Shallow Life is the fifth album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. The album was released on April 20, 2009 in Europe and the 21st in North America.
The album was recorded in autumn 2008 at a studio in Los Angeles with producer Don Gilmore. According to magazine Rock Sound the album would have some Arabic influences. Scabbia noted that the album "feels more rock" and that it is "the perfect mixture between our old European sound and something more modern...some of its very heavy. The most amazing this is, we've been able to improve everything about Lacuna Coil without taking away anything good or doing something that doesn't belong." Shallow Life is reportedly set to be the band's first concept album, containing references toward superficial lifestyles in the world today. The song "Spellbound" was debuted live at the Soundwave Music Festival in February 2009. The song "Not Enough" was released as a free download on the Italian Music website XL with the backstage of Spellbound video on 1 April 2009. In the beginning of April the song I’m Not Afraid was released as airplay on Russian radios.
On the 8th April, Lacuna Coil posted all 12 tracks from their album to listen to on their MySpace profile page for one week only.
On the 14th April, the band created a poll on their MySpace profile for fans to choose the second single, involving nine songs from Shallow Life.
Initial reviews have been mixed. Kerrang! magazine gave it three out of five, stating: "It may not stand along Karmacode in ten years' time...but it is an album for today." 411mania states that the band's dramatic departure from their signature heavy guitar riffs and deep and impactful lyrics in favor of a new simple musical and lyrical approach is a "step back" in comparison to their previous albums.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lacuna Coil and Don Gilmore.
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Survive" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "I Won’t Tell You" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Not Enough" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "I’m Not Afraid" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "I Like It" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Underdog" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "The Pain" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Spellbound" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Wide Awake" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "The Maze" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Unchained" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Shallow Life" | 4:00 |
Bonus tracks
| Limited Edition Digipack & iTunes edition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Oblivion" | 4:08 | |||||||
| Play.com Exclusive CD & DVD Digipack | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Video for lead single 'Spellbound'" (Exclusive to UK customers who ordered through Play.com) | ||||||||
| Japanese high-fidelity SHM-CD format edition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 14. | "The Last Goodbye" | 4:15 | |||||||
Singles
- "Spellbound": "Spellbound" was released on March 20th via digital download, no physical release is scheduled. "Spellbound" was released on the 'Liquid Metal' and 'Octane' stations of Sirius XM satellite radio on February 14th and was released officially on their MySpace on February 24th.
- I Like It: The single was chosen after a poll on their MySpace profile, involving nine other songs from Shallow Life.The video for I Like It was filmed in May. The music video was shot in Kansas City by the american director Kevin Custer[9] and it was released June 29th.
Credits and personnel
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Other credits
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Charts and certifications
| Chart (2009) | Provider(s) | Peak position | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | IFPI | 68 | ||
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 74 | |||
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 60 | |||
| Canadian Albums Chart | Nielsen SoundScan | 44 | ||
| Dutch Albums Chart | IFPI | 76 | ||
| European Albums Chart | 39 | |||
| French Albums Chart | SNEP | 46 | ||
| German Albums Chart | Media Control | 52 | ||
| Greek Albums Chart | IFPI | 15 | ||
| Irish Albums Chart | IRMA | |||
| Italian Albums Chart | FIMI | 25 | ||
| Spanish Albums Chart | PROMUSICAE | 95 | ||
| Swiss Albums Chart | Media Control | 64 | ||
| UK Albums Chart | BPI/OCC | 42 | ||
| UK Rock Chart | 2 | |||
| U.S. Billboard 200 | RIAA | 16 | 56,000 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 2 |
| Worldwide sales |
|---|
| 100.000 |
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| Italy | April 17, 2009 |
| Germany | |
| Austria | |
| Switzerland | |
| Benelux | |
| United Kingdom | April 20, 2009 |
| France | |
| Greece | |
| Denmark | |
| Norway | |
| North America | April 21, 2009 |
| Spain | |
| Portugal | |
| Sweden | April 22, 2009 |
| Finland | |
| Hungary | |
| Japan | May 20, 2009 |
Source : From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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