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Evanescence is huge. Like almost 20 years later they still sell out venues for ridiculous amounts. But I think you mean bigger in the mainstream? Honestly, it's a combination of things.

For one, her album releases are sporadic. Fallen was huge but they didn't release a follow-up for almost four years. There were lots of issues behind the scenes, too, which didn't help matters. Ben Moody (credited with a good portion of Evanescence's sound) left the band the same year as Fallen dropped, which most likely didn't help in this regard. But even with the initial gap and the issues behind the scenes, it would have been fine as they were still relevant enough to continue momentum...only it took her another 5 years to release more music (2011) and then from there they didn't release an entirely new album until 2021 - a full decade later. The album releases were just way too inconsistent.

And another thing that doesn't help is that the sound isn't consistent. There was a subtle change from Fallen to The Open Door, but the sound of those two is quite different from their self-titled album & The Bitter Truth. Like if you're a fan of their earlier stuff you might not vibe with their later stuff.

So yeah, I'd say sporadic releases + inconsistency in sound is what hurt them.