Kerrang! In Conversation

Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia: Video games, the power of heavy metal and why we’re part of a Sleepless Empire


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Welcome to episode number 18 of Kerrang! In Conversation, powered by KILLSTAR.


To kick off 2025, Kerrang! Editor Luke Morton meets Lacuna Coil vocalist Cristina Scabbia.


Joining us from her home in Milan, Cristina dives into her love of video game culture and it’s connection to heavy metal, the band’s formative years in the Italian metal scene, their rise through Ozzfest and Download, and why she fell in love with goth music. 


Plus we explore Lacuna Coil’s upcoming full-length Sleepless Empire and what it says about today’s society.


Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. And make sure to check out our previous interviews with Trivium, Devin Townsend, Chrissy Costanza and more.


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