Italian metallers Lacuna Coil will be releasing their sixth album, Dark Adrenaline, on January 24. While frontwoman Cristina Scabbia may seem like the embodiment of poise and grace, during the band’s more-than-a decade on the road she has found herself in a fair few awkward moments. Here, she recounts her top five for your reading pleasure.

Mic Mishap
“We were playing in San Francisco a few years ago, and the roadies didn’t set the microphone up properly. The stand wasn’t really stable, and it was moving all by itself. The first thing I do when I go onstage is, like, a violent headbang right near the mic stand, but this time my head went right into it. My forehead cut open above the right eye. I was bleeding like hell, but I didn’t realize it. The next thing I know, my face is hot and wet and I don’t know why. I lo ... Read more »