Evanescence Drummer Served 'Gagging Order'.... Former Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray is unable to comment on the circumstances that led to his leaving the group, because he claims to have been served a gagging order.The band's singer Amy Lee has reassured fans Evanescence will continue following the weekend departure of drummer Gray and guitarist John LeCompt.But Gray insists he has been warned not to mention how he came to leave the band.He writes on his website: "Amy Lee's management emailed me last night to tell me that, in their view, the contract I signed to record, perform and tour with the group says I'm not allowed to have any free speech in regard to Evanescence."The way they spin it, I'm not even allowed to say I quit the group, I guess.But the news is out there, so, there ya go.

"I need to have a lawyer read over all that mess to tell me what, when and how I can tell you all - the real fans - what really went down, if I ever can, haha."As previously reported, LeCompt has also hit out at how his career with Evanescence came to an abrupt end.

Writing on his internet blog, he said: "Without any warning or legitimisations for my future, I was fired for no good reason."

Both Gray and LeCompt now plan to concentrate their energies on offshoot act Machina.

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