LOVE & OPIUM

Love & Opium are:
Joey D – lead vocals
Mike Paull – lead guitar, vocals
Nikki Sinn – bass, vocals
Gilly Santos – drums

discography:

From the working-class streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Love & Opium have emerged as one of New England’s most hard-hitting modern rock acts – blending heavy metal grooves with soaring melodic choruses and lyrics that carry both grit and heart.
The four-piece outfit has built its reputation on sheer intensity:
arena-sized ambition delivered with sweat-soaked authenticity.
What sets Love & Opium apart is their balance.
Their sound moves effortlessly between crushing riffs and hook-driven refrains, pairing muscular musicianship with songs that linger long after the amps cool down.
Onstage, they trade subtlety for spectacle.
Their performances are high-voltage affairs – tight, commanding, and fueled by the kind of chemistry that only comes from years spent grinding it out in clubs, theaters, and festival stages across the region and beyond.
Each member brings a lifetime of dedication to both the New England and national music scenes, and that experience shows.
Over the years, Love & Opium have shared stages with an impressive cross-section of hard rock royalty, including Sister Sin, L.A. Guns, Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses fame, BulletBoys, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, Dokken, Saliva, Green Jellÿ, Spread Eagle, and Vince Neil, among others.
It’s a résumé that speaks volumes – proof that the band can hold their own alongside seasoned veterans of the genre.
But for Love & Opium, the past is merely prologue.
The band is currently deep in the creative process – writing new material, shooting videos, and recording with renewed focus and ambition.
Behind the scenes, significant changes signal an important new chapter:
fresh management, a new label partnership, an updated publicity team, a new booking agency, and a dedicated radio promoter.
The message is clear – this is a band positioning itself for its biggest year yet.
With momentum building and major announcements on the horizon, Love & Opium appear poised to expand their reach far beyond their Massachusetts roots.
If their track record – and their explosive live energy – are anything to go by, the coming months promise not just new releases, but a full-throttle statement of intent…