{"id":29156,"date":"2016-03-04T20:23:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T09:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=29156"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T01:37:00","slug":"nikola-sarcevic-of-millencolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2016\/03\/nikola-sarcevic-of-millencolin\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Sarcevic of Millencolin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Millencolin\"<\/a>
\n\u201cI mean when we started the band it was to have something to do and have fun with friends and I think in a lot of ways it\u2019s the same thing, as we do have fun together and that\u2019s an important thing because if we put out an album every year or every second year it wouldn\u2019t be that fun, it would be too much work and we\u2019re actually trying to keep that sort of balance of having fun and enjoying\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

From release: Millencolin fans are always waging wars, pitting so many of their brilliant records against each other to see which comes out the victor. It\u2019s a war that never will be won considering they are always shaking up their modus operandi and playing outside their comfort zone. The one consolation fans can take when the band tour here this April is that Millencolin will be playing an arsenal of hits from across their massive catalogue. Most bands never make it this far in their careers, at least not without a handful of ex-members, lawsuits and various skeletons in their respective closets. Millencolin buck the trend on all that and one listen to their new album True Brew will tell you that they are back, their as strong as they\u2019ve been in a decade or more and they\u2019ve never lost that fire\u2026<\/p>\n

While having breakfast at home in Sweden, we gave Nikola of Millencolin a call to discuss the band\u2019s upcoming Australian tour, longevity, plans for the future and much more\u2026<\/p>\n

We’re here because you’re heading back to Australia, tell us what we can expect on this True Brew tour…<\/strong>
\nOn the True Brew tour, I mean we played in Australia recently but that was just before the album came out, so now that the album is out, we\u2019ll play a few songs, a handful, maybe five or six songs off the new album. Otherwise it\u2019s just any other Millencolin show *laughs* a good mix of all the songs from all the albums, a lot of energy and good times\u2026<\/p>\n

With eight albums under your belt now does it get harder creating set lists?<\/strong>
\nNot really, of course sometimes there\u2019s songs that should be in the set list but can\u2019t because you can\u2019t play for two hours, so sometimes there\u2019s not enough time to play all the songs that you want. I mean it\u2019s a luxury problem, it\u2019s not a big problem. I guess it would be worse to have it the opposite way around with no good songs in the set.<\/p>\n

Being here numerous times before, what’s the one thing you’ve noticed about Australian crowds compared to those around the world?<\/strong>
\nGood question, I think appreciation is a key sort of word, I think people in Australia really appreciate that the bands are coming from afar, from overseas, and at least that\u2019s my experience and picture of it. We always felt very, very welcome coming to Australia and it just seemed like people were really appreciating us coming and as well we came back all the time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also been a long time you\u2019ve been coming, I think it\u2019s twenty years now back in 1996 you first came, am I correct?<\/strong>
\nYeah, I think it was March 1996, so yeah actually celebrating our twentieth anniversary of going to Australia.<\/p>\n

Crazily True Brew was your first studio album in almost seven years, was it in a way hard to put together a new record after that long I mean was there too much material to choose?<\/strong>
\nNo, it was I guess the hard part was to decide that we wanted to make a new album. The songs were there and we knew pretty much right after we finished \u2018Machine 15\u2019 what kind of album we wanted to make but were just waiting for the right feeling and for everybody to recharge their batteries and be ready to release a new album. I mean we could I guess make a new album every year if we wanted to, I mean the songs are there but the one thing you need after making seven or eight album, you want the next one to be something good and you have all this reference of old albums that you measure against. We needed to wait a while and that\u2019s what we did, we didn\u2019t force ourselves to make a new album, even though people have been waiting a long time, but you have to do what is right for you.<\/p>\n

You’ve also just released the ‘True Brew’ EP, what was the idea behind releasing this?<\/strong>
\nWell we had a couple of songs that we recorded \u00a0for this album that didn\u2019t make it on the album, so we had these extra songs that we wanted to release and then we just felt as we were still out touring on this album it needed another push, and we wanted to release \u2018True Brew\u2019 as a single too, and we also had an idea of recording a Swedish version of it, so that\u2019s what we did, and we felt it\u2019s going to be four songs, the Swedish version and the two new songs, so let\u2019s make an EP of it on vinyl. Our drummer Larzon is running his own label, small label putting out vinyl, so it just felt like a good thing to do and a fun thing to do too.<\/p>\n

Is there a new fire lit under the band, and can we expect more music sooner rather than later?<\/strong>
\nYeah you mean like a new album? I don\u2019t know, maybe in seven or eight years\u2026 no\u2026 hopefully a lot sooner, but right now we\u2019re busy being on tour and being in the moment so let\u2019s wait and see. The music is being written every day, but it has to be good of course *laughs*<\/p>\n

Last year was twenty years since \u2018Life on a Plate\u2019 when you look back at that time did you even think you\u2019d still be making music two decades later?<\/strong>
\nNo, I mean I don\u2019t think anyone is thinking that far ahead you know? Same thing for us, we were twenty or twenty two years old and we were just doing what we were doing. When we started this band I guess our main goal at that point was to release something, like an EP, we didn\u2019t even think as far as releasing an album and get signed and all that stuff. No we never thought that far of course.<\/p>\n

