Evanescence singer Amy Lee has hailed the “ever-growing” female rock and metal community as a “sisterhood”.
Speaking on The Mistress Carrie Podcast, the Bring Me To Life vocalist said she was encouraged to see women leading the rock charts.
She said: “We [Evanescence] had… I forget which chart – I guess it was the Active Rock or whatever, we had the Number One slot. And The Pretty Reckless had Number Two. And, I was like, ‘How badass is that?’ Like, absolutely ruling it. Women on top. It’s really cool.”
The Going Under singer said the sense of connection between women in heavy music has been essential throughout her career.
She explained: “I need the women in my life. I love the sisterhood, and the rock and metal sisterhood is amazing because it’s an ever-growing group. It really is. But we all support and push each other, because we want there to be more open-mindedness and inclusivity in general and all of those things.”
She added that talent and work ethic remain central to success.
Amy said: “We all also have a really high standard. If you’re gonna make it that far, it can’t be about being a woman. That’s not gonna get you there. It’s gotta be you’re really hardworking and talented. Like they say in New York, the proof is in the puddin’, right? So you just gotta bring it. That’s the way to make it work.”
The My Immortal singer said the band’s current tour has reinforced that message: “This tour has been such a cool moment and statement for that exact thing, women supporting women, women in heavy music. We’ve got the Nova Twins and Spiritbox on this tour with us. We’ll have Poppy and the Nova Twins, and then also K.Flay on the next couple of runs.”
Amy said performing Fight Like A Girl with all the guest artists each night has become a highlight.
She said: “We’re doing Fight Like A Girl every night and having all the girls get up on one song, and it is just the most… It’s just the sweetest moment. It really is.”
The singer also reflected on how perceptions of women in rock have shifted.
She said: “One of the tools that used to be used in not-so-distant history to keep us down was always sort of show and joke about this idea that we’re all fighting each other behind the scenes, that there can only be one and catfights and that whole ridiculous ‘we’re just gonna try to tear each other down’ thing, which is just not how it is.”
She said visibility and solidarity help encourage future artists, adding: “The more, I think, women see that that’s not how it is, the more accepted they can imagine that they will be when they get here.”
Evanescence’s tour in support of their latest album Sanctuary continues, with upcoming dates featuring Nova Twins, Spiritbox, Poppy and K.Flay.
