Ahead of the release of their new studio album Sleepless Empire, out Friday, Italian metal titans Lacuna Coil give fans the ultimate single, “I Wish You Were Dead”. Listen to “I Wish You Were Dead” here.
“I Wish You Were Dead” is about the emotional turmoil and struggle that accompanies toxic relationships. The song’s video takes the track’s heavy theme and spins it into a romantic Goth tale just in time for Valentine’s Day. Filmed by Martina L Mclean in a church in Capranica, a small town north of Rome, it marks a first in the history of Lacuna Coil: the band performing a choreography!
Watch below:
The band shares about the new single and the album release: “We all have this person we wish never existed, right? We all felt the need to erase the same person from our thoughts, someone who hurt us that it’s still in our mind. We wanted to write heavier lyrics on a happier musical canvas. Also we are a little tired of being politically correct at all costs…
“Sleepless Empire captures, through our eyes, the chaos of a generation trapped in a digital world that never stops, where social media consumes identity and every day pushes us one step closer to becoming soulless zombies. We find ourselves in between, having witnessed a full analogic world and the modern one, confronting the evolution and searching for a true meaning of it all. Throughout every song, the journey is an undercurrent of rebellion, a desperate cry to reclaim oneself in an era that seems to have lost its sense of time and reality.”
Sleepless Empire marks the 10th studio album of Lacuna Coil and is set to be released this Friday, February 14, via Century Media Records. It is the first full-length release after their remake album Comalies XX, which came out in 2022. The new album is comprised of 11 tracks, and each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and place. With Sleepless Empire, that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given Lacuna Coil such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music.
Sleepless Empire can be pre-ordered here, where the album is available in the following formats:
– Ltd. Deluxe CD Box Set with symbolic dice oracle
– Ltd. CD Digipak
– Ltd. CD Digipak (US version)
– black LP & LP-Booklet
– black LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. white LP & LP-Booklet
– Ltd. deep blood red LP & LP-Booklet (exclusive Sony Music Entertainment Italy version)
– Ltd. Sparkle Rainbow LP & LP-Booklet
– Ltd. transp. glow in the dark LP & LP-Booklet (exclusive band version)
– black LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. ultra clear LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. silver LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Digital album
Sleepless Empire tracklisting
“The Siege”
“Oxygen”
“Scarecrow”
“Gravity”
“I Wish You Were Dead”
“Hosting The Shadow” (feat. Randy Blythe)
“In Nomine Patris”
“Sleepless Empire”
“Sleep Paralysis”
“In The Mean Time” (feat. Ash Costello)
“Never Dawn”
“Gravity” video:
“Oxygen” video:
“Hosting The Shadow”:
“In The Mean Time” video:
“Never Dawn” lyric video:
To celebrate the album release and give fans the chance to be a part of the Sleepless Empire, several in-store events on release day across Europe have been announced, find your nearest shop here.
In addition, the band will be available to sign the new album in London at HMV Oxford Street on Valentine’s Day starting at 6 PM. Additional signing events follow in Italy next week.
February
14 – London, UK – HMV Oxford Street
17 – Turin, Italy – Circolo dei Lettori
18 – Milan, Italy – Feltrinelli Piazza Piemonte
19 – Rome, Italy – Feltrinelli Appia Nuova
20 – Bologna, Italy – Sala Borsa
Lacuna Coil recently announced the massive European & UK leg of their Sleepless Empire tour in October, November & December of this year. The tour kicks off in the band’s hometown of Milan on October 10. Get your tickets and VIP upgrades here.
Shortly after the release of their new record, the Italian powerhouse will be touring through Latin America as well as Mexico in March 2025. They also recently announced that they will be joining Machine Head and In Flames on their massive tour across North America in April and May 2025, before returning to Europe during the summer for some key festivals.
Find Lacuna Coil’s complete tour itinerary here.
