Italian metal icons ‘Lacuna Coil’ have marked the 20th anniversary of their landmark album “Karmacode” with a special double single release. Out today, the package pairs “Fragile XX” – a redux version of the original “Karmacode” track “Fragile” – with a SWARM remix of “I Wish You Were Dead”, taken from the band’s 2025 record “Sleepless Empire”, weaving together two decades of the band’s history into a single celebratory release.
Vocalist ‘Andrea Ferro’ reflected on revisiting “Fragile” and what it means to the band:
“‘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!”
On his side of the package, remixer ‘SWARM’ shared what the commission meant to him as a longtime fan:
“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 and exotic. That whole album really helped to shape my taste in music, and I have been a fan ever since.”
He added: “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.”
A lyric video for “Fragile XX” is available to watch now on YouTube.
‘Lacuna Coil’ will return to the road in early 2027, supporting ‘The Halo Effect’ on an extensive European run alongside ‘Omnium Gatherum’ spanning February and March. The band also has standalone shows confirmed in South Korea and Brazil later in the year.
The Halo Effect European Tour 2027 dates with ‘Lacuna Coil’ and ‘Omnium Gatherum’:
February 18 – Malmö, Sweden @ Slagthuset
February 19 – Hamburg, Germany @ Große Freiheit 36
February 20 – Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle 2
February 21 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013 Poppodium
February 23 – Saarbrücken, Germany @ Garage
February 24 – Hannover, Germany @ Capitol
February 25 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
February 26 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
February 27 – Paris, France @ Élysée Montmartre
March 1 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Lab/Wagon
March 2 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 1
March 4 – Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7 Konzertfabrik
March 5 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
March 6 – Filderstadt, Germany @ FILharmonie
March 7 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Löwensaal
March 9 – Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra Blue Stage
March 10 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
March 11 – Prague, Czech Republic @ ROXY
March 12 – Berlin, Germany @ Kesselhaus
March 13 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage WERK
March 14 – Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller
March 15 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
March 17 – Helsinki, Finland @ House of Culture
March 18 – Tampere, Finland @ Pakkahuone
March 20 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Film Studios
March 21 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus
Additional ‘Lacuna Coil’ dates:
December 19, 2026 – Seoul, South Korea @ Hero Rock Festival
April 24, 2027 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Bangers Open Air 2027
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