…Is Your Friend (Vinyl) - By: Drain - Model Number: EPT88120.1

Description

Straight up, no one is having more fun than me when we™re up there!� beams DRAIN frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro, whose face is perpetually glued in a grin. For anyone that™s seen the Santa Cruz hardcore firebrands live, there™s no mistaking that fact. DRAIN isn™t just a good time as Sammy presides over the chaos of stage diving bodies and mic-grabbing frontline; it™s a party”and everyone is invited. (Dolphin shorts and boogie boards are optional but encouraged.) The vibe of it is, enthusiastic, hectic,� says the vocalist. Five people deep singing and stagediving, then kids going berserk behind that. It™s a great vibe and I think people pick up on that.�

That, in a nutshell is DRAIN. The trio inject a serious dose of relatability”not to mention catchiness”into hardcore™s penchant for toughness and brutality on their new Epitaph album, ¦IS YOUR FRIEND. Ciaramitaro™s desperate, snotty howl rides roughshod over thrash-leaning riffage as rhythms bounce in a big way. If you™re picturing the Pacific Ocean waves that rise and fall along the coastal town, occasionally violently so, you™re not far off.

Label
Epitaph

Tracks & Genre

RHYTHM