{{Infobox album | name = Karmacode | type = Album | artist = Lacuna Coil | cover = karmacode_cdcover.jpg | alt = | released = 31 March 2006 | recorded = 2005 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Gothic metal|alternative metal|nu metal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/30225/Lacuna-Coil-Shallow-Life/|title=Review: Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life|website=Sputnikmusic.com|access-date=Apr 4, 2025}}</ref>}} | length = 47:19 | language = English, Italian | label = Century Media | producer = Waldemar Sorychta | prev_title = The EPs | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul) | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Karmacode | type = studio | single1 = Our Truth | single1date = 21 February 2006 | single2 = Enjoy the Silence | single2date = 11 July 2006 | single3 = Closer | single3date = 24 October 2006 | single4 = Within Me | single4date = 3 April 2007 }} }}{{Music ratings | MC = 62/100<ref name="meta">{{cite web| title = ''Karmacode'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More| work = Metacritic| url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/karmacode| access-date = 27 February 2012}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Allmusic'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="AllmusicReview">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r820428|pure_url=yes}} | title=Review | website=AllMusic | first= | last= | date= | access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> | rev2 = ''About.com'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/lacunacoil.htm |title=Lacuna Coil - Karmacode Review |website=Heavymetal.about.com |date=2006-04-04 |access-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513023813/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/lacunacoil.htm |archive-date=2008-05-13 }}</ref> | rev3 = ''Answers'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|author=Lacuna Coil |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/karmacode |title=Karmacode: Information from |website=Answers.com |date= |access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Musical Discoveries'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/lacunacoil2006.htm |title=Lacuna Coil Karmacode Review | Cristina Scabbia Interview at Musical Discoveries |website=Musicaldiscoveries.com |date=2006-05-15 |access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Popmatters'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|7|10}} <ref>{{cite web|last=Begrand |first=Adrien |url=https://www.popmatters.com/lacuna_coil_karmacode-2495678979.html |title=Lacuna Coil: Karmacode |website=Popmatters.com |date=May 12, 2006 |access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Stylus Magazine'' | rev6Score = C− <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lacuna-coil/karmacode.htm |title=Lacuna Coil - Karmacode - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date= |access-date=2011-06-16 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213229/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lacuna-coil/karmacode.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} '''''Karmacode''''' is the fourth studio album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, released on 31 March 2006 in several countries in Europe, 3 April in the UK and other European countries, 4 April in North America, and 5 April in several other European countries through Century Media Records. 500,000 copies of ''Karmacode'' have officially been sold worldwide. In Italy the album sold over 20,000 copies, earning the album a Silver record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicametal.blogosfere.it/2007/02/lacuna-coil-disco-dargento-in-italia.html |title=LACUNA COIL: disco d'argento in Italia - Musica Metal |website=Musicametal.blogosfere.it |date= |access-date=2011-06-16}}</ref> In the United States, the album sold around 200,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169055 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LACUNA COIL's 'Dark Adrenaline' Cracks U.S. Top 15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910011627/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169055 |archive-date=10 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The album's four singles released include "Our Truth", the cover of "Enjoy the Silence", "Closer", and "Within Me". Vocalist Cristina Scabbia confirmed that the song "Without Fear" is an Italian song.<ref>''Rock Sound Magazine'' issue #82 - "Lacuna Coil – Breaking the Code"</ref> Music videos for all singles have been released.
Lacuna Coil's version of "Enjoy The Silence" caught the attention and admiration of Dave Gahan, the lead vocalist of Depeche Mode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LACUNA COIL SAYS DEPECHE MODE ENJOYED THE SILENCE |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDSeTszLec|via=YouTube |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref> Gahan, known for his discerning taste and appreciation for covers of his band's songs, expressed a particular fondness for Lacuna Coil's rendition. Among various popular covers of "Enjoy The Silence," including those by Tori Amos, Entwine, and Mike Koglin, Gahan was drawn to Lacuna Coil's interpretation for its unique and distinct sound.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|via=YouTube|title=[Sub ITA] Dave Gahan - ZDF interview (2009) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCto2YQ6CU |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kager |first=Marcus |title=Throwback Thursday: Depeche Mode Interview from 2009 |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/throwback_thursday_depeche_mode_interview_from_2009 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Undertheradarmag.com |language=en}}</ref>
In an interview discussing cover versions of Depeche Mode's songs, Dave Gahan praised Lacuna Coil's take on "Enjoy the Silence," stating, "Their interpretation left me genuinely impressed; it encapsulated the distinctive vibe I always hoped someone would bring to it."<ref name="auto"/>
