Release Date: 2023
Label: KNH Records
Description:
The sophomore release from The ANABASIS is a concept album in the rock opera format. The Battle - An Opioid Story brings the listener inside the tumultuous and at times horrifying world of drug addiction. It tells the story of a family's epic, multi-generational addiction struggles with raw, gritty imagery and a compelling narrative that serves as a cautionary tale to those who look down upon addicts as failures. It calls us all out for perpetuating the stigma that accompanies addiction, despite the unambiguous position of the medical community that addiction is a medical issue, not a moral issue.
Musically the album is quite diverse and has a somewhat heavier overall sound and vibe as compared to the first album, Back From Being Gone (10t Records, 2011). Click through the tabs here to learn more about the artists who created this album.