Q: What is your involvement in anti-trafficking? And what countries have you been working with? Martin Luther King ringing in my ears, 'Now is a time for us to develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.' I told Matt in that meeting that I wanted to join him in frontline work. He said I needed to ask my wife. She said no. He came over for breakfast the next morning and through tears my wife said, 'David will join you. This will be our legacy.' Three months later I did my first undercover work in Southeast Asia. Matt came to Nashville with the hopes of meeting musicians who were interested in helping him get the word out about the abolition work of The Exodus Road. I met with him in the evening after every other meeting he had set up with musicians and their representatives had cancelled. I didn't know it when I sat down with him, but that meeting was about to change my life. I realized what a fraud I would be to merely sing about injustice if it's not something I'm involved in fighting. I went into the meeting with a quote from Dr. I met Matt Parker, co-founder of The Exodus Road, in 2013. I had been writing songs about boy soldiers who were kidnapped and forced into conflicts in Uganda. I had also been writing about the modern Underground Railroad and the heroines and heroes of ages past. We had recently become and independent band and I really believed we were supposed to use our platform and our songs to expose the darkness and move people towards empathy. Q: How did you first became interested in this ministry? The Exodus Road is a non-government organization that specializes in finding and freeing enslaved people, with a focus on underage girls and boys in the sex trade. We use covert gear and technology to find evidence of sex trafficking and then use that evidence to partner with local authorities to carry out raids and sting operations that will result in freedom for those being trafficked, as well as the arrests of those trafficking these precious girls and boys. What's the ministry of Exodus Road about? You are working undercover with the Exodus Road. Q: David, thanks for doing this interview with us. 'We wanted to capture the narrative of the oppression and to be able to get that story into the melodies themselves. To date, he has completed nine deployments to Southeast Asia and Latin America with the anti-trafficking organization. With portions of The North Star recorded mere steps from red light districts throughout Southeast Asia, the project chronicles Zach's experiences more powerfully and candidly than ever before. 'During the day we'd write and record and at night we'd do investigations and casework,' he explains. Remedy Drive founder and frontman David Zach has been working undercover with The Exodus Road for five years.

Showcasing the call-to-action album opener 'You Got Fire,' featuring Dove Award-winning recording artist Rachael Lampa, the project also includes the debut single and title inspiration, 'Polaris' 'Sunlight On Her Face,' a heart-wrenching glimpse into slavery the pulsing, electronic 'Brighter Than Apathy' and 'Sanctuary,' with a rap from hip-hop and spoken-word recording artist Propaganda. Drawing from a range of sonic influences-from '80s electronic, to '90s grunge, to modern hip-hop-the 12-song set was produced by Philip Zach and sheds light on the plight of sex trafficking victims, while extolling the sacrifices of freedom fighters around the world. Chart-topping rockers and modern-day abolitionists Remedy Drive return January 12 with The North Star.

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