Lacuna Coil lineup:
Cristina Scabbia – Vocals
Andrea Ferro – Vocals
Marco Coti Zelati – Bass, Guitars, Synths
Richard Meiz – Drums
(Photo – Marta Petrucci)
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“I Wish You Were Dead” is about the emotional turmoil and struggle that accompanies toxic relationships. The song’s video takes the track’s heavy theme and spins it into a romantic Goth tale just in time for Valentine’s Day. Filmed by Martina L Mclean in a church in Capranica, a small town north of Rome, it marks a first in the history of Lacuna Coil: the band performing a choreography!
Watch below:
The band shares about the new single and the album release: “We all have this person we wish never existed, right? We all felt the need to erase the same person from our thoughts, someone who hurt us that it’s still in our mind. We wanted to write heavier lyrics on a happier musical canvas. Also we are a little tired of being politically correct at all costs…
“Sleepless Empire captures, through our eyes, the chaos of a generation trapped in a digital world that never stops, where social media consumes identity and every day pushes us one step closer to becoming soulless zombies. We find ourselves in between, having witnessed a full analogic world and the modern one, confronting the evolution and searching for a true meaning of it all. Throughout every song, the journey is an undercurrent of rebellion, a desperate cry to reclaim oneself in an era that seems to have lost its sense of time and reality.”
Sleepless Empire marks the 10th studio album of Lacuna Coil and is set to be released this Friday, February 14, via Century Media Records. It is the first full-length release after their remake album Comalies XX, which came out in 2022. The new album is comprised of 11 tracks, and each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and place. With Sleepless Empire, that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given Lacuna Coil such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music.
Sleepless Empire can be pre-ordered here, where the album is available in the following formats:
– Ltd. Deluxe CD Box Set with symbolic dice oracle
– Ltd. CD Digipak
– Ltd. CD Digipak (US version)
– black LP & LP-Booklet
– black LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. white LP & LP-Booklet
– Ltd. deep blood red LP & LP-Booklet (exclusive Sony Music Entertainment Italy version)
– Ltd. Sparkle Rainbow LP & LP-Booklet
– Ltd. transp. glow in the dark LP & LP-Booklet (exclusive band version)
– black LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. ultra clear LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Ltd. silver LP & LP-Booklet (US version)
– Digital album
Sleepless Empire tracklisting
“The Siege”
“Oxygen”
“Scarecrow”
“Gravity”
“I Wish You Were Dead”
“Hosting The Shadow” (feat. Randy Blythe)
“In Nomine Patris”
“Sleepless Empire”
“Sleep Paralysis”
“In The Mean Time” (feat. Ash Costello)
“Never Dawn”
“Gravity” video:
“Oxygen” video:
“Hosting The Shadow”:
“In The Mean Time” video:
“Never Dawn” lyric video:
To celebrate the album release and give fans the chance to be a part of the Sleepless Empire, several in-store events on release day across Europe have been announced, find your nearest shop here.
In addition, the band will be available to sign the new album in London at HMV Oxford Street on Valentine’s Day starting at 6 PM. Additional signing events follow in Italy next week.
February
14 – London, UK – HMV Oxford Street
17 – Turin, Italy – Circolo dei Lettori
18 – Milan, Italy – Feltrinelli Piazza Piemonte
19 – Rome, Italy – Feltrinelli Appia Nuova
20 – Bologna, Italy – Sala Borsa
Lacuna Coil recently announced the massive European & UK leg of their Sleepless Empire tour in October, November & December of this year. The tour kicks off in the band’s hometown of Milan on October 10. Get your tickets and VIP upgrades here.
Shortly after the release of their new record, the Italian powerhouse will be touring through Latin America as well as Mexico in March 2025. They also recently announced that they will be joining Machine Head and In Flames on their massive tour across North America in April and May 2025, before returning to Europe during the summer for some key festivals.
Find Lacuna Coil’s complete tour itinerary here.
Lacuna Coil lineup:
Cristina Scabbia – Vocals
Andrea Ferro – Vocals
Marco Coti Zelati – Bass, Guitars, Synths
Richard Meiz – Drums
(Photo – Marta Petrucci)
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