LACUNA COIL has officially announced the departure of longtime guitarist Diego Cavallotti and the addition of Italian guitarist and producer Daniele Salomone as his replacement.

The change was confirmed in June 2024, with Cavallotti stating in a social media post that the decision 'is not the result of my dissatisfaction or desire to explore new opportunities.' Cavallotti, who joined the band in 2016 following the exit of Marco 'Maus' Biazzi, had previously performed with Salomone in the Italian metal band INVERNO, which released its debut album 'Stasis' in December 2023.

Salomone made his live debut with LACUNA COIL on August 4, 2024, at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania.

The announcement follows the band's ongoing evolution, with recent creative work inspired by sessions for 'Comalies XX,' the acclaimed remake of their breakthrough third album 'Comalies.' LACUNA COIL's latest album, 'Sleepless Empire,' was released in February 2025 via Century Media Records.

In a recent interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, singer Andrea Ferro emphasized the band's commitment to musical honesty, stating: 'I think what has been our secret has been the fact to be spontaneous and to play the music that we like, the music that we love.

Listening to old stuff, new stuff, keep your eyes and your mind open to new influences and do that, and just play the music that you like.' Ferro added: 'We feel like we wanna play heavy songs live.

We wanna have a certain sound.

We've changed in the years some of the lineups, and so we want the musicians we have now to shine and to be able to play the music that they also like.

So it's important to keep the honesty in the musical offerings, even if sometimes it's not the most convenient choice, but has to be the choice that you have fun with, that you still like to go out and perform, that you still like to present to the people with honesty and with the fact that you really believe in this music.'"