Millionaire (band)

For the pop-electronic band, see Millionaires (band).

Millionaire
Origin	Belgium
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Hard rock Noise rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Play It Again Sam
Associated acts	Eagles of Death Metal Josh Homme Evil Superstars dEUS C.W.T.A.B.
Website	Official website
Members
Tim Vanhamel Dave Schroyen Bas Remans Aldo Struyf
Past members
Ben Wijers

Millionaire is a Belgian indie rock band led by Tim Vanhamel, drawing on influences from stoner rock, indie and industrial rock music.

History

Millionaire was formed in 1999 by former Evil Superstars and dEUS guitarist Tim Vanhamel.^[1] In 2000 they recorded their first album, entitled Outside the Simian Flock .

During a concert opening for the Masters of Reality in the SMAK (Ghent) they came to the attention of Josh Homme of the Queens of the Stone Age.^[1] Subsequently they were asked to support Queens of the Stone Age on their European and American tours, and have since toured with Muse and Foo Fighters.

In 2005 the band released their second album Paradisiac produced by Josh Homme^[1] and finetuned at the studio of fellow Queen of the Stone Age Alain Johannes. Homme has also played guitar with Millionaire for some live performances.

In 2006 Millionaire toured with the Taste Of Chaos 2006 festival in the US.^[2][3]

In 2007 the band contributed two songs to the soundtrack of Belgian film Ex Drummer, "Deep Fish" and a cover of the Devo song "Mongoloid".^[4][5]

On 5 December 2008 they announced they were working on a new album.

Members

Original line-up:

• Tim Vanhamel, vocals and guitar
• Ben Wijers, guitar
• Dave Schroyen, drums
• Bas Remans, bass guitar
• Aldo Struyf, keyboards

Guitarist Ben Wijers left the band before the recording sessions for Paradisiac, and was replaced by Aldo Struyf.

Discography

Albums

• Outside the Simian Flock (2001)^[6]
• Paradisiac (2005)^[7]

Singles

• "Body Experience Revue" (2001)
• "She's a Doll" (2002)
• "Me Crazy, You Sane" (2002)
• "Come With You" (2002)
• "Champagne" (2003)
• "For a Maid" (2005)
• "I'm On a High" (2005)
• "Rise and Fall" (2005)
• "Ballad of Pure Thought" (2006)

Side Projects

Aldo Struyf and Dave Schroyen also play with Creature With The Atom Brain.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Allmusic.com: Millionaire Biography. Retrieved on 19 October 2011
2. ^ "Taste of Chaos 2006 Tour Dates Announced". metalunderground.com. 1 December 2005. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=16889. 
3. ^ "2006 Taste Of Chaos Press Release". absolutepunk.net. 5 January 2006. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=106217. 
4. ^ "Soundtracks for Ex Drummer". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0812243/soundtrack. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
5. ^ Joost Devriesere (31 January 2007). "Ex Drummer OST Digg* CD bespreking [Ex Drummer OST Digg* CD review]" (in dutch). digg.be. http://digg.be/articles.php?id=1624. 
6. ^ (jub) (23 October 2001). "Millionaire - Outside the Simian Flock | CD-recensies | Humo: The Wild Site [CD-reviews]" (in dutch). humo.be. http://www.humo.be/tws/cd-reviews/892/millionaire-outside-the-simian-flock.html. 
7. ^ (jub) (2 July 2005). "Millionaire - Paradisiac | CD-recensies | Humo: The Wild Site [CD-reviews]" (in dutch). humo.be. http://www.humo.be/tws/cd-reviews/165/millionaire-paradisiac.html. 
8. ^ "Album review: Creature With The Atom Brain - I Am The Golden Gate Bridge". Rock-metal-music-reviews.com. 6 March 2008. http://www.rock-metal-music-reviews.com/album-review-creature-with-the-atom-brain-i-am-the-golden-gate-bridge/. 

External links

• Official website^{[dead link]}