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Arctic Monkeys is an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green , a suburb of Sheffield . The band consists of Alex Turner -LRB- lead vocals , rhythm/lead guitar -RRB- , Matt Helders -LRB- drums , vocals -RRB- , Jamie Cook -LRB- lead/rhythm guitar -RRB- and Nick O'Malley -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- . Former band member Andy Nicholson -LRB- bass guitar , backing vocals -RRB- left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released .   They have released five studio albums : Whatever People Say I Am , That 's What I 'm Not -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Favourite Worst Nightmare -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Humbug -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Suck It and See -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and AM -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , as well as one live album , At the Apollo -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . Their debut album is the fastest-selling debut album by a band in British chart history , and in 2013 , Rolling Stone ranked it the 30th-greatest debut album of all time .   The band has won seven Brit Awards -- winning both Best British Group and Best British Album three times , and have been nominated for three Grammy Awards . They also won the Mercury Prize in 2006 for their debut album , in addition to receiving nominations in 2007 and 2013 . The band have headlined at the Glastonbury Festival twice , in 2007 and again in 2013 .   Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet , with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed .