KREATOR (Thrash Metal LEGENDS!! - Germany 🇩🇪) - Release official video for "Seven Serpents" - Taken from the new album "Krushers Of The World" which will be released on January 16, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records #kreator #thrashmetal #heavymetal

KREATOR (Thrash Metal LEGENDS!! – Germany 🇩🇪) – Release official video for “Seven Serpents” – Taken from the new album “Krushers Of The World” which will be released on January 16, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records #kreator #thrashmetal #heavymetal

CREDITS:
Production Company: Cobblestone Filmproduktion
Director /DOP – Jörn Heitmann
1AD – Ralph Remstedt
Exec Producer – Juri Wiesner
PA – Gloria Hampel, Minh Thu Hoang
Location Manager – Ben Ramson
1AC – Simon Wandelt
2AC – Valentin Kühn
Playback VTR/ Data – Daniel Böse
Gaffer – Richard Nitsche
Light – Darius Tschorn, Luca Nagel, Mathieu Mahlke
c/o Turbolight crew
Art Department – Fabienne van de Koolwijk & Holger Isenberg
HMU Artist – Arabel Decker
Costume Designer – Till Fuhrmann
SFX Supervisor – Roland Tropp
Photographer – Robert Eickelpoth
Editor, Color: Timo Fritsche
AI Producer: Hannah O’Malley
AI Artist: Timo Fritsche and Luthi Luan

KREATOR ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD
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RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘SEVEN SERPENTS’

EU & UK HEADLINE TOUR W/ CARCASS, EXODUS & NAILS ANNOUNCED FOR MARCH AND APRIL 2026

Metal Titans KREATOR have announced that their sixteenth studio album, KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD, will be released on January 16th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. Following the recent releases of the KREATOR documentary film Hate & Hope as well as Your Heaven, My Hell, the autobiography of front man Mille Petrozza, KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD will be the next step in the evolution of KREATOR – a band that is still at its peak more than forty years into their career.

KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD is not a shy title, it is a statement, an expression of pride and self-awareness knowing how long and hard the band’s path has been and knowing what they still have to say and share with their ever growing following. After the buzz around the movie and book, it is time for KREATOR to let the riffs, the roaring vocals, and thunderous drums do the talking.

Rounded off by a triumphant production courtesy of Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, who previously worked with the group on Phantom Antichrist (2012) and Gods Of Violence (2017), KREATOR return in perfect shape. The stunning cover artwork was created by none other than Polish genius Zbigniew Bielak (Ghost).

Furthermore, KREATOR have announced a massive EU & UK Headline tour with Carcass, Exodus and Nails for March and April 2026. Tickets are on sale NOW! You can find all confirmed dates at the bottom. Please be aware that strictly limited ticket + album bundles for the German live dates are exclusively available via the Nuclear Blast online store:

Kreator – Krushers Of The World Ticket Bundle + Digi CD | Nuclear Blast

Kreator – Krushers Of The World Ticket Bundle + Vinyl | Nuclear Blast

Mille Petrozza commented:
“We are beyond excited to kick off the new year with the release of our brand-new album KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD, dropping January 16, 2026!

But that’s not all! On March 20th, we’re hitting the road to bring you our biggest tour production ever. This will be a night of unrelenting metal mayhem, featuring our brothers-in-arms Carcass, Exodus, and the mighty Nails.

This marks an exciting new chapter for the band, and we can’t wait for you to experience the new music live plus a selection of classic Kreator, old and new.

Hail to the hordes! \m/”

Alongside the album and tour announcement, KREATOR have unleashed a krushing new single called ‘Seven Serpents‘, accompanied by a cinematic music video, which you can watch below.

PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD:
https://kreator.bfan.link/krushers-of-the-world

STREAM THE SINGLE ‘SEVEN SERPENTS’:
https://kreator.bfan.link/seven-serpents

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘SEVEN SERPENTS’:
https://youtu.be/xPRvLYHKD-I

KREATOR
Krushers Of the World

01.	Seven Serpents
02.	Satanic Anarchy
03.	Krushers Of The World
04.	Tränenpalast
05.	Barbarian
06.	Blood Of Our Blood
07.	Combatants
08.	Psychotic Imperator
09.	Deathscream
10.	Loyal To The Grave

AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:

Limited 3LP + 2CD Digipak Deluxe Box Set (Black/White/Red Splatter LP + transp. Red 2LP) w/ demon figurine & pin by Cave Toys, LP-sized 24-page photo booklet, beer coaster, patch, poster and alternate box artwork (CD2 and LP2+3 contain bonus live album “Krushing Classics 1985-1990”)

Limited 3LP + 2CD Digipak Ltd. Box Set (Gold/Red ink spot LP + transp. Orange 2LP)
w/ LP-sized 24-page photo booklet, beer coaster& poster (CD2 and LP2+3 contain bonus live album “Krushing Classics 1985-1990”)

Black LP
Red LP
Transparent Red / Black Marbled LP
Orange(Black White Splatter LP
Dark Red / White Corona LP
Red Gold LP
Gold / Black Marbled LP

Limited Edition 2CD Digipak
(CD2 contains bonus live album “Krushing Classics 1985-1990”)

Jewel case CD

Digital Album

KREATOR LIVE:

