By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Saturday, February 15, 2014 @ 11:31 AM
Cris "Pizza" Migliore And Cristiano "CriZ" Mozzati Retire Due To Life Changes
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Italian rockers LACUNA COIL have issued the following statement:
"Dear friends,
It is with a heavy heart that we share this news with you today: Our two brothers Cris 'Pizza' Migliore and
Cristiano 'CriZ' Mozzati have decided to retire from LACUNA COIL.
Both Pizza and CriZ have had big changes impact their lives recently - we know how stressful and difficult it can be to
balance both real life and the life of a professional touring musician, and we have nothing but total respect for their
decisions to focus on their families and lives at home.
We have such incredible memories of traveling and exploring the world together with Pizza and CriZ, and we want to wish
them both all the best as they begin these exciting new chapters in their lives. We will never forget the important roles
they played in this band, or the incredible times we shared together.
THANK YOU PIZZA AND CRIZ! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!"
Cristina, Andrea, Marco, and Maus. LACUNA COIL
From Pizza:
"Dear friends,
After over 16 years spent with the LACUNA COIL family, I decided to move on and begin a new chapter in my life.
This hasn't been an easy decision, as you can imagine, but I felt like I needed to change some things around.
I'm glad and honored that I've had the chance to be able to embark on such an amazing adventure, with such wonderful
people as "travel companions"! I will never forget my time in LACUNA COIL and I wish my sister and brothers all the
best for whatever the future may bring.
I'm sure you understand! I would also really like to thank every single one of you for showing such amazing love and
support for a small band from Milan, Italy, who would've never thought would become what it has during these incredible 16
years. Thank you all and enjoy this last record we did with me and CriZ as part of the line-up - it's some of the best
music we've done and I'm sure you'll love it!
Keep on rockin'!!" Cris 'Pizza' Migliore
From CriZ:
"Hey Coilers,
As many of you guys and gals know, during this last year lots of very important things happened in my life - something
really amazing, and deep enough to make me sit in front of my laptop to write these bittersweet words...
I'm leaving my "second family" LACUNA COIL because I need this change in my life... this hasn't been an easy
decision at all and I've come to it with pain in my heart, because together we laughed and cried; we fought and gave all
our lives to this amazing band. Together we lived the dream for 16 wonderful, intense and unforgettable years. All you
guys around the world gave me such positive and sincere vibes and emotions that will stay embedded in my heart for the
rest of my life! I want to say thank you Coilers, friends, crew, partners, and people that listen to our music for being
such an inspiration for me. To my brothers and sis I'd like to say the following: Never stop to kicking asses, you sure
know how to!
The new record is the best thing we've done together. I have put all my passion and feelings into it and I'm sure you'll
love it. I'll never stop playing drums - as we all know, if you were born with rock inside your veins, you'll die with
it... and this is what I will do.
Take care and stay Coilers!"
CriZ
Century Media Records would like to extend a massive thank you to Cris "Pizza" Migliore and Cristiano "CriZ"
Mozzati, as they will be missed - Broken Crown Halo marks a new chapter in the ever-evolving history of
LACUNA COIL, but the band will not be slowing down. In fact, they are currently packing their bags and gear to
begin touring.
LACUNA COIL return to the road to introduce North America to Broken Crown Halo as part of the
REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN HARD ROCK TOUR, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a
stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL, and CILVER. The tour
launches in Wilmington, NC, and runs through March 20 in Anaheim, CA.
Joining LACUNA COIL on the Revolver HCIHR tour will be drummer Ryan Folden. Fans will already be
familiar with Ryan, as he performed live with LACUNA COIL on the majority of the 2012 and 2013 Dark
Legacy and Dark Adrenaline tours.