M.ill.ion

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M.ILL.ION is a Swedish melodic hard rock band formed in 1989 in Gothenburg by bass player B.J Laneby. M.ILL.ION's music is described as a "mix of classic rock, melodic metal and rock'n roll" comfortably placed in the 21st century. Their biggest influences include Kiss, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio and Queen. The band has released eight albums Their seventh album Sane & Insanity (Europe/Japan 2011) went straight to the No.1 spot on the U.S Import chart NEH and reached the "Album of the Year" list at the hard rock website, melodicrock.com. In Japan they have a strong following ever since their debut album No.1 charted there in the early 90s. Their song "Showstopper" from the Detonator album was featured in the EA Games video game NHL 2003. They have done several headline tours and also shared stages and tours with bands such as Magnum, Nazareth, Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Michael Schenker Group, Pretty Maids among others. Some of the festival appearances include the major Sweden Rock Festival (where they set an attendance record and were named “best band of the festival” by UK Magazine Powerplay), Firefest (England), Rock Over Munich (Germany), Hard Rock Hell (Spain) and Stockholm Rock Out. In July 2013 they did Skogsröjet in Sweden, where they played the main stage joining headliners Twisted Sister and Helloween. During the UK tour in 2014 their former B.J Laneby was hit with by a terminal bacteria and almost died.