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Lacuna Coil Biography
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Source: http://lacunacoil.it,emptyspiral.net
(An update to include the latest release):
Lacuna Coil is a six-member band hailing from Milan, Italy, although the vast majority of their lyrics are sung in English. Their music is usually lumped into the category of “goth metal”; however, they’ve developed their own unique sound by using heavily distorted guitars overlaid with melodic keyboard arrangements and a powerful blend of both male and female lead vocals. The name “Lacuna Coil” means “empty spiral” and is said to represent the band’s life philosophy. Major players in the European metal scene for nearly a decade, the band was virtually unknown in the U.S. until they began touring there in 2003-4, with probably their greatest exposure resulting from the infamous Ozzfest tour. This discovery by American fans subsequently made their most recent CD entitled “Comalies” the best-selling release in the history of their record label, Century Media, with over 150,000 copies sold last year in the U.S. alone. In addition to touring with Ozzfest, having a song (“Swamped”) on the soundtrack of the movie “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” introduced them to new legions of U.S. fans. Add to that the promotion of “Comalies” through commercials on major music-video TV channels, and you have the recipe for the band’s newfound international success.
The brainchild of bassist and chief songwriter Marco Coti-Zelati and his long-time friend, male vocalist Andrea Ferro, the group first formed in 1994 under the name “Sleep of Right”. They asked a female friend, Cristina Scabbia, to sing backing vocals on a few songs, but it wasn’t long before they realized that her clear, soaring voice made the perfect foil to Ferro’s deep growling style of singing, and they soon asked Scabbia to join the band permanently. Thus, the three core members of Lacuna Coil that remain today were in place. In 1996, they released a 2-song demo, changing the band’s name to “Ethereal”, and this eventually led to a recording contract with Century Media in 1997 under the name Lacuna Coil.
On their self-titled first effort (a six-song EP released in 1998), Claudio Leo and Raffaele Zagaria played guitars, while drums were the domain of Leonardo Forti. However, these three members left the band while Lacuna was touring with Moonspell in support of the EP. Lacuna Coil’s first full-length album, “In A Reverie” was completed in 1999, with Cristiano Migliori on guitars and Cristiano Mozzati (“Criz”) on drums replacing the departed members. These two musicians proved a good fit for Lacuna, and they’re still with the band today. “In A Reverie” had a heavier sound than their debut EP, and earned the group further recognition in the European metal scene, particularly in Germany and Scandinavia, and somewhat in Great Britain. Ironically, the band says that metal isn’t a very popular style of music in their native Italy, except in the underground club scene.
Next in Lacuna’s discography was the five-song “Halflife” EP, which came out in 2000 and further defined their unique style, which uses inventive songwriting and their signature duality of male & female vocals to portray the good-evil/light-darkness/strength-despair themes that run throughout much of their music. The final member of the group, Marco Biazzi (“Maus”), was added as a second guitarist on this EP, and he completes the band’s line-up as we know them today. 2001’s “Unleashed Memories” was the prolific sextet’s next release, a full-length album that has a grinding, slow & heavy feel throughout many of the songs, much to the delight of their goth fans.
What many consider to be Lacuna Coil’s break-though album, “Comalies” came out in 2002, completely produced in an astonishing two months’ time. This release shone with even more innovative keyboard arrangements and brighter sound effects than their previous work. It showcases their ability to stay true to their patented style while maintaining creativity and originality, so that no two songs sound alike.
With the highly-anticipated release of “Karmacode” finally arriving in the spring of 2006, Lacuna Coil debuted yet a heavier, faster sound while retaining traces of their original melodic underpinnings. The band took some definite risks with the stronger baseline and overall edgier feel to the songs on “Karmacode”. This may be an acquired taste for some fans of the classic Lacuna sound, but marks a creative progression that will undoubtedly attract new fans more inclined toward heavier sounds. Repeated and attentive listening reveals that LC’s core attributes are still audible on “Karmacode”. The slight middle-Eastern flair in some of the new tracks follows LC’s tradition of combining haunting ancient melodies with innovative new hard rock rhythms. This seamless combination of old and new is the hallmark of Lacuna Coil, and perhaps their greatest and most original asset. Hopefully it will continue into many future releases.
