“My lyrics are just one of those things I think a lot of fans skip over to spare themselves, like. ‘Oh, ‘because Drain are a bunch of regular, relatable people who love their friends and families — not a bunch of macho ‘HARDCORE IS ALL THAT MATTERS’ dudes — these must be upbeat songs about California. Or maybe it’s like cartoon anger for fun,' So, no, I don’t think people really listen to me. Yes, we’re having a good time, but it comes from a real place, and that’s hopefully what makes it meaningful. I love being positive, but it’s hard work. If anything, my closest friends would tell you, “Nah, Sammy’s default is to be a fucking dickhead pessimist.'”
—Vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro on writing lyrics for Living Proof[2]
Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan chose this as one of the top ten hardcore albums of mid-2023.[3] Robin Murray of Clash Music gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it an evolution of the band's sound and hardcore punk in general and sums up that it is "a thoroughly enjoyable record start to finish, driving at breakneck speed and boasting some truly wicked moments".[4] In Exclaim!, Paul Dika rated this release a 9 out of 10 for being "a near perfect hardcore record with no skips that proves DRAIN is one of, if not the most, dominating voices in the genre".[5] Writing for Kerrang!, Luke Morton gave this a 5 out of 5, writing that the band has lived up to the hype it garnered from previous releases and favorably comparing this music to Slayer.[1] At PunkNews, Sam Houlden rated Living Proof 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "energetic, aggro hardcore with thrash flourishes and freneticism is the name of the game and DRAIN play that specific game better than maybe anyone else active today" and calling this a mix of hardcore punk and thrash metal.[6]
living, proof, drain, album, living, proof, second, full, length, studio, album, american, hardcore, punk, band, drain, released, epitaph, records, 2023, living, proofstudio, album, drainreleasedmay, 2023, 2023, studiothe, studio, 606genrehardcore, punk, thras. Living Proof is the second full length studio album by American hardcore punk band Drain released by Epitaph Records on May 5 2023 Living ProofStudio album by DrainReleasedMay 5 2023 2023 05 05 StudioThe Pit Studio 606GenreHardcore punk thrash metal 1 Length25 07LanguageEnglishLabelEpitaphDrain chronologyCalifornia Cursed 2020 Living Proof 2023 My lyrics are just one of those things I think a lot of fans skip over to spare themselves like Oh because Drain are a bunch of regular relatable people who love their friends and families not a bunch of macho HARDCORE IS ALL THAT MATTERS dudes these must be upbeat songs about California Or maybe it s like cartoon anger for fun So no I don t think people really listen to me Yes we re having a good time but it comes from a real place and that s hopefully what makes it meaningful I love being positive but it s hard work If anything my closest friends would tell you Nah Sammy s default is to be a fucking dickhead pessimist Vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro on writing lyrics for Living Proof 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksReception EditAndrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan chose this as one of the top ten hardcore albums of mid 2023 3 Robin Murray of Clash Music gave this album an 8 out of 10 calling it an evolution of the band s sound and hardcore punk in general and sums up that it is a thoroughly enjoyable record start to finish driving at breakneck speed and boasting some truly wicked moments 4 In Exclaim Paul Dika rated this release a 9 out of 10 for being a near perfect hardcore record with no skips that proves DRAIN is one of if not the most dominating voices in the genre 5 Writing for Kerrang Luke Morton gave this a 5 out of 5 writing that the band has lived up to the hype it garnered from previous releases and favorably comparing this music to Slayer 1 At PunkNews Sam Houlden rated Living Proof 4 out of 5 stars writing that energetic aggro hardcore with thrash flourishes and freneticism is the name of the game and DRAIN play that specific game better than maybe anyone else active today and calling this a mix of hardcore punk and thrash metal 6 Track listing Edit Run Your Luck 2 52 FTS KYS 2 19 Devil s Itch 2 05 Evil Finds Light 2 08 Imposter 2 28 Intermission 1 53 Weight of the World 3 17 Watch You Burn 2 36 Good Good Things 2 11 Living Proof 3 22Personnel EditDrain Cody Chavez guitar Sammy Ciaramitaro vocals Tim Flegal drumsAdditional personnel Julian Berman photography Silvio Capoferri artwork Zane Daniel photography Harold Griffin layout Mike Kalajian mastering Jon Markson mixing Sean Reilly photography Shakewell rapping on Intermission Anna Swiechowska photography Taylor Young recordingSee also EditList of 2023 albumsReferences Edit a b Morton Luke May 12 2023 Album review Drain Living Proof Reviews Kerrang ISSN 0262 6624 Retrieved July 13 2023 Towers Julian April 4 2023 The Nicest Dude In Hardcore Is A Pessimistic Dickhead Q amp A Stereogum Retrieved July 13 2023 Sacher Andrew September 18 2023 10 hardcore albums you need from spring amp summer 2023 BrooklynVegan Retrieved September 18 2023 Murray Robin May 3 2023 DRAIN Living Proof Reviews Clash Music Retrieved July 13 2023 Dika Paul May 5 2023 Drain Somehow Exceed Expectations on Living Proof Reviews Exclaim ISSN 1207 6600 Retrieved July 13 2023 Houlden Sam May 4 2023 DRAIN Living Proof Reviews PunkNews Retrieved July 13 2023 External links EditLiving Proof at Discogs list of releases nbsp Living Proof at MusicBrainz list of releases nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Living Proof Drain album amp oldid 1176082063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
