The original lineup, consisting of Šarčević (vocals & bass), Ohlsson (guitar), and Färm (drums), released their first demo tape, Goofy, in early 1993. Soon afterwards, Larzon joined the band to play drums, allowing Färm to perform as the second guitarist. In the summer of 1993, they recorded a second demo tape, Melack. The band sent the tape to Burning Heart Records, a new record label formed earlier that year. They signed Millencolin to do a CD single, which culminated in the release of Use Your Nose in November 1993. Success of the single prompted Burning Heart to sign the band to release a full album. In July 1994, the band released Skauch, initially planned to be a single for their new album. However, the band decided to record four cover songs as well and released it as an EP instead. 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, Brazil 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 Pennybridge Pioneers, an album with more of a rock influence than the band's previous skate punk/ska punk sound. The recording took six weeks and they started their first major worldwide tour. Millencolin played in Wellington, New Zealand, followed by an Australian tour. This led to an early release of the album in Australia and New Zealand. Millencolin wrote on tour and release Home from Home in 2002. In 2003, the band received the Best Swedish Rock award from the Swedish Hit Awards.
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 No. 2 in the Swedish chart.
On October 22, 2007 the band entered the studio to start writing and recording songs for their seventh album Machine 15.
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 entitled Roll Roll and Flee, whilst Färm promoted his side-project Franky Lee.
They wrote and released a single dedicated to their hometown football club Örebro SK titled Örebro in 2009. It was played in the stadium for the first time on May 11, 2009 in the home game vs Hammarby Fotboll.
In 2010, they toured in Canada and South America, where they played Pennybridge Pioneers in its entirety. They also played the 2011 Soundwave Festival in Australia.
In 2012 Millencolin celebrated 20 years as a band, they simply put up their own festival. "Millencolin 20 Year Festival" was a 2-day Open Air Festival at Brunnsparken, Örebro, Sweden on the 8th & 9th of 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, a bunch of international and national bands has played on stage. A temporary festival site was built, including a huge catering tent with food and drinks. Besides this, WESC presented a skate contest with invited pro skaters. There were also a camp just 5 min from the festival and with their own waterpark.
The band announced on facebook a limited "yellow bird" toy would be available in the festival but due on delay in the production the sale was only possible in future tours. Carry You single from the compilation album The Melancholy Connection was released on vinyl limited to 500 copies in this festival.
On April No Fun At All canceled their appear at 20 Years Festival due their disbandment [10]. So then the canadian trio Danko Jones was invited to join it the festival.
A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon has stated that Millencolin has been a big influence on A Day to Remember.
On May 29, 2012, Millencolin released The Melancholy Connection, a follow-up compilation to The Melancholy Collection featuring b-sides from Pennybridge Pioneers onward. The album also features a DVD of a behind-the-scenes look at the previous decade of the band.
In February 2015, Millencolin announced their latest album True Brew would be released in April. The first track "Sense & Sensibility" premiered on YouTube, with a three-part mini documentary about the making of the album being posted leading up to the release. The album was released at different times in different regions; on April 22 in Sweden; April 24 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; April 27 in the rest of Europe and on April 28 in the US.
Stalemate
Millencolin Lyrics
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Say you want to be free
From everything you hate.
Get yourself together,
We'll always be together.
Love, you just can not rate.
Been so long since we hooked,
Time to get things right.
But I'll be here forever,
I'll lie to you forever.
Now, it doesn't look bright.
Nobody is killing more time than you and I.
Everybody's willing somehow to say goodbye.
I think we're getting used to,
Used to be abused to.
Doubt is all there is.
We can not spread out wings out,
Can not do a new thing.
Drought on what we miss.
When everything is falling,
It's like we both are crawling
Around and around again.
Every fight is too long,
Every word is too strong
Bound to end it all, but when?
The stalemate's on and what we had is dead and gone.
It's like we just don't care. We're going nowhere.
I want to say goodbye. Yeah, I want to say goodbye.
Goodbye to our big life lie, nothing's gonna be alright.
You know this is our best white lie. Nothing's gonna be alright.
Doesn't matter how we try, I want to ask you why we can't let it die?
Even though we both have tried, you know I always question why.
Why we just can't let it die?
It's our big life lie.
