Drain recently released their hotly anticipated second album Living Proof via Epitaph. A rousing, ravenous display of hardcore fury, injected with plenty of west coast sunshine and sentimentality, it is a home run from one of the most exciting bands in the community right now.
But everything that Drain exhibit comes from their love and respect for hardcore. Even more so, it’s because of the bands that came before them who have allowed them the space to do things their way. So we sat down with Drain vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro to talk through some of hardcore's hardest hitting groups, exploring the hardcore bands every metalhead should know.
