Life or Art?  Two local bands put divergent spins on their metal
theater  Few bands have the support cushions to fall back on
that Opiate does. They are managed by Bob Chiappardi, president
and founder of Concrete Marketing, who has worked with artists
such as Linkin Park, Staind, and Papa Roach. Nine Inch Nails
keyboardist Charles Clouser has co-produced Opiate's recordings,
which in turn have made the rounds in the industry underground
and attracted admirers like ex-Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine,
who called lead guitarist Dusty Lyon out of the blue once -- but
got Dusty's mom instead. And there are Opiate's parents, whose
unbounded support both fiscally and emotionally dates back to
when guitarist Kaufman, singer Ron Underwood and drummer Elias
Mallin were students at the New School for the Arts four years
ago.  "We were all so young," says Mallin. "Right out of high
school, when we decided to join together from several other
bands, we talked to our parents and told them this is what we
wanted to do and thi