The Hives
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The Hives is one of the trendiest garage rock band from Sweden. The band has three studio albums Barely Legal, Veni Vidi Vicious and Tyrannosaurus Hives. Their hit song is "Hate To Say I Told You So".
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[edit] About
Punk and indio-rock The Hives started out playing in their garage. In 1993, Nicholaus Arson, Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction, Vigilante Carlstroem, and Howlin' Pelle Almqvist formed a band in Fagersta, Sweden. In 1995, they signed in with Burning Heart label releasing their debut Oh Lord! When? How?. In 1997, a full-length album was made called Barely Legal and toured in the U.S. In 2000, Veni Vidi Vicious was issued with the hit single Hate to Say I Told You So" and "Main Offender".
Switching labes, Gearhead Records re-released Barely Legal, A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T, and Hate to Say I Told You So which resulted them to more tours. The re-release of their album made them to the top ten of Your New Favourite Band. When the band returned to U.S to have another tour. In 2003, The Hives was busy recording in the studio. The following year they returned with Tyrannosaurus Hives.
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | U.K. singles | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Main- stream Rock | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hate To Say I Told You So | 23 | 6 | 35 | Veni Vidi Vicious |
| 2002 | Main Offender | 24 | Veni Vidi Vicious | ||
| 2002 | Die, All Right! / Supply and Demand | 133 | Veni Vidi Vicious | ||
| 2004 | Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones | 44 | Tyrannosaurus Hives | ||
| 2004 | Walk Idiot Walk | 13 | 19 | 36 | Tyrannosaurus Hives |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for The Hives.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 1997 Burning Heart |
 September 12, 2000 Burning Heart |
 July 20, 2004 Interscope |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hate To Say I Told You So | Gearhead | Veni Vidi Vicious |
| 2002 | Main Offender | Big Wheel Recreation | Veni Vidi Vicious |
| 2002 | Die, All Right! / Supply and Demand | Poptones | Veni Vidi Vicious |
| 2004 | Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones | Universal International | Tyrannosaurus Hives |
| 2004 | Walk Idiot Walk | Universal International | Veni Vidi Vicious |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 April 02, 2002 Poptones |
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[edit] Trivia
- Most of their outfit is made up of identical black suits, white ties, and white shoes.
- Almqvist and Arson are brothers.
- The five members were still teenagers when the band formed in Fagersta, Sweden.
