Dark Adrenaline

Heavy, melodic, and relentlessly melodramatic, Italian goth-metal outfit Lacuna Coil's follow-up to 2009's Shallow Life bristles with the kind of nervous energy and well-honed theatricality that can only come from a band whose name translates to "empty spiral."

In following up the experimental leanings of "Shallow Life" the intent in creating new album "Dark Adrenaline" was to make not only a heavier, even darker album in some respects, but to take those elements of the traditional LACUNA COIL sound and combine them with the more modern elements of later y...

I had mentioned to a friend that I’d be reviewing Lacuna Coil’s newest album Dark Adrenaline for my first piece here at Metal Injection and his immediate response was “Dude, they’re totally hazing you”. And… yeah, I have to say that idea had crossed my mind, but fuck it. Let’s give this bad Larry a

A review of Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline which is out in the USA on the 24th of January 2012 and the day after in Europe from Century Media Records.

With the rise of gothic rock and metal to worldwide popularity in the late '90s and early 2000s, many gothic metal bands began to receive heavy criticism...

Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline review: Lacuna Coil aren't breaking down any barriers, but they have returned with another album that emphasizes their best qualities while fixing a few previous mistakes.