Videos of the Week – Lacuna Coil Stuff…

It seems like since the new year kicked in I have been on a helluva binge with a few bands…namely Pantera and Lacuna Coil…the latter being the subject of this week’s Videos of the Week.  I guess all I needed was a subtly planted seed and the binge was on and I can’t stop it.  I tapped into a conversation at one of my regular facebook forums calledI, Author of Despair and chimed in on a conversation about Lacuna Coil.  It mostly revolved around the fact that their older stuff was more appreciated than the new, but Dark Adrenaline was considered pretty good as well.  I went home and loaded up some Lacuna Coil on my iTouch and it has been my background music at work for the better part of a week.

Album Review – Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline

Dark Adrenaline is the 6th studio album from Italy’s Lacuna Coil. Prior to the release of Dark Adrenaline, I read an article that said singer Cristina Scabbia liked the direction the band was taking. For me that meant more pop/less rock. Therefore, my anticipation for new Lacuna Coil music dwindled. Despite my lack of enthusiasm, I purchased the album on its release date and gave it several spins before deciding how I felt. Should I even say spins anymore? There was nothing actually spinning, but I think you know what I mean. The computerized sound files were playing all day.

Video of the Week – Trip the Darkness

The first “Video of the Week” of 2012 is by band set to release an album on 24 Jan, 2012 in the United States (23 Jan in Europe).  Italian rockers Lacuna Coil will unleash Dark Adrenaline with Trip The Darkness as the first single and video.

I am a little surprised by Trip The Darkness.  I thought it would sound even more “pop” based on the direction I thought the band was taking.  Trip the Darkness is a bit darker and heavier than songs on their current release, Shallow Life.  I hope this is an indication of what the rest of Dark Adrenaline sounds like.  Enjoy and have a great weekend.