Tim Wessel Vanhamel (born 11 December 1977 in

Zonhoven Zonhoven (; li, Zoneve) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Zonhoven had a total population of 21,214. The total area is 39.34 km2 which gives a population density of 506 inhabitant ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

) is a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

musician who has been a member of and performed with a number of bands including

Evil Superstars Evil Superstars was a Belgian indie rock band led by Mauro Pawlowski. Among its members was Millionaire and Eagles of Death Metal guitarist Tim Vanhamel. History Evil Superstars was formed in 1992 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. The original membe ...

, Deus and

Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums), the band also includes a wide range of other musicians who perform both on the band's ...

. He is also the frontman of his own bands

Millionaire A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. Depending on the currency, a certain level of prestige is associated with being a millionaire. In countries that use the short scal ...

and Eat Lions.

Career

Vanhamel played in his first band, Sister Poopoo, when he was 13. In 1995, at the age of 17, Vanhamel joined

as their guitarist. He played for the band until their split in 1998. He then played in Deus for a short time during their 'Ideal Crash' tour in 1999. In 2000, Vanhamel began recording the debut for his own band,

. Later, he played guitar as a guest on

's debut album '' Peace, Love, Death Metal''. He also toured as part of Eagles of Death Metal in their early days. In 2007, Millionaire contributed to the soundtrack for the film

Ex Drummer ''Ex Drummer'' is a 2007 Belgian black comedy and rock music film directed by Koen Mortier, whose previous work was limited to television commercials. It is based on the 1994 book by Herman Brusselmans of the same name. While receiving mixed revie ...

based on the novel by the Flemish author

Herman Brusselmans Herman Frans Martha Brusselmans (; born 9 October 1957) is a Belgian novelist, poet, playwright and columnist. He lives in Ghent. He is one of the best-selling authors in Flanders, but controversial at the same time for his profane language and ...

. After its release the band started playing on summer festivals such as

Marktrock Marktrock is a music festival held each year around 15 August, in the heart of the university town of Leuven, Belgium. There is also a smaller Marktrock festival in Poperinge, which is held on the last Saturday of August. The name Marktrock com ...

among with other bands and

Flip Kowlier Flip Kowlier (pseudonym of Filip Willy Mariette Cauwelier, born 15 March 1976 in Izegem, West Flanders) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He sings in a distinct West Flemish West Flemish (''West-Vlams'' or ''West-Vloams'' or ''Vlaemsch'' (in ...

as the Ex Drummer band. He recorded a solo album in 2007. First single 'Until I Find You' was premiered in November 2007. The full album ''Welcome to the Blue House'' was released 31 January 2008. In 2008, he contributed guest vocals to Millionaire bandmate Aldo Struyf's side-project, Creature with the Atom Brain.

Discography

For Tim Vanhamel's discography with Evil Superstars, please see

.
For Tim Vanhamel's discography with Millionaire, please see

. * ''Welcome to the Blue House'' (2008)

References

External links

Official site
1977 births Living people Belgian rock guitarists People from Zonhoven 21st-century guitarists Eagles of Death Metal members Deus (band) members {{guitarist-stub