LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia says that the band's next album will be "heavy and dark."

The Italian heavy rockers' follow-up to 2016's "Delirium" is tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media.

Earlier today, Scabbia took to her Instagram account to write: "So many great things going to happen but I can’t say anything now, damnit!! Oh, the new record is going to be damn awesome, heavy and dark, just so you know...#staytuned #aaaaahcantwait"

Back in 2017, Cristina told Metal Wani that LACUNA COIL's next disc could see the band pursuing a heavier musical direction, just as was the case with "Delirium". "I believe that it could definitely be even way heavier, because that's what we like to perform on stage," she said. "Of course, we like the ballads and the mellow songs, but we like better to perform songs that are heavier. And we love that music."

2018 marked the 20th anniversary of LACUNA COIL's debut. To celebrate the occasion, they played an exceptional show oinn January 2018 in London at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. The unique, one-time event was filmed and recorded for "The 119 Show - Live In London", which was released last November.