Just 3 days ahead of the release of their new studio album “Sleepless Empire”, Italian metal titans Lacuna Coil release the ultimate single “I Wish You Were Dead” to sweeten the time.
“I Wish You Were Dead” is about the emotional turmoil and struggle that accompanies toxic relationships. The song’s video, which will premiere on Thursday evening at 9pm CET, 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!
Save the date: “I Wish You Were Dead” video premiere on Thursday, Feb 13th, 9pm CET.
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 14th, 2025, via Century Media Records. It is the first long player release after their remake album “Comalies XX”, which came out 2022. The new album comprises 11 new tracks; and each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and a 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.
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 6pm. Additional signing events follow in Italy next week:
February 14th – LONDON (UK), HMV Oxford Street – Tickets
February 17th – TURIN (IT), Circolo dei Lettori
February 18th – MILAN (IT), Feltrinelli Piazza Piemonte
February 19th – ROME (IT), Feltrinelli Appia Nuova
February 20th – BOLOGNA (IT), 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 Milan on October 10th . Get your tickets and VIP upgrades here.
10 Oct 25 – Milan (IT), Alcatraz
11 Oct 25 – Meisenthal (FR), La Boite Noire
12 Oct 25 – Paris (FR), L’Élysée Montmartre
14 Oct 25 – Toulouse (FR), Le Bikini
16 Oct 25 – Madrid (ES), La Riviera
17 Oct 25 – Lisbon (PT), L.A.V.
18 Oct 25 – Seville (ES), Custom
20 Oct 25 – Barcelona (ES), Apolo
21 Oct 25 – Grenoble (FR), La Belle Électrique
22 Oct 25 – Stuttgart (DE), Lka Longhorn
24 Oct 25 – Lausanne (CH), Docks
25 Oct 25 – Zurich (CH), Dynamo
26 Oct 25 – Munich (DE), Backstage Werk
28 Oct 25 – Budapest (HU), Barba Negra
29 Oct 25 – Vienna (AT), Szene
31 Oct 25 – Wroclaw (PL), A2
02 Nov 25 – Hamburg (DE), Markthalle
03 Nov 25 – Berlin (DE), Huxley’s
04 Nov 25 – Copenhagen (DK), Pumpehuset
05 Nov 25 – Oslo (NO), Vulkan
07 Nov 25 – Jyvaskyla (FI), Lutakko
08 Nov 25 – Tampere (FI), Tavara-Asema
11 Nov 25 – Stockholm (SE), Debaser
12 Nov 25 – Gothenburg (SE), Pustervik
14 Nov 25 – Nijmegen (NL), Doornroosje
15 Nov 25 – Cologne (DE), LMH
16 Nov 25 – Esch-Sur-Alzette (LU), Rockhal
18 Nov 25 – Brussels (BE), A.B.
19 Nov 25 – Frankfurt (DE), Batschkapp
20 Nov 25 – Eindhoven (NL), Effenaar
22 Nov 25 – Southampton (UK), 1865
23 Nov 25 – Norwich (UK), Epic Studios
25 Nov 25 – Leeds (UK), Stylus
26 Nov 25 – Newcastle (UK), Northumbria Uni
28 Nov 25 – Cardiff (UK), Tramshed
29 Nov 25 – Brighton (UK), Chalk
01 Dec 25 – Lille (FR), Le Splendid
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 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.
3/12 Buenos Aires, AR El Teatro Flores
3/13 Santiago, CL Teatro Coliseo
3/15 Sao Paulo, BR Carioca Club
3/16 Curitiba, BR Tork N Roll
3/18 Belo Horizonte, BR Mr Rock
3/19 Brasilia, BR Toihna
3/21 Bogota, CO Lourdes Musical Hall
3/23 Tegucigalpa, HN Radio House Casa Campo
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3/27 Guadalajara, MX C3 Stage
3/28 Monterrey, MX Café Iguana
3/29 Mexico City, MX Pabellon Oeste
3/30 San Luis Potosi, MX Cineteca Alameda
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4/5 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
4/7 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
4/9 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
4/10 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
4/12 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
4/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
4/15 Denver, CO The Fillmore
4/17 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theatre
4/18 Houston, TX House of Blues
4/19 Dallas, TX House of Blues
4/21 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
4/22 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
4/23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
4/25 Reading, PA Santander Arena
4/26 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/27 Montreal, QC Mtelus
4/28 Toronto, ON History
4/30 Cincinnati, OH Andrew J Brady Music Center
5/2 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
5/3 Chicago, IL Radius
5/4 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore
5/5 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
5/7 Calgary, AB Grey Eagle Event Center
5/8 Edmonton, AB Midway Music Hall
5/10 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
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6/15 – Lignano Sabbiadoro (IT), Arena Alpe Adria
6/28 – Tallinn (EE), Tallinn Rock Festival
7/6 – Lucca (IT), Lucca Summer Festival
6/6 – Metal Fest OpenAir (CZ) – Czech Republic
8/8 – Bloodstock Festival (UK) – England
8/10 – M’era Luna Festival (DE) – Germany
8/15 – Carhaix (FR), Motocultor
Lacuna Coil are:
Cristina Scabbia – vocals
Andrea Ferro – vocals
Marco Coti Zelati – bass, guitar, synths
Richard Meiz – drums
(Credit: Marta Petrucci)
