Her emotional delivery further exemplifies this anger.
The lyrics showcase Lee’s anger and frustration with not only the band’s former label, but also the sexism and misogyny Lee herself has experienced throughout her time in the music industry. The musical volta seen in “Wasted on You” is continued in the following track, “Better Without You.” The fifth single off the album, “Better Without You” starts with a light music box-type melody, and blends into heavy instrumentals. It’s a shame, though, that the lead single is the strongest song on the album. The blending of electronic and rock elements is seamless in this track. However, everything changes with the sixth track and lead single, “Wasted on You.” The song contains the title of the album in the climactic chorus: “ I don’t need drugs / I’m already six feet low / Wasted on you / Waitin’ for a miracle / I can’t move on / Feels like we’re frozen in time / I’m wasted on you / Just pass me the bitter truth.” The drums on the line “I don’t need drugs” hit hard and add appropriate emphasis. The first half of The Bitter Truth plays the same tropes repeatedly, and leaves something to be desired. Though there is merit to sticking to one’s strengths, each song sounds a bit too much like the last, and the lyrical content is a bit sparse. While there is a nice, though not always effective, blending of electronic and analog instruments, almost every song in the first half of this album anticlimactically goes into half-time at the chorus, and features sustained legato notes from Lee. The first five tracks of The Bitter Truth are standard, run-of-the-mill Evanescence songs. The song finishes with a powerful high note from Lee that transitions into the second track, “Broken Pieces Shine.”
The album opens with “Artifact/The Turn,” a minimalistic introduction featuring ambient drones, which set up the sonic atmosphere for the whole album. The 12-track album feels very familiar for fans of Evanescence, as the band continues to blend pop and goth rock elements in its instrumentation, and weighty, sustained legato notes from vocalist Amy Lee.
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The Bitter Truth marks Evanescence’s full return after ridding themselves of their former record label in 2014. Evanescence The Bitter Truth Evanescence Įvanescence is back with a vengeance with the release of their first album of entirely new music in almost nine years.
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