Millencolin's song "Stalemate" is a poignant exploration of a relationship that is clearly struggling to survive, with the singers locked in a cycle of doubt, recrimination, and despair. The title of the song itself suggests that the couple are stuck in a situation where they cannot move forward or backward, as if they are both frozen in a moment of intense emotional pain that they cannot escape. The song's opening verse describes the woman telling her partner that she wants to leave him and be free of all the things she hates. The couple is clearly at a crossroads, with the woman feeling trapped and desperate for a way out, and her partner struggling to hold onto her and keep their relationship alive. Despite his attempts to persuade her that they can work things out, the lyrics suggest that their love has become stale, and they are both struggling to find a way to move forward.
The second verse of the song provides further insight into the couple's predicament, with the singer acknowledging that it has been a long time since they were truly happy together. His admission that he will lie to her forever suggests that he knows deep down that their relationship is in trouble, and that he is using emotional manipulation to try and convince her to stay with him. The chorus of the song is particularly powerful, with the phrase "Everybody's willing somehow to say goodbye" suggesting that the couple is not the only one struggling to make their love last. The use of the word "stalemate" also reinforces this idea, as it suggests a sense of hopelessness and defeat.
Overall, Millencolin's "Stalemate" is a powerful song about the difficulties of maintaining a relationship in the face of doubt, uncertainty, and emotional pain. The song's lyrics are honest and raw, providing a frank and unflinching portrayal of the struggles that many couples face. Its message is timeless and universal, making it a song that will resonate with listeners who have experienced the pain of a failing relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You say you want to leave me,
You express the desire to depart from our relationship
Say you want to be free
You proclaim the wish to attain freedom
From everything you hate.
From all the aspects that you detest
Get yourself together,
Collect your thoughts and emotions
We'll always be together.
I will always be by your side
Love, you just can not rate.
Love is not something that can be measured or compared
Been so long since we hooked,
It has been a considerable amount of time since we came together
Been so long since we took
Been so long since we took any action
Time to get things right.
Required time to rectify our relationship
But I'll be here forever,
I will be here forever
I'll lie to you forever.
I will continue to deceive you with false promises
Now, it doesn't look bright.
Currently, the situation does not seem promising.
Nobody is killing more time than you and I.
You and I are wasting more time than anyone else.
Everybody's willing somehow to say goodbye.
Everyone is ready to part ways in some way.
I think we're getting used to,
I believe we are accustomed to
Used to be abused to.
We have grown accustomed to being mistreated.
Doubt is all there is.
Doubt is the only thing that remains.
We can not spread out wings out,
We can not explore and expand our horizons
Can not do a new thing.
We can not experience anything new.
Drought on what we miss.
We are fixated on the things we no longer have.
When everything is falling,
When everything is falling apart
It's like we both are crawling
We both seem to be crawling energetically
Around and around again.
In circles we go again.
Every fight is too long,
Every disagreement seems to last forever,
Every word is too strong.
Every statement is overly intense
Bound to end it all, but when?
We are destined to end our relationship, but we know not when.
The stalemate's on and what we had is dead and gone.
Our relationship is at a standstill, and what we had is gone.
It's like we just don't care.
It appears as though we do not care
We're going nowhere.
We are making no progress.
I want to say goodbye.
I want to bid farewell
Yeah, I want to say goodbye.
I truly want to say goodbye
Goodbye to our big life lie, nothing's gonna be alright.
We need to stop living our big life lie, as nothing will improve.
You know this is our best white lie.
Our best lie, the one we tell ourselves.
Nothing's gonna be alright.
Nothing is ever going to be okay
Doesn't matter how we try,
Regardless of our effort
I want to ask you why we can't let it die?
I want to question why we cannot allow our relationship to end.
Even though we both have tried,
Though we both attempted to fix it
you know I always question why.
I still question why we are attempting to salvage what is already dead.
Why we just can't let it die?
Why can't we allow it to die?
It's our big life lie.
It is our most significant falsehood, the lie that matters most.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MATHIAS FARM, FREDRIK LARSSON, ERIK OHLSSON, NIKOLA SARCEVIC
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Conor S
kingwood is a masterpiece album from start to finish
Dan Gerous
one of their best Songs EVER!! the bridge is KILLER! but i never found any guitar tabs for this =((
Dan Gerous
plus i really think kingwood is in the top 3 maybe THE best album by millencolin
ian laflin
this is my favorite song by millencolin
ruttnaroger
Kingwood is an awesome album! :D But i think that Life on aplate is as good as
DJ Shoshana XD
great, one of my favourite =)
Mark Cullens
one of the saddest days was when i lost kingwood :(
Furious Hawk
Exceptional Song.
Farid Gohran
Best GRUNCh evetime 2020 good luck more
ruttnaroger
I like stalemate too x)