LACUNA COIL Announces 'Broken Crown Halo' Album, 'Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock' Tour

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will release their new studio album, "Broken Crown Halo", in North America on April 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded Italy by producer Jay Baumgardner (P.O.D., SEVENDUST, EVANESCENCE, PAPA ROACH) and engineer Kyle Hoffmann (P.O.D., BUSH, ZEBRAHEAD). The effort was mastered by Howie Weinberg, whose credits include RAMMSTEIN, SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, DEFTONES and SHERYL CROW.

"Broken Crown Halo" is LACUNA COIL's seventh studio effort, and the highly-anticipated follow-up to "Dark Adrenaline", which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour with acts including MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD, VOLBEAT and SEVENDUST after debuting at No. 15 on The Billboard 200 album chart.

LACUNA COIL will return to the road to introduce North America to "Broken Crown Halo" as part of the Revolver Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock Tour, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL and CILVER. The tour launches in Wilmington, North Carolina, and runs through March 20 in Anaheim, California. See complete itinerary below, and visit www.hottestchickstour.com for additional details and VIP packages.

LACUNA COIL had this to say about "Broken Crown Halo": "What conflict could run so deep that it takes you to the deepest corners of your inner world?

"Today we are surrounded by a lot of lies, aliases, and people acting like they are wearing an invisible crown — but you better have thick skin if you want to wear this crown!

"'Broken Crown Halo' is a cinematic album that could be the soundtrack of our days — it is a dark vision of a near future when survival is second nature, and failure is not something to be avoided, but rather cultivated with lessons learned along the way.

"We set the bar pretty high with 'Dark Adrenaline' and it hasn't been easy bringing our sound to the next level, but we have lived, learned and grown through a year full of personal issues and changes. We learned to be strong and get stronger, and we felt an inner vibe in this band that we haven't felt before. We locked ourselves in an age-old studio in Milan, Italy, where history was strong and the past met with our future, vintage gear and the influence of classic Italian horror movies and bands like GOBLIN meeting the fresh and rough sounds of the modern world with unique and invigorating results.

"'Broken Crown Halo' is LACUNA COIL introducing a new order, and letting nothing stand in our way..."

Revolver Hottest Chicks In Rock Tour featuring LACUNA COIL with SICK PUPPIES, EYES SET TO KILL and CILVER:

Feb. 20 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggy's By The Sea
Feb. 21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Feb. 22 - Lexington, KY - Buster's
Feb. 23 - Springfield, VA - Empire
Feb. 24 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Feb. 26 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Feb. 27 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
Feb. 28 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
Mar. 01 - Joliet, IL - Mojoe's
Mar. 02 - South Bend, IN - Club Fever
Mar. 05 - Broussard, LA - The Station Live
Mar. 06 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
Mar. 07 - Austin, TX - Infest
Mar. 08 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
Mar. 10 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
Mar. 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Mar. 14 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
Mar. 15 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Mar. 19 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues
Mar. 20 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues