German thrash steel legends Kreator have confirmed particulars of their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, set for launch on January 16, 2026 by way of Nuclear Blast Information. The document arrives on the heels of the band’s current documentary Hate & Hope and frontman Mille Petrozza’s autobiography Your Heaven, My Hell, marking one other milestone within the profession of a gaggle now greater than 4 many years into its reign.
Kreator is now streaming the primary single “Seven Serpents” in all its pretty thrashy glory alongside a seafaring music video finished by Cobblestone Filmproduktion. Krushers of the World was produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Avenue Studios — the identical mastermind behind Phantom Antichrist and Gods of Violence — and paintings crafted by Polish illustrator Zbigniew Bielak (Ghost, and many others.), brings a suitably grand and sinister visible edge to the venture.
“We’re past excited to kick off the brand new 12 months with the discharge of our brand-new album Krushers of the World, dropping January 16,” mentioned Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza. “However that is not all! On March 20, we’re hitting the street to carry you our greatest tour manufacturing ever. This will probably be an evening of unrelenting steel mayhem, that includes our brothers-in-arms Carcass, Exodus, and the mighty Nails. This marks an thrilling new chapter for the band, and we won’t wait so that you can expertise the brand new music stay, plus a number of traditional Kreator, previous and new. Hail to the hordes! m/.”
Pre-orders for Krushers of the World are available here. Kreator additionally introduced an enormous European and UK tour for spring 2026. The trek kicks off in March and runs by way of April, bringing alongside a completely crushing supporting lineup of Carcass, Exodus, and Nails — making it one of many heaviest excursions of the 12 months. Get your tickets here.
3/20 Lisbon, Portugal MEO Area
3/22 Madrid, Spain Palacio Vistalegre
3/24 Paris, France Zenith Paris
3/25 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
3/27 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton
3/28 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
3/29 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow
3/31 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
4/1 Zürich, Switzerland Halle 622
4/3 Den Bosch, Netherlands Mainstage Brabanthallen
4/4 Essen, Germany Grugahalle
4/5 Frankfurt, Germany Jahrhunderthalle
4/7 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
4/8 Ljubljana, Slovenia Media Heart
4/9 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
4/10 Ludwigsburg, Germany MHP Area
4/11 Munich, Germany Zenith
4/12 Karlín, Czechia Discussion board Karlín
4/13 Budapest, Hungary Barba Negra
4/15 Warsaw, Poland COS Torwar
4/17 Hamburg, Germany Inselparkhalle
4/18 Berlin, Germany Uber Eats Music Corridor
4/20 Riga, Latvia Palladium Riga
4/21 Helsinki, Finland Black Field Finland Oy
4/23 Stockholm, Sweden Annexet
4/24 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
4/25 Copenhagen, Denmark Poolen
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