While LACUNA COIL are busy tying up some loose ends on their upcoming new album, Dark Adrenaline, Century Media Records have pushed the album back to an early 2012 release.

Says the label: "Please stay tuned for updates that should be available soon. We are aware that the legions of Lacuna Coil fans are dying to hear new music. Just be patient for a little longer, we promise it’ll be worth the wait!"

Lacuna Coil recently answered more questions about their forthcoming new album, submitted by fans through Emptyspiral.net:

Q: Any concept for the album?

Andrea Ferro: "No concept. Just a collection of songs inspired by all of the events that we have experienced in the past couple of years. For some of us, it was some really dark times."

Q: Is the direction still "heavier and darker" or has it changed since ?

Andrea Ferro: "Absolutely, some stuff is pretty tight, probably the heaviest we have ever written. But then we have some cool songs with a dark “oldschool” vibe, and then some other rocking songs which are a bit more modern and anthemic sounding."

Cristina Scabbia: "I just want you all to listen to it ‘cause I think the old fans will be pleased as well as the new fans. The collection of songs are the perfect balance between an older and a newer style of rock metal - with a heavy punch and melancholic shadows.

It's hard to describe music… I hope you can just enjoy the trip with us!"

For Lacuna Coil's follow-up to 2009's Shallow Life album, which spawned the hit singles 'Spellbound' and 'I Won’t Tell You', the band are once again working with producer Don Gilmore (PEAR JAM, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE), this time choosing to record in their native Italy to help focus on the more personal nature of the new material.

“This time around music has been our refuge from some of the darkest days of our life and that's why the new songs have such a variety of feelings... some stuff is pretty angry, probably the heaviest we've ever written, some other songs are intense, loaded with velvet dark emotions and there's even a little space for some light at the end of the tunnel”, says Lacuna Coil co-vocalist Andrea Ferro. “People are askin' me if we're going back to our roots or if we're taking another step forward in a new direction... well to be honest I just feel that this is 100% a Lacuna Coil record and that is what really matters to me. I just love the songs and we felt a big wave of inspiration. The energy with Don in the studio is sky-high and we're ready to kick some ass.”
“Collectively, we did so much in between Shallow Life and this one. We have lots of different experiences between us,” continues co-vocalist Cristina Scabbia. “We've been loved and hurt, we grew up, we shrunk inside a little keeping ourselves together and our roots watered and are alive. I still can't believe that the energy in between us is getting better and better, but I guess that's what being a real family means.”

Live dates:

July

29 - Mala Skala, Czech Republic - Benatska Noc

August

13 - Sibiu, Romania - ARTmania