This fall, Evanescence, the Grammy award-winning rock group, will be returning to the stage to support their self-titled third album and first release from the band in five years.

Currently, the band consists of Amy Lee (singer/pianist), guitarists Troy McLawhorn and Terry Balsamo, drummer Will Hunt and bassist Tim McCord. Starting on October 10, the band will be kicking off their tour in Oakland, CA. They will wrap up their major market outing of 12 dates in New York City on November 1.

Opening support will be provided by The Pretty Reckless and Rival Sons. Tickets for the theater and club run can be purchased at the band’s website.

On October 8, “Evanescence” will be unveiled by the female-fronted band. The album of 12 tracks was recorded in Nashville alongside producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters). Their last set, “The Open Door,” was released five years ago in 2006. It topped Billboard’s 200 chart in addition to charts in Switzerland, Mexico, Greece, Australia and Germany.

In a recent press release, Lee said, we have gotten more aggressive with the lyrics and music than ever before. We are very excited about releasing the new album. For a real long time we have been working hard on the music. It’s a very amazing feeling to see it come together finally. The album is all about our fans and us. We have combined some new attitude with the best from Ev. We can’t wait to share it.

In discussing their forthcoming studio album, Evanescence claims the followup to “The Open Door,” their 2006 set, had a process that was more collaborative than their previous albums. Currently, the band is in Nashville finishing up the recording. The predicted release date for the untitled album is October 4.

In an interview with Billboard about the album, Amy Lee the lead singer said, after we finished our last tour (in support of “The Open Door), I took off sort of. I wasn’t sure what I would do next. I wasn’t sure if this thing with Evanescence would be happening again or when.

Lee also confessed that she needed a break of about 18 months before she was able to write music again. Lee said, I wound up falling in love again with Evanescence and wanting to work again with the guys. It evolved into a group project. This process has been a collaboration with the entire band.

Normally, it is me along with one main co-writer. Everyone this time was involved from the beginning. The band has more of a live feeling. Everyone’s playing is very strong. It feels like we’ve been performing these songs for a year on tour.

In addition, Lee discussed their first recording sessions (which were scrapped) that the band underwent with Steve Lillywhite (U2, Dave Matthews), stating that material had felt more like a solo album. Lee said, I realized I was recording a solo album, and if we wanted it to be a Evanescence set, that we needed to make this more like a band and come together.

For me, it was a very hard time. I thought that I did know what I wanted. It didn’t really happen how I wanted things to. I feel very strongly about what we currently are doing. Some of those songs from the session we still have. However we’ve made those songs about the band.