Lacuna Coil are an Italian four piece, gothic metal and alternative metal band from Milan in Italy, they formed in 1994.
Lacuna Coil consists of band members; lead vocalists Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia, Marco Coti Zelati on the bass guitar and keyboard, Marco "Maus" Biazzi on the guitar and Ryan Blake Folden on the drums.
Since Lacuna Coil formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes, they have formerly been known as "Sleep of Right" and "Ethereal".
Lacuna Coil are highly unique and have their own musical style. The band get their inspiration through the arty components of gothic imagery and music. Their style combines both female and male vocals with slow tempo's and heavy bass lines.
The band were signed by Century Media record in 1998 and went on to release a self-titled EP with them. Later, Lacuna Coil successfully recorded their debut full length album, named, "In a Reverie". However in 2002 the band made a breakthrough with a change of style. They found their feet and released breakthrough album, "Comalies". The album was highly successful and it impressively received high reviews. The success of the album lead to it being a significant player in Europe's metal scene. The band consequently started touring in America because of the success.
Lacuna Coil are still successful now, releasing, "Dark Adrenaline" in 2012 which impressively peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 2 million records.
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