The Hives

The Hives are a Swedish alternative rock band. The trademark of the band are tailored suits in black or white.

Band History

The band, which was founded in the Swedish town of Fagersta 1993, consists of the singer " Howlin ' " Pelle Almqvist, guitarist Niklas Almqvist ( " Nicholaus Arson ," brother of the singer ) and Mikael Karlsson Åström ( " Vigilante Carlstroem " ), the bassist Mattias Bernvall ( " Dr. Matt Destruction" ) and drummer Christian Grahn ( " Chris Dangerous" ). As a sixth member of the band musicians call songwriter and producer " Randy Fitzsimmons ", which is, however, generally held for a fictional character.

Published in 1996, the band Japhi, the page label Burning Heart Records, their first EP Oh Lord! When? How? , The album Barely Legal followed in 1997. At first they toured mainly in Sweden through the clubs and Others with The Pricks and as support for the band The Hellacopters.

After a U.S. tour to them in 2000 and 2001 respectively, was achieved with the albums Veni, Vidi, Vicious and Your New Favourite band (Compilation ), the breakthrough in America and Europe. The fact represented Singles Main Offender and Hate To Say I Told You So were hits.

On 20 July 2004, the third album of the Hives appeared under the title Tyrannosaurus Hives. The first single was called Walk Idiot Walk, the second Two -Timing Touch And Broken Bones and the third " A Little More For You a Little " (published only in the U.S. and in the UK).

Spin Magazine named the Hives in August 2006 for "best live band in the world" and sat at the same time the singer Pelle Almqvist on the list of " 50 Greatest frontmen Of All Time ".

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • 2000: Hate to Say I Told You So
  • 2001: Main Offender
  • 2001: Supply and Demand
  • 2001: Die, All Right!
  • 2002: Die, All Right / Supply and Demand!
  • 2002: Hate to Say I Told You So (as Re-Release)
  • 2004: Walk Idiot Walk
  • 2004: Two -Timing Touch and Broken Bones
  • 2005: A Little More for Little You ( not published in Germany )
  • 2007: Throw It on Me ( with Timbaland )
  • 2007: Tick Tick Boom
  • 2008: A Christmas Duel ( with Cyndi Lauper )
  • 2008: T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
  • 2008: Will not Be Long
  • 2012: Go Right Ahead
  • 2012: Wait a Minute
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