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Lacuna Coil's newest effort, "Shallow Life," is another huge step forward in the band's continuous evolution and marks their first full-length since 2006's "Karmacode" - proving to be well worth the wait.
Cristina Scabbia (vocals) states: "'Shallow Life' is a natural metamorphosis from within the band; we explored different musical territories while maintaining our own style. A mix of old and new, fast and slow and light and dark. The album production is incredibly powerful and has a beautiful purity to it. Hopefully listeners will feel the same sort of connection that we have to these songs. Shallow Life has forced us to challenge ourselves. It represents the way we see ourselves in the days we live in through truth, love and lies."
The American breakthrough for Lacuna Coil whose moniker translates to "empty spiral" in English, betraying the rich versatility of their music - began with 2001's "Unleashed Memories," but the runaway success of 2002's "Comalies" was the foundation of which the band's success was built. The album was praised by the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Revolver, Rolling Stone, Stuff and virtually every hard rock/metal publication of note. Soon after the album's release, the group's profile grew tenfold thanks to aggressive touring with the likes of P.O.D., Opeth, Anthrax, Type O Negative and Danzig.
In early 2004, Lacuna Coil's successes were validated with an invitation to participate in that year's Ozzfest, supporting such metal stalwarts as Judas Priest, Slayer and Ozzy himself. Lacuna Coil offered something unique to the package that ultimately struck a chord with fans, resulting in their being hailed as the year's breakthrough artist.
The group kicked off the "Karmacode" album's extensive touring cycle with a high profile, sold-out six-week U.S. trek as direct support to Rob Zombie and the summer of 2006 was spent on the main stage of Ozzfest playing alongside such acclaimed acts as System Of A Down, Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold, as Scabbia became the first female front woman ever to grace the fest's main stage.
With five full-length albums and two EPs now to their credit, Lacuna Coil have ensured that each offering further enunciates the subtle, solemn beauty they create. "Shallow Life" takes that a step further, seeing them further mature as musicians and songwriters to deliver their most cohesive, career-defining album. |
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