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Milan, Italy (1994 – present)
Lacuna Coil, formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, is a metal band formed in Milan, Italy in 1994. The group consists of Cristina Scabbia (vocals), Andrea Ferro (vocals and keyboards), Cristiano Migliore (guitars), Marco Biazzi (guitars), Marco Coti Zelati (bass and keyboards), and Cristiano Mozzati (drums and percussion).
In 1994 Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right, but soon changed their name to Ethereal, and signed to Century Media at the end of 1997. Finding that the name Ethereal was already taken by a Greek band, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which is half Italian, half English and translates to “empty spiral”.
The members of the band have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of guitar lines overlaid with prominent keyboard work, and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic detached sound.
Much of the band’s recent material, however, sees a more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. According to the band, they are and have been influenced by Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Anathema, Septic Flesh, Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, Imago Mortis, Depeche Mode, In Flames, and Amorphis amongst others. The band’s 2006 release, “Karmacode”, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. They have played among the world’s biggest heavy metal festivals on the main stage including Ozzfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Wacken Open Air, and played with Megadeth on their Gigantour tour in November 2007.
In 1994 Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right, but soon changed their name to Ethereal, and signed to Century Media at the end of 1997. Finding that the name Ethereal was already taken by a Greek band, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which is half Italian, half English and translates to “empty spiral”.
The members of the band have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of guitar lines overlaid with prominent keyboard work, and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic detached sound.
Much of the band’s recent material, however, sees a more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. According to the band, they are and have been influenced by Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Anathema, Septic Flesh, Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, Imago Mortis, Depeche Mode, In Flames, and Amorphis amongst others. The band’s 2006 release, “Karmacode”, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. They have played among the world’s biggest heavy metal festivals on the main stage including Ozzfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Wacken Open Air, and played with Megadeth on their Gigantour tour in November 2007.
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Lord_Inc wrote:
End of Time Upsidedown Intoxicated I Don't Believe in Tomorrow are the best for me from the new album
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ScreamingHand12 wrote:
New Album is awesome :) Love intoxicated
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kajlen wrote:
@ Xfing I'd say the same. A little bit better. But just a little.
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Xfing wrote:
I'd say this is similar in quality to Shallow Life.
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GlitterBunni wrote:
The new album is AWESOMENESS!
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CellaDoorFreak wrote:
I really like the "Losing My Religion" Cover :)))
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kajlen wrote:
My Spirit is definitely the best song on the new album. It was written for Peter Steele am I right? I wish he was still alive making music...
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mullerluiz wrote:
How coudn't I love it?
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ademirf wrote:
Losing My Religion : FANTASTIC :D
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Germanottagirl1 wrote:
Lacuna ♥
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FreeDom-9 wrote:
Awesome!<3
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Scabbiana wrote:
I loved Dark Adrenaline♥ Just don't understand why people complain so much for the last couple of albums, I think every one of them has their own magic.
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Sheila1987 wrote:
Completely addicted to the new album at this point.
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earthcrossing wrote:
Dark Adrenaline has its cool moments, probably more of them than Shallow Life did - but Unleashed Memories is still my fave too!
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MrBrightsiide wrote:
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shade981 wrote:
I've thought there were be no worse album than Karmacode but Dark Adrenaline proudly took that title. Since Comalies not a single album was cool.. I miss Unleashed memories moments so much...
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Kdo_Kenoute wrote:
Unleashed Memories :-)
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niepogodna wrote:
Dark Adrenaline is their best album ever, every single sound, all the lyrics - everything seems to be composed in perfect proportions, simply awesome!
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DarkElvick wrote:
I'm definitely feeling Dark Adrenaline so far.
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MustBeDreaming1 wrote:
Dark Adrenaline seems to be their best album since Comalies! Though after Shallow Life such a good result was totally unexpected and unpredictable :-)
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The Gigantour 2012
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Gigantour 2012
San Jose State University, San Jose, United States
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Feb
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The Gigantour 2012
Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, United States
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