Krushers of the World

Krushers of the World
Studio album by
Released16 January 2026
Recorded2025
GenreThrash metal, melodic death metal[1][2]
Length44:23
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJens Bogren
Kreator chronology
Hate Über Alles
(2022)
Krushers of the World
(2026)
Singles from Krushers of the World
  1. "Seven Serpents"
    Released: 26 September 2025[3]
  2. "Tränenpalast"
    Released: 31 October 2025[4]
  3. "Satanic Anarchy"
    Released: 5 December 2025[5]
  4. "Krushers of the World"
    Released: 16 January 2026[6]

Krushers of the World is the sixteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 16 January 2026.[7] Four singles were released to support this album: "Seven Serpents", "Tränenpalast", "Satanic Anarchy" and "Krushers of the World".

Track listing

All music by Kreator and Andy Posdziech, all lyrics by Miland Petrozza.

No.TitleLength
1."Seven Serpents"4:40
2."Satanic Anarchy"3:33
3."Krushers of the World"4:20
4."Tränenpalast" (featuring Britta Görtz)4:43
5."Barbarian"4:40
6."Blood of Our Blood"4:31
7."Combatants"4:01
8."Psychotic Imperator"5:05
9."Deathscream"3:52
10."Loyal to the Grave"4:58
Total length:44:23

Credits

The album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes.

Kreator

Guest musicians

Production

  • Jens Bogren – production, mixing engineer
  • Johan Martin – mixing assistant
  • Andy Posdziech – pre-production, additional writing and arrangement
  • Tony Lindgren – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Krushers of the World
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 51
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 96
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 64
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[15] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 2
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 1
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[18] 38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 30
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 79
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)[21] 4
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[22] 34
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 11
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[25] 58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 7
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 15
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[29] 12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30] 5
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[31] 1
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[32] 27

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