Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura has introduced her resolution to depart the music business. The choice comes three years after Majura’s cut up with Evanescence and she or he’s supplied a fairly open and in depth assertion into the thought course of that went into the choice.

Why Jen Majura Is Leaving the Music Trade

Although going into higher element, the guitarist began her missive by charing, “After cautious consideration, observing what’s going on on this music business, AI associated developments and alter in society I’ve come to the conclusion to step away.”

Majura additionally added, “As an alternative of losing one other yr of my life consistently hoping for brand spanking new power, drive and creativity, I’ve reached a degree in my life the place I can confidently lean again in peace.”

The guitarist shared her satisfaction with the quantity of “lovely experiences, excursions, reveals, travels and moments” inside her time within the music business as she takes this subsequent step in her life.

Majura’s assertion could be learn in full under:

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I‘m gonna make this as transient as I can:
After cautious consideration, observing what‘s occurring within the music business, AI associated developments and alter in society I‘ve come to the conclusion to step away.
A few of you’ve got heard me speak about this fairly some time in the past. As an alternative of losing one other yr of my life consistently hoping for brand spanking new power, drive and creativity, I‘ve reached a degree in my life the place I can confidentially lean again in peace. Whereas time allowed me, I used to be in a position to accumulate a tremendous quantity of lovely experiences, excursions, reveals, travels and moments! I’m grateful for each little bit of that, however the world has modified. I can confidently make up my thoughts to cease.
I’m not saying that I’ll by no means create any music once more, whether or not recorded or dwell – however for now I really feel there are more healthy and higher issues to fill my life with good vibes and never take care of the overwhelming quantity of ridiculousness that comes with the music business now days. I simply can’t establish with at this time‘s perspective and values anymore.
I wholeheartedly wish to want all of the formidable and remaining „creators“, younger and outdated, all the perfect. With time, the which means will turn into clearer.
To you, the followers, I wanna provide you with an enormous digital hug and say THANK YOU for all of your help, love and religion all through these years of me being an energetic touring musician, I’m grateful.
As a ultimate musical endeavor I wanna share 4 tracks with you. Songs that had been written over a decade in the past along with the good guitarist Dennis Hormes. I discovered these outdated demo recordings whereas cleansing out stuff from my pc and thought they’re too good to not be shared. So in case you made it this far and browse the entire publish, I assume you really ARE somebody that actually cares and these 4 singles are for you!

Jen Majura’s Journey in Music

The German-born guitarist first began to make inroads in heavier music when she performed with Knorkator between 2012 and 2014. From there, she performed briefly with Equilibrium in 2014 earlier than ultimately becoming a member of Evanescence full time as a guitarist in 2015 because the substitute for Terry Balsamo. Upon her arrival within the band, Amy Lee shared on social media, “She performs like a supervillan, sings like an angel, and laughs like an excellent good friend.”

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Throughout her time with the group, Majura appeared on Synthesis album reimagining previous Evanescence songs in addition to its Synthesis Dwell companion. She was additionally a part of the band’s 2021 album, The Bitter Fact.

Evanescence introduced by way of social media that they had been transferring on from Majura in 2022. “It has been a really particular chapter within the band with our pricey good friend Jen Majura, however we now have determined it’s time to go our separate methods. We’ll at all times love her and help her, and may’t wait to see what she does subsequent! We’re so grateful for the great occasions and nice music we made all around the globe collectively.,” the group stated of their assertion asserting the transfer. Shortly after, it was revealed that bassist Tim McCord would deal with guitar duties whereas Sick Puppies’ bassist Emma Anzai could be becoming a member of the Evanescence lineup.

Shortly after her dismissal, Majura shared on the Espresso With Ola podcast that she initially thought it “was a nasty joke” when she was first knowledgeable of the choice and there was nonetheless a shock issue that set in after receiving the information.

Following her exit, Majura appeared on former Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini’s Invisible Indicators album in 2023 and in addition joined the group How We Finish who launched their debut single the identical yr.