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Millencolin
Millencolin, left to right: Nikola Sarcevic, Mathias Färm, Fredrik Larzon, and Erik Ohlsson
Background information
Origin	Örebro, Sweden
Genre(s)	Punk rock Skate punk
Years active	1992-Present
Label(s)	Epitaph Burning Heart
Website	http://www.millencolin.com/
Members
Nikola Sarcevic Mathias Färm Fredrik Larzon Erik Ohlsson

Millencolin is a skate punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from the skateboard trick "melancholy".

1 Biography
2 Members
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Their first recording was a self-released 10 song tape entitled "Melack", recorded in 1993. Burning Heart Records subsequently contacted Millencolin expressing their wish to release a CD single. Burning Heart had previously only released two CD singles but they took their chance with the relatively unknown band. The band recorded the six song CD-single "Use Your Nose" in November 1993, which included new versions of "Pain" from Goofy and "Melack". The single was well received and the band began to play more live shows. They put out their first major release, "Tiny Tunes", in 1994. The recording and mixing of the album took two weeks. Legal trouble with Warner Brothers over the title and cover artwork of the album led the band to re-release it in 1996 under the name "Same Old Tunes".

Millencolin continued to tour and in 1995 brought out their second full length album "Life on a Plate". This coincided with Millencolin beginning to tour outside of Scandinavia. At the end of 1995, the US record company Epitaph wanted to release "Life on a Plate" in the US, and the band agreed. They then toured further afield, touring Japan, Australia and Canada, and played as part of the 1997 Warped Tour.

Further albums "For Monkeys" and compilation "The Melancholy Collection" followed, but the band's popularity increased in 2000 with the release of the Brett Gurewitz produced "Pennybridge Pioneers", an album with more of a rock infuence than the band's previous Skate punk sound. The recording took six weeks and they started their first major worldwide tour; "Pennybridge Pioneers Worldwide Tour". They also allowed the song "No Cigar" to be featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game. Millencolin played in Wellington, New Zealand, followed by an Australian tour. This lead to an early release of the album in Australia and New Zealand. Millencolin wrote on tour and brought out "Home From Home" in 2002. The hit "Kemp" brought success. While it was not as well received as the previous effort, songs like "Happiness for Dogs" and "Afghan" showed a stronger and rockier sound which would greatly influence their next album "Kingwood".

"Kingwood", released in March 2005, marked the band's return to a faster and more traditional punk rock sound, collaborating it with their recently founded rock sound, and completed a world tour in follow up of the album. The album debuted at #2 in the Swedish chart. ^[1]

Since 2003, the band has hosted a skateboard contest at their own skatepark in Örebro, Sweden named the Millencolin Open. They say they started this annual contest because skateboarding is what brought them together and now they have the chance to make something good of their town and of skateboarding.

[edit] Members

Nikola Sarcevic - Vocals, Bass
Mathias Färm - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Erik Ohlsson - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Fredrik Larzon - Drums

[edit] Discography

The official studio album releases by Millencolin are as follows:

1. Same Old Tunes (October 28, 1994)

2. Life on a Plate (October 11, 1995)

3. For Monkeys (April 20, 1997)

4. The Melancholy Collection (July 29, 1999)

5. Pennybridge Pioneers (February 24, 2000)

6. Home From Home (March 11, 2002)

7. Kingwood (March 29, 2005)

[edit] References

^ Millencolin enter Swedish Album Chart at # 2. Burning Heart Records. Retrieved on May 27, 2006.

[edit] External links

Millencolin
Nikola Sarcevic \| Mathias Färm \| Fredrik Larzon \| Erik Ohlsson
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Use Your Nose \| Skauch \| Same Old Tunes \| Life on a Plate \| For Monkeys \| Hi-8 Adventures Soundtrack \| The Melancholy Collection \| Pennybridge Pioneers \| No Cigar \| Millencolin/Midtown Split \| Home from Home \| Kingwood
Singles: "Da Strike" \| "The Story of My Life" \| "Move Your Car" \| "Lozin' Must" \| "Twenty Two" \| "Penguins & Polarbears" \| "Fox" \| "Kemp" \| "Man Or Mouse" \| "Battery Check" \| "E20 Norr" \| "Ray" \| "Shut You Out"
Video releases
...and the Hi-8 Adventures
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