Vinyl THE OPEN DOOR

Description

'The Open Door' is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006. This album signifies a new beginning for the band, incorporating new elements into their previous musical styles, including gothic rock, symphonic rock, and pop, as well as the use of choirs on several tracks. The writing process for the album took over 18 months to complete; most of the songs were written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, with production handled by Dave Fortman. 'The Open Door' was nominated at the 50th Grammy Awards for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song 'Sweet Sacrifice'. The album also won Album of the Year at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards. 'The Open Door' debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling more than 447,000 copies in its first week. The album topped the charts in Australia, Europe, Germany, Greece, and Switzerland, and charted in the top five in over fifteen countries.