Lacuna Coil album

Album   Released Publisher Rating
Comalies (Japan Bonus Tracks) 2002 Indie
Unleashed Memories (Japan) 2001 Century (Japan)
In a Reverie (Japan Bonus Tracks) 1999 JVC Victor
Back to the topComalies (Japan Bonus Tracks)
Review by Andy Hinds, All Music Guide
Released:
October 29, 2002
Label:
Indie
Rating:
Styles:
Goth Metal
Symphonic Black Metal
Heavy Metal
Power Metal
Lacuna Coil's third full-length disc will not disappoint fans of the group's stately goth pop; led by the excellent tag-team vocals of Cristina Scabbia and (male vocalist) Andrea Ferro, the Italian sextet continues to produce top-notch atmospheric rock that defies easy categorization. Although there are occasional lapses into conservative craftsmanship ("Self Deception") and trite lyrics, there are also some nice experimental touches, like the attention-grabbing start/stop digital editing in "Aeon." [A Japanese version included bonus tracks.]
Track # Track Time Composer
1 Swamped N/A N/A
2 Heaven Is a Lie N/A N/A
3 Daylight N/A N/A
4 Humane N/A N/A
5 DeCeption N/A N/A
6 Aeon N/A N/A
7 Tight Rope N/A N/A
8 Ghost Woman and the Human N/A N/A
9 Unspoken N/A N/A
10 Entwined N/A N/A
11 Prophet Sa N/A N/A
12 Angel's Punishment N/A N/A
13 Comalies N/A N/A
Back to the topUnleashed Memories (Japan)
Review by Andy Hinds, All Music Guide
Released:
March 20, 2001
Label:
Century (Japan)
Rating:
Styles:
Goth Metal
Heavy Metal
Progressive Metal
Symphonic Black Metal
Lacuna Coil's second full-length album successfully combines the backbone of metal with the ethereal trappings of Goth. While vocalist Cristina Scabbia gives the band their sonic calling card, additional vocals from the group's male singer, Andrea Ferro, add tonal variety and balance. Rarely succumbing to heavy-handedness, Lacuna Coil escapes the stylistic straitjacket of the Goth/metal formula, making them more accessible than many of their peers. The special-edition release includes the band's Halflife EP as an added bonus. [The Japanese issue of Unleashed Memories contains four of the five Halflife tracks as a bonus.]
Track # Track Time Composer
1 Heir of a Dying Day 4:58 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
2 To Live Is to Hide 4:34 Coti Zelati, Ferro, Scabbia
3 Purify 4:36 Coti Zelati, Scabbia, Migliore, Biazzi
4 Senzafine 3:53 Coti Zelati, Ferro, Scabbia
5 When a Dead Man Walks 5:54 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
6 1:19 4:58 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
7 Cold Heritage 5:23 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
8 Distant Sun 5:28 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
9 A Current Obsession 5:20 Coti Zelati, Scabbia
10 Wave of Anguish 4:48 Coti Zelati, Ferro, Migliore
11 (Untranslated) 4:59 N/A
12 (Untranslated) 2:01 N/A
13 (Untranslated) 4:57 N/A
14 (Untranslated) 4:38 N/A
Back to the topIn a Reverie (Japan Bonus Tracks)
Review by Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Released:
June 08, 1999
Label:
JVC Victor
Rating:
Styles:
Goth Metal
Symphonic Black Metal
Heavy Metal
Progressive Metal
Lacuna Coil aren't always the doomiest of progressive goth metal bands; in fact, they sometimes sound like a heavier version of Heart, thanks to vocalist Cristina Scabbia's throaty wail. But that actually makes them more accessible, in the best sense of the word. In a Reverie, their first true full-length album, bears some similarity to contemporaries like the Gathering and Moonspell, but Lacuna Coil have their own distinct sound, which draws its dramatic power from both goth and classic metal. A fine debut from a band that bears watching. [A Japanese version included bonus tracks.]
Track # Track Time Composer
1 Circle N/A N/A
2 Stately Lover N/A N/A
3 Honeymoon Suite N/A N/A
4 My Wings N/A N/A
5 To Myself I Turned N/A N/A
6 Cold N/A N/A
7 Reverie N/A N/A
8 Venis of Glass N/A N/A
9 Falling Again N/A N/A
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