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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
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 honoured 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. Find tickets and more information here.
LACUNA COIL released their tenth 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 eleven 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 here
Watch the single videos below:
‘Hosting The Shadow’ (ft. Randy Blythe)
‘In Nomine Patris’
‘I Wish You Were Dead’
‘Gravity’
‘Oxygen’
‘In The Mean Time’ (ft. Ash Costello)
‘Never Dawn’
BAND MEMBERS
Cristina Scabbia – Vocals
Andrea Ferro – Vocals
Marco Coti Zelati – Bass, Guitar, Synths
Richard Meiz – Drums
Daniele Salomone – Guitars
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Photo credit: Marco Castellani
