REVEALED: Lacuna coil - The Real Truth

"Rock and metal is one of the few genres that has kept a certain quality." Lacuna Coil singer says metal bands are maintaining higher standards than most in the face of industry challenges

In today's world of short attention spans, metal still sounds pretty great according to Lacuna Coil's Andrea Ferro

Metal Hammer · Aug 1

“It’s like something genius: a treasure lost and found”: The 18-year-long story behind Slipknot’s Radiohead-inspired detour, Look Outside Your Window

Metal’s leading nine-piece recorded an experimental side-project during 2008’s All Hope Is Gone sessions. It didn’t come out until this year.

Metal Hammer · Jul 23

The 25 best goth metal albums

From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon

Metal Hammer · Jun 5

"It turned out so good that Depeche Mode liked it!" The bold, gothic cover of a 90s classic that helped establish one of Europe's most beloved metal bands - and why it got a seal of approval from some British legends

While Lacuna Coil were already on their way to being big players in the metal scene, this classic cover helped secure their status

Louder · Mar 13

"I was sitting near Judas Priest, Sharon and Ozzy, Joey from Slipknot was there...three surreal days." The cult Italian band that broke boundaries and became household names in metal thanks to this classic 00s album

Before this release, these gothic metallers weren't well known outside of their homeland. That quickly changed

Metal Hammer · Feb 11

Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

Metal Hammer · Dec 25, 2025

"My area was full of Mafia people and drugs. Half my friends were addicts and the other were dealers." From gangsters and Satanic murders to hanging with Lemmy, the remarkable life of Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia

She's a modern metal icon with a hell of a life story. We delve into the career of Cristina Scabbia

Metal Hammer · Nov 11, 2025

“Security will think that you’re either the wife or the girlfriendof someone, or a groupie”: Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia explains how women are “treated differently” in the heavy metal scene

The vocalist also talks about her early days in the Italian pop/dance world, exclusively in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025

"Nightwish, Him and Lacuna Coil all bow before them." Ranking every Paradise Lost album from worst to best

From debut album Lost Paradise to the brand-new Ascension, we revisit and re-order the back-catalogue of one of metal’s most despondent bands

Metal Hammer · Sep 23, 2025

Lacuna Coil's Bloodstock set shows they are a band operating at the peak of their powers

30 years into their career, Lacuna Coil are writing some of their very best music - and putting on some of their best live shows

Metal Hammer · Aug 9, 2025