If you know Lacuna Coil then you’ll already be aware that every album entry in their storied career is more than just a sound. Each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and a place. With Sleepless Empire, that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given Lacuna Coil such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music It’s perhaps that perspective that gives Sleepless Empire such a timely but timeless feel.

It’s a portrait of these times, and a powerful statement of intent from a band at ease with their past and defiantly forging ever-forward.