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Everybody nice and toasty this morning? Well, we have another cover for you to toss on as you watch the weekend of upsets in the NFL playoffs.
Lacuna Coil is an Italian metal band from Milan formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, the band was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music, and the members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of prominent guitar lines and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic, detached sound. Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. The band's 2006 release, Karmacode, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. Their latest release, Shallow Life, debuted at number 16 on the Billboard charts. The album marks the band diverging their sound from gothic metal to straight-forward alternative metal. As of August 2010, Lacuna Coil has sold nearly 2 million records.
Kamacode is the source for today's cover. On that album, the band borrowed from of the great New Wave bands and recorded their own verision of Enjoy the Silence. Members of Depeche Mode have gone on record stating that of the many cover version of what a lot of fans feel is their signature song, Lacuna Coil's is one of the best.
So, grab another cup of hot chocolate and Enjoy the Silence.
Next week? Korn covers Pink Floyd. . . and Cheech and Chong. Yes, we've got a bonus track!
Lacuna Coil is an Italian metal band from Milan formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, the band was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music, and the members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of prominent guitar lines and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic, detached sound. Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs. The band's 2006 release, Karmacode, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. Their latest release, Shallow Life, debuted at number 16 on the Billboard charts. The album marks the band diverging their sound from gothic metal to straight-forward alternative metal. As of August 2010, Lacuna Coil has sold nearly 2 million records.
Kamacode is the source for today's cover. On that album, the band borrowed from of the great New Wave bands and recorded their own verision of Enjoy the Silence. Members of Depeche Mode have gone on record stating that of the many cover version of what a lot of fans feel is their signature song, Lacuna Coil's is one of the best.
So, grab another cup of hot chocolate and Enjoy the Silence.
Next week? Korn covers Pink Floyd. . . and Cheech and Chong. Yes, we've got a bonus track!
