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D.R.U.G.S. feat Craig Owens / My Arcadia / Strangers to Wolves / Goodnight City Lights

Start:
Monday, February 27, 2012 6:00 PM
Venue:
Grog Shop
Phone:
2163215588
Address:
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2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH, United States, 44106
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Doors at 6pm | Show at 6:30

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Blessings often come in disguise, and the formation of D.R.U.G.S is a perfect example of how the ending of one experience can be a steppingstone toward something greater. Case in point: When frontman Craig Owens was let go from the Michigan based post-hardcore band he’d fronted since 2001, he was faced with an uncertain situation. Instead of dwelling on it, he turned that energy into the motivation to create a new project that would eclipse anything he had previously done. “Over the last 12 months I’ve done a lot of growing as a human being, as far as figuring out who I am,” he explains. “The idea for this band stemmed from the fact that I wanted to do this right; I wanted to make the biggest band I possibly could, and that’s exactly what I’ve done here.”

D.R.U.G.S (Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows) is an exciting new musical project that pairs Owens alongside other musicians who have undergone similar experiences, allowing them to join forces on a mission to create something vital and new. “I wanted to put together all of my closest friends and the best musicians I possibly could, and begin a new project where we all could start fresh,” Owens explains.

To round out the band, he selected Underminded guitarist Nick Martin, From First To Last guitarist Matt Good, Matchbook Romance drummer Aaron Stern, and Story Of The Year bassist Adam Russell. While this group of rock veterans had never played together as a unit before, they had an undeniable chemistry from the moment they first collaborated. “You’re only as good as your weakest link, so I wanted to make sure everyone was just as driven as I was,” Owens clarifies.

Recorded with John Feldmann (The Used, Panic at the Disco)— who served as much as a friend and mentor as he did producer—D.R.U.G.S’ debut is the most aggressive album Owens has made in his musical career, while still retaining the keen sense of melody that has helped him become one of today’s most celebrated frontmen. “It was so cathartic making this record because music is my form of therapy,” he explains, “I can’t wait to get out there and play these songs live because it’ll get all those feelings out,” he says.