Shortly after announcing she had become a first time mother, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee interviewed with Rolling Stone Magazine where she answered questions about the future of the band.

It looks like it’s all but over for the gothic titans. When asked about the foreseeable future of the band, Lee had this to say:

“I don’t like to make predictions about the future, because I’m honestly open-minded, and I would never want to say I’m done with any of it, because it’s a huge part of me.

“I’ve loved my time with Evanescence, I wouldn’t want to just throw it away, but, for the foreseeable future, I don’t have any plans to do anything with the band.

“It’s really important to me to take some time to show some different sides of myself.

“I’ve said this all the way through Evanescence, especially on the second and third record: ‘I have the freedom to express myself completely within the band, so why would I want to do anything else?’ And that’s true only to an extent, because as much as I could go through a range of emotions, there’s a certain expectation there.

“With the fans, with myself, I know what Evanescence is; it’s an entity, it’s bigger than just myself, which is awesome, but I can write a song and go ‘That is or isn’t an Evanescence song,’ and they both happen. So there does need to be other outlets for me to make music.”

We get the feeling that the band bowing out may have something to do with the legal battle between the band and their former record label Wind-Up Records for $1.5 million over unpaid royalities that was recently settled out of court for unknown terms.

Lee has left the door open for Evanescence to return, but don’t expect anything soon!