Here's the deal: I've heard of Lacuna Coil being mentioned many times but I never thought I'd give them a listen. The only reason I did was because I got sick and tired of people saying "Evanescence are copying Lacuna Coil" or "Evanescence are a Lacuna Coil rip-off". I had to actually listen to LC first before deciding whether all these people were right and guess what? They're not. Still, Lacuna Coil is absolutely amazing and if you haven't heard them yet, then give them a chance! They hail from Italy, their first album was released in 1998 and the vocals are awesome. Apparently (I don't know about their status in the US) but in the UK, they haven't received a lot of publicity so LC has pretty much remained an 'underground' band. They're quite unknown over here. Anyway, I just wanted to say that they don't sound much like Evanescence. Both bands have a female vocalist, but Evanescence's sound is much heavier and Amy Lee's vocals are much stronger and more powerful than Cristina's from Lacuna Coil. If you don't know LC, please listen to one of their songs and post here what you think! A lot of people seem to like giving Evanescence a hard time, first comparing them to LP, then to LC, overlooking the fact that they're (imo) actually one of the most refreshing and original bands ever.
I've heard "Heaven's A Lie" and some other song by them and they didn't impress me too much. Still, I can see myself listening to them once in a while.
i can't stand evanesance. i actually like lacuna better. thot neither really struck me as "really good." i suppose i like LC's lyrics better then evanesance.
What those people are forgetting to recognize are the fact that both Evanescences' and LCs' first EP's came out roughly at the same time. Therefore, there's no way that either of them could be ripping off of each other.