Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 1994.[4][5] Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, the band was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and 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 heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs.The band's 2006 release, Karmacode peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. They have played among the world's biggest heavy metal festivals on the main stage including Ozzfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Wacken Open Air, and played with Megadeth on their Gigantour tour in November 2007.In the magazine Rock Sound, it was recently announced that Lacuna Coil's fifth studio album, that will be produced by Don Gilmore, would have some Arabic influences.Cristina Scabbia announced to Rock Sound,"It's different, but it's our style. We haven't done anything absolutely different from our style, because that wouldn't be natural, that would be weird - it wouldn't be us. The songs are definitely more powerful, more complete, more intense, more straight-to-the-point".Andrea Ferro told Rock Sound,"We've put more attention on the real meaning of the songs, so the vocals are a bit more prominent. We've worked a lot with Don Gilmore on the pronunciation of the words in English, so people really understand the meanings of the words. There are strong choruses, where people can relate and really understand what we mean".On December 13th, it was revealed that the album would be called Shallow Life, and is due in the spring of 2009.[17] According to a post on the band's MySpace on Februaury 11, 2009, the album will be released in Europe on April 20 and in the United States on April 21.In February/March 2009, Lacuna Coil played at the Australian music festival Soundwave with other big metal acts including DevilDriver, In Flames, Lamb of God and Nine Inch Nails. The festival spanned the 5 mainland capital cities, at which they performed their new single, Spellbound, from the upcoming album for the first time.
