INFECTED RAIN UNLEASH “STRANGER,” A DARK, SPLIT-IDENTITY DESCENT

Photo Credit: Roman Rybaleov

Infected Rain are back and not exactly in a friendly mood.

Formed in Chișinău, Moldova, the band has grown into one of the more distinct names in modern heavy music, blending metalcore, nu-metal, and alternative influences into something that feels both aggressive and emotional.

Their new single “Stranger,” out now with a video, leans into that identity hard. The track moves between hypnotic clean moments and sudden bursts of heaviness, keeping everything right on edge without losing control.

Lyrically, it cuts deep. Lena Scissorhands says the song comes from that moment when you stop recognizing yourself, when the person you’ve become doesn’t line up with who you thought you’d be. It’s that internal fight with identity and trying to find your way back.

The video takes that idea and runs with it. Set inside what feels like an abandoned factory, Lena appears to play two versions of herself, one human, one masked and more unsettling. It adds an eerie, split-identity tension that aligns perfectly with the track’s theme.

The release also lands just before Infected Rain’s “Mutation Phase” tour with Butcher Babies kicks off March 25 in Glasgow, bringing this track straight to the stage.

“Stranger” feels like another step forward for a band that already knows exactly what they’re doing.

MUTATION PHASE 2026 IN THE U.S.:
5/4 — Lubbock, TX — Jakes
5/5 — Austin, TX — Come And Take It Live
5/6 — Dallas, TX — Club Dada (Outside)
5/10 — Daytona, FL — Welcome To Rockville
5/12 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
5/13 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819
5/14 — Virginia Beach, VA — Scandals Live
5/15 — Baltimore, MD — Zen West
5/16 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts
5/17 — New York, NY — Mercury Lounge
5/19 — Millersville, PA — Phantom Power
5/20 — Rochester, NY — Montage Music Hall
5/21 — Lakewood, OH — The Winchester
5/22 — Columbus, OH — The King Of Clubs
5/23 — Westland, MI — The Token Lounge
5/24 — Joliet, IL — The Forge
5/26 — Denver, CO — The Roxy
5/27 — Salt Lake City, UT — Metro Music Hall
5/29 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
5/30 — Portland, OR — Star Theater
6/2 — San Jose, CA — The Ritz
6/3 — Los Angeles, CA — Whisky A Go Go
6/4 — San Diego, CA — Brick By Brick
6/5 — Mesa, AZ — The Rosetta Room
6/6 — Las Vegas, NV — Swan Dive