December 31, 2006, 12:06 AM
by Steven Rosen.
If the name Lacuna Coil translates from Italian to English as "empty spiral", the moniker applies to both the music this Italian sextet conjures and the circumstance of this interview. Cristiano Migliore, one of the band’s two guitarists, called promptly at 10 a.m. on August 23, 2006. He was upbeat and animated, ready to talk about Karmacode (Century Media Records), the group’s latest album, released in April, 2006. Karmacode is music of the spheres, with airy and ambient elements tethered to the massive guitar work of Migliore and Marco "Maus" Biazzi. Over the top soars the voice of Cristina Scabbia while Andrea Ferro’s vocal lines serve as a stunning counterpart - the craziest and heaviest opera anyone has ever heard...