Evanescence's self titled third album will Surprise Fans

Evanescence's fans, this album takes a 180 on its music direction compare to the first two albums. There's still some remembrance of "Fallen" and "The Open Door" in there, but the rest of the songs brings out a whole new direction.

Songs like "Erase This", "Sick" and "Never Go Back" brings out the inner Nu Metal vibe in Evanescence. "Oceans", "The Change", "The Other Side" and "End of the Dream" feels more adult rock contemporary.

At the end of the album however, the last track "Swimming Home" is nothing like her usual rock songs – with its slow mellow lullaby type of melody, this song will definitely catch evanescence fans off guard.

It seems like by having songs that sound similar to "Fallen" and "The Open Door" at the beginning and transitioning the music to a whole new direction towards the end shows that they are moving on from their musical beginnings into something new for them to adventure on.

Lyrically however, it does fall back a bit. There are constant repeated messages within the lyrics including "Made of Stone" with "It's never enough for you, baby…/I'm all out of love for you, baby…/" and The Change with "Can you hear me?/Can you hear me?/Say it's over/Yes it's over."

There are good lyrical moments from "My Heart is Broken" with its lyrics of "My heart is broken/Sweet sleep, my dark angel/Deliver us from sorrows hold/ (cover my heart) and "End of the Dream" with "As much as it hurts, ain't it wonderful to feel? /so go on and break your wings/Follow your heart till it bleeds/As we run towards the end of the dreams."

When it comes to Amy Lee's vocals, Lee should have made more songs like "Lost in Paradise" and "What You Want" where it channels her voice full of more raw and emotion.