Millencolin is a Swedishpunk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 byNikola Šarčević,Mathias Färm, andErik Ohlsson inÖrebro,Sweden. In early 1993, drummerFredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from theskateboard trick "melancholy".^[1]

Millencolin
Millencolin in 2008
Background information
Origin	Örebro, Sweden
Genres	Punk rock skate punk pop-punk ska punk (early)
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Burning Heart Epitaph
Members	Nikola Šarčević Mathias Färm Erik Ohlsson Fredrik Larzon
Website	millencolin.com

The original lineup, consisting of Šarčević (vocals and bass), Ohlsson (guitar), and Färm (drums), released their firstdemo tape,Goofy, in early 1993.^[2] Soon afterwards, Larzon joined the band to play drums, allowing Färm to perform as the second guitarist.^[2] In the summer of 1993, they recorded a second demo tape,Melack.^[2] The band sent the tape toBurning Heart Records,^[2] a new record label formed earlier that year.^[3] They signed Millencolin to do a CD single, which culminated in the release ofUse Your Nose in November 1993.^[2] Success of the single prompted Burning Heart to sign the band to release a full album. In July 1994, the band releasedSkauch,^[4] initially planned to be a single for their new album. However, the band decided to record fourcover songs as well and released it as anEP instead.^[5] They put out their first major release,Tiny Tunes, in 1994. The recording and mixing of the album took two weeks. Legal trouble withWarner Brothers over the title and cover artwork of the album led the band to re-release it in 1998 under the nameSame 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 ofScandinavia. At the end of 1995, the US record companyEpitaph wanted to releaseLife on a Plate in the US, and the band agreed. They then toured further afield, touring Japan, Australia, Brazil and Canada, and played as part of the 1997Warped Tour.

Further albumsFor Monkeys and compilationThe Melancholy Collection followed, but the band's popularity increased in 2000 with the release ofPennybridge Pioneers, an album with more of a rock influence than the band's previousskate punk/ska punk sound. The recording took six weeks, following which they began their first major worldwide tour with initial dates in Wellington, New Zealand and Australia. This led to an early release of the album in Australia and New Zealand. Whilst on tour, Millencolin wrote and releasedHome from Home in 2002. In 2003, the band received the Best Swedish Rock award from the Swedish Hit Awards.^[6]

Kingwood, released in March 2005, marked the band's return to a faster and more traditionalpunk 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 No. 2 in the Swedish chart.^[7]

On 22 October 2007, the band entered the studio and started writing and recording songs for their seventh albumMachine 15.^[8]

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.

Šarčević released his second solo album entitledRoll Roll and Flee, whilst Färm promoted his side projectFranky Lee.

They wrote and released a single dedicated to their hometown football clubÖrebro SK titled "Örebro" in 2009. It was played in the clubs' stadium,Eyravallen for the first time on 11 May 2009 in the home game againstHammarby Fotboll.

Throughout 2010, they toured in Canada and South America, where they playedPennybridge Pioneers in its entirety. They also played the 2011Soundwave Festival in Australia.

In 2012, Millencolin held their own festival to celebrate 20 years as a band. The "Millencolin 20 Year Festival" was a two-day open-air festival at Brunnsparken,Örebro, Sweden on the 8 and 9 June 2012. Millencolin closed both nights by doing two exclusive sets from the band's entire 20-year long career with different songs each night. In addition to Millencolin, several other international and national bands also played on stage. A temporary festival site was built, including a huge catering tent with food and drinks. In addition,WESC presented a skate contest, which also featured several pro skaters. There was also a camp for festival-goers, five minutes away from the festival and complete with its own waterpark.

The band had announced onFacebook earlier that a limited edition "yellow bird" toy would be available at the festival, but due to a delay in production the sale of these items was only possible on future tours. A limited edition (500 copies only) vinyl release of "Carry You" single, from the compilation albumThe Melancholy Connection, was available for sale at the festival.^[9]

• Nikola Šarčević – bass guitar, vocals(1992–present)
• Mathias Färm – drums(1992–1993), rhythm guitar(1993–present)
• Erik Ohlsson – lead guitar(1992–present), rhythm guitar(1992–1993)
• Fredrik Larzon – drums(1993–present)

Timeline

• Tiny Tunes (1994)
• Life on a Plate (1995)
• For Monkeys (1997)
• Pennybridge Pioneers (2000)
• Home from Home (2002)
• Kingwood (2005)
• Machine 15 (2008)
• True Brew (2015)
• SOS (2019)

• Official website
• Millencolin atBurning Heart Records
• Millencolin atEpitaph Records