"Lacuna Coil" Italian metal-rock band back
on America Tour
Lacuna Coil, Italian metal-rock band, a Goth-pop act, which plays
a mix of heavy and atmospheric rock and metal highlighted by dual male-female
vocals, is on an American Tour in support of heavy metal singer Rob Zombie.
"Their last
album, 'Comalies,' sold over 200,000 copies, and that
album, along with a stint on the 2004 Ozzfest, built
them a following in
This tour is an excellent
way for the band to let their American fans know about their
new album, the much-awaited "Karmacode,"
scheduled for an April 4 release.
The new disc is creating
quite an industry buzz. Both Alternative Press and Decibel magazines have
called it "one of the most anticipated releases of 2006." In addition
to rave reviews, the band (male vocalist Andrea Ferro, guitarist Cristiano Migliore, bassist Marco Coti Zelati, drummer Cristiano Mozzati
and sex kitten frontwoman Cristina Scabbia) can be found on the covers of metal-rock
publications this year including AMP, Caustic Truths, Metal Edge, Outburn and more.
Scabbia graces the front cover of this
month's Revolver magazine's "Hottest Women in Metal" issue.
"We're really excited to see how it ['Karmacode']
will do because we're very proud of it,"
2002's "Comalies," the band's third full-length release,
opened several opportunities for the band that were previously thought
unattainable for an Italian band in the U.S. - two highly successful commercial
radio campaigns, a breakthrough Ozzfest appearance
and selling more than 500,000 copies worldwide (with a quarter of a million
sold in the U.S. alone).
This is the first time
Lacuna Coil has played in the
Chuck Cooper, drummer for
rock band Confliction, shared several bills with Lacuna Coil in 2003. He said
fans should expect an intense show."Very
energetic and intense," Cooper said of a Lacuna Coil performance.
"They all stand across the front of the stage at times, which gives you
this wall of people, and they have this 'Matrix' look going on with long, black
jackets. They've got the wardrobe and stage show down to a T. I would recommend
them live to anyone."
"Lacuna Coil
has lasted four albums, which says something about their longevity so far. The
fact that many Americans are just finding out about the band suggests that
they'll be around for a while.
"Ultimately, if they fail to break on a huge scale in
But
Lacuna Coil is trying to
change that.
Since the arrival of
Italian metal-rock band Lacuna Coil on
The
Goth-pop act, which plays a mix of heavy and atmospheric rock and metal
highlighted by dual male-female vocals, stops tonight at the House of Blues in
"It's a great
opportunity for the band," Bram Teitelman,
director of hard rock radio promotion at The Syndicate and former managing
editor of rock at Billboard Radio Monitor, said of Lacuna Coil touring with Rob
Zombie. "Their last album, 'Comalies,' sold over
200,000 copies, and that album, along with a stint on the 2004 Ozzfest, built them a following in
That album is the much-awaited
"Karmacode," scheduled for an April 4
release.
The new disc is creating
quite an industry buzz. Both Alternative Press and Decibel magazines have
called it "one of the most anticipated releases of 2006." In addition
to rave reviews, the band (male vocalist Andrea Ferro, guitarist Cristiano Migliore, bassist Marco Coti Zelati, drummer Cristiano Mozzati
and sex kitten frontwoman Cristina Scabbia) can be found on the covers of metal-rock
publications this year including AMP, Caustic Truths, Metal Edge, Outburn and more.
Scabbia graces the front cover of this
month's Revolver magazine's "Hottest Women in Metal" issue.
"We're really excited to see how it ['Karmacode']
will do because we're very proud of it," Migliore
said during a phone interview Monday. "It's like our baby."
Adds Teitelman:
"The label has high hopes for the album, as they should. It should have a
great first week and should probably ultimately do at least as well as its
predecessor."
2002's "Comalies," the band's third full-length release,
opened several opportunities for the band that were previously thought
unattainable for an Italian band in the U.S. - two highly successful commercial
radio campaigns, a breakthrough Ozzfest appearance
and selling more than 500,000 copies worldwide (with a quarter of a million
sold in the U.S. alone).
This is the first time
Lacuna Coil has played in the
Chuck Cooper, drummer for
"Very energetic and
intense," Cooper said of a Lacuna Coil performance. "They all stand
across the front of the stage at times, which gives you this wall of people,
and they have this 'Matrix' look going on with long, black jackets. They've got
the wardrobe and stage show down to a T. I would recommend them live to
anyone."
"Karmacode's"
initial single, "Our Truth," originally appeared on the
"Underworld: Evolution" soundtrack, where it appeared alongside
notable artists such as Slipknot, My Chemical Romance, Atreyu
and others.
"It's a song that
represents the album," Migliore said. "It's
this new style - it's still Lacuna Coil 100 percent, but we tried to work more
of the sound so it actually sounds a lot heavier than in the past, but still a
lot of melody in it.
"It actually shows
you how the rest of the album will be, what direction it will go in. I think by
seeing the reaction at shows, people really like it. So I'm curious to see what
will happen when the album's out."
Teitelman's prediction: "Lacuna Coil has
lasted four albums, which says something about their longevity so far. The fact
that many Americans are just finding out about the band suggests that they'll
be around for a while.
"Ultimately, if they
fail to break on a huge scale in
The
ANNOTICO Reports are Archived at:
Italia
Mia: www.italiamia.com (Community)