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Lacuna Coil

Album: Dark Adrenaline
Label: Label
Tracks: 12
Release Date: January 23rd 2012
Length: 45′ 10″

 

Riff Score: 8.0/10

 

Lacuna Coil’s Dark Adrenaline

First of, why ā€œDark Adrenalineā€?

Getting a full feel for the album, ā€œDark Adrenalineā€, is in itself an ode to darkness.

No, Lacuna Coil have not left their Melodic Metal sound and turned to Black Metal, the truth is the album takes you to a deep dark corner in order to seduce the senses with the caressing and embracing darkness, leaving then a lingering yeaning for this dark embrace.

We can find a great balance in terms of vocals, seeing that we have the great voice of Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro that adds the sour voice needed to give more strength to every track.

Scabbia explains, ā€œWe realized that the lyrics were about sadness, rage and anger, but also power, self-esteem and excitement; we felt the songs were turning into something harder and more obscure than on previous albums, but through team work, common goals and open minds, we came up with ā€˜Dark Adrenalineā€™.ā€

And this is the truth, if feels powerful, darker and angry.

Starting with the album single, ā€œTrip The Darknessā€, you get the invitation to follow in and it hits you right away embracing the inner darkness, inviting you to step on, without fear.

Although the sound has become somewhat darker, one cannot say that there is any lacking in the speed department songs like ā€œFireā€ pull you and you feel the need to start jumping and maybe even running around franticly without aim or reason.

If you are into the melodic sound more than anything ā€œEnd Of Timeā€ is a song full of feeling which could be listed as a power ballad.

To those more knowledgeable and familiar with the bandā€™s work, immediately a recollection of ā€œUnleashed Memoriesā€ and ā€œComaliesā€ might pop in.

In sum, ā€œDark Adrenalineā€ is a more balanced and complete work than the previous album and is one of the albums that will be on your playlist upon its release date.

Review: Ā Luis Malato

 

Track List

01 Trip The Darkness
02 Against You
03 Kill The Light
04 Give Me Something More
05 Upsidedown
06 End Of time
07 End Of time
08 I DonĀ“t Believe in Tomorrow
09 The Army Inside
10 Losing My Religion (R.E.M Cover)
11 Fire
12 My Spirit