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New Million (also abbreviated as NWMLLN) are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 2019. The group consists of lead vocalist Jack Campbell, guitarists Alex Tsolakis and Tyler Theo and drummer Tarsh Piccioni. The band's sound defies categorisation into a single genre of music. Displaying a wide range of styles that draw from a wide range of inspirations and incorporate electronic elements.

Formation and Clanger (2016-2020)
New Million's founding members Alex Tsolakis and Tarsh Piccioni first met in high school and formed punk rock bands from the years 2013 to 2015. In 2016, Piccioni began attending Northern College of Arts and Technology and formed the band Clanger. With Tsolakis later joining in 2018, the band began to perform around Victoria. On August 5th 2018, Clanger released an EP titled, 'Laws of Discipline' exclusively to SoundCloud. Clanger split later that year with the departure of vocalist Stavros Karapanagiotidis.

In the following year, Tsolakis and Piccioni formed New Million alongside Imran Abbas who also attended Northern College of Arts and Technology. After forming, the group immediately began writing. Rhythm guitarist Dean Karamesinis and bassist Michael Naish joined in December of 2019 helping complete the lineup. In 2020, as the COVID-19 Pandemic spread, the band remotely worked on their newly written material with producer Mike Trubetskov. The band was set to record in August of 2020 but was later set back due to the lockdown in Melbourne. The band recorded drums at Bushido Studios in January 2021. Guitars and bass were later recorded in February of that year at EOL Studios. All synths and electronics were recorded and performed by Mike Trubetskov.

LA CRUCIFIXION DU SOLEIL and Chaos Theory (2021-2022)
In June of 2021, New Million released videos from the studio showing the members recording their tracks. The band released their debut single LA CRUCIFIXION DU SOLEIL on October 15th, 2021 across all streaming platforms. Prior to the release, rhythm guitarist Dean Karamesinis departed the band to join Melbourne metalcore band Outer Worlds. Vocalist Jack Campbell due to the COVID-19 Pandemic recorded his vocals remotely. The song was later mixed and mastered by Chris Lalic of Windwaker. This release was accompanied by a lyric video released on the same day and a full band playthrough the week later. The song was reviewed by Hysteria Magazine in November 2021 receiving an 8/10 rating. In January of 2022, New Million released their second single 'Chaos Theory'. This came after the departure of Michael Naish on bass. The band released a visualiser for the song as well as a guitar and drum playthrough to their YouTube channel. Initially, it was planned for the band to film a music video for Chaos Theory however on the day of filming, Jack contracted COVID-19 and the band resorted to a visualiser to meet deadlines.

Band members
Current
 * Jack Campbell – lead vocals (2021–present)
 * Alex Tsolakis – lead guitar (2019–present)
 * Tyler Theo - rhythm guitar (2022-present)
 * Tarsh Piccioni – drums (2019–present)

Former
 * Imran Abbas – bass guitar (2019–2020)
 * Dean Karamesinis – rhythm guitar (2019–2021)
 * Michael Naish – bass guitar (2019-2021)