Opium Den was an American 1990s gothic rock/ethereal wave band from Boston, Massachusetts, acclaimed for Christian Gilbert's Spanish/classical-influenced guitar playing and Annette Farrington's poetic lyrics.
Farrington (then known as Annette Kramer), previously of the Lemmings, had been touring with a Boston theater company,[1] and soon joined them on vocals.
A review in the October 1993 issue of The New Review of Records said, "Dramatic female vocals and chorus-tinged guitar arabesques magically recall Kaleidoscope-era Banshees, early Cocteau Twins and on the closing masterpiece 'The Wishing Tree', the haunting stillness of the Cure's Seventeen Seconds.
[4] Farrington later collaborated with producer Anthony J. Resta (Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins), releasing her debut solo album, Azure Wonder & Lust, in 2001 on Castle von Buhler Records.
[5] In the late 1990s, DeGregorio (switching to guitar) formed Amber Spyglass with vocalist Kelly Godshall.