A Place to Bury Strangers - "Acid Rain"

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Photo by Ebru Yildiz

"Acid Rain" is the latest single from A Place to Bury Strangers' upcoming rarities album. The noise rock veterans wrote and recorded this one back during the current President's first term, and it captures the chaos of that time (and the current one). The noise behind "Acid Rain" is almost too much at times, with a drum beat that fuzzes as much as it thuds. The song combines the distortion heavy rock and electronic noise sides of A Place to Bury Strangers equally, creating a song that you can almost dance to at times, if it wasn't for the crushing nature of the song. "Acid Rain" certainly won't be for everyone, but that's part of the joy of A Place to Bury Strangers.

Oliver Ackerman says of his band's latest single:

“Cruelty felt not just normalized, but weaponized. Watching people in power openly coerce others into silence, compliance, and violence was horrifying, and still is. What shook me most was how casual it all felt, how easily people turned their heads while others were being crushed.

“The chanting at the beginning was recorded during the George Floyd protests in Manhattan and Brooklyn, real voices, real streets, real fear mixed with hope. For a moment, it felt like maybe people would finally wake up and refuse this racist machinery. But here we are, still watching detention centers, modern slavery, and countless other atrocities continue under different names. ‘Acid Rain’ is rage, grief, and disbelief all colliding at once, the sound of watching history repeat itself while knowing exactly how wrong it is.”

You can watch the video for "Acid Rain" below. Rare and Deadly is due out April 3 on Dedstrange, and is available to pre-order here. For more on A Place to Bury Strangers, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Tue. April 7 - Hamburg, DE @ MS Stubnitz
Wed. April 8 - Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
Thu. April 9 - Praha, CZ @ Futurum Music Bar
Fri. April 10 - Brno-město, CZ @ Kabinet múz
Sat. April 11 - Bratislava, SK @ PINK WHALE BAR
Sun. April 12 - Budapest, HU @ A38
Mon. April 13 - Belgrade, RS @ Karmakoma
Tue. April 14 - Sofia, BG @ Mixtape 5
Wed. April 15 - București, RO @ Control Club
Fri. April 17 - Thessaloniki, GR @ Eightball Club
Sat. April 18 - Athina, GR @ Gazarte
Mon. April 20 - Rome, IT @ Monk Club
Tue. April 21 - Florence, IT @ Ex Fila
Wed. April 22 - Bologna, IT @ Social Center TPO
Thu. April 23 - Milan, IT @ Santeria
Fri. April 24 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Sun. April 26 - Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4
Mon. April 27 - Cologne, DE @ Gebäude 9
Wed. April 29 - Utrecht, NL @ De Helling
Thu. April 30 - Deventer, NL @ Burgerweeshuis
Fri. May 1 - Eindhoven, NL @ Fuzz Club Festival 2026

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