EU & UK Headline Tour
w/ special guests Carcass, Exodus and Nails

20. Mar 26	PT	Lisbon	Sala Tejo
22. Mar 26	ES	Madrid	Vistalegre
24. Mar 26	FR	Paris	Zenith
25. Mar 26	BE	Brussels	Ancienne Belgique
27. Mar 26	UK	London	O2 Brixton Academy
28. Mar 26	UK	Manchester	O2 Apollo
29. Mar 26	UK	Glasgow	O2 Academy Glasgow
31. Mar 26	LU	Esch sur Alzette	Rockhall
01. Apr 26	CH	Zurich	Halle 622
03. Apr 26	NL	Den Bosch	Mainstage
04. Apr 26	DE	Essen	Grugahalle
05. Apr 26	DE	Frankfurt am Main	Jahrhunderthalle
07. Apr 26	IT	Milan	Alcatraz
08. Apr 26	SI	Ljubljana	Media Center
09. Apr 26	AT	Vienna	Gasometer
10. Apr 26	DE	Ludwigsburg	MHP Arena
11. Apr 26	DE	Munich	Zenith
12. Apr 26	CZ	Prague	Forum Karlin
13. Apr 26	HU	Budapest	Barba Negra
15. Apr 26	PL	Warsaw	Arena Torwar
17. Apr 26	DE	Hamburg	Inselpark Arena
18. Apr 26	DE	Berlin	Uber Eats Music Hall
20. Apr 26	LV	Riga	Palladium Riga
21. Apr 26	FI	Helsinki	Black Box
23. Apr 26	SE	Stockholm	Annexet
24. Apr 26	NO	Oslo	Sentrum Scene
25. Apr 26	DK	Copenhagen	Poolen

TICKETS: www.kreator-terrorzone.de

For the German shows of this tour, a strictly limited amount of album plus ticket bundles is exclusively available through the Nuclear Blast store: https://www.nuclearblast.com/de/collections/kreator

FESTIVALS

21.May 26 US Baltimore Maryland Deathfest 2026

ABOUT KREATOR:

When KREATOR’s earliest incarnation formed under the influence of Kiss and Judas Priest in the early 80’s none of the above was thinkable. For young adults, Essen, back then a 600k plus city in the Ruhr area, was a grim place. Unemployment rates were surging, houses had been blackened by smoke from factories and coal mines, for some alcohol and drug abuse were the only escape route from this dismal, post-industrialized backdrop.

Whereas Birmingham spawned Black Sabbath and undoubtedly became the legitimate birthplace of heavy metal, the bands associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal like Iron Maiden, Venom, Saxon pushed the genre with a street-fighting attitude, US artists such as Metallica, Exodus, Slayer, and Swedes Bathory intensified the style even more, and altogether concocted a dangerous brew KREATOR poured down their throats in gallons. For today’s remaining founding members Mille and drummer Jürgen “Ventor” Reil, music was the way out from these dire surroundings, and provided an outlet for the frustration and contempt boiling in their guts. And KREATOR went all in. Naive, chaotic yet utterly determined.

And they left their own mark on heavy metal history, radicalizing thrash and inspiring legions of musicians including Arch Enemy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and Ghost, with Papa Emeritus joining a TV performance of ‘Satan Is Real’ in 2017.

Their newest studio album, Krushers Of The World, shows a band that has lost none of its bite kicking off with the rabid aggression of ‘Seven Serpents’. It also tackles Petrozza’s love for horror flicks by paying tribute to Dario Argento’s Suspiria in ‘Tränenpalast’ with extreme metal vocal coach Britta Görtz (Hiraes) adding her own vicious tone over dark yet catchy melodies. And of course, you shall have hefty doses of pure, thrashing aggression as well! ‘Barbarian’, ‘Deathscream’ or ‘Psychotic Imperator’ deliver your fix of merciless riffs, majestic leads by Sami Yli-Sirniö and some of Ventor’s fastest parts ever. Are you looking for powerful mid-tempo sections allowing bassist Frédéric Leclercq to shine? Then the monumental groove of the title track and stunning chorus of ‘Satanic Anarchy’ will have you covered. Rounded off by a triumphant and – no pun intended – krushing production courtesy of Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, who previously worked with the group on Phantom Antichrist (2012) and Gods Of Violence (2017), KREATOR return in perfect shape.

A novelty to Krushers Of The World is immediately obvious when staring at its cover. With Zbigniew Bielak, renowned for his work for Ghost, art and design offer an interesting twist to KREATOR’s history. Transforming classic visual trademarks dedicated fans will recognise from Coma Of Souls (1990), Out of the Dark… into the Light (1988) and Pleasure To Kill (the font!) into a highly detailed tapestry garnered with occult symbolism, Bielak crafted an outstanding piece paying homage to a band he loves since his teenager days yet with a daring and unique flair. The cover of Krushers Of The World rewards everyone willing to analyze the grandiose sleeve design.

In essence, Krushers Of The World is of course not a throwback to KREATOR’s past, it is furious, massive sounding and creative in its own right, gifted with a songwriting quality honed over years. It displays a band which earned its spot among the giants of the genre, and developed its youthful anger further into a professional, internationally successful, nonetheless intimidating creature. Krushers Of The World underlines the fact that fueled by the reflective look at their own legacy sparked by 2025’s Hate & Hope movie, KREATOR nowadays appear more mindful of their early days while simultaneously progressing uncompromisingly, unstoppable in their search for new realms to conquer and new worlds to krush.