Written by Loretta Walters Huston
Sources: lacunacoil.it, the band’s website; and emptyspiral.net, the official fan-site
Thanks to lw329@hotmail.com for submitting the biography. |
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Review about Lacuna Coil
christina rocks!!! | Reviewer: maria 66 | 7/7/2008evanescence have nothing to do with lacuna!!christina sings with her heart and she is absolutely a part of rock & metal scene...amy lee is obviously a pop singer and in europe noone of metal fans listen to her music!!when i listen to songs like "lithium"and "call me when u re sober"i can realize that amy has no idea of hard music.
u caN T compare lacuna coil with evanescence | Reviewer: rania 66 | 6/30/2008
LC have nothing to do with evanescence!!these bands are totally different.christina rocks and amy is an american girl who has no idea of rock n metal!Here in europe noone of metallers take evanescence seriously.In fact they don t belong in rock/metal scene!if u love female vocals u can listen to THE GATHERING,AFTER FOREVER,WITHIN TEMPTATION,NIGHTWISH,ENDERBRIDGE,,SKELETAL FAMILY!
You are loved here | Reviewer: Al | 1/16/2008
Me and my friends would love to see lacuna coil live here in havana, if there were any way for them to come play here, they have a lot of public here and organizations like AHS or ICAP maybe can help them comming here, if anyone read this please, let them know.
a huge fan!!!
LACUNA COIL ROCKS! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/10/2007
the best ever! the music touches me deep!
LACUNA COIL ROCKS and CRISTINA SCABIA is HOT!
great | Reviewer: Teen | 6/19/2007
"Our truth" is one of my favorite songs from Lacuna Coil. Everything they sing is an inspiration for our age, nothing has limit when I listen to them. I love the way they performe and especialy I love the way Cristana performe. I just Love the way they take music as a spiritual thing. I'll take too.
Lacuna Coil & evanescence | Reviewer: elsa | 6/5/2007
Evanescence is not the rip off because Amy Lee said that she hadn't even heard lacuna coil before. but now she knows 'em. By the way, lacuna coil is a great band....!
Inspirational Band | Reviewer: Phoenix | 5/23/2007
I never heard about Lacuna Coil till I heard their song on Music Choice channel 411. Their determination and belief in following their dreams has helped me to follow mine.
I am now within my band 'Life Sentence'. I admit, it is quite queer to sing in front of people when one is quite shy and self-conscious. But my friend, Dark Angel, read one of my songs and heard me sing in homeroom (I didn't know he was at the door!). He said I should write songs for our band and sing them.
You guys are a great inspirtation to one who wants to be in a band yet is unsure of one's self. I never thought a female could be part of a metal band till I heard you, Cristina Scabbia. You guys are a great inspiration. I hope your band goes far.
Lacuna Coil Rocks!!! | Reviewer: Heather | 5/22/2007
I was listening to them before they made it big in the US....and I have gone to 90% of their concerts here in the US. They are so amazing and good to their fans....they know how they got where they are and you can tell that they are verythankful for their fans. I just wish they wuld do more tours in Atlanta....it makes me sad that I can only see them live once a year...or less :(
Lacuna Coil | Reviewer: sky | 5/14/2007
i went and saw them in consert at jaxx in va for the first time and they rock'ed
10 out of 10 | Reviewer: Alexis | 2/25/2007
Even though the genre of "symphonic"/goth/metal bands with female vocalists is rather crowded, Lacuna Coil stands out (and is my personal favorite). Cristina's voice is real, emotional and earthy, not high and operatic, and the contrast between her and Andrea is simply perfect. Their music has a stunning, almost other-worldly beauty, melancholy at times, aggressive at others. Lacuna Coil continues to push the envelope when their contemporaries just get predictable. They're amazing.
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