The Hives

Surge Tracks

• A Little More For Little You
• Die, All Right
• Hate To Say I Told You So
• Main Offender
• Supply and Demand
• Tick Tick Boom
• Two Timing Touch And Broken Bones
• Walk Idiot Walk

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Artist Biography

The Hives are a garage rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that emerged in the US and the UK in the early 2000s, but existed for nearly a decade before that, playing punk rock.

The Hives are: "Howlin" Pelle Almqvist (vocals)Nicholaus "Arson" Almqvist (guitar)Mikael "Vigilante Carlstroem" Karlsson (guitar)Mattias "Dr. Matt Destruction" Bernvall (bass) Christian "Chris Dangerous" Grahn (drums)

The band claims that their songs are written by an honorary "sixth Hive", Randy Fitzsimmons. Since Nicholaus Almqvist can be found listed under the pseudonym Randy Fitzsimmons in the archives of STIM (the Swedish equivalent of the Performing Right Society) many believe Fitzsimmons is 'fictional'. (Nicholaus Almqvist vehemently denies this.) The band are also known for their energetic live performances, with Howlin' Pelle running around stage and saying outrageous things, and with everyone strictly dressed in black and white.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Barely Legal (22 September 1997)
The Black and White Album (13 November 2007)
The Black & White Album (15 October 2007)
Tyrannosaurus Hives (19 July 2004)
Veni Vidi Vicious (17 April 2000)

EPs

a.k.a. I-D-I-O-T (13 March 1998)
Oh Lord! When? How? (1 June 1996)
Primer (1 November 2007)
Tarred and Feathered (2 July 2010)

Singles

Die, All Right! (2001)
Hate to Say I Told You So (2002)
Main Offender (2002)
Tick Tick Boom (2007)
Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones (2004)
Walk Idiot Walk (2004)

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