Halflife (EP)
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| Released | 20 March 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January 2000 | |||
| Studios | Damage Inc. Studio, Ventimiglia, Italy | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal[1] | |||
| Length | 20:23 | |||
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| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Waldemar Sorychta | |||
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Halflife is the second EP by the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, released in 2000 by Century Media. The EP contains 5 tracks. A slightly altered version of the track Senzafine would later appear on international releases of their 2001 full-length album, Unleashed Memories, while the entire Halfife EP was appended to the American release of the album.[2] A performance of Senzafine can also be found on the band's 2008 live album.[3]
Reception
Halflife received positive ratings, 8 out of 10, from Rock Hard and Metal.de.[4][5] Likewise, Powermetal.de called it "truly remarkable", a "real pleasure" to listen to as well as a "small masterpiece".[6] Norwegian newspaper Jærbladet gave 5 out of 6 points and recommended it to fans of Anathema, Dark Tranquility, Flowing Tears and Paradise Lost.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Halflife" | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Trance Awake" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Senzafine" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Hyperfast" | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Stars" (Dubstar cover) | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 20:23 | |
Personnel
Band members
Credits adapted from liner notes of the North American edition of Unleashed Memories[2]
- Cristina Scabbia - vocals
- Andrea Ferro - vocals and grunts
- Marco Biazzi - guitar
- Cristiano Migliore - guitar
- Marco Coti Zelati - bass, keyboards, programming, design, layout design
- Cristiano Mozzati - percussion, drums, programming
Production
- Waldemar Sorychta - producer, engineer, mixing
- Dario Mollo - engineer
- Carsten Drescher - layout design
- Volker Beushausen - photography
References
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r516302
- 1 2 Unleashed Memories liner notes and CD tray inserts (North American edition). Century Media Records. 2001. pp. 13, 16.
- ↑ Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul) DVD Details
- ↑ "LACUNA COIL - Halflife". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 15 March 2000. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Stephan (4 April 2000). "Lacuna Coil - HALF-Life". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Schütte, Kathy (6 October 2000). "LACUNA COIL - Halflife". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Musikkscoopet". Jærbladet (review) (in Norwegian). 12 May 2000. p. 8.