LACUNA COIL Releases Double Single, 'Fragile XX' And 'I Wish You Were Dead' (SWARM Remix),To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Karmacode'

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 electronic/metalstep producer Swarm, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album, 2006's "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 LACUNA COIL's latest album, 2025's "Sleepless Empire".

The lyric video for "Fragile XX" can be seen below.

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 [LACUNA COIL bassist Marco Coti-Zelati], 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 states: "As a longtime 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-2000s 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.

"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.

"Sleepless Empire" came out in February 2025 via Century Media Records. Inspiration to create the LP came during the sessions for "Comalies XX" (2022),the acclaimed remake of LACUNA COIL's breakthrough third record "Comalies".

In October 2024, Italian guitarist/producer Daniele Salomone confirmed that he had joined LACUNA COIL as the replacement for the band's longtime guitarist Diego Cavallotti.

Salomone made his live debut with LACUNA COIL on August 4, 2024 at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania.

In June 2024, LACUNA COIL announced Cavallotti's departure. Diego, who joined LACUNA COIL in 2016, initially as a fill-in guitarist following the exit of Marco "Maus" Biazzi, later said in a social media post that "this decision is not the result of my dissatisfaction or desire to explore new opportunities."

Cavallotti and Salomone played together in the Italian metal band INVERNO, which released its debut album, "Stasis", in December 2023.

Photo credit: Marco Castellani