The Stranger is the third EP by English rock band Creeper. Recorded at The Ranch Production House in Southampton with producer Neil Kennedy, it was released on 19 February 2016 by Roadrunner Records. The EP was the band's first release to chart, reaching the top ten of the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. "Black Mass" and "Astral Projection" were released as music videos.
The Stranger (EP)
Creeper are an English rock band from Southampton. Formed in 2014, the group originally featured vocalist Will Gould, guitarists Ian Miles and Sina Nemati, bassist Sean Scott, and drummer Dan Bratton. The band independently released their self-titled debut EP in 2014, before signing with Roadrunner Records and issuing follow-up The Callous Heart the next year. At the end of 2015, Nemati was replaced by Oliver Burdett and touring keyboardist/second vocalist Hannah Greenwood became an official band member. A third EP, The Stranger, was released in 2016 and reached the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart top ten.
Creeper onstage in Bristol, November 2023. From left to right: Lawrie Pattison, Sean Scott, Hannah Greenwood, Will Gould, Jake Fogarty, Ian Miles.
Keyboardist Hannah Greenwood, formerly a touring musician for the band, joined Creeper full-time in late 2015.
Shortly after the release of Sex, Death & the Infinite Void, Creeper parted ways with drummer Dan Bratton.