OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Featured on “Rockband 2”

As their new single for the track “Burn You Down,” continues to burn up the Active Rock airwaves across the country, the leaders of the new hard rock revolution, OPIATE FOR THE MASSES, make a huge impact in the gaming world being a part of Rockband 2’s “emerging artist lineup.” This track will be included in a free downloadable series comprised of only 20 acts. As with the on-disc set list, the new downloadable tracks represent a wide variety of musical genres and countries, from progressive Japanese metal band X Japan to Portland, Oregon's Christian alternative act Kutless. The explosive video for “Burn You Down” can be viewed by going here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7PGsyt3zGQ%20

OPIATE FOR THE MASSES recently teamed up with Drain STH vocalist Maria Sjoholm to record a captivating new track, “Anybody Else,” which also marks the first time that Sjoholm and OPIATE bassist Anna K. performed together since Drain STH disbanded over eight years ago. The Stockholm based quartet Drain STH were one of the first all female acts to break out in the metal genre and paved the way for numerous others. Click below to check out the new track “Anybody Else.”

Anna K. further comments on this unique collaboration: “Ever since Drain STH broke up in 2000, we have all stayed in touch over the years. Maria spends some time here in LA every year, and the idea came up to record something together again. We (OPIATE) had the song ‘Anybody Else’ lying around and we thought it would be a cool duet, so we rewrote the lyrics for that. Maria and I had a blast working together again and it felt like no time had passed. Maybe, just maybe, we'll do it again. I don’t know about you, but I've missed hearing her voice!”

Maria Sjoholm adds: “I really liked what OPIATE FOR THE MASSES was all about, and when Anna asked me to sing on one of their songs I thought it was a great opportunity to get back in the studio again. It's been awhile since I sang anywhere, but in the shower, haha. It was a lot of fun, and I love how the lyrics turned out to be not your typical love song.”

OPIATE FOR THE MASSES’ acclaimed drummer, Seven Antonopoulos, is currently featured in the Nov. 08 issue of Drum! Magazine, which is on stands now. The in-depth, four-page piece takes a good look into the beast behind the kit, breaks down how to play segments of “Dead Underground” and explains how dedicated the man is to his craft.

The group’s highly acclaimed new full-length album, Manifesto, recorded by two Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producers: Ulrich Wild (Slipknot, Deftones) and John Travis (Kid Rock, Buckcherry), is a propulsive mix of sheer hard rock aggression, soaring melodies and electronic experimentation that could be best described as Alice In Chains meets Prodigy. The disc is destined to breathe some new life into the ever changing and sometimes stagnant musical climate.