In a letter dated Thurdsay, April 10, Alan Meltzer of Wind-Up Records officially recalled all Evanescence products from Christian stores, Christian radio, and Christian charts.
“Despite having roots within the Christian community prior to the release of Fallen,” said Meltzer in the letter, “recent statements by band members have made it abundantly clear that Evanescence is a secular band, and as such view their music as entertainment. No more, no less. As such we strongly feel that they no longer belong in Christian retail outlets. Despite the spiritual underpinning that has ignited interest and excitement in the Christian religious community, the band is now opposed to promoting or supporting any religious agenda. The decision to release Fallen into the Christian market was made subsequent to discussions with and approval by the artist. Obviously the band has had a change in their perspective, as well as changes within the band itself as relates to new band members. Wind-up deeply regrets this situation.”
In this article from the Rolling Stones they state that the band came from the Christian music scene, and that their fan base was from that. They must be hurt and angry at the band now.
Or take a look here at MTV where we find out that Wind-Up Records is also the label that Creed is on. That makes perfect sense to me. We had the same upset with Creed a couple of years back as well. Infact, it was nearly identical.
So what I’m thinking is, are we gonna have this same problem with the apparently Christian band 12 Stones which is on the same label? I hope not . . . but I still feel a little leery about supporting the bands label, and the band, for that matter. Who’s fault is this? The label? The bands? Either way, it’s really tough.
ED: Added title 9/12/2007
