Drain Unveil New Album ‘…Is Your Friend’, Single “Nights Like These” Streaming Now
Hardcore giants Drain are back with their follow up to 2023’s Living Proof with today’s announcement that their next full-length offering …Is Your Friend will be released on November 7 via Epitaph Records. After a year on the road, they’re ready to kick some serious ass once again.
To mark the announcement, the band dropped the forthcoming album’s first single “Nights Like These” and and accompanying music video. From the get-go, the song’s pretty energetic. If you don’t wanna start a pit after pressing play on this one, you might need to get checked out somewhere.
Speaking of the track, vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro explained that the banger was all about how lucky he and the rest of the band are to be able to do what they’re doing.
“Over the last decade of doing Drain, I’ve been able to see the world, meet incredible people, experience all sorts of incredible highs and even a couple of lows – but most importantly, I got to do all of those things with my best friends. No matter how much we accomplish and how big we grow – we are still just a couple of friends who get to play music together, make memories all over the world, and we are SO aware of how lucky we are to do it. THAT is what ‘Nights Like These’ is about.”
As for the video, the guys were able to get their dads and uncles as elderly stunt doubles for the part of the video that flashes forward a couple decades. For Ciaramitaro, the chance to see the old men in their lives go hardcore was entirely worth it.
“When we were coming up with ideas for this video, I thought it would be so cool to try and make us look old and play a show as seniors. We could have gone the route of using make-up and practical effects, but then it clicked in my brain…I am going to look just like my dad when I get old – I should just use him.”
…Is Your Friend will be released on November 7 via Epitaph Records but you can preorder your copy today.
…IS YOUR FRIEND Tracklisting
Stealing Happiness From Tomorrow
Living In A Memory
Scared Of Everything And Nothing
Nothing But Love
Can’t Be Bothered
Loudest In The Room
Nights Like These
Who’s Having Fun?
Darkest Days
Until Next Time
