Broken Crown Halo

Studio album by Lacuna Coil

Released

31 March 2014

Recorded

September–October 2013

Genre

Gothic metal, alternative metal

Length

47:35

Lacuna Coil chronology

Dark Adrenaline
(2012)

Broken Crown Halo
(2014)

Delirium
(2016)

Singles from Broken Crown Halo

"Nothing Stands In Our Way"
Released: 7 February 2014
"Die & Rise"
Released: 18 February 2014
"I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)"
Released: 18 March 2014
"Hostage to the Light"
Released: 2014

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Loudwire	^[1]
sputnikmusic	^[2]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	^[3]

Broken Crown Halo is the seventh studio album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. It was released by Century Media on March 31, 2014 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and on April 1 in North America. This is the last album to feature drummer Cristiano "Criz" Mozzati and guitarist Cristiano "Pizza" Migliore, who retired from the band on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2014, marking the end of the band's longest-standing line-up.

Promotion

On February 8, 2014, a second track from the album titled "Die & Rise" was added to the Amazon store. The song was released as a digital download on Amazon.com on February 18, 2014.

Tour

On January 13, 2014, it was announced that Lacuna Coil will be doing a part of the second The Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock Tour with Sick Puppies, Eyes Set To Kill and Cilver, making it a twenty one-date tour around the United States.^[4]

Singles

"Nothing Stands In Our Way" served as the lead single from Broken Crown Halo on February 7, 2014.^[5] The official video for the song was leaked on Vimeo on August 18, 2014.

On February 10, with the announcement that "I Forgive (But I Won’t Forget Your Name)" had been released in UK and Italian radio, it was also stated that, an official music video, was filmed the same day.^[6]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 with 13,000 copies sold its in first week.^[7]

Composition

The Album "Broken Crown Halo" was written by Lacuna Coil, produced by Jay Baumgardner, engineered by Kyle Hoffmann and was mastered by Howie Weinberg. The album was described by the band like a cinematic album, about a dark vision of a near future.

The album was also influenced by classic Italian horror movies and bands like Goblin, the composer of Dario Argento's classics like Suspiria and Deep Red.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jay Baumgardner, Marco Biazzi, Andrea Ferro, Cristina Scabbia, and Marco Coti Zelati, except "Nothing Stands In Our Way", written by Baumgardner, Biazzi, Ferro, Cristiano Migliore, Cristiano Mozzati, Scabbia, and Zelati.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nothing Stands in Our Way"	4:07
2.	"Zombies"	3:47
3.	"Hostage to the Light"	3:56
4.	"Victims"	4:31
5.	"Die & Rise"	3:44
6.	"I Forgive (But I Won’t Forget Your Name)"	3:56
7.	"Cybersleep"	4:26
8.	"Infection"	4:23
9.	"I Burn in You"	4:15
10.	"In the End I Feel Alive"	4:21
11.	"One Cold Day" (Dedicated to deceased ex bandmember Claudio Leo)	6:09
Total length:		47:35

Broken Crown Halo — Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD^[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chapter 1: Pawn takes rook"
2.	"Chapter 2: Beyond the queen"
3.	"Chapter 3: Introducing the bishop"
4.	"Chapter 4: Knights at the ready"
5.	"Chapter 5: Sicilian defense"
6.	"Chapter 6: The Queen's gambit"
7.	"Chapter 7: The castled king"
8.	"Chapter 8: The stonewall"
9.	"Chapter 9: Endgame"

Broken Crown Halo — Ltd. Deluxe Artbook (includes extended art booklet, bonus DVD, and selected "best of" tracks)^[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trip the Darkness"
2.	"Kill the Light"
3.	"End of Time"
4.	"I Won't Tell You"
5.	"Spellbound"
6.	"Wide Awake"
7.	"Our Truth"
8.	"Closer"
9.	"Swamped"
10.	"Heaven's A Lie"
11.	"To Live is to Hide"
12.	"1:19"
13.	"Halflife"
14.	"Senzafine"
15.	"My Wings"
16.	"Falling Again"
17.	"No Need To Explain"
18.	"The Secret..."

Personnel

Lacuna Coil

Cristina Scabbia: Vocals
Andrea Ferro: Vocals
Cristiano Migliore: Guitars
Marco Biazzi: Guitars
Marco Coti Zelati: Bass, Keyboards
Cristiano Mozzati: Drums, Percussion

Additional Personal Jay Baumgardner - Producer

Charts

Album

Chart	Peak position	Sales/shipments
Austrian Albums Chart^[10]	55
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)^[10]	66
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)^[11]	60
Canadian Albums Chart	65
Dutch Albums Chart^[10]	75
France Albums Chart^[12]	56
German Albums Chart^[10]	40
Greek Albums Chart^[13]	63
Italian Albums Chart^[14]	13
Japanese Albums Chart^[15]	201
Swiss Albums Chart^[10]	37
UK Albums Chart^[16]	45
UK Rock Chart^[17]	3
US Billboard 200^[18]	27	13,000
US Hard Rock Albums	5
US Independent Albums	4
US Top Rock Albums	9
US Tastemaker Albums	16

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2014	"Die & Rise"	Mainstream Rock	35

Release history

Country	Date	Edition	Format	Label
Europe	March 31, 2014	Standard	CD, Digital download	Century Media
Australia
New Zealand
Canada	April 1, 2014
United States	April 1, 2014

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Lacuna Coil

Andrea Ferro Marco Coti Zelati Cristina Scabbia Marco Biazzi Ryan Blake Folden Michaelangelo Algardi Raffaele Zagaria Claudio Leo Leonardo Forti Cristiano Migliore Cristiano "Criz" Mozzati

Studio albums	In a Reverie Unleashed Memories Comalies Karmacode Shallow Life Dark Adrenaline Broken Crown Halo

Live albums	Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)

Compilation albums	The EPs Manifesto of Lacuna Coil

Extended plays	Lacuna Coil Halflife

Singles	"Heaven's a Lie" "Swamped" "Our Truth" "Enjoy the Silence" "Closer" "Within Me" "Spellbound" "I Like It" "I Won't Tell You" "Wide Awake" "I'm Not Afraid" "Trip the Darkness" "Fire" "End of Time" "Nothing Stands in Our Way" "Die & Rise" "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)"

Tours	The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007 Spellbound Tour 2009

Related articles	Discography Rezophonic

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