ARTIST: Opiate For The Masses TITLE: The Spore LABEL: American Voodoo/Warcon GENRE: Hard Rock BITRATE: 239kbps avg PLAYTIME: 0h 44min total RELEASE DATE: 26 Apr 2005 RIP DATE: 30 Apr 2005 01. Introduction 3:14 02. Can't Feel 3:24 03. Up To Me 2:59 04. Drown 3:03 05. Clean 2:51 06. Step Up 3:22 07. Intermission 2:25 08. Heaven 3:20 09. Now 3:49 10. Transparency 3:40 11. Dig It Up 3:39 12. An Interlude 2:00 13. Nothing Left 3:20 14. The End 3:00 Release Notes: Hailing from Phoenix, AZ, the quartet known as Opiate for the Masses have a lot of momentum behind them at the moment, all culminating with the release of "The Spore." With a Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos jaunt under its belt, the band's 14-track release meanders between lighter scaled industrial rock and radio friendly metal, with hints of harder new wave mixed in. Tracks like the driving "Clean" and the techno-induced "Heaven" contain dramatic usage of samples as well as stabbing guitar lines, while the more subdued "Transparency" has Trent Reznor written all over it. While the band dabbles in electronic bliss, there are moments of Tool-esque clarity found on "Up to Me" that helps to round out OFM's 21st century rock assault. Effortlessly blending genres while keeping intensity at a fever pitch throughout, THE SPORE is the perfect companion for your Flaw, Ministry, or NIN releases. For more information, check out www.opiateforthemasses.com