German Heavy Metal titans Kreator have unleashed Satanic Anarchy, a brand new single and video from their sixteenth studio album Krushers Of The World, due 16 January 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Satanic Anarchy distills everything fans love about Kreator into three and a half ferocious minutes – razor sharp thrash riffing, a huge, chant along chorus and a searing guitar solo that keeps their attack as deadly as ever.
The new clip also shows off the band’s long running obsession with horror cinema. After paying homage to Dario Argento’s cult classic Suspiria with previous single Tranenpalast, Kreator dive into another iconic nightmare for the Satanic Anarchy video, channelling the sadistic imagination of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser with its mix of psychological dread and blood soaked visuals.
Frontman Mille Petrozza explains the mindset behind the track. “The lyrics speak about a divine revolt of the mind, breaking the spell of obedience and standing together against tyranny,” he says. “It is about refusing to live in fear and creating change instead.”
Krushers Of The World can be pre ordered now, with Satanic Anarchy available to stream on all major platforms and the video online now.
The album will be released in a wide range of collectors formats, including deluxe 3LP plus 2CD box sets with a demon figurine and photo book, limited 3LP plus 2CD sets, multiple coloured vinyl editions, a 2CD digipak with bonus live album “Krushing Classics 1985-1990”, standard CD, jewelcase and digital versions.
Kreator – Krushers Of The World track list
01. Seven Serpents
02. Satanic Anarchy
03. Krushers Of The World
04. Tranenpalast
05. Barbarian
06. Blood Of Our Blood
07. Combatants
08. Psychotic Imperator
09. Deathscream
10. Loyal To The Grave
Formed in the early 1980s in industrial Essen, Kreator rose out of bleak surroundings and a love of bands like Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Venom and the first wave of US thrash to become one of the most influential forces in global Heavy Metal. Their ferocious blend of speed, aggression and dark melody helped push thrash into more extreme territory and inspired generations of bands from Arch Enemy and Cannibal Corpse to Behemoth and Ghost.
Krushers Of The World finds Kreator working once again with producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, delivering a huge, modern sound that still honours the band’s raw roots. From the blistering opener Seven Serpents and the horror tinted Tranenpalast to stomping mid tempo crushers like the title track and the anthemic Satanic Anarchy, the record shows a band that remains as hungry and dangerous as ever.
