Daniel Lioneye

Daniel Lioneye is a side project band from the popular Finnish group HIM. Musically, the band produces Hard rock/Sleaze rock with blues based guitar solos throughout.

The band was formed in 2001 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and the members consist of Daniel Lioneye, also known as Mikko "Linde" Lindström, on vocals and guitar, Mikko "Migé Amour" Paananen on bass, Ville Valo on drums, Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa on keyboards and Ike on sound effects. The band has released one album in September 2001, The King of Rock'n Roll. The title track to their album later became the theme music for MTV's Viva La Bam for it's entire 5 season run.

On April 27th, 2010, Daniel Lioneye released their second studio album Vol. II, with a revised line-up of Linde on guitars, vocals and bass, Burton on keyboards and Bolton of Enochian Crescent on drums. Vol. II takes a drastically different turn that The King of Rock'n Roll, incorporating various other genres in, most notably black metal.

On 29 June 2016, Daniel Lioneye announced that they would release their third album Vol. III on 19 August 2016, with Lindström on guitar and vocals, Mige on bass, Burton on keyboards and Seppo Tarvainen on drums. The band also announced a five date tour across Finland for September 2016.