At almost twenty five years into your career, what keeps you driven?<\/strong>
\nI mean when we started the band it was to have something to do and have fun with friends and I think in a lot of ways it\u2019s the same thing, as we do have fun together and that\u2019s an important thing because if we put out an album every year or every second year it wouldn\u2019t be that fun, it would be too much work and we\u2019re actually trying to keep that sort of balance of having fun and enjoying\u2026 The biggest enjoyment is also writing something and being creative with other people and I guess that\u2019s why we also started the band to create sometime and that\u2019s the same thing now, I get the same kick of writing and being creative.<\/p>\n

The one thing truly remarkable about Millencolin is that it’s been the same four guys in your whole time together, what is it about this band that just works?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s not been a walk in the park, every album has its sort of problems and we have our fights here and there and we know that some people go this way and others that way and we have no compromises and it\u2019s not easy but I guess what we have is a good mix of people, people who have a dedication and people that want to do things and have a drive. We\u2019re also different people so in a way we\u2019re complimentary to each other so there\u2019s a good mix of people and we all have different roles in the band and everyone is involved and puts in his sort of thing into it. Just like a good working company, you have the guy who\u2019s the creative guy, the admin guy, the guy doing artwork and people have a financial part, and everyone has his role. Of course we\u2019re all good friends before we started the band and we\u2019ve always tried to keep the friendship, it\u2019s an important part of course, we\u2019re still friends and being friends and also being partners in business I guess sometimes can get complicated, but it doesn\u2019t matter who wrote the songs and whatnot, we always shared everything equally and I think that\u2019s a key thing too. I guess with a lot of bands if there\u2019s an argument it leads getting into a discussion of money and who\u2019s making what, and we\u2019ve never had that problem because we share everything and since everyone is doing their part there\u2019s no problem with that.<\/p>\n

So rather than asking what you think has changed in your time together, what would you say is the one thing that’s stayed the same?<\/strong>
\nWell it\u2019s friendship, as I said before sort of the joy of making music and being creative. I guess those two things.<\/p>\n

Is there still one thing you want to do as a band that you haven’t had the opportunity to do?<\/strong>
\nMaybe a Christmas album *laughs* I don\u2019t know\u2026 but it would be cool to do something completely different, not necessarily a Christmas album but you know, something unexpected, because being in a band this long a lot of things you do you\u2019ve done before, so it would be cool to do something completely different that would give us a new sort of injection, we\u2019ll see, I don\u2019t know\u2026<\/p>\n

Well if it is a Christmas album, you can call it Millenchristmas\u2026<\/strong>
\n*laughs* Yeah!<\/p>\n

Lastly, let’s predict the future. Finish this sentence for me, the one thing Millencolin wants to do in 2016 is…<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s a good one\u2026 we want to make our own beer *laughs*<\/p>\n

True Brew!<\/strong>
\n*laughs* Exactly!<\/p>\n

Well I\u2019ll happily be a tester for you if you want to send some down when it\u2019s done\u2026<\/strong>
\nYeah, actually it\u2019s in the works actually and since I\u2019m a brewer myself, I\u2019m not going to brew it on my own, but we\u2019re going to brew it with as it looks a brewery in London, England but I\u2019m going to be involved with working out the recipe and also there for the brew day. It\u2019s in the works.<\/p>\n

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Catch Millencolin in Australia on their True Brew tour at the following dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 26th April – Metropolis, Fremantle 18+<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.oztix.com.au\u00a0<\/a>or Oztix Outlets<\/p>\n

Thursday, 28th April \u2013 HQ, Adelaide 18+<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.oztix.com.au\u00a0<\/a>or Oztix Outlets<\/p>\n

Friday, 29th April \u2013 Roundhouse, Sydney Lic AA\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.ticketek.com.au\u00a0<\/a>or Ticketek Outlets<\/p>\n

Saturday, 30th April \u2013 Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta 18+<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.oztix.com.au\u00a0<\/a>or Oztix Outlets<\/p>\n

Sunday, 1st May \u2013 The Tivoli, Brisbane 18+<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.ticketmaster.com.au<\/a>\u00a0or Ticketmaster Outlets<\/p>\n

Monday, 2nd May \u2013 170 Russell, Melbourne 18+ –<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>NEW SHOW ADDED!\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTickets from\u00a0tickets.destroyalllines.com<\/a>,\u00a0170russell.com<\/a>\u00a0or the Corner Hotel Box Office<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 3rd May \u2013 170 Russell, Melbourne 18+ –<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>SOLD OUT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presented by <\/strong>Destroy All \u00a0Lines and Chugg Entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0Orebro, Sweden<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong>\u00a0Nikola Sarcevic \u2013 bass guitar, lead vocals, Mathias F\u00e4rm \u2013 lead guitar, backing vocals, Erik Ohlsson \u2013 rhythm guitar, backing vocals, Fredrik Larzon \u2013 drums, percussion<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.millencolin.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong>\u00a0True Brew<\/a> \u00a0and True Brew EP<\/a> (Out Now \u2013 Epitaph)<\/p>\n

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