Lacuna Coil
Biography
With the debut of their self-titled 1998 EP, Lacuna Coil (which translates to "empty spiral" in English) turned a lot of heads in Italy's ambient/goth scene thanks in part to Cristina Scabbia's haunting but mesmerizing vocals. Additional recognition came after a European tour with Moonspell and later with the Gathering and Seigmen. With the rest of Lacuna Coil's lineup in place -- courtesy of Andrea Ferro (vocals), Cristiano Migliore (guitars), Marco Coti Zelati (bass), and Christiano Mozzati (drums) -- the band's first full-length, In a Reverie, was issued in 1999. The Halflife EP appeared in 2000, and their next LP, Unleashed Memories, followed in spring 2001.
The group's third album, Comalies, was highly praised by the metal world after its release in October 2002, and attention surrounding Lacuna Coil continued to grow as they spent time on the road with Type O Negative, P.O.D., Opeth, and Danzig, among others. "Heaven's a Lie" was also a U.S. commercial radio success as the album's first single, followed by the equally popular "Swamped." The band accepted an invitation to appear at 2004's Ozzfest, and spent the next year playing at many European festivals. Karmacode surfaced in April 2006. ~ Mike DaRonco, All Music Guide
Selected Discography

Karmacode
2006

Comalies
2002

Unleased Memories + HalfLife EP
2001

In A Reverie
1999

Lacuna Coil
1998
ravenmaster0 1 , if I remember correctly from wikkapedia, it's supposed to be released sometime in November, but don't quote me on that. It's been a while since I've looked them up. :p
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unleashed memories is probably my favorite next to comalies i love all their albums but yeah karmacode they kinda lost their sound but im waiting to hear the new album im hoping they go back to their more melodic metal stuff
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The first stuff I heard from them was actually from Karmacode, and then I bought In a Reverie. When I heard those, I thought that those two albums exemplified their style until I heard other stuff on here. That was when i found out they did do some symphonic goth metal, and I was happy!!
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I have to admit, I like their earlier stuff better, moonchilde. The earlier stuff is more gothic, but the stuff on Karmacode is more like all other bands in the u.s. I hope they change their minds, and return to their original style.
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i liked Lacuna Coil so much better when they were still Lacuna Coil... now they sound like some crappy american band trying to sound like Lacuna Coil... i blame Ozzfest. Karmacode is one of the most disappointin g albums ever, they were moving towards greatness, they'd found their sound and had improved upon it, they were right on the edge. then they toured Ozzfest, they got exposed to all the lame american bands, they took their awesome sound and tossed it right out the window...
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I wouldn't compare them to Nightwish--t h e y ' r e completely different.
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It has been said before, the best way to listen to this band is live. I've already seen them 3 times, got to meet the band backstage, and the whole gang is very down to Earth and they really care about their fans. To those who say Cristina is HOT, I think they are all under-statin g the obvious. Cristina is beyond Hot, and she actually looks better in person than on any pictorial spread you will find her. Not to mention, she has some of the most hauntingly melodic vocals I have ever heard.
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Lacuna Coil is great- such an awesome sound and awesome songs- I can listen to them all the time...
I agree not being able to listen to Evanescence- I really would rather listen to Lacuna Coil a million times :) |
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no need to explain is such a great song ,i don't want to start another debate because its boring but i don't think evanescence are any good-i tried with them for months and have listened to everything they have done,the sincerity is questionable , t h e absolute compassion that is necesscary, is missing.
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I absolutely love Lacuna Coil!!!! I would rather listen to these guys over evanescence! ! ! I really like the drummer!!!! He's awesome!!!!!
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*does the smile thing again. small children run screaming.* ah, well. at least we have pandora.
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hmm.. i dont think congressmen would go for any plan that is petitioned by someone with teeth that look like fangs and is named after an ancient greek legend queen. lol.. but i do agree that something needs done about the institutiona l i z i n g of this music genra into standardized radio programming, instead of having such bands only on pay to listen companies like Serius.
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i notice that i'm not the only one who complains about FM's lack of variety/good music. perhaps we should all band (ha ha) together and write a petition to our respective congressmen. *grins wickedly, showing teeth alarmingly like fangs* now wouldn't that be interesting?
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Love listening to their song that is found on Guitar Hero III's Bonus Tracks.
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Lacuna Coil is one of my favorite bands. I love Cristina's voice and the duets are amazing. They never play stuff like this on the radio around here. I'm so glad I found Pandora I can find all sorts of amazing artists that never hit the air waves here.
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Cristina is absolutely beautiful!! My daughter just loves her music, and she is 6 years old. My son likes her better than Amy Lee!!!! I love their music very much. Thank you for the wonderful music!!!!!!!
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Wonder if LC will tour the American Northwest anytime in this century . . .
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Probably one of my favorite bands. I discovered them completly by accident about 5 years ago and have loved them ever since. I wish radio around here played anything even close to this.
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I also went to my first Type-O-Negat i v e concert, and this unbelievable band opened for them. My friend and I were in complete awe...the performance was unearthly... t o t a l l y blown away. I had not even heard of LC at the time. We immediately went to the merch stand after the show and bought two of their cds.
Christina was completely and utterly captivating. . . m e z m o r i z i n g , and sensual as hell. She can also mosh with the best of them. AWESOME concert! |
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I've got to agree, there's no reason to bad-mouth Evanescence. They're both great bands, and as previously commented, they're very different. I don't see why one can't like them both and be polite about it.
Also, I wish FM radio would play stuff like this more often!! |
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I saw them live like in 2002 or somewhere around there, and no one even knew of them, really.
In fact, a lot of people were there to see Type-O-Negat i v e , which I am not very fond of. Cristina was amazing, the male vocalist was horrible though, disappointin g . Good thing he stopped the stupid trying to scream business, didn't really work on any of the albums. |
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Cristina Scabbia... the chick of my dreams.. metal chick... one of the best vocalists in metal... and just plain HOT! id do anything for her.
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great band.. Cristina Scabbia is a gorgeous woman in addition to a fantastic singer!!!
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I saw them live last May....Headl i n i n g finally.It was probably one of the best live shows I saw ever.If you have a chance you must see them live.
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i like the song "Swamped" alot. some dude on the internet got me in to them. i'm a big fan! ;)
i also agree with you loveisevol81 . If ya' don't enjoy a band, change the station. |
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what a brain dead thing to say about amy lee. If there wasn't amy lee, there wouldn't be evanescence. If zombies were talking over the world by eatin brains they would pass u by! If you don't like a band change the f**kin station! DUMBASS!!!
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Listen to Soul Into Hades (off the self titled EP), probably the most emotional singing I've heard.
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Daylight Dancer! OOh, 'desolation, grief, and agony'!!!!!! Love those lyrix
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They also appeared in last years ozzfest, My bro went to the one in miami or tampa
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Best freakin BAND EVER!!! killer singers, awesome guitarists and drumer, . . . the freakin god's of rock! Marry me Christina Scabbia!
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It's being washed 40 miles inland by a massive powerful wave of music. . .
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