Belgian piano-driven post-rockers We Stood Like Kings drop first single »Assassins« from upcoming album »Pinocchio«; out April 10th via Kapitän Platte!

Brussels, Belgium based cinematic post-rock collective We Stood Like Kings drops the first single »Assassins« taken from their upcoming sixth album, »Pinocchio«, set to release on April 10th, 2026 via Kapitän Platte.

Tracklist:
01. Assassins
02. The Field Of Wonders
03. Fire Eater
04. Attila Of The Sea
05. Raven
06. Poor Idiot
07. The Land Of Toys
08. Dead Blue Fairy
09. Addios, False Friends

Creative Eclipse PR:

Piano-driven post-rock band We Stood Like Kings from Belgium celebrate 15 years of existence with the release of their sixth album, »Pinocchio«, coming out on April 10, 2026 via Kapitän Platte. The 9-track, 49-minute concept album revisits the world-famous initiatory tale of »Pinocchio« through the dark and violent lens of betrayal and power struggles.

“This really feels like We Stood Like Kings 2.0, while remaining unequivocally us. It might very well be the record we’ve always wanted to make,” says pianist Judith Hoorens. With its extended use of distorted synths and heavy post-metal riffs, »Pinocchio« definitely marks a turning point in the band’s history.

“We spent many years focusing on writing live soundtracks to old silent cult movies. On »Pinocchio« we turned things around for the first time and cherished the opportunity to enjoy total freedom in terms of song structures and moods.” However, similarly to We Stood Like Kings’ previous endeavours USA 1982 or BERLIN 1927, »Pinocchio« too is an audiovisual project in its own right: live animated visuals – based on sublime black-and-white and colorful drawings by Belgian illustrator Carll Cneut – were created by Cartoonbase Studio to accompany the band’s music on stage, revisiting the story of »Pinocchio« in both sound and image.

Pre-order LP / CD here: kapitaen-platte.de/shop

All music composed by We Stood Like Kings.
Recorded and produced by Laurent Seys & Colin Delloye.
Mixed and mastered by Rémy Deliers.
Artwork by Carll Cneut used with kind permission from De Singel Uitgeverijen.

We Stood Like Kings are:
Judith Hoorens – Piano & Synths
Diego Di Vito – Guitar
Colin Delloye – Baryton Guitar
Lucas Vanderputten – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well