Lacuna Coil vocalist Cristina Scabbia has revealed to Metal Hammer that embracing her sexuality and femininityvia the Italian goth metal band seemingly hasn’t been without consequence. Scabbia was a frequent participant in Revolver magazine’s ‘hottest chicks in metal’ issues and covers amid the early and mid aughts, and while she personally had no objection to the increased profile those opportunities afford her and her band, it would appear that increased exposure may have led her to having more stalkers.
According to Scabbia, at one point she was confined to the bus for much of a North American tour, with regular check-ins by the FBI after reporting her concerns to the authorities. She stated of that:
“…I did have actual stalkers that were potentially dangerous and would follow me around. I remember them sending me weird pictures of me covered in blood or sending me pictures of a foetus. I reported it, and for one complete tour I had an FBI agent in every town checking on me. It was not only disturbing, it was also boring for me because I had to be confined on a tour bus every day.”
