There is nothing subtle about Lorna Shore’s latest release, “Pain Remains.” If the title didn’t enlighten you, the album cover’s close-up photo of a man about to open his own jugular with a menacing blade affirms just what is in store—a punishing album featuring some of the band’s strongest material to date.
“Pain Remains” is the follow-up to 2021’s “…And I Return to Nothingness” EP, vocalist Will Ramos’ first foray with the group. Lorna Shore barely let the EP breathe before getting back into the studio to record “Pain Remains,” a grueling race against the clock that stressed everyone out. The experience created an album where Lorna Shore is at their absolute extreme.
We spoke with Ramos and drummer Austin Archey about the creation of “Pain Remains,” how their songwriting process has changed as they’ve become bigger, and how their moms want to have input on their tattoo collections.
Let’s start with the simplest, yet toughest question—can you sum up “Pain Will Ramos: All right. The album is a 10-song adventure-slash-journey through fucking pain, grief and dreams. Honestly, it’s like a story, and it gets really emotional at certain parts and really freaking sad and really angry. So it’s a little bit of a freaking roller coaster, to say the least.
