Repeat Offenders With SAMMY CIARAMITARO From DRAIN

Interview by Kris Peters
California based party starters Drain have had a love affair with
Australia ever since making their debut visit as support to
Comeback Kid in early 2023. So much so that the band has been here
once a year since then, and is set to continue that trend when they
hit our shores as part of New Bloom Festival with Balance &
Composure from March 8.
Not only that, the good time hardcore outfit have also announced a
string of sideshows with One Step Closer, kicking off a couple of
days earlier on the Sunshine Coast on March 6.
Drain have quickly built a reputation based around their fun-tinged
live performances, throwing the world of hardcore on its head by
treating the music as an outlet for good times and frivolity rather
than the pure state of aggression for which it has become known.
With a recent album Living Proof to promote, plus a yearly
obligation to fulfil, frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro joined HEAVY to
fill in the blanks.
"It wasn't at first, it was just for fun," Sammy replied when we
ask if Drain first started having fun with the crowds to combat the
seriousness and aggression of hardcore music. "We lived by the
beach and I said hey, I'll bring a boogie board to the show, it
will be kinda sick. Eventually, at a certain point, we stopped, but
other people would bring them in (laughs). It's still fun. But at a
certain point with the pool noodles people actually hit the guitar
strings so we can't play. I still have fun with it but now we just
turn up. We're gonna bring the energy. We bring what we bring, you
bring what you bring, and we're gonna collectively rock it out.
Whatever that looks like. It might be a little different every day.
It was just to have a good time. We did it for fun, but now what we
like more than anything is stage dives and when people sing along.
That's my favourite part."
In the full interview Sammy talks more about what fans can expect
from their shows, the importance of enjoying your music, One Step
Closer and why they were chosen as supports, what he loves most
about Australia, the early days of Drain, new music and more.

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