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THE HIVES
Rock / Punk / Other
To put it simply, THE HIVES are currently the hottest rock act in the UK. Their latest record has clocked up ‘Gold’ record certification, their Swedish Grammy Award-winning video for “Main Offender†is currently in regular rotation on MTV2 and the excitement they’ve generated on the British live circuit has made tickets to their mind-blowing concerts the most sought-after commodity in town. THE HIVES faces are everywhere…whether it be on the cover of popular music bibles NME and Kerrang, or features stories in SPIN, DETAILS and GQ magazines or TV appearances on Top of The Pops, there is no escaping the Swedish invasion. America…you have been warned….
\\\\\\"We will achieve total domination of the United States,\\\\\\" guitarist Nicholaus Arson casually predicts. \\\\\\"It shouldn’t take more than three weeks.\\\\\\"
A phenomenon in Sweden since the mid-90s, THE HIVES are now running a buzzsaw through audiences worldwide with their kinetic blend of ‘50s rock, ‘60s garage, ‘70s punk, ‘80s new wave and good-old-fashioned attitude. For the many thousands who’ve been lucky enough to witness THE HIVES onstage, \\\\\\"magic\\\\\\" is the only possible word to describe what happens when Arson, rhythm guitarist Vigilante Carlstroem, bassist Dr. Matt Destruction, drummer Chris Dangerous and vocalist Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist get down with their bad selves. Since April 2000, when the band’s sophomore album Veni Vidi Vicious was first released on Epitaph, THE HIVES have played over 350 shows in Europe and North America, each one more insane than the last. Each HIVES show inevitably pumps new
Meaning into the term \\\\\\"high energy,\\\\\\" leaving the band members bloody and sore and the audience frantically begging for more. \\\\\\"We want our show to be like a musical punch to the gut,\\\\\\" says Arson, \\\\\\"Or a hit and run. You can do pretty much anything onstage — and you should!\\\\\\"
With the release of Veni Vidi Vicious, it’s obvious to anyone with ears that a new day has come — not just for THE HIVES, but for rock and roll itself. Few who heard the album could resist the volatile charm of songs like \\\\\\"Supply And Demand,\\\\\\" \\\\\\"Hate To Say I Told You So,\\\\\\" and \\\\\\"Die, All Right!\\\\\\" One by one, the great countries of Europe have fallen victim to THE HIVES’ musical onslaught, their citizens transfixed by the band’s aggressive live spectacle and Howlin’ Pelle’s million-watt smile. \\\\\\"The people discovered us before the press did,\\\\\\" says Arson. \\\\\\"I think we sold like 80,000 records in England before the NME even interviewed us.\\\\\\"
Of course, the British press soon fell in line, with MOJO magazine rightly instructing its readership to \\\\\\"Forget about The Strokes and The White Stripes, this is what the new breed really say,\\\\\\" and Time Out calling the band \\\\\\"The Rolling Stones for a new generation.\\\\\\"
My fellow Americans, you have been warned. Resistance is futile; denial is merely a waste of precious time. Get down. Get a rash. Get THE HIVES.
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Members: In no particular order:
Vigilante Carlstroem
Nicholaous Arson
Dr Matt Destruction
Howlin´ Pelle Almqvist
Chris Dangerous
Veni Vidi Vicious
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Barely Legal
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A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
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