DRAIN ‘...IS YOUR FRIEND’ LP The Aubreys Few bands of recent memory

Few bands of recent memory have made a record that's as crushingly heavy as The Shadow Archetype

From the heady days as co-founder of the celebrated art new-wave group Talking Heads (1976-88) through his own constantly evolving and innovative solo music career

Recorded in three distinct sessions and partially refined from pre-Godflesh demos

so it naturally made a better album

DRAIN ‘...IS YOUR FRIEND’ LP The Aubreys Few bands of recent memoryLABEL: EPITAPH RECORDS RELEASE DATE: 11 07 2025 VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP "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