In 2011, as Evanescence returned with their self-titled album—a mature synthesis of nu-metal and gothic-rock following the triumph of Fallen—Amy Lee and her refreshed lineup performed at The Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York's historic venue opened in 1925 as an Art Deco cinema and a bastion of local rock with 1,500 seats. The 90-minute set, rich with orchestral swells and Lee's vocal might, embodied the tour's climax, where "My Heart Is Broken" resonated through the hall, fusing with audience catharsis. As a rare artifact of their American resurgence, this show transmuted the theater into a portal of vulnerability, granting gothic metal intimate scale.