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BMillencolin[/b] is a Tagpunk rock[/tag] band that was formed in October of 1992 by ArtistErik Ohlsson[/artist], ArtistMathias Färm[/artist] and ArtistNikola Sarcevic[/artist] in Örebro, Sweden. Fredrik Larzon joined the band in early 1993 which cemented the lineup. Millencolin as a word derives from the skateboard-trick melancholy (also known as "sad air") because of their passion for skateboarding. The band releases their CDs on the Swedish label Burning Heart Records. (releases on Epitaph Records in the US). Since 2003, the band hosts a skateboard contest at their own skatepark in Örebro, Sweden. It's 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 bring something good to the town and to skateboarding.
When they first started out, BMillencolin[/b] sang in TagSwedish[/tag] and recorded a 10 song tape in 1993 called Melack. Burning Heart Records then got back to BMillencolin[/b] saying they wanted to release a CD single. Burning Heart had at that time only released two CD singles but they took their chance with the relatively unknown label. They recorded the six song CD-single ”Use Your Nose” in November '93, which include new versions of ”Pain” from Goofy and ”Melack”. The single was very well received and they started to play more live shows. They put out their first major release, "Tiny Tunes", in '94. The recording and mixing of the album took two weeks.
Due to some issues with Warner Bros the album was renamed in '96. Nowadays it's known as "Same Old Tunes".
BMillencolin[/b] continued to tour and in '95 released their second full length album "Life on a Plate", this is when Millencolin started to tour outside of Scandinavia. They ended up playing in Japan, Australia and Canada as their music began to reach a wider audience. A second full length, "For Monkeys", and "The Melancholy Collection" (a compilation of the first two EP's + B-sides) followed, but only in 2000 when "Pennybridge Pioneers" came out did the band find their footing in the music industry. The recording took six weeks in the studio and then the band started their first major worldwide tour; "Pennybridge Pioneers Worldwide Tour". Also, the song "No Cigar" was included on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game.
BMillencolin[/b] wrote on tour and released "Home From Home" in 2002, including hit singles "Kemp", "Man or Mouse" and "Battery Check". Yet again another world tour followed, gaining them a bigger fan base all over the world.
"Kingwood", released 2005, marked the band's return to a faster 'harder' punk sound.
BMillencolin[/b] have revealed plans to release and record a new album, rumored to be released in 2007.
When they first started out, BMillencolin[/b] sang in TagSwedish[/tag] and recorded a 10 song tape in 1993 called Melack. Burning Heart Records then got back to BMillencolin[/b] saying they wanted to release a CD single. Burning Heart had at that time only released two CD singles but they took their chance with the relatively unknown label. They recorded the six song CD-single ”Use Your Nose” in November '93, which include new versions of ”Pain” from Goofy and ”Melack”. The single was very well received and they started to play more live shows. They put out their first major release, "Tiny Tunes", in '94. The recording and mixing of the album took two weeks.
Due to some issues with Warner Bros the album was renamed in '96. Nowadays it's known as "Same Old Tunes".
BMillencolin[/b] continued to tour and in '95 released their second full length album "Life on a Plate", this is when Millencolin started to tour outside of Scandinavia. They ended up playing in Japan, Australia and Canada as their music began to reach a wider audience. A second full length, "For Monkeys", and "The Melancholy Collection" (a compilation of the first two EP's + B-sides) followed, but only in 2000 when "Pennybridge Pioneers" came out did the band find their footing in the music industry. The recording took six weeks in the studio and then the band started their first major worldwide tour; "Pennybridge Pioneers Worldwide Tour". Also, the song "No Cigar" was included on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game.
BMillencolin[/b] wrote on tour and released "Home From Home" in 2002, including hit singles "Kemp", "Man or Mouse" and "Battery Check". Yet again another world tour followed, gaining them a bigger fan base all over the world.
"Kingwood", released 2005, marked the band's return to a faster 'harder' punk sound.
BMillencolin[/b] have revealed plans to release and record a new album, rumored to be released in 2007.
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