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Lacuna Coil
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gothic metal, metal, female fronted metal, gothic, female vocalists
Milan, Italy (1994 – present)
Lacuna Coil, formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, is a gothic metal 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).
At the end of 1997 Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right, but soon changed their name to Ethereal, and signed to Century Media. Finding that the name Ethereal was already taken, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which is Italian for “empty spiral”.
Lacuna Coil’s music is inspired by gothic imagery and gothic metal music, and the members 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.
At the end of 1997 Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right, but soon changed their name to Ethereal, and signed to Century Media. Finding that the name Ethereal was already taken, they changed their name to Lacuna Coil, which is Italian for “empty spiral”.
Lacuna Coil’s music is inspired by gothic imagery and gothic metal music, and the members 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.
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Heaven's a Lie
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Enjoy The Silence
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Our Truth
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Swamped
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Closer
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Within Me
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Fragile
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Daylight Dancer
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Unspoken
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To The Edge
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Self Deception
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Humane
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Senzafine
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Tight Rope
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What I See
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Shoutbox
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rakshasa07 wrote:
If you hate the new last.fm's version. JOIN! http://www.last.fm/group/Bring+back+the+old+Last.fm
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Xfing wrote:
Unleashed Memories and Comalies are two best albums ever. Karmacode is a step towards mainstream.
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shirish87 wrote:
I <3: Falling / Falling Again
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RicardoNiro wrote:
Tremendo el cover de Enjoy The Silence wow :)
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Metalliaxe wrote:
I used to love them a few years ago, but now I hardly ever listen to them... maybe I'll try listening to them again.
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Drakaina wrote:
Gothic metal it is not, much less gothic in general. Taggers get a clue, true gothic metal branches from doom metal.
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Lance_Cleaning wrote:
For all the people that listen to Tarja 's solo career that tag it as Tarja Turunen. Correct your tags..the correct tag is Tarja. Thanks in the advance.
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empii wrote:
interestingly, beside other female fronted "so called" gothic-rock bands, they are better live than in the studio, especially the tracks from karmacodeare excellent live, where the tuning and mood is a lot better. However, I still think Unleashed memories is their outstanding album :).
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heminder wrote:
comalies is win :D
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Artfed wrote:
Christina Scabia The Best! With Love from Russia!
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RicardoNiro wrote:
Comalies and Karmacode the best albums ever :)
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barracuda939 wrote:
without fear and stars are not on the list..BOO HOO !!
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muddyromantic wrote:
I agree completely with Dessums, and I hope they'll keep up with that with the new album. And I can't say that I agree with Karmacode sounding like Evanescence, coming from a former huuuuuuge Evanescence fan. Two completely different atmospheres.
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Dessums wrote:
What I like is how all of their albums are different and great in their own way. It shows that they're evolving and not just sticking to the same thing. In a Reverie is a wonderful album, but if all of their albums were like that, I can't say I'd enjoy them as much.
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munchies1 wrote:
lol karmacode sounds like evanescence
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muddyromantic wrote:
I like Karmacode a lot, personally. In fact, if I ever have the urge to listen to Lacuna Coil, it'll usually be Karmacode, In a Reverie, or their self-titled EP.
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mhunke wrote:
Wow evilangela, your quite an un-pretentious, open minded, and attractive girl aren'tcha? *cough* *cough*
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stormchasar wrote:
I disagree with evilangela a lot. Unleashed Memories is certainly a great CD, probably their best, but Karmacode is still awesome. Listen to "The Game" and tell me it isn't.
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Layinginblack wrote:
I like a few songs off Karmacode.
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TranceAwake wrote:
if LC makes another comalies or unleashed memories i will give up my left testicle.
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Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Recent Activity
- Tarelysian added Lacuna Coil to the lineup of Lacuna Coil at The Warfield. 3 hours ago
- Necropsy14 tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘gothic metal’, ‘metal’ and ‘gothic’. 4 hours ago
- Tinosoft89 connected Lacuna Coil to the group Musica al Azar. 7 hours ago
- Bocetos tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘female vocalists’ and ‘gothic metal’. 9 hours ago
- _paperflower_ tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘female fronted’ and ‘00s’. 9 hours ago
- truantie and ReverendDoom tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘gothic metal’. 10 hours ago
- Abzurds tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘metal’. yesterday afternoon
- NoUserNameLeft tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘female fronted metal’. yesterday morning
- Monsthar tagged Lacuna Coil with ‘seen live’. yesterday morning
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- Band Members
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- Andrea Ferro (1994 - present)
- Claudio Leo
- Cristiano Migliore (1998 - present)
- Cristiano Mozzati (1998 - present)
- Cristina Scabbia (1994 - present)
- Leonardo Forti
- Marco Biazzi (1999 - present)
- Marco Coti Zelati (1994 - present)
- Raffaele Zagaria
