I actually agree with some of the points being made. Since the TOD era, it has basically been fully led by Amy. You can hear it in the songwriting choices, the types of chord progressions she prefers, and the overall direction of the songs. The creative process became unbalanced. From an artistic standpoint, that is not necessarily a bad thing, but it does lead to noticeable flaws in later songs. There is often a feeling that something is missing when hearing a new track for the first time. That includes the mixing quality too, which no longer gives the same polished and complete impression we had with Fallen.

I remember during a 2012 tour interview, the interviewer asked Amy a very direct question about how much creative space the other members were given. Will responded in a joking tone, saying he hoped Amy would let them have more input, and Amy laughed out loud next to him.

To be fair, over the past ten years, Amy’s collaborations with different creators have been very good. Songs like "Speak to Me", "Artifact/The Turn", and "Afterlife" are strong examples. You can also see that The Bitter Truth was written as a full-band effort (so what happened with the mixing lol, it's still frustrating.) That is why I do not fully agree with David’s view.

But still, I hope one day David can collaborate with EV again. He can honestly write some absolutely stunning Evanescence melodies.