''Karmacode'' has a more prominent Middle-Eastern sound compared with Lacuna Coil's previous releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lacuna-coil/karmacode.htm|title=Lacuna Coil - Karmacode - Review|publisher=Stylus Magazine|access-date=19 October 2009|author=Lee, Cosmo|date=2006-05-09|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213229/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lacuna-coil/karmacode.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album is considered a blend of classical and modern rock,<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r820428|pure_url=yes}}|title=Karmacode Review|author=Cammila Albertson|website=AllMusic|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref> which is notably heavier and more metallic than previous releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/lacunacoil2006.htm|title=Lacune Coil Karmacode Review - Cristina Scabia Interview|publisher=Musical Discoveries|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref> Popmatters comments that the album "doesn’t take any bold steps forward, but it still shows just how good Lacuna Coil are at what they do, presented in a high-gloss, primed-for-stardom package that is bound to go over huge".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lacuna_coil_karmacode/|title=Lacuna Coil: Karmacode|website=Popmatters.com|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
Two songs from the album have been featured in music video games: "Closer" in ''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'' and as downloadable content in ''Rock Band'', also on-disc featured in ''Rock Band Metal Track Pack'', and "Our Truth" in ''Rock Band 2'', ''Rock Band Unplugged'' and ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.<ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/838/838218p1.html IGN: Rock Band: The Complete Track List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713102401/http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/838/838218p1.html |date=2008-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?pageid=article&t=12368 |title=Australia's Best Nintendo Coverage |publisher=Aussie Nintendo |access-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707192618/http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?pageid=article&t=12368 |archive-date=2011-07-07 }}</ref>
In September 2007, Lacuna Coil and website digitalmusician.net launched a competition titled ''To the Edge remix'', accepting remixes of song "To the Edge", with the possibility of a release.<ref>[http://www.digitalmusician.net/index.php?id=445&L=0 Remix Competition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029061823/http://www.digitalmusician.net/index.php?id=445&L=0 |date=2007-10-29 }}.</ref>
==Track list== All songs written by Lacuna Coil, except "Enjoy the Silence" written by Martin Gore {{track listing | title1 = Fragile | length1 = 4:26 | title2 = To the Edge | length2 = 3:21 | title3 = Our Truth | length3 = 4:03 | title4 = Within Me | length4 = 3:38 | title5 = Devoted | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = You Create | length6 = 1:32 | title7 = What I See | length7 = 3:41 | title8 = Fragments of Faith | length8 = 4:10 | title9 = Closer | length9 = 3:01 | title10 = In Visible Light | length10 = 3:59 | title11 = The Game | length11 = 3:32 | title12 = Without Fear | length12 = 3:59 | title13 = Enjoy the Silence | note13 = Depeche Mode cover | length13 = 4:05 |all_writing=|title14=|length14=|title15=|length15=|title16=|length16=|title17=|length17=|title18=|length18=|title19=|length19=|title20=|length20=|total_length=47:19}}
{{track listing | collapsed = | headline = Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalmassacre.ucoz.com/news/lacuna_coil_karmacode_japanese_edition_2006/2014-08-21-153|title=Lacuna Coil - Karmacode [Japanese Edition] (2006) - 21 August 2014 - MetalMassacre: Metal in High Quality|website=Metalmassacre.ucoz.com|access-date=Apr 4, 2025}}</ref> | title14 = Without a Reason | length14 = 4:51 | title15 = Swamped (Acoustic) | length15 = 3:39 |total_length = 55:49 }}
==Enhanced CD content==
# On the Road Movie -9:58 # Our Truth (Video)
==Release history== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Country ! Date |- | Italy | 31 March 2006 |- | United Kingdom | 3 April 2006 |- | United States | 4 April 2006 |}
==Charts== '''Album''' {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2006) !Peak<br />position |- |Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|52 |- |Canadian Albums Chart<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|72 |- |Dutch Albums Chart<ref name="factual.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|86 |- |European Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|38 |- |Finnish Albums Chart<ref name="acharts.us"/> | style="text-align:center;"|40 |- |French Albums Chart<ref name="factual.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|54 |- |German Albums Chart<ref name="factual.com">[http://www.factual.com/t/8wiFJm/Karmacode_Charts] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|43 |- |Greek Albums Chart<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|21 |- |Irish Albums Chart<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|98 |- |Italian Albums Chart<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com"/> | style="text-align:center;"|17 |- |Japanese Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/173775/products/651485/1/|title=Karmacode - Lacuna Coil|access-date=2015-05-16|website=Oricon.co.jp|language=Japanese}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|139 |- |UK Albums Chart<ref name="acharts.us">{{Cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/14368|title = Karmacode by Lacuna Coil - Music Charts|website = αCharts}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|47 |- |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="roadrunnerrecords.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51215 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LACUNA COIL: More 'Karmacode' Chart Positions Revealed |access-date=2012-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318094610/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51215 |archive-date=2007-03-18 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|28 |} '''Singles''' - Billboard (North America) {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Single !Chart !Peak<br />position |- |2006 |"Our Truth" |Mainstream Rock | style="text-align:center;"|36 |}
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