Lacuna Coil

Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil is set to rock the holidays in style at the second annual "Christmas Metal Symphony" on Sunday December 20th in Tilburg, Holland. Scabbia will have a six-piece band and a 30-piece orchestra as her accompaniment as she performs the most beloved songs of all time.

They will span every sub-genre of the rock world including heavy metal, hard rock, speed, progressive and death metal as well as industrial to symphonic. Covers aren't the only thing she'll be doing, Cristina will also be performing some of her own material as well. "I'll be performing some Lacuna Coil songs and other rock and metal classics with other artists and musicians backed up by a FULL orchestra!! You can't miss it; it's gonna be FUN!"

Other artists confirmed to rock out this holiday season are:

• Charlotte Wessels-Delain
• Damian Wilson-Threshold
• Joakim Broden-Sabaton
• Jorn Lande-Masterplan
• Mats Leven-ex-Therion
• Simone SImons-Epica
• Udo Dirkschneider-U.D.O., ex Accept

Last year's first ever event featured several appearances by top notch rockers including: Doro Pesch (Testament), Russel Allen (Symphony X), Ian Parry (Consortium Project, Elegy) , and Macela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon).

Below is a fan made video from the show in 2008, enjoy!

Good day all you goblins and ghouls, All Hallows Eve has officially woken from it's long slumber. And you know what that means, if it's Halloween, it must be Saw!

If you're looking for some scary music to put you in a terrifying mood, why not check out the recently released soundtrack to the best horror thriller series, Saw 6? It features new and unreleased tracks from top notch rockers such as: Lacuna Coil, Hatebreed, Suicide Silence, Shadows Fall and many more! Not just this, but it also comes in three acts: 6 Chances, 6 Lessons, 6 Choices and three digital bonus tracks.

Josh Grabelle from Trustkill said he couldn't be more ecstatic and proud to be apart of such a well put together compilation album. "We are stoked about  this soundtrack as we've managed to place songs from some of the most exciting hard rock and metal bands in the scene on this one. We are all huge fans of the Saw movies and are ready to knock this one out of the park!" 

Jonathan Platt of Artists' Addiction Soundtrack speaks this mind about the horrifying tracklist to this creepy film, which in his opinion, is the absolute best they've ever done. "We feel that we have put together a collection of songs that really mirrors the chaos onscreen. All of our acts are big fans of the Saw series and we're excited to be a part of the soundtrack and I think the energy really comes across".

The spooky songs on this tracklist will make you turn it up to eleven:

6 CHANCES:

1. Hatebreed "In Ashes They Shall Reap"
2. Lacuna Cil "The Last Goodbye"
3. It Dies Today "Reckless Abandon"
4. Mushroohead "Your Soul Is Mine"
5. Chimaira "Warpath"
6. Danko Jones "Code Of The Road"

6 LESSONS:

1. Suicide Silence "Genocide/Saw VI Remix"
2. Memphis May Fire "Ghost In The Mirror"
3. Outbreak "The Countdown Begins
4. Shadows Fall "Still I Rise/Saw VI Remix"
5. Type O Negative "Dead Again"
6. Converge "Dark Horse"

6 CHOICES:

1. Kittie "Cut Throat"
2. Nitzer Ebb "Never Known"
3. Every Time I Die "Roman Holiday"
4. My My MIsfire "The Sinatra"
5. The Flood "Lethal Injection"
6. James Brothers "More Than A Sin"

Six Digital Bonus Tracks:

1. 69 Eyes "We Own The Night"
2. Ventana "Watch Us Burn"
3. Miss May I "Forgive & Forget"

Do you want more added fright on top of all this madness? Check out our Nimrod Radio sure to make your nightmares' blood boil with fear! Don't forget to stop by our forum and share all your crazy stories and pictures...we'll be waiting!

Nimrod Street wishes everyone a happy and safe Halloween!

Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil sat down with Exclaim! to discuss not only plans for a brief North American tour , but the difficulties of being a female front-woman in a very male dominated industry.

Even after rocking out in an Italian gothic metal band for 12 years, Scabbia still faces quite a lot of prejudices from other fellow musicians. "Being a woman in a rock/metal scene can be difficult". Scabbia goes on to explain just how difficult it has been for her and that in spite of all the criticizing, in the end she really doesn't care.

"The expectations are different. If you put on weight, people judge you but it never happens for guys. I've never heard people comment on how sexy or unsexy a male singer is. I always expect this judgement but I don't care. There are people who just need to criticize. Being around for this long, people understand that I can do my job whether they like my look or not. That's unnecessary anyway and I don't care because I'm comfortable in my own skin".

This obstacle ties in perfectly with the band's central theme of self-image for their fifth album, "Shallow Life". "That's exactly it. It's called 'Shallow Life' because it represents how superficial things are in life; how everything is based on looks and how beautiful and fit you have to be all the time because if not, you're a 'loser.' Basically this gave us inspiration for every song".

Don't get the wrong idea, according to Scabbia it is not a concept album of any sorts. However, she describes it as a "set of songs inspired by the same essence". "Each song still has a specific story and that general theme is not used all the time. The stories aren't connected all the time but a lot of them, like 'Spellbound,' are about being comfortable with yourself and aware of your potential despite what people want you to become".

Scheduled tour dates are listed below:

• October 27th Calgary, AB-MacEwan Hall Ballroom
• October 28th Edmonton, AB-Edmonton Events Centre
• October 30th Winnipeg, MB-The Garrick Centre
• November 16th Montreal, QC-Le Medley
• November 17th Toronto, ON-Sound Academy

Hey there Nimrods, what's the haps?

Baltimore Metal Music Examiner, David Slayton, has posted his review on Lacuna Coil's new record. Their fifth studio album, "Shallow Life", showcases their signature sound against an electronic, hard rock back drop with Arabic influences.

"Survive" opens the disc with a moody melody which evolves into a mix of pounding guitars and catchy vocal work. The ninth track leaves will leave you "Wide Awake" as an acoustic guitar takes center stage. Giving standard rock ballads a run for their money, this tune definitely sticks out the most because of its piano and orchestra arrangements.

Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro offer their male and female vocals in an on and off mode creating a perfect duet throughout the album. Not many bands can pull off having two vocalists, a task that seems to be difficult proves to be very easy for Lacuna.

You may enjoy this record if you're fans of Evanescence, Nine Inch Nails and Stabbing Westward.

The group will embark on the American "Spellbound" tour starting this summer in July with supporting bands: Kill Hannah, Seventh Void, and Dommin. Check out their website for more information!

Their second single, "I Like It" now has an official video! Their sense of humor shines through making this quite different than any other video they've previously done. I gotta say it's pretty awesome!

Enjoy!

Have a great week homeslices!