a video for their song “Summer Clothes.” The track follows on from their previous song “Oldest Daughter.”

The Faim released a new song titled “Me Because of You.” The song comes off their upcoming album Talk Talk, which will be released on July 8 via BMG.

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Bring Me the Horizon’s long-awaited weekender event took place in Malta this past weekend. During their DJ set, the band also premiered a new track titled “Strangers.”

Alexisonfire announced when they will be making the rounds to the United Kingdom and Europe for a tour. The tour kicks off in Cardiff on October 14 and ends in Utrecht, Netherlands on November 1.

OTHER NEWS:

Evanescence revealed that they would be parting ways with guitarist Jen Majura. Bassist Tim McCord will now be taking up guitar, while Sick Puppies' Emma Anzal will now be playing bass.

My Chemical Romance’s “The Foundations of Decay” is in the top spot on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. It’s the band's first appearance on the chart in their career, but also their first time hitting the top ever.

The Story So Far bassist Kelen Carpener revealed that he and the band have parted ways. Kelen has been with the band since their inception in 2007 and played on every one of their releases.

Fall Out Boy's “The Phoenix” is now certified Gold in the United Kingdom. The album the song is off of, Save Rock and Roll, is currently certified Platinum.

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Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley”!

[eyesthatdontsee]

Ayer Evaneacence nos sorprendió con una noticia no grata. Jen Majura (guitarrista) ya no pertenece a la banda. Los motivos los desconocemos y solo se ha especulado al respecto. Lo que si sabemos es que la salida de Jen NO FUE SU DECISIÓN. Abajo les dejo los posteos de la banda y de Jen traducidos. Por mi lado la noticia me dejó muy triste, considero que Jen le sumo mucho nivel a la banda porque es una música excelente en general y como instrumentista es grandiosa. También se mostraba muy simpática y muy cercana a los fans y siempre se la veía feliz. No entiendo que sucedió. Y a mí parecer, la noticia se dió de manera muy fría y distante... No sé que piensan ustedes --------------------------------------------------- Post de EVANESCENCE Ha sido un capítulo muy especial en la banda con nuestra querida amiga Jen Majura, pero hemos decidido que es hora de ir por caminos separados. ¡Siempre la amaremos y la apoyaremos, y estamos ansiosos por ver qué hace a continuación! Estamos muy agradecidos por los buenos momentos y la buena música que hicimos juntos en todo el mundo. Estamos trabajando arduamente para ensayar nuestra próxima gira y en los próximos días tendremos noticias emocionantes sobre la nueva formación, así que estad atentos. --------------------------------------------------- Post de JEN MAJURA ¡Siento la necesidad de abordar que nada de esto fue mi decisión! No tengo resentimientos contra nadie y le deseo lo mejor a Evanescence. Se me permite llevar hermosos recuerdos de estos años pasados, estoy agradecida. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd308uuOimE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[theart2rock]

Sevi

SEVI sind Svetlana Bliznakova - SEVI, Rally Velinov, Peter Petrov und Stone Angel. Bekannt als eine der erfolgreichsten bulgarischen Bands mit weiblichen Frontstimmen, haben SEVI die Aufmerksamkeit der Öffentlichkeit mit ihrem originellen und wiedererkennbaren Stil, dem kraftvollen weiblichen Gesang und den melodischen Songs, die oft die nationalen Rockradio-Charts anführen, auf sich gezogen. Vor zwei Jahren waren sie bereits einmal mit Hardline in Jonnys Lion-Cave zu Gast und nun werden sie am 13. September ihre eigene Show und ihr brandneues Album „Genesis“ auf der kleinen Bühne von Jonnys Lion-Cave präsentieren. Die Band war Teil des Line-ups der bisher grössten Festivals in Bulgarien und hat zahlreiche Konzerte in Europa gegeben. Ihre Musik wurde von berühmten Künstlern wie Johnny Gioeli (Axel Rudi Pell, Hardline), Thomas Vikstrom (Therion), Jen Majura (Evanescence), Luca Princiotta (Doro Pesch, Hardline), die auch an der Zusammenarbeit mit SEVI in ihren Alben beteiligt waren, hochgeschätzt. Nicht nur das; SEVI wurden eingeladen, die Shows von grossen Stars wie Europe, Hollywood Vampires, EPICA, Black Stone Cherry, Tom Keifer, Nightwish und Evanescence in Sofia zu eröffnen. Support tba Es hat genügend Parkplätze beim Fussballplatz. Quelle: Jonnys Lion Cave Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE On Split With JEN MAJURA: 'Sometimes You Have To Listen To The Universe'

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has opened up about the recent departure of guitarist Jen Majura, explaining that "sometimes you have to listen to the universe."

