Get ready to experience the electrifying energy of San Antonio’s own Donella Drive, as they unveil their new video for, “MINDLESS EMBRYONIC”. Known for their dynamic blend of post-hardcore, prog, alternative metal and raw, emotional lyricism, Donella Drive continues to push boundaries with every release. So hit play, turn it up, and let “MINDLESS EMBRYONIC” pull you into its world.
Consisting of songwriters Aidan Escalante (lead vocals/guitar) and Andrew Salazar (bass/backing vocals). Donella Drive has expanded upon the previous boundaries of their work since their inception in 2012. Brothers Escalante and Salazar originally formed the band with the desire to create a sonically engaging music that pushed the rock medium in a new direction.
In 2015, Donella Drive released their first album Anomalous, followed by tours where they opened for legendary acts such as Megadeth, Deftones, and Scorpions, as well as contemporary bands such as Dead Poet Society, The Callous Daoboys, Protest The Hero, Hail the Sun, He Is Legend, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Upon a Burning Body. Noteworthy changes such as Escalante’s shift to lead vocals, amplified their sound and led them to create Bloomer in 2020.
Donella Drive remains tenacious in challenging themselves in their pursuit to elevate their music and diverge from commercial endeavors, which is evident in their current EP release “Ozell”, and their first full-length album, Axon, released in August 2025.
Their single “Keep You Waiting” recently peaked at #24 on The Billboard Rock Indicator chart as well as peaking at #10 on The Foundations Chart. The band was also a finalist for The Battle For Wacken Festival and performed at The Viper Room in West Hollywood in 2022.
Axon is available for purchase HERE.
01. My Name is Axon
02. Simian Transmission
03. Mindless Embryonic
04. Terlingua
05. Stir the Echoes
06. External Gazer
07. Past Inside The Present
08. Polychromatic Dream
09. Death Animation
10. Information Superhighway
Drums performed by Steven Edward Rodriguez
Engineered by Jack Landis Chisenhall
Mixed and mastered by Chris Mora
Donella Drive is:
Aidan Edward Escalante – Vocals, Guitars
Andrew Salazar – Bass guitar, Backing vocals
Donella Drive Online:
https://donelladrive.bandcamp.com/album/axon
linktr.ee/donelladrive
instagram.com/donelladrive
https://www.facebook.com/DonellaDrive
