Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 11:59:05 GMT
Andrea Ferro (19 August 1973)
Associated Acts: Lacuna Coil (1994 - Present)
Vocal Range: E2 - D5
Significant High Notes:
D5 ("Downfall")
C♯5 ("The House of Shame")
C5 ("Broken Things", "Downfall")
B4 ("Fragile", "Layers of Time")
B♭4 ("Broken Things", "Closer" Acoustic, "Die & Rise", "Humane", "Through the Ashes", "Under the Surface", "Within Me" Acoustic, "You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You")
A4 ("The Army Inside", "Black Feathers", "Bleed the Pain", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Claustrophobia", "The End Is All I Can See", "Enjoy the Silence", "Give Me Something More", "Heaven's a Lie", "The House of Shame", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I'm Not Afraid", "Mayday", "Now or Never", "The Pain", "Reckless", "Save Me", "Sword of Anger", "Take Me Home", "Ultima Ratio", "Victims", "Wave of Anguish")
G♯4 ("Black Dried Up Heart", "Daylight Dancer", "The End Is All I Can See", "The Game", "The Maze", "Through the Ashes", "Trip the Darkness", "Underdog")
G4 ("1.19", "Against You", "Angel's Punishment", "Apocalypse", "Black Anima", "Black Feathers", "Bleed the Pain", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Breakdown", "Broken Things", "Claustrophobia", "Cold", "A Current Obsession", "Downfall", "Entwined", "Fragile", "Fragments of Faith", "Give Me Something More", "The House of Shame", "Humane", "I Burn in You", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I Like It", "I'm Not Afraid", "In the End I Feel Alive", "Intoxicated", "Kill the Light", "My Demons", "My Spirit", "Naughty Christmas", "No Need to Explain", "Nothing Stands in Our Way", "Oblivion", "Our Truth", "Reverie", "The Secret…", "Shallow End", "Shallow Life", "The Shame", "Soul Into Hades", "Swamped", "Take Me Home", "To the Edge", "Trip the Darkness", "Ultima Ratio", "Unchained", "Upsidedown", "Victims", "When a Dead Man Walks", "Within Me", "Zombies")
F♯4 ("Die & Rise", "Fragile", "Ghost in the Mist", "I Burn in You", "I'm Not Afraid", "In Visible Light", "I Won't Tell You", "The Maze", "Nothing Stands in Our Way", "Reverie", "Senzafine", "Underdog", "Upsidedown")
F4 ("Ancora In Piedi", "The Army Inside", "Black Dried Up Heart", "Bleeding Souls", "Circle", "Give Me Something More", "Honeymoon Suite", "In the End I Feel Alive", "The Last Goodbye", "Layers of Time", "Leaving Alone", "Losing My Religion", "My Demons", "My Wings", "Now or Never", "Save Me", "Self Deception", "Shallow End", "Shallow Life", "Stately Lover", "Sword of Anger", "Through the Ashes", "Trip the Darkness", "Underdog", "Veins of Glass", "Victims")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Closer", "Entwined", "Give Me Something More", "Hyperfast", "Infection", "The Maze", "My Spirit", "Not Enough", "Oblivion", "Survive", "This Is My Dream", "Tight Rope", "Within Me", "Without Fear")
E♭3 ("Downfall", "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)", "Trip the Darkness", "Unspoken", "Without a Reason")
D3 ("Against You", "Circle", "Comalies", "Devoted", "Enjoy the Silence", "Give Me Something More", "Humane", "Save Me", "The Secret…", "Shallow Life")
C♯3 ("Daylight Dancer", "The Game", "I Burn in You", "Shallow End", "Shallow Life", "Spellbound" Acoustic, "Without a Reason")
C3 ("Bleeding Souls", "Closer", "Downfall", "Halflife", "I Like It", "Our Truth", "The Prophet Said", "The Secret…", "Unspoken", "What I See")
B2 ("Ancora In Piedi", "Cold", "Entwined", "Fragments of Faith", "The Game", "Heaven's a Lie" Studio acoustic version, "Heir of a Dying Day", "I Burn in You", "Senzafine", "Shallow End", "Soul Into Hades", "Within Me")
B♭2 ("Closer" Acoustic)
A2 ("Black Anima", "Frozen Feeling", "My Wings", "No Need to Explain", "Soul Into Hades", "Stately Lover", "Virtual Environment", "Within Me")
G♯2 ("Swamped" Studio acoustic version)
G2 ("Closer" Acoustic, "Within Me" Acoustic)
F♯2 ("Senzafine")
E2 ("My Spirit", "You Create")
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Green marks distorted/screamed notes.
Summary:
Andrea Ferro is most well known as one of two lead vocalists for the band Lacuna Coil. In 1994 Ferro, along with Marco Coti Zelati, formed the band Sleep of Right. They soon began recruiting people to join, one of whom was Cristina Scabbia, Ferro's fellow vocalist in the band. They then changed their name to Ethereal, signed to Century Media and afterwards changed their name to Lacuna Coil after finding out that the former was already taken by a Greek band. Since then they have gone on to grow exponentially in popularity.
Ferro’s vocal style hasn't changed very much over time, with the only noticeable difference being the early disappearance and relatively recent reappearance of his death growl/distortion technique. Early on in Lacuna Coil's career he would use this technique fairly often, however he stopped doing so quite early on and has only started using this technique again somewhat recently. For a large portion of the band's lifetime so far, he has focused mainly on a cleaner style of vocals. His lower range is strong enough for his placement, however it is very underused. His mid and high range is where he spends most of his time, favouring chest voice over any other technique, though he has displayed on a couple of occasions a capable falsetto. Ferro's vocals are an essential part of Lacuna Coil's sound, and along with Cristina Scabbia, he is part of a powerful vocal duo that front a band who are quite a prominent part of the metal scene.
{Discography}Lacuna Coil:
In a Reverie (1999): A2 - G4
Unleashed Memories (2001): F♯2 - B2 - A4
Comalies (2002): B2 - C3 - B♭4
Karmacode (2006): E2 - A2 - B2 - B4
Shallow Life (2009): C3 - A4
Dark Adrenaline (2012): E2 - D3 - A4
Broken Crown Halo (2014): B2 - B♭4
Delirium (2016): C3 - C♯5 - D5
Black Anima (2019): A2 - B4
In a Reverie (1999): A2 - G4
Unleashed Memories (2001): F♯2 - B2 - A4
Comalies (2002): B2 - C3 - B♭4
Karmacode (2006): E2 - A2 - B2 - B4
Shallow Life (2009): C3 - A4
Dark Adrenaline (2012): E2 - D3 - A4
Broken Crown Halo (2014): B2 - B♭4
Delirium (2016): C3 - C♯5 - D5
Black Anima (2019): A2 - B4
{Questionable Notes}A2 ("Closer" [6])
G2 ("Within Me" [6])
C2 ("You Create" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks implied harmonies; notes that are so buried in the mix that their existence cannot be confirmed.
G2 ("Within Me" [6])
C2 ("You Create" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks implied harmonies; notes that are so buried in the mix that their existence cannot be confirmed.
{Credits}Photo credits unknown.
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