NEWS: Clawfinger point to the warning of the Titanic!

As we all know, Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal pioneers Clawfinger will be releasing their first new album in nineteen long years on 20th February via Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. As too much is never enough they have shared a fourth advanced single in “Going Down (Like Titanic)” ahead of “Before We All Die”, capturing the band’s trademark fusion of sharp rap delivery, heavy grooves and biting social commentary, now more relevant than ever.

Frontman Zak Tell comments: “This started off as a silly braggadocious rap lyric, simply because that’s what the beat was telling me to do. It wasn’t very well thought out at all, just threading together cool words that rhymed. I guess in some ways it was about a Clawfinger comeback without me really even thinking about it, not that we’ve really been gone but it’s been a while since we released anything. I guess the question the lyric ended up asking was: What are we really coming back to, we may be awesome and all that but everything is still completely messed up. We can brag and boast but we’re still arrogant idiots heading towards a total collapse of the world as we know it.

The Titanic chorus idea came from Jocke, I’m not even sure he realized what a great metaphor it was for the lyric? We’re talking about a massive ship that they said was unsinkable… that sank. Rich people partying onboard, enjoying the luxury at the top, while the less fortunate working class were stuck down below, everyone headed straight for disaster without having a clue. Does that sound familiar?”

Clawfinger have a wealth of live appearances booked for 2026:

02.05.2026 (NO) Karmøygeddon Metal Festival
19.06.2026 (CH) Quellrock Openair
07.08.2026 (CZ) Brutal Assault
08.08.2026 (AT) Picture On
15.08.2026 (CH) Rock The Lakes Festival
22.08.2026 (DE) Headbanger Festival
22.10.2026 (DE) Munich Backstage Werk
23.10.2026 (AT) Vienna, Arena
24.10.2026 (CZ) Prague, Palac Akropolis
26.10.2026 (DE) Cologne, Kantine
27.10.2026 (NL) Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg
28.10.2026 (BE) St Niklaas, De Casino
30.10.2026 (FR) Paris, Elysee Montmartre
31.10.2026 (CH) Pratteln, Z7
02.11.2026 (DE) Nürnberg, Hirsch
03.11.2026 (DE) Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich
05.11.2026 (DK) Copenhagen, Amager Bio
06.11.2026 (DE) Berlin, Kesselhaus
07.11.2026 (DE) Münster, Skaters Palace