Evanescence is the third studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on October 7, 2011 by Wind-up Records. The band began writing the album in June 2009. Its release was delayed several times; on February 22, 2010, the band entered the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite but later stopped working with him because he "wasn't the right fit". At the time the album was scheduled for an August or September 2010 release, but lead singer Amy Lee later announced that Evanescence had postponed recording to write more material. In April 2011, they returned to the studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz. Evanescence is the first Evanescence album to be written as a band, with Lee, guitarists Terry Balsamo and Troy McLawhorn, bassist Tim McCord and drummer Will Hunt co-writing the music together. It is the last album the band recorded under Wind-Up.