WELL, AT THE TIME OF OUR DEMOTAPE, WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR OLD NAME WITH A MORE PERSONAL ONE, SO WE DECIDE TO CREATE A NEW ONE BY PUTTING TOGHETER AN ITALIAN AND AN ENGLISH WORD. THE RESULT WAS ¡§LACUNA COIL¡¨ AND THE TRANSLATION COULD BE ¡§EMPTY SPIRAL¡¨. IT HAS AN ATMOSPHERICS MEANING WICH FITS REALLY WELL WITH OUR MUSICAL STYLE AND SOUNDS GOOD ASWELL.
2. You just put out a new album, "Comalies".Please tell me about
it-writing
process, recording, etc...
WE START THE SONGWRITING IN THE SUMMER OF 2001, IT WAS A LONG PROCESS WITH A LOT OF CHANGES AND AN INTENSE PRE PRODUCTION IN MILAN. DURING THAT PERIOD WE WERE IN A SORT OF WEIRD STATE OF MIND THAT WE CALLED COMALIES AND THAT WAS THE RESULT OF ALL THE EXPERIENCES WE WERE LIVING IN AND OUT OF THE BAND. A MIXTURE OF JOY, SATISFACTION, PAIN AND DEPRESSION. IN MAY 2002 WE¡¦VE ENTERED THE STUDIO AND WORKED A LOT ON THE SOUND AND ON THE FEELINGS OF EVERY SONG. THIS TIME WE¡¦VE BEEN VERY QUICK AND WE FINISH SOME DAYS EARLIER. WE HAVE SPENT THOSE DAYS FOR EXTRA MIXING WICH IS A GREAT THING.
3. last year you had a massive tour with Moonspell in the USA.How was the
tour like compared to Europe, the fans, the shows??
IT HAS BEEN AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE, ONE OF THE BEST OF OUR LIFE¡K IT WAS A REALLY SUCCESFULL TOUR, WE DIDN¡¦T PLAY IN HUGE PLACES BUT THE PEOPLE WAS GREAT WITH US WE DIDN¡¦T EXPECT TO HAVE SOO MANY FANS IN THE U.S.A. I DON¡¦T KNOW IF I CAN COMPARE IT WITH EUROPE, BECAUSE WE PLAY A LOT MORE TIME HERE AND IN AMERICA EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY FRESH AND UNESPECTED FOR US. WE HOPE TO COME BACK SOON, PROBABLY IN THE BEGINNING OF 2003.
4. You are about to leave for a new tour again, this time with
SENTENCED.Are you looking forward to it??
DEFINITELY! WE WANT TO HEAT THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!
5. Although it was very recently released, Comalies had some great press.
:Album of the Month of Rock Hard
Album of the Month of the German Metal Hammer
Album of the Month in Metal Heart
How do you feel about that??
WE ARE REALLY HAPPY AND SURPRISED AT THE SAME TIME. WE REALLY BELIEVE IN COMALIES BUT UNTIL THE RELEASE, YOU NEVER NOW WHAT¡¦S GOING ON¡K IT¡¦S A BIG SATISFACTION AFTER THOSE YEARS OF INTENSE WORK. WE HAVE ALSO ENTERED SEVERAL CHARTS IN EUROPE AND WE¡¦RE ON THE COVERS OF SOME GOOD HARD ROCK MAGAZINES.
6. your previous album, "unleashed memories" was very well rated by all
the
metal media worldwide.What does the new album bring new compared to the
previous one??
I THINK THAT COMALIES IT'S A MORE DYNAMIC ALBUM IN WICH EVERY SONG HAS A STRONG PERSONALITY. WE¡¦RE MORE MATURE AS MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS AND THE MUSIC IT¡¦S A GOOD MIXTURE OF ATMOSPHERE AND POWER WITH A GOOD SOUND. ALSO THE ARTWORK AND THE PACKAGING IT¡¦S REALLY COMPLETE.
„« 7. How do you see the metal of the new millenium??
IF WE TALK ABOUT HEAVY MUSIC IN GENERAL, THE EVOLUTION WILL BE IN THE CONTAMINATION WITH OTHER STYLES AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN¡K IF WE TALK STRICTLY ABOUT HEAVY METAL, I DON¡¦T SEE AN EVOULUTION IN IT. IT¡¦S MORE A CONTINUOS RECYCLE OF THE PAST. PROBABLY IT MUST BE LIKE THIS K
„« 8. do you plan to tour in Eastern Europe someday??
AT THE MOMENT WE DON'T HAVE AN OPTION FOR IT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY OVERTHERE. MAYBE IN SOME FESTIVALS OR SOME SPECIAL EVENTS¡K WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO DO IT.
9. a final word.....
THANX FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND SEE YOU SOON ON THE ROAD, MAYBE IN EAST EUROPE!!!
1. Where does the name Lacuna Coil come from??
4. You are about to leave for a new tour again, this time with
SENTENCED.Are you looking forward to it??
9. a final word.....