Formed: 1996
From:
Milan,
Italy
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Originally formed in 1996, the band teamed up with producer Waldemar Sorychta (Sentenced, Samael, Tiamat) in 1998. Terrorizer Magazine hailed Lacuna Coil's self-titled debut as "superb, and its strength soon weakens whatever resistance you may have had after repeated plays." In 1999, The album In A Reverie was released with the same producer. They played at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in The Netherlands, the Metal Mania Festival in Poland, and Italy's prestigious Gods Of Metal Festival, and the Altheimer Open Air Festival. They released the Halflife EP, which was recorded in Italy with a new producer, to their European community of fans in the year 2000.
In 2001, they released Unleashed Memories with their original producer, this album (released in North America with the previously unavailable Halflife EP). Praised by Alternative Press for their "supersize chords that nearly burst into flame, gorgeous three-part harmonies and chill-inducing melodies that recycle in your head for days" and earning a special mention in Billboard Magazine's Hard Music Spotlight for their "compelling mixture of seductive melodies and aggressive riffs," the band embarked on their first North American tour with Moonspell in the winter of 2001. Metal Maniacs documented their live show to be "a sensory overload of the highest order. In one word: intoxicating."
Lacuna Coil creates a dream-like quality of the world, which floods you with a myriad of heavy and hypnotic sounds. The epic feel of their latest melodic invention, Comalies, will quickly lead to you believe that an incredibly personal epiphany is about to happen. Each song contributes to the build-up, encouraging introspection while documenting the sadness that this particular journey uncovers. Upholding the emotive yin/yang tradition of vocal interplay between the dulcet tones of Cristina Scabbia and the deliberate vocals of her male singing partner Andrea Ferro, Comalies is another dynamic exploration of Lacuna Coil's soulfully somber and stunningly enigmatic musical alchemy.
Latest Lacuna Coil News
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Lacuna Coil And Ancient Confirmed For Piorno
Italy's LACUNA COIL and Norweigan black metallers ANCIENT are the latest bands confirmed for this years Piorno Rock Festival, which will take place on February 28th in Pinos Puentes (Granada), Spain. The list of bands so far confirmed is as follows:
AMON AMARTH, ANCIENT, AXXIS, BATTELORE, CAGE, CALLENISH CIRCLE, CONTHRA, DARK FUNERAL, DESTRUCTION, ENSLAVED, EPICA, EVERGREY, FINNTROLL, IRON SAVIOR, KAMELOT, LACUNA COIL, MSG, SAXON, SEPULTURA, STRATOVARIUS, TANKARD, VANDES
Lacuna Coil's 'Heaven's A Lie' Video Online
LACUNA COIL's new video, "Heaven's A Lie", which debuted on Headbanger's Ball and Uranium earlier this week, has been put online for viewing. You can stream the entire video here.
Lacuna Coil Video Debuts On Headbanger's Ball
The brand-new LACUNA COIL video for "Heaven's a Lie" directed by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, PASSENGER) will premier on MTV2 Headbangers Ball this Saturday, December 13.
CATTLE DECAPITATION's new video will also premiere, while DIMMU BORGIR and NEVERMORE come on as special guests.