LACUNA COIL

Black Anima CENTURY MEDIA

Over their last few albums, Italian goth-metallers Lacuna Coil had been shifting steadily into darker pastures. But on Black Anima they reached a ferociously decadent apex. Nailing the balance between ethereal atmosphere and punchy, addictive hooks, it’s a sound that suits them. And with co-vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro on the form of their lives, not to mention new guitarist Diego Cavallotti and drummer Richard Meiz, Lacuna Coil’s ninth record was a bewitching triumph.