If anything, my closest friends would tell you, "Nah, Sammy's default is to be a fucking dickhead pessimist.'"

Living Proof is the second full-length studio album by American hardcore punk band Drain, released by Epitaph Records on May 5, 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".

[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.