Majura's exit from EVANESCENCE was announced in late May, with the band saying in a statement that " we have decided it's time to go our separate ways."

EVANESCENCE's new lineup includes Emma Anzai of SICK PUPPIES on bass and EVANESCENCE's longtime bassist Tim McCord on guitar.

Amy addressed EVANESCENCE's split with Jen in a new interview with Revolver magazine. Speaking about the band's new lineup, she said: "I am so happy, we are all so, so grateful. Emma Anzai is from the band SICK PUPPIES and we are old friends. We toured together in 2007 and she's just an excellent musician. We're all fans of her and just fits us on a personal level really well.

"We did a little European run in June and then we did a few shows here and had our first photo shoot with the new lineup just two weeks ago," she continued. "Some things are just meant to be. Something I'm getting better at as I get older is not trying to control everything so much. Sometimes you just sort of have to listen to the universe and what's going on and go, 'You know what? Okay, I need to live in the reality of what's happening now and make something great out of it instead of constantly trying to pull things the way I think they ought to go.'

"It's hard to explain what I'm saying without being specific. And we all love Jen; we had a great time with Jen. [I] don't want to make it like it's anything negative there. But sometimes that chapter just ends, and when you feel that and you know that as a band, that's how you keep things going. That's how you keep your team, your band, and everything healthy and moving the way it's supposed to move. It's complicated but at the same time you just need to follow your heart. At the end of the day, when you follow your heart and trust each other, you can move forward into a better place than you could've imagined for.

"This is big time new for us because I've had Tim on bass for 16 years and for the first time he is on guitar, which is fantastic," Lee added. "It's his original instrument, he's great on it, he gets into that position when we're in the writing room a lot. And Emma is just this amazing, seamless ... it's just amazingly cool and the other guys are just thrilled with it as well. We're all really happy right now, we're in a healthy new chapter moment. Those are always really energizing, so we've got a lot of energy and are feeling inspired and excited for the future."

In late June, Majura discussed her exit from EVANESCENCE during an appearance on THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund's YouTube show "Coffee With Ola". At the time she said that she was "still in shock, kind of, because after being married six years, all of a sudden you're divorced."

Asked how she found out that her services were no longer needed in EVANESCENCE, Jen said: "Honestly, I was cleaning my apartment, and I got the phone call. And first of all, I was, like, 'Is this a bad joke?' And I remember, after I got the news, I hung up, and I have this hallway in between my studio and my living room, and I just lay there on the floor, staring at the ceiling, wondering what that was, and literally looking over to my suitcase that I had already started packing, because I was two weeks from going out on the road until pretty much the end of the year."

Asked by Ola if she was "okay" with the fact that her tenure with EVANESCENCE had come to an end, Jen said: "I'm hurt. I'm hurt and still in this blurry confusion of what just happened." But she added: "I'm getting there. Like I said, it would be wrong of me if I would play the 'hey, I'm totally okay' Jen. It's tough. And like I said, I'm still not great. But I'm getting there every day with tiny little things that make life beautiful."

Majura, a self-described "half-Asian living in Germany," joined EVANESCENCE in August 2015 as the replacement for Terry Balsamo.

Majura has released two solo albums thus far, 2014's "Jen Majura" and 2017's "InZENity".

Last year, EVANESCENCE released "The Bitter Truth", its first album in 10 years.

EVANESCENCE has just kicked off a U.S. tour with KORN.

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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE MANGINI Announces Debut Solo Album

Former DREAM THEATER drummer, Mike Mangini, has announced the release of his debut solo album, Invisible Signs, set for November 11, 2023. The album features an ensemble of talented musicians, including Tony Dickinson, Ivan Keller, Gus G., and Jen Majura. Mangini wrote on social media while announcing new album: “I’m so happy to finally announce the date for the release of my upcoming album…