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The band was formed in 1994, as Sleep of Right, but they soon changed their name to Ethereal and, at the end of 1997, were signed by Century Media. Finding that the name Ethereal had already been taken, they finally settled on Lacuna Coil (meaning empty spiral).
The line-up for the band at the time consisted of co-vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro with bassist/keyboardist Marco Coti Zelati. Lacuna Coil recorded a self titled EP, which they released in 1998, and then went on tour supporting label-mates Moonspell. The band was accompanied for this tour by guitarist Cristiano Migliore and drummer Cristiano Mozzati.
Following a second tour in Europe, the band recorded In a Reverie, their debut full-length album, and added second guitarist Marco Biazzi. The album was supported with another European tour, co-headlining with Skyclad.
In 2002, the band released Comalies, an album which received critical acclaim and rave reviews from many corners of the metal world. Over a year later, Heaven's a Lie, the first single from this album, began to receive lots of radio and media attention, pulling the band into the mainstream. The second single, Swamped, was also played in heavy rotation, and was used in the video game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, in one of the game's fictitous clubs and along with the endgame credits. Music videos were filmed for both of the songs and broadcast on MTV's Headbanger's Ball, further extending the band's reach.
By 2004, Comalies had become the best-selling CD in their label's history. The band appeared at Ozzfest in between headlining club tours in both America and Europe. In an effort to best take advantage of the band’s ascendant popularity, Lacuna Coil and their label postponed the release of their highly-anticipated follow up to Comalies, Karmacode, to early 2006. According to the band's own website, this made it possible for more time to be spent on production while also avoiding the very crowded summer 2005 release schedule for metal albums. On December 23rd, 2005, the band announced via their official web site that all recording, mixing, and mastering has been finished and that Karmacode was complete. Soon after, it was announced that the album would be released in the USA on April 4th, 2006. One of its tracks, Our Truth, was the first single (and video) and was featured as well on the soundtrack of the movie Underworld: Evolution, which could be found in stores on January 10th, 2006. The video has had rotation on MTV.
During their 2005 European Tour, Lacuna Coil performed two new songs, with the working titles A2 and Antonio, at selected concerts. Our Truth was one of these songs, tentatively referred to at the time as Antonio, while the song A2 has been renamed as Fragile, and is the opening track on the album.
Corresponding with the release of the new album, Lacuna Coil went on tour with Rob Zombie throughout North America in early 2006. Once again, they are playing in Ozzfest, this time on the main stage. They also played at the 2006 Download Festival, a three-day festival in England's Donington Park, headlined by Metallica, Tool, and Guns N' Roses. They are also scheduled to play one night in the UK at Sheffield Corporation on October 17th.
