Several members of alt-metal band Reach NYC have been impacted by addiction, whether someone close to them has grappled with it or they’ve faced it themselves. Vocalist Rene Mata, got sober during the early pandemic—and, in search of a support system, he connected with a group of fellow sober musicians. Backstage at Louder Than Life, he tells SPIN that their regular Zoom calls helped him through that time.
“There’s definitely people out there that can help,” Mata tells SPIN, surveying the industry as a whole. “And I think the music industry should definitely lean on these people more, especially when they see somebody in trouble.”
Guitarist AJ Chiarella
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