Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
At the July 26 “Vans Warped Tour” stop in Long Beach, California, Santa Cruz, CA hardcore punk group DRAIN began their performance with an homage to the late Sick Of It All vocalist Lou Koller, as per theprp. Sadly, it was revealed last week that Lou had passed away as a result of his fight with cancer. The opening song of DRAIN‘s performance at the “Vans Warped Tour” was a tribute to Koller and his legacy. Vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro gave the following speech to the audience prior to their rendition of the 1980s Sick Of It All classic “It’s Clobberin’ Time.“ DRAIN’s performance was one of those that was livestreamed from this past weekend’s most recent destination festival stop; the footage has since been posted online.
Check it out, for the last six years we’ve opened every single set with the same song. We’re gonna change it up today. We’re gonna pay some respect to one of the many late heroes of hardcore. This goes out to Lou. This goes out to Sick Of It All. ‘Warped Tour‘, do you know what fucking time it is?
Drummer Tim Flegal and several other University of California, Santa Cruz students who performed a range of musical genres founded Drain in 2014. By 2015, this lineup had broken up, and Sammy Ciaramitaro and Cody Chavez joined the group on bass and vocals, respectively. The band’s music became more and more influenced by hardcore punk as a result of this exposure. Chavez took over as the band’s guitarist shortly after. Their first EP, “Over Thinking”, was released in 2016. The “Time Enough at Last” EP was released the following year. After seeing the band perform at the 2019 Sound and Fury event, Revelation Records decided to sign them.
They released the single “Sick One” and revealed their first full-length album, “California Cursed”, on February 10, 2020.On April 10, 2020, the album was subsequently made available. Along with Sunami, Gulch, Scowl, Xibalba, and Maya Over Eyes, the band played at a guerrilla-style event in San Jose on June 19, 2021, which drew over 2000 people. The single “Watch You Burn” was released on August 25, 2021. They supported Comeback Kid on a tour in Australia at the start of 2023. They released the single “Evil Finds Light” and announced the release of their second album, “Living Proof”, on February 7, 2023. The single’s music video was released the next day. They led a tour of the United States from May 25 to June 24.
