{"id":72048,"date":"2018-11-07T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=72048"},"modified":"2018-11-05T21:39:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:39:15","slug":"review-lacuna-coil-the-119-show-live-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-lacuna-coil-the-119-show-live-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Lacuna Coil &#8211; The 119 Show &#8211; Live In London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Press_Cover_01.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-72049 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Press_Cover_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" title=\"\"><\/a>In January this year, Italian metal band <strong>Lacuna Coil <\/strong>performed a special circus-themed show at the O2 Forum, the culmination of 20 years releasing music. On Blu-ray\/CD\/DVD set \u2018The<em>\u00a0119 Show &#8211; Live In London<\/em>\u2019 they invite you to relive their celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>With eight albums and two EPs to choose from, it\u2019s great that the 27-song set culls from every release. Older songs like \u2018<em>Veins of Glass\u2019<\/em> and \u2018<em>Hyperfast<\/em>\u2019 sit remarkably comfortably alongside newer material, no doubt a result of the line-up reshuffle prior to most recent album \u2018<em>Delirium<\/em>\u2019. Sole guitarist Diego Cavallotti plays slickly and Marco Coti Zelati\u2019s grumbly bass takes up the slack, but the real stand-outs are original vocal duo Christina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never caught the band live, you need to hear this. Their voices easily match the studio recordings, often eclipsing them. Just one example is hearing Scabbia belt out \u2018<em>Swamped<\/em>\u2019, it\u2019s spine-tingling. Similarly, on \u2018<em>1.19<\/em>\u2019 Ferro sounds his guttural best. Newer song \u2018<em>Blood, Tears, Dust<\/em>\u2019 allows the whole band to show off not just their talents, but their song-writing skills too. During \u2018<em>Nothing Stands In Our Way<\/em>\u2019, two hours and sixteen minutes later, they still sound on top of their game.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/pftNuEdALXA<\/p>\n<p>The video element is solidly filmed, adequately capturing the band\u2019s energy. You see all the action, especially as it\u2019s all so nicely edited. \u00a0You\u2019re not getting anything quirky like guitar-mounted cameras, which works in its favour. Occasionally the visuals are marred by a profusion of purple lighting, but it doesn\u2019t spoil the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, for a band who have a touring wardrobe for each era, their style aesthetic remains intact, feeding into the overall circus theme. This reaches its zenith on the instrumental \u2018<em>Intermezzo<\/em>\u2019 when they bring out the clowns, turning the performance into a real show. Clearly, this was a night to remember and a worthy celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Overall this is an excellent set and if you\u2019re a fan, you won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>The 119 Show &#8211; Live In London<\/em>\u2019 by\u00a0<strong>Lacuna Coil\u00a0<\/strong>is released on 9th November by <strong>Century Media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lacuna Coil<\/strong> links:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacunacoil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lacunacoil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lacuna_coil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lacunacoilofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" 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