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Milan, Italy (1994 – present)
Lacuna Coil, formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, is a rock band formed in Milan, Italy in 1994. The band 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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Comalies
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Unleashed Memories
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Lacuna Coil,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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MarkGillis wrote:
Man, I remember leveling all of my WoW characters while listening to Comalies and Unleashed Memories. Started listening to them again, now I want to play again. :( Still my favourite albums from Lacuna Coil.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Lacuna Coil,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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boypuppet wrote:
Love this songs
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Lacuna Coil,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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marquesalory wrote:
Cristina is my Therapist
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NickPlantz wrote:
You're right, they're screams indeed, my mistake. Sometimes it sounds like Andrea's screaming when I watch live videos ^^ I like that. But I rarely listen to their old stuff (although it's much better than Shallow Life), just Comalies and Karmacode
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redgrave9 wrote:
They're screams, not grunts, NickPlantz. I don't think it's in any of their songs besides that one, but it's probably in their earlier stuff. I usually only listen to their last 3 albums, but I know that before Cristina joined the band, Lacuna Coil was black metal and Andrea did pretty good death growls.
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violetblood7 wrote:
Heaven's a Lie <33
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LeafFly wrote:
Does anyone know which band supports Lacuna Coil in Germany? Any support guests names?
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NickPlantz wrote:
Does anyone know which Lacuna Coil songs contain grunts, like Angel's Punishment?
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goldspot7 wrote:
i <3 Cristina
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amyleeforever wrote:
Closer
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ZloyENot wrote:
нормально так.
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alices_inferno wrote:
""I love Lacuna Coil, but isn't it weird that they're touring with just metalcore bands? I think their latest tours was with Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, and All That Remains." I know lol. I was thinking the same thing. :p I guess because gothic metal isn't very big in the U.S" LMAO.
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WARabey_punk wrote:
"I hate classifying music because all that really causes are arguments." +1
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ringwraith10 wrote:
Either way, I've said it before and I'll say it again. I freaking hate genres. I hate classifying music because all that really causes are arguments.
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ringwraith10 wrote:
Erm, how do you define "alternative"? Doesn't that word mean anything other than mainstream?
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WARabey_punk wrote:
Lacuna Coil's music is not the same with alternative metal..alternative metal is nu metal
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KaerLaeda wrote:
It's alternative metal. They used to be gothic but atm I don't see it in any song except for Oblivion :) I love them too but still listening to smth like The Secret, Cold Heritage or even Without A Reason off Karmacode era I start thinking I don't want to believe they've changed so much...)
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Shallow Life Tour
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Shallow Life Tour
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Shallow Life Tour
O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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LACUNA COIL - I Like It EP on iTunes!
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/lacunacoil
LACUNA COIL - I Like It EP
1. I Like It
2. I Like It (Interface Remix)
3. I Like It (Interface Remix Edit)
4. I Like It (Das Basslaster Remix)
5. I Like It (Dan Peace Remix)
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