By mid-2008, the band had booked studio time twice, but cancelled both times
In 2008, it was announced that Lacuna Coil’s fifth studio album would be produced by Don Gilmore and would include some Arabic influences. Cristina Scabbia explained in the magazine Rock Sound : “It’s different, but it’s our style. We haven’t done anything absolutely different from our style, because that wouldn’t…
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the band turned their focus to working on a new album in early 2008
They continued to tour through October of that year, including a performance at the Rock am Ring festival in Germany.
On 14 September 2007, HIM released its sixth studio album Venus Doom , which charted in the top ten in Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It also gave the band its highest US chart position to date at number twelve. The album would eventually go gold in Finland and Greece.…
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In February 2007, HIM began recording its sixth album at Finnvox Studios with producers Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer. The making-of the album was plagued with problems in Ville Valo’s personal life. His alcohol abuse had worsened, which resulted in him vomiting and defecating blood at one point. Things came…
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The band toured extensively to support the album throughout 2007. This included the Jägermeister Music Tour , The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007, Loudpark Festival ’07 in Saitama City ‘s Saitama Super Arena , and the Australian leg of Megadeth ‘s Gigantour .
Their only album for the label, Dead Again , was released in 2007, and debuted at No. 27 in the United States, the band’s highest chart debut to date.
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Type O Negative front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure. Ironically Peter had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health and was imminently due…
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On May 4, 2007, guitarist John LeCompt announced that he had been fired from Evanescence, and also stated that drummer Rocky Gray had decided to quit. Former Evanescence player David Hodges commented on LeCompt and Gray’s attitude, stating: “The only thing I would have done differently than Amy in the…
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