Drain is an American hardcore punk band formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2014, and one of the central acts in the 2020s hardcore revival, touring hard alongside Turnstile and Knocked Loose. California Cursed (2020, Revelation) and Living Proof (2023, Epitaph) bottle their thrash-crossover live energy. Browse Drain vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Drain formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2014. The band signed with Revelation Records for their debut California Cursed (2020) before moving to Epitaph Records for Living Proof (2023). They have become central figures in the contemporary American hardcore revival of the early 2020s, with extensive touring alongside Turnstile, Knocked Loose, and other contemporary heavy bands.
Drain's sound combines hardcore punk, thrash crossover, beatdown hardcore, and skate punk with energetic live performances drawing on classic California hardcore traditions alongside more contemporary heavy and crossover thrash influences.
Revelation and Epitaph pressings of the Drain catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Drain typically start with Living Proof (2023) or California Cursed (2020).
