Infected Rain and Butcher Babies Bring Joint Tour to Vienna in April

Two of modern metal’s most compelling live acts are joining forces this spring. Infected Rain and Butcher Babies have announced the Mutation Phase Tour 2026, a co-headline run sweeping across the UK and Europe, with Szene Wien on the bill for April 20.

The pairing makes a lot of sense on paper and should be even better in practice. Infected Rain, led by the ferocious Lena Scissorhands, have built one of the most devoted followings in the modern metal underground through relentless touring and a stage presence that is genuinely hard to match. The band is currently in a transitional phase between albums, which means the Vienna show offers something relatively rare: a career-spanning set with glimpses of new material woven in. A moment in flux, captured live.

Butcher Babies bring a different but complementary energy. Their fusion of thrash, groove, and melodic heaviness has fuelled high-octane shows across the world for years, and the band continues to evolve with each release. With Heidi Shepherd holding down frontwoman duties, they remain one of the most dynamic live acts in the genre.

Support across the run comes from Lithuania’s Black Spikes, whose recently released EP NIL has been turning heads with its heavier modern metal sound.

The tour touches Vienna about two-thirds of the way through the European leg, following dates in Hungary and preceding the run up through Poland and Scandinavia.

Infected Rain and Butcher Babies Europe 2026 Tour Dates

25.03.26 – Glasgow, UK – Slay
26.03.26 – Newcastle, UK – Anarchy Brew
27.03.26 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy
28.03.26 – London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
29.03.26 – Bristol, UK – Fleece
30.03.26 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
31.03.26 – Southampton, UK – The 1865
01.04.26 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
03.04.26 – Kortrijk, BE – DVG Club
04.04.26 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
05.04.26 – Oberndorf am Neckar, DE – Easter Cross *
07.04.26 – Essen, DE – Turock
08.04.26 – Weinheim, DE – Cafe Central
09.04.26 – Paris, FR – La Machine
10.04.26 – Lyon, FR – La Rayonne
11.04.26 – Barcelona, ES – Salamandra
12.04.26 – Madrid, ES – Mon
14.04.26 – Toulouse, FR – Metronum
15.04.26 – Milan, IT – Legend Club
16.04.26 – Zurich, CH – Dynamo Saal
17.04.26 – Lindau, DE – Club Vaudeville
18.04.26 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
19.04.26 – Budapest, HU – Barba Negra (Blue Stage)
20.04.26 – Vienna, AT – Szene
22.04.26 – Warsaw, PL – Hybrydy
23.04.26 – Hamburg, DE – Bahnhof Pauli
24.04.26 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset
25.04.26 – Stockholm, SE – Kollektivet Livet
28.04.26 – Helsinki, FI – Ääniwalli
30.04.26 – Kopervik, NO – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival ^