Trip the Darkness

"Trip the Darkness"
Single by Lacuna Coil
from the album Dark Adrenaline
Released October 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
Format Digital download
Genre Gothic metal
Length 3:14
Label Century Media
Writer(s) Lacuna Coil
Producer Don Gilmore
Lacuna Coil singles chronology
"Wide Awake"
(2009)		 "Trip the Darkness"
(2011)		 "TBA"
(2012)

"Trip the Darkness" is a song by Italian recording band Lacuna Coil, from their sixth studio album Dark Adrenaline (2012). The song was written by Lacuna Coil, while production of the song was handled by Don Gilmore. The song was given its first play on Sirius XM on September 19, 2011,[1] and was released as the first single from the album on October 17, 2011, in Europe and on October 18, 2011, in the United States. "Trip the Darkness" was met with a positive reception from the fans, who praised the return of the band to the original dark sound.

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Artwork

The dark drawn cover artwork for the single shows a little girl was designed by the bassist of the band Marco Coti Zelati, he did the illustration of the cover for the single which underlines how personal the song is to the band.[2]

Critical reception

"Trip the Darkness" has received a very positive reception from critics and fans alike upon its reception. Liz Ramanand from Loudwire gave the song 4 stars out of 5 and called the song a "dark yet very poetic track" whilst praising it for being "almost like an Edgar Alan Poe poem put to music". Kaj Nocturnal from theblackflag gave the song 10 stars out of 10, saying that "it's unlike anything ever released by the band" and concluded "that this is the best work they have ever done".

Chart performance

In the United States, "Trip the Darkness" debuted on the US Active rock chart in top 40 on November 9, 2011.[3] reaching position number 34.[4] On December 9 "Trip the Darkness" won in the "metal/hard rock" category on iTunes Italy.[5] "Trip The Darkness" is number 2 in Loudwire.com's Top Rock Songs of 2011.[6]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Active rock[4] 31

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States September 19, 2011 Radio premiere Century Media
October 18, 2011 Digital download

References

  1. ^ "BRAND NEW LACUNA". Sirius XM Octane (Facebook). http://www.facebook.com/siriusxmoctane/posts/10150307227976953. Retrieved 2011-12-09. 
  2. ^ "digital single out now". The Washington Post. Lacuna Coil. 2011-10-11. http://www.lacunacoil.it/site/news.php. Retrieved 2011-12-09. 
  3. ^ "Lacuna Coil: COVER REVEALED; GIGANTOUR SUPPORT DATES ANNOUNCED". Century Media (Century Media). 2011-11-09. http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=10593&IdCompany=2. Retrieved 2011-12-09. 
  4. ^ a b http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=R2
  5. ^ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=8647000&l=41a7cf7c20&id=24803092343
  6. ^ http://loudwire.com/top-rock-songs-2011/
Lacuna Coil
Cristina Scabbia · Andrea Ferro · Cristiano Migliore  · Marco Biazzi  · Marco Coti Zelati  · Cristiano "Criz" Mozzati
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"Heaven's a Lie" · "Swamped" · "Our Truth" · "Enjoy the Silence" · "Closer" · "Within Me" · "Spellbound" · "I Like It" · "I Won't Tell You" · "Wide Awake" · "Trip the Darkness"
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