Italian metal band Lacuna Coil have released a new double single featuring “Fragile XX,” a reworked version of their 2006 track “Fragile,” alongside a SWARM remix of “I Wish You Were Dead.”
The release celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band’s Karmacode album, which originally featured “Fragile.” Meanwhile, “I Wish You Were Dead” comes from Lacuna Coil’s latest studio album, Sleepless Empire, released in 2025.
A lyric video for “Fragile XX” has also been released.
Speaking about revisiting the song, vocalist Andrea Ferro commented: “‘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.”
He continued: “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, who handled the remix of “I Wish You Were Dead,” also reflected on the opportunity to work with the band.
“As a long-time fan of Lacuna Coil, I am incredibly honored to have been asked to reimagine a song of theirs,” SWARM stated. “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.”
The new recordings follow Lacuna Coil’s tenth studio album, Sleepless Empire, which includes guest appearances from Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on “Hosting the Shadow” and New Years Day’s Ash Costello on “In the Mean Time.”
Lacuna Coil will return to Europe in February and March 2027 as special guests on The Halo Effect’s upcoming tour, alongside Omnium Gatherum. The 26-date trek begins February 18 in Malmö, Sweden, and concludes March 21 in Stockholm.
The band also has festival appearances scheduled in South Korea this December and Brazil in April 2027.
Watch the lyric video for “Fragile XX” below.
Lacuna Coil 2026–2027 tour dates:
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December 19, 2026 – Seoul, South Korea – Hero Rock Festival
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With The Halo Effect and 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
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April 24, 2027 – São Paulo, Brazil – Bangers Open Air 2027
Photo by Marco Castellani
