Daniel Lioneye
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| Also known as | Daniel Lioneye and The Joint Rollers, Daniel Lioneye and The Rollers |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Stoner rock, alternative metal |
| Years active | 2001, 2010-2011, 2014, 2016-present |
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Daniel Lioneye is a Finnish rock band, formed in 2001 by members of the band HIM. Originally consisting of guitarist-vocalist Linde Lindström, bassist Mige, and drummer Ville Valo, the group released their debut album The King of Rock 'n Roll, the title-track of which was later used as the theme song to Bam Margera's Viva La Bam TV series.
In 2010, Daniel Lioneye regrouped, now with Black Vomit Bolton on drums and fellow HIM-member Burton on keyboards, and released Vol. II. The album was followed by a supporting tour across the United States, with Seppo Tarvainen on drums and Manu on backing vocals. On December 30, 2014, the original line-up of Daniel Lioneye reunited at the Helldone-festival in Finland On August 19, 2016, Daniel Lioneye released their third album Vol. III, now with Lindström, Mige, Burton and Tarvainen.
Daniel Lioneye was formed by members of the Finnish rock band HIM in 2001. Composed of vocalist-guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström, drummer Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen, the band was born as a way to relieve stress brought on by the amount of success HIM was achieving at the time, according to Valo. Prior to their debut album, Daniel Lioneye had played only a few shows at various parties around Finland.
When the group entered the studio to record their debut album with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, they only had three songs ready, while the rest were written while recording. According to Lindström, none of the material was initially intended to be released, as the group had already collaborated with Hiilesmaa for many years on unreleased experimental music. Daniel Lioneye eventually decided to release their debut album The King of Rock 'n Roll "as a joke" in the spring of 2001 in Finland and Germany The album's release was followed by a three-date festival tour across Finland. Described as "psychedelic stoner rock", with lyrics largely dealing with themes of "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll", The King of Rock 'n Roll received negative reviews from critics, with Pertti Ojala of Soundi calling the album "dirty, loud and diversely unpleasant". Despite this, the album's title-track was later used by professional skateboarder and television personality Bam Margera as the opening theme to his TV series Viva La Bam. The song later became the second-most-played Finnish song in the world in 2006.
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