Kreator to release Krushers of the World Jan 2026, with EU/UK tour

German thrash metal veterans Kreator announced on Thursday that their 16th studio album, Krushers of the World, will be released January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records, and that they will support the record with a headlining United Kingdom and European tour beginning March 20 in Lisbon and concluding April 25 in Copenhagen. The band said the run will include some of thrash metal's most prominent names, with Carcass, Exodus and Nails joining as special guests.

Krushers of the World was produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios and features artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the band said. The record follows 2022's Hate Über Alles and comes after Kreator's recent documentary, Hate Hope, and frontman Mille Petrozza's autobiography, Your Heaven, My Hell. The band released the album's first single, Seven Serpents, along with a music video to preview the new material.

Kreator described the spring tour as a 27-date run that will visit major European cities including Madrid, Paris, London, Glasgow, Frankfurt and Warsaw, as well as stops in Zurich, Milan, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm and Oslo. The band said tickets for the general public go on sale September 29 at 10 a.m. local...