Italian metal icons Lacuna Coil have released a double single featuring a redux version of “Fragile” (titled “Fragile XX”), plus a remix of “I Wish You Were Dead” by SWARM, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Karmacode. Combining their past and present history into one celebration of this milestone, “Fragile” originally appeared on Karmacode while “I Wish You Were Dead” is taken from the group’s latest album, 2025’s Sleepless Empire.
Stream “Fragile XX” and “I Wish You Were Dead” (SWARM remix) here; watch the lyric video for “Fragile XX” here: https://youtu.be/S8DuE9jHwFo
Lacuna Coil‘s Andrea Ferro (vocals) comments: “‘Fragile’ has always been a live favorite, it was actually one of the very first songs we debuted on stage even before ‘Karmacode’ was released 20 years ago. Its message of accepting life’s vulnerability, never surrendering though we live in a fragile circle that is often breached, is one that we still relate to today. While reworking a much loved song can initially feel unsettling (in particular for Maki, our main songwriter), we faced the process as a tribute to ‘Fragile’ and ‘Karmacode‘, and are really excited by the result. ‘Fragile XX’ feels and sounds like Lacuna Coil in 2026, and we look forward to performing it live for the next 20 years!”
SWARM adds: “As a long-time fan of Lacuna Coil, I am incredibly honored to have been asked to reimagine a song of theirs. I remember hearing ‘Karmacode‘ back in the mid-2000’s and thinking that the melodies sounded so interesting & exotic. That whole album really helped to shape my taste in music, and I have been a fan ever since.
“I’m cautious about agreeing to do remixes, especially when it’s for a band I love. I never ‘remix for the sake of remix’. I want to make it worth the listen; to respect the original while tastefully (and aggressively) turning it upside down and shaking something absolutely crazy out. I’m very proud of how I was able to do that here.”
Lacuna Coil will hit the road again in February/March 2027 for an extensive European tour supporting The Halo Effect. See below for all upcoming dates!
The Halo Effect tour dates
w/ Lacuna Coil, Omnium Gatherum
February 18, 2027 – Malmö, Sweden @ Slagthuset
February 19, 2027 – Hamburg, Germany @ Große Freiheit 36
February 20, 2027 – Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle 2
February 21, 2027 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013 Poppodium
February 23, 2027 – Saarbrücken, Germany @ Garage
February 24, 2027 – Hannover, Germany @ Capitol
February 25, 2027 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
February 26, 2027 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
February 27, 2027 – Paris, France @ Élysée Montmartre
March 1, 2027 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Lab/Wagon
March 2, 2027 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 1
March 4, 2027 – Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7 Konzertfabrik
March 5, 2027 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
March 6, 2027 – Filderstadt, Germany @ FILharmonie
March 7, 2027 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Löwensaal
March 9, 2027 – Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra Blue Stage
March 10, 2027 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
March 11, 2027 – Prague, Czech Republic @ ROXY
March 12, 2027 – Berlin, Germany @ Kesselhaus
March 13, 2027 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage WERK
March 14, 2027 – Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller
March 15, 2027 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
March 17, 2027 – Helsinki, Finland @ House of Culture
March 18, 2027 – Tampere, Finland @ Pakkahuone
March 20, 2027 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Film Studios
March 21, 2027 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus
Lacuna Coil live
December 19, 2026 – Seoul, South Korea @ Hero Rock Festival
April 24, 2027 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Bangers Open Air 2027
Lacuna Coil released their 10th studio album, Sleepless Empire, last year to critical acclaim, with media hailing it as “voluminous, intricately layered and, at its gnarliest, genuinely punishing” (Blabbermouth). It is the first long player release after Comalies XX – which came out in 2022. Sleepless Empire is comprised of 11 new tracks, and each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and a place – and that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given Lacuna Coil such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music.
Purchase and stream Sleepless Empire in its entirety here: https://lacunacoil.lnk.to/SleeplessEmpire. The videos for the previously released singles can also be seen below:
–“Hosting The Shadow” (feat. Randy Blythe): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI961ZhLJDg
–“In Nomine Patris”: https://youtu.be/HPjDkrseprc
–“I Wish You Were Dead”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86cL4NBZRg
–“Gravity”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1npCRnErxw
–“Oxygen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1BqJzHPtY
–“In The Mean Time” (feat. Ash Costello): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63z4mNFXJGY
–“Never Dawn”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLQiD4_OiLU
Lacuna Coil line-up:
Cristina Scabbia – Vocals
Andrea Ferro – Vocals
Marco Coti Zelati – Bass, Guitars, Synths
Richard Meiz – Drums
Daniele Salomone – Guitars
Lacuna Coil online:
https://www.facebook.com/lacunacoil
https://www.instagram.com/lacunacoilofficial
Title Photo credit: Marco Castellani
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