# Jen Majura
**Jen Majura** (full name Jennifer Majura Indrasen, born 1983 in [Stuttgart](https://www.edgepedia.org/stuttgart), West Germany) is a German guitarist, bassist, and vocalist best known as a member of the rock band [Evanescence](https://www.edgepedia.org/evanescence) from 2015 to 2022[1](http://jenmajura.com/). Before and after that tenure she played with the German bands Knorkator and Equilibrium, released two solo albums, and co-founded the crossover metal band How We End[1](http://jenmajura.com/) • [2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html). In June 2025 she announced her retirement from the music industry[1](http://jenmajura.com/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Jennifer Majura Indrasen, born 1983 in Stuttgart, West Germany[1](http://jenmajura.com/) |
| Evanescence | Joined August 2015 as Terry Balsamo's replacement; left May 2022, after Synthesis (2017) and The Bitter Truth (2021)[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry) • [4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/) |
| Earlier bands | Touring with Rage from 2006; Knorkator on guitar 2012–2014; Equilibrium on bass from May 2014[2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html) |
| Solo albums | Jen Majura (2014) and InZENity (November 2017, 11 tracks, with guests Alex Skolnick, Mattias IA Eklundh, and Jeff Waters)[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry) • [5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/) |
| Chart peak | The Bitter Truth, released March 2021, went No. 1 in several countries[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/) |
| Endorsements | Ibanez, ENGL Amps, Cordial, Line 6, Fishman PickUps, and Richter Straps[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity) |
| Retirement | Announced June 2025, with four final demo tracks written with guitarist Dennis Hormes[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/) |
## Early life and musical formation
Majura was born in Stuttgart in 1983[1](http://jenmajura.com/). She describes herself as a "half-Asian living in Germany"[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry). Billboard reports that she has performed professionally since 2000[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/).
## Career before Evanescence
Majura's international touring career began with the German metal band Rage in 2006, according to her Ibanez artist profile[2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html). In 2012 she joined the German band Knorkator on guitar, with whom she released several albums and DVDs, and in May 2014 she became the bassist of the pagan metal band Equilibrium[2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html). She has also been a member of Black Thunder Ladies[7](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/).
Beyond band work, she opened the Unity Music School in Hamm, Germany in 2007[7](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/), and her Ibanez profile describes her as running a successful music school in Germany[2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html). A label biography states that reaching back to 2002 she has recorded with the German bands [Blind Guardian](https://www.edgepedia.org/blind-guardian) and Rage[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity); Metal Archives specifically credits her with backing vocals on Rage's Carved in Stone (2008) and Strings to a Web (2010)[8](https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jen_Majura/35989).
## Evanescence (2015–2022)
Majura came to widespread attention in 2015 when she took over from [Terry Balsamo](https://www.edgepedia.org/terry-balsamo) as Evanescence's guitarist[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/). According to Blabbermouth, she joined in August 2015 without an audition: [Amy Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-lee) said she already knew Majura's playing from videos[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry). Lee's other shortlisted candidate was [Nita Strauss](https://www.edgepedia.org/nita-strauss), then Alice Cooper's guitarist, who stayed with Cooper[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry).
Sources describe her role in the band differently. Billboard and Blabbermouth call her the lead guitarist who replaced Balsamo[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/) • [3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry), while Majura's own interview with Guitar Girl Magazine describes her position as rhythm guitar and backing vocals[7](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/).
With Evanescence she performed on Synthesis (2017) and The Bitter Truth (2021)[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/). For the Synthesis album the band toured with an orchestra for almost a year and a half, until September 2018[7](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/). The Bitter Truth, released in March 2021, went No. 1 in several countries[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/). Her departure was announced in May 2022 via social media[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry).
## Solo work and other projects
Majura has released two solo albums: Jen Majura (2014) and InZENity (2017)[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry). InZENity was released on 24 November with 11 tracks described by the label as brimming with imagination, crazy guitar licks, and catchy choruses, and as her most personal album to date[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity). It includes guest contributions by [Alex Skolnick](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-skolnick), Mattias IA Eklundh, and Jeff Waters[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/). She also runs the side project Something On 11 with Alen Brentini[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/).
After leaving Evanescence she performed vocals on the track "Deep Inside" from former [Dream Theater](https://www.edgepedia.org/dream-theater) drummer [Mike Mangini](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-mangini)'s Invisible Signs albums[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/).
## Playing style, gear, and endorsements
Majura is an Ibanez endorser[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity). Her main 7-string for Evanescence on tour is the RG2027 XLDTB, which has a 27.5-inch scale that she cites as more stable in tune and intonation on the road[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/). Her touring setup also includes two RGIB-6 baritone guitars and two standard RG450s for drop-D material, plus Ibanez Axion Label RGA61 and RGA71 models with Fishman Fluence pickups[7](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/). Her amplification pairs Synergy amps with Friedman HBE and BE-BB modules, alongside Line 6 Helix and HX Stomp units[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/). She plays D'Addario strings: EXL125 (0.09–0.46) for solo work and EXL110-7 (0.10–0.59) mostly for Evanescence[5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/). Her endorsements also include ENGL Amps, Cordial, Line 6, Fishman PickUps, and Richter Straps[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity).
## What changed after Evanescence: How We End and retirement
Following her departure from Evanescence, Majura co-founded the crossover metal band How We End[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/). Her official site lists her How We End membership as 2023–2025[1](http://jenmajura.com/), while Metal Archives dates her guitars tenure in the band from 2022[8](https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jen_Majura/35989).
In June 2025 she announced her retirement from the music industry[1](http://jenmajura.com/). As a final musical endeavor she released four previously unshared demo tracks, songs she said were written over a decade earlier together with the guitarist Dennis Hormes[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/). In a 2025 interview, at age 42, she said that "a combination of a lot of things" led to the decision[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry). Her official site lists her instruments as guitar, bass, and vocals[1](http://jenmajura.com/).
## Discography and recognition
- Evanescence, Synthesis (2017) and The Bitter Truth (2021); the latter went No. 1 in several countries[4](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/) • [5](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/)
- Solo: Jen Majura (2014) and InZENity (2017)[3](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry)
- Rage, backing vocals on Carved in Stone (2008) and Strings to a Web (2010)[8](https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jen_Majura/35989)
- Studio work with Blind Guardian, reaching back to 2002[6](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity)
Her festival appearances include Wacken in Germany, Hellfest in France, and Graspop in Belgium[2](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html).
## References
1. [Jen Majura (official site)](http://jenmajura.com/)
2. [Jen Majura | ARTISTS | Ibanez guitars](https://www.ibanez.com/usa/artists/detail/1159.html)
3. [Ex-EVANESCENCE Guitarist JEN MAJURA Says 'A Combination Of A Lot Of Things' Led To Her Decision To 'Step Away' From Music Industry, Blabbermouth](https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-evanescence-guitarist-jen-majura-says-a-combination-of-a-lot-of-things-led-to-her-decision-to-step-away-from-music-industry)
4. [Guitarist Jen Majura Details Plan to 'Step Away' From Music Industry, Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jen-majura-step-away-music-industry-1235997516/)
5. [Tone Talk with Jen Majura, Guitar Girl Magazine](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/tone-talk/tone-talk-with-jen-majura/)
6. [CMM GmbH – InZENity](https://www.cmm-marketing.com/r260/inzenity)
7. [Jen Majura on dedication, hard work, and Evanescence, Guitar Girl Magazine](https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/jen-majura-on-dedication-hard-work-and-evanescence/)
8. [Jen Majura, Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Jen_Majura/35989)
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