Eminem Recalls Near-Fatal Drug Overdose On New Album

In 2007, Eminem almost died after ingesting a massive dose of methadone (in a later Rolling Stone interview, he explained that he had originally been looking for Vicodin). That harrowing experience is laid out on “Arose,” the final track of his ninth album “Revival,” which dropped on Friday.

The song imagines his final thoughts as he says goodbye to his three daughters and his brother — and apologizes to his mother — before envisioning the scene: “Nurses lean over the bed, pulling tubes out/Then the sheet over my head, shut the room down.”

It’s a hard listen, but the Detroit rapper never makes things easy on his fans. In truth, not all 19 tracks on “Revival” are good (and some, such as the dunderheaded rock-hop of “Remind Me,” are just plain woeful), but Eminem is still most arresting when he goes deep within himself.

And, thankfully, the 45-year-old reflects long and hard on his life and career throughout the album.

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