By 2004, Comalies had become the best-selling CD in Century Media ‘s history. The band appeared at Ozzfest in between headlining club tours in the United States and Europe. A bonus, extended version of Comalies was released both in stores and on iTunes. This version consisted of both live and…
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They kicked off their first headlining U.S. tour in 2003, supported by Dog Fashion Disco .
The band’s breakthrough album Comalies was released in 2002.
That same year, the band toured the United States for the first time, supporting Moonspell .
The final version of the latter was included in the 2001 album Unleashed Memories .
Following their debut, In a Reverie , the EP Half-Life was released in 2000 with five songs: “Half Life”, “Hyperfast”, “Stars” (a cover of a Dubstar single), “Trance Awake” and a demo version of “Senzafine”.
Lacuna Coil released a self-titled EP through Century Media in 1998, shortly after Raffaele Zagaria, Claudio Leo, and Leonardo Forti departed. As a result, guitarist Cristiano Migliore and drummer Cristiano Mozzati were recruited officially. At this point, the band was touring with Moonspell after the release of the Lacuna Coil…
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Soon after, the band changed their name to Ethereal , and signed to Century Media at the end of 1997.
After recording a song titled “Bleeding Souls” for the Noise of Bolgia compilation in 1995, Claudio Leo became the band’s second guitarist, and Leonardo Forti replaced Michaelangelo on the drums after his departure.
Vocalist Andrea Ferro and bassist/composer Marco Coti Zelati formed Sleep of Right in Milan, Italy, 1994, and recruited Raffaele Zagaria on guitars, and Michaelangelo Algardi on the drums.