Quote Originally Posted by Rye
Evanescence is probably the worst sufferer of bad genre classification. It isn't pop-goth, goth-rock, pop, progressive, or emo. It's actually more like classical music than anything else, or at least the older stuff is. The newer Evanescence music is more soft rock, with ochestra in some songs.

Ochestra = <3, but I don't really know any progressive bands. Can you name a few?
Evanescence is nu-metal, plain and simple. Leaning more towards the post-rock end of the spectrum, rather that the experimental side, maybe.