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Troy McLawhorn
Troy McLawhorn
Birth Name William Troy McLawhorn
Date of Birth November 4, 1968
Age 55
Origin Fayetteville, North Carolina
Genre Alternative metal, hard rock, nu metal, post-grunge

Troy McLawhorn (born November 4. 1968) is Evanescence's guitarist since 2007. He is the band's lead guitarist.

In May 2007, McLawhorn was announced as the replacement for Evanescence's former rhythm guitarist John LeCompt, and played with the band through its The Open Door album tour, which finished in December 2007. He remained active with Dark New Day alongside Evanescence. McLawhorn eventually left Dark New Day in mid-2008 after joining Seether on tour as a touring guitarist. After that tour, McLawhorn worked with Seether as their lead guitarist and recorded several projects with Seether while Evanescence was on break in between albums. On March 8, 2011 it was announced that Troy had left Seether to pursue other interests. That day, McLawhorn posted on the Facebook page "The Troy McLawhorn Fan Site" the following statement:
"Thanks for all of the support. You guys are great! I really enjoyed playing and creating music with the guys and I wish that I didn't have to leave especially now that the album that we worked so hard on is finally coming out. It was a hard decision and I wish them the best. I hope that I will see all of you when I find my next project."

On April 8, 2011, Seether frontman Shaun Morgan took to his Twitter account to vent his frustrations regarding Troy's still unconfirmed new gig. The next day, Troy took to his official Facebook page to release the following statement to explain his departure:

"You know...I have been laying low because I didn't want my departure from Seether to be any more dramatic than it has to be but I can't sit by while people come to my site and trash me. There are a lot of people who have been very supportive and I appreciate that so much. As for the haters...I can understand that people are passionate about their bands and the music. I am, too. That's why even when I was barely able to survive financially in this business I never quit because I genuinely love to play music with my friends. My leaving Seether was not about money at all. Ask yourselves this, why would I leave the band after we had just finished making an awesome record? Why? I was as excited as anyone to get out there and support it. I am losing money by leaving the band. You have to know that it was a very personal invasion of trust that led me to make my decision to leave. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a vindictive person and I am just trying to find a place that I can be long term and play music with people that I can trust."

On June 12, 2011, Amy Lee of Evanescence announced on her Twitter account that Troy was continuing the band and joining them on their third album and upcoming tour.

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