LACUNA COIL Schedules 'Music As A Weapon' Off Shows With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

February 9, 2009

Italy's LACUNA COIL will play the following shows with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE during the "off" days on the upcoming Music As A Weapon IV tour, also featuring DISTURBED and CHIMAIRA.

Mar. 22 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, KS
Mar. 30 - Pavillion - Lubbock, TX
Apr. 10 - House Of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
Apr. 26 - The National or Toad's Place - Richmond, VA
May 01 - Pierre's - Ft. Wayne, IN

Due this spring via Century Media Records, "Shallow Life" will be LACUNA COIL's first concept album as all the songs address superficiality and the discontent and unhappiness it can cause. "It's more against the superficial lifestyle in general, but not regarding celebrities," singer Andrea Ferro previously told Rock Sound magazine. "You can talk about celebrities, but you can also talk about everyday people. It's more a reflection on life itself, and especially on the way you lead your life in a superficial way."

The CD was recorded in September/October at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Don Gilmore, who has previously worked with LINKIN PARK, TRAPT, AVRIL LAVIGNE, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE VERONICAS, PEARL JAM, TRUST COMPANY and DURAN DURAN.

Songtitles set to appear on the album include "I Like It", "Spellbound", "I Survive", "I Won't Tell You", "Kill My Dream" and "The Maze".

"It's definitely us, but the energy is completed different and the whole album feels more 'rock,'" stated singer Cristina Scabbia." I think that's because, as an artist, you travel a lot and you listen to the radio and you're exposed to all these different styles that rub off on you. To me, this is the perfect mixture between our old European sound and something more modern." She added, "Some of it's very heavy. The most amazing this is, we've been able to improve everything about LACUNA COIL without taking away anything good or doing something that doesn't belong."

Regarding the band's collaboration with Gilmore, Cristina said, "He helped us all find our strengths and work with them to be even better. Sometimes when you're used to something, you get stuck in your own process and you don't see the big picture. So when someone from the outside comes in, they can give you a completely different opinion that you don't have because you're always stuck in there."

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