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Lacuna Coil – 10/17/14 – Concert Review

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Freebird Live – Jacksonville Beach, Florida

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Italian melodic rock staples, Lacuna Coil, brought their iconic sound to a small club venue on Jacksonville Beach for this Friday night rock show.

DSC_0204 copyOpening local band, Sylent Vylentz, started off this night of rock.  Young drummer, Ryan Rock, was very talented and kept the band on beat for their set.  Guitarist Jay’s Metalica influence showed greatly in his playing and his solos were intricate and melodic.  Micah Green played a six-string bass, something that is both impressive and very uncommon.  Singer Brandon James was a bit all over the place with his vocals, but the lyrics sounded well thought out.  The frontman of another local band, John Legit, also joined in on the fun and helped James with his rapping and singing.  Overall, Sylent Vylentz sounded rehearsed and in sync.

Marion Crane was the second local on the DSC_0431 copybill and this four piece showed within their first song why they weren’t opening.  Chris Stanton delivered complicated, though short, solos on guitar while singer and rhythm guitarist S. Thomas Crane sang anthem friendly songs with catchy lyrics and a full voice.  Brian Hall was behind the drum kit and was so full of energy you could feel it in the crowd.  He was not shy about using all of his cymbals, including the unique sounding crash.  Marion Crane was full of good musicians that created a sound much like that of southern rock, but with a harder twist.

The tour package for this show started with New York based Cilver, a band that has recently started to really explode on the scene.  DSC_0997 copyAfter a lineup adjustment and a name change, Cilver now stands with five musicians and it’s the magic number for this group.  Great chemistry between the group led to loads of interaction between band members onstage, which involved interaction with the crowd as well.  Not only was the band having fun, but the fans were as well – the recipe for a great show.  Ramsey Modiri on lead guitar had plenty of insane solos throughout the set, including a solo duel between himself and drummer Michael Ostuni.  Michael got the last laugh in the duel when he played Ramsey’s guitar with his drumsticks and the crowd went wild.  Singer Uliana Preotu ended the performance by stage diving and crowd surfing.

Headliners out of Italy, Lacuna Coil had quite the performance DSC_0405 (2) copyto follow, but they did not disappoint.  The five piece was a bit modified for this show, as bassist Marco Coti Zelati fell ill with intestinal issues at the start of the tour.  Standing in for him was Daniel Sahagun, the band’s longtime friend and guitar tech who he did a great job.  The band played a fifteen song set which included two encores, “Nothing Stands In Our Way,” and their signature, “Our Truth.”  Though the tour was supporting their latest release, Broken Crown Halo, the band played a lot of songs off their 2012 album, Dark Adrenaline.  For the diehard fans, “To The Edge” from 2007’s Karmacode offered a nice surprise.

The small venue setting offered an exclusive experience for this powerhouse that has sold millions of records; with no rail, fans at the front row were literally against the stage and in Cristina and Andrea’s faces, allowing them to sing along to their favorites.  Frontwoman and proclaimed Hottest Chick In Hard Rock by Revolver Magazine Cristina Scabbia belted out her parts of the set with a power and a presence that could not be challenged.  Andrea Ferro co-sang with Scabbia and offered up a more gritty, screaming side that brought an edge to the live performance.  When Scabbia would hit her higher notes, Ferro would harmonize and growl out the same lines to create an opposing sound that meshed well with the dropped guitars and pounding drums.

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Lacuna Coil’s performance was only topped at the end of the night by the whole band waiting at the merch booth for fans who lined up for the meet and greet to get their t-shirts, posters, and other memorabilia signed.

More photos from the show can be found here.

As well as videos for “Zombies” and “Enjoy the Silence“.

And be sure to check out our interview with Cristina Scabbia including a fun segment.


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