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Evanescence are back with their first new music since 2021's The Bitter Truth. On Thursday (March 27), the band unveiled a new song called "Afterlife" that was written for Netflix's upcoming animated series The Devil May Cry, which is based off the popular Capcom video game.
The show's description shares that "sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.”
Evanescence play on that theme in the new song. “For me, the song is both the pain and the resolve," singer Amy Lee tells BIllboard. "From the perspective of someone who has lost so much, and will always carry the marks of that, but also someone who has reached the point of being past the fear. No trepidation, no hesitation in your quest when you have committed to the fight and have nothing left to lose.”
“I absolutely love the show, art and story,” she added about the series. “I have always loved good anime. Right from the first scene of the show, I knew it was going to be good. Creative and thought-provoking, horrific and beautiful, classic.”
The Devil May Cry is slated to premiere on April 3. Listen to "Afterlife" below.