Album
Krushers of the World
Krushers of the World is the sixteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 16 January 2026 through Nuclear Blast Records. It arrives four years after Hate über alles, which came out in 2022, and carries on a run of studio records that began with Endless Pain in 1985.
Five singles were put out ahead of the album: "Seven Serpents", "Tränenpalast", "Satanic Anarchy", the title track and "Loyal to the Grave". That is a generous preview of the material, and a good place to start if you want to hear where the band stand after four decades. Riffology's review gave it 82/100.
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Krushers of the World: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 44:23Tracklist
- 1Seven SerpentsMille Petrozza and Andy Posdziech4:40
- 2Satanic AnarchyBartelt, Petrozza, Posdziech3:33
- 3Krushers of the WorldLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö4:20
- 4TränenpalastMarangolo, Morante, Petrozza, Pignatelli, Simonetti4:43
- 5BarbarianLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö4:40
- 6Blood of Our BloodLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö4:31
- 7CombatantsLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö4:01
- 8Psychotic ImperatorLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö5:05
- 9DeathscreamLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö3:52
- 10Loyal to the GraveLeclercq, Petrozza, Posdziech, Reil, Yli-Sirniö4:58
- Produced by
- Jens Bogren
- Recorded
- 2025
- Labels
- Nuclear Blast Records, Nuclear Blast
- Length
- 44:23
Line-up
- Britta Görtz · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Seven Serpents” · 26 September 2025
- “Tränenpalast” · 31 October 2025
- “Satanic Anarchy” · 5 December 2025
- “Krushers of the World” · 16 January 2026
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2026 | 12 |
| German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) · 2026 | 1 |
| Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 2026 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2026 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 2026 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2026 | 2 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) · 2026 | 3 |
| Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) · 2026 | 4 |
| Poland 2 · 2026 | 4 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2026 | 5 |
All 25 charts
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 2026 | 7 |
| Finnish Albums · 2026 | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2026 | 11 |
| Scottish Albums · 2026 | 11 |
| Swiss Albums · 2026 | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2026 | 21 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) · 2026 | 27 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2026 | 30 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) · 2026 | 34 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2026 | 38 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2026 | 51 |
| Spanish Albums · 2026 | 58 |
| French Albums · 2026 | 64 |
| Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2026 | 79 |
| Dutch Albums · 2026 | 96 |
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61.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
915
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77k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
2.8k
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 January 2026 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 January 2026 | |
| Wikidata | 16 January 2026 | |
| Deezer | 16 January 2026 | |
| US release | 16 January 2026 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 16 January 2026 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2026 | US | Nuclear Blast Records | 4065629745332 | original |
| 16 January 2026 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 4065629745363 | original |
| 16 January 2026 | JP | Ward Records | 4571614702957 | original |
| 16 January 2026 | JP | Ward Records | 4571614702940 | original |
| 16 January 2026 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 4065629745301 | original |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 2667×2399 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |