OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Calls It Quits

June 8, 2009

Los Angeles industrial rock act OPIATE FOR THE MASSES has officially disbanded. Bassist Anna Kjellberg (ex-DRAIN STH) states, "After the FILTER tour last year, we decided to go separate ways. We chose to not announce the breakup in case there was a chance of getting it back together again. That won't happen."

Anna is currently seeking new projects and is working on her own material in her studio.

OPIATE FOR THE MASSES last year teamed up with former DRAIN STH vocalist Maria Sjöholm to record a new track, "Anybody Else". The song marked the first time that Sjöholm and Kjellberg performed together since DRAIN STH disbanded nine years ago. The Stockholm, Sweden-based quartet DRAIN STH was one of the first all-female acts to break out in the metal genre and paved the way for numerous others.

To check out "Anybody Else", go to this location.

"Burn You Down", the last video from OPIATE FOR THE MASSES, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Burbank, California with director David Brodsky (HELMET, ALL AMERICAN REJECTS, THE RED CHORD, 12 TRIBES). The track comes off the group's new album, "Manifesto", which was released in July 2008 via Century Media Records.

OPIATE FOR THE MASSES created a solid buzz and diehard fanbase with its self-produced debut album, "The Spore", backed by a slew of major tours alongside AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and STATIC-X, among countless others. They were also a featured act on the inaugural Taste of Chaos tour.

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