Comalies

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Comalies
Century Media
ProducerWaldemar Sorychta
Lacuna Coil chronology
Unleashed Memories
(2001) 		Comalies
(2002) 		The EPs
(2005)
Singles from Comalies
  1. "Heaven's a Lie"
    Released: October 2002
  2. "Swamped"
    Released: July 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chronicles of Chaos[4]
Rock Hard8.5/10[5]
Metalitalia8/10[6]
Metal Storm8/10[7]
Sputnik Music[8]
Ultimate Guitar9/10[9]
Metal Reviews90%[10]

Comalies is the third studio album by Italian

Top Heatseekers and Independent Albums charts. The outline of the shape from the cover of the band's previous album Unleashed Memories (2001) is faintly visible on top of the sunflower. The album has gone on to sell over 300,000 copies in the United States as of January 2012.[11]

The song "

Rock Band, and also appeared in the 2004 video game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
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In 2022 for the album's 20th anniversary, Lacuna Coil rerecorded Comalies in its entirety under the name Comalies XX. The album was released on October 14.[12]

Reception

Upon release, Comalies received universal acclaim from both music critics and band fans. In 2005, the album was ranked 415th in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[13] In 2016, it was ranked the 59th-greatest album of the 21st century by Metal Hammer.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lacuna Coil

No.TitleLength
1."Swamped"4:00
2."Heaven's a Lie"4:46
3."Daylight Dancer"3:50
4."Humane"4:12
5."Self Deception"3:31
6."Aeon"1:56
7."Tight Rope"4:15
8."The Ghost Woman and the Hunter"4:09
9."Unspoken"3:37
10."Entwined"3:59
11."The Prophet Said"4:32
12."Angel's Punishment"3:56
13."Comalies"5:01
Total length:51:44
German limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Lost Lullaby"5:00

Multimedia section

  1. The making of Comalies – 6:40

Ozzfest edition bonus disc

US, UK bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Heaven's a Lie" (Radiomix and Edit)4:54
2."Swamped" (Radiomix and Edit)3:49
3."Heaven's a Lie" (Studio Acoustic Version)4:12
4."Swamped" (Studio Acoustic Version)3:40
5."Unspoken" (Studio Acoustic Version)3:39
6."Senzafine" (Studio Acoustic Version)3:31
7."Heaven's a Lie" (Live Radio WAAF Acoustic)4:01
8."Senzafine" (Live Radio WAAF Acoustic)3:15
9."Aeon" (Live Radio WAAF Acoustic)1:58

CD2 multimedia section

  1. Heaven's a Lie (video)
  2. Swamped (video)
  3. Desktop wallpapers

Personnel

Release history

Country Date
Italy 8 October 2002
United States 29 October 2002
Germany 21 June 2004

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Billboard 200[14] 178
US Independent Albums[14]
 9
US Top Heatseekers[14]
 9
German Albums Chart[15]
 45
French Albums Chart[15]
 69

References

  1. ^ LACUNA COIL To Enter Studio In Late April blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017
  2. ^ LACUNA COIL Complete Work On New CD blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "CoC : Lacuna Coil - Comalies : Chronicles of Chaos review". chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ Schäfer, Wolfgang. "Rock Hard review". issue 185. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ^ "LACUNA COIL - Comalies".
  7. ^ "Lacuna Coil - Comalies review - Metal Storm".
  8. ^ "Lacuna Coil - Comalies (album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
  9. ^ "Comalies Review | Lacuna Coil | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com".
  10. ^ "Lacuna Coil - Comalies".
  11. ^ "Lacuna Coil's 'Dark Adrenaline' Cracks U.S. Top 15 - Blabbermouth.net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  12. ^ "LACUNA COIL To Release "Comalies XX" Album Featuring 'Deconstructed' and 'Transported' Versions of Original Songs". Sonicperspectives.com. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. ISBN 3-89880-517-4
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  14. ^ a b c https://www.billboard.com/artist/lacuna-coil/chart-history/
  15. ^ a b "Lacuna Coil - Comalies". ultratop.be. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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