Black Opium

 Black Opium in their hey days, with friends from left: Sheila Harris, Cory Dawkins, Ihaka Tunui, Matika Davis, Matty Harris, Tyson Sykes, Dennis Rolinson, Daniel Rolinson having snooze and Te Rauhea Watts. John Clarke doing the sign (photo taken by Kylie Rolinson)

Quinn Hireme, Dennis Rolinson , someone whom I do not know in blue black jacket, John Clark and Te Rauhea Watts

Double Bass drummer Daniel Rolinson 

The members met during classical guitar lesson through the same tutor Joshua Rogers. They decided to get together and formed Black Opium, winning the Peoples Choice Award at the regional Rock Quest Comps. This was amazing as they had only formed the band two months prior to the comp.  They later changed the band name to Frailty and played at community events for free gaining a reputation in Kawerau as a hard hitting heavy metal band. In 2008 the band disbanded (no pun intended).

They remained very good friends and made a pact to attend Bay of Plenty Polytech together to do the diploma of music in 2010. This was to be a huge undertaking but they managed to pull it all together and reformed the band as Black Opium once more, this time with a new talented band member - Vocalist  Quinn Hireme.

Together they have tweaked their sound which could be described as  vivacious and exciting.

Black Opium have currently made it into the finals of the regional Battle of the Bands and we wish them the best of luck.

Well done for being offered a record deal you guys. Get song writing :-)