Drain STH

Drain sth
Origin	, Sweden
Genres	Alternative metal, grunge
Years active	1993 – 2000
Labels	MVG Records, Mercury, Island Def Jam Music Group
Associated acts	Superfix, Blowsight, Dr. Fungus, Hanzel Und Gretyl, Snake River Conspiracy, Revolting Cocks, Opiate for the Masses
Members	Maria Sjöholm - Lead vocals Anna Kjellberg - Bass Flavia Canel - Lead Guitar Martina Axen - Drums/Backing vocals

Drain STH (STH for Stockholm) was an alternative metal band from Sweden.

Noted today for their Seattle/Grunge sound, quartet Drain STH have undergone many direction changes in both musical style and image. Guitarist Flavia Canel and drummer Martina Axén have been together in many acts starting with punk band Livin' Sacrifice (not to be confused with the thrash metal band Living Sacrifice). As this act progressed the sound developed into more of a hard rock vein.

Livin' Sacrifice evolved into "Aphrodite" with Axén, Canel vocalist Malin Ekholm and bassist Anna K, Aphrodite folded upon Ekholm's departure in 1990.

Axén, Canel and Anna K formed a new band called "Ragdoll" in 1991 that also included vocalist Annie Gutå.

With Gutås departure, Axén, Canel and Anna K joined forces with former Necronancy guitarist turning vocalist Maria Sjöholm, now wife of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. They changed the name to "Drain" and signed a deal with MVG Records in 1994. For the American market the band was known as Drain STH. Live promotion in North America included second stage appearances at the Ozzfest event in 1997 and 1999, and tours with Type O Negative, Corrosion of Conformity, Machine Head, Megadeth, Godsmack and Black Sabbath among others. The 1999 album Freaks Of Nature would be noted for the inclusion of the track Black, co-written by Iommi, along with 2 tracks "Simon Says" and "Right Through You" co-written by Max Martin. In Metal Edge magazine's 1999 Readers' Choice Awards, they were voted "Female Performers of the Year" and "Most Underrated Band".

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