The Hives
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Biography for The Hives
Along with The Strokes and The White Stripes, The Hives are one of the success stories of post-millenial rock.
Hailing from Sweden, the band's Stooges-esque rock sound and eccentric performances have won them a legion of fans. Claiming to only wear black and white on the instructions of guru Randy Fitzsimmons, the band's second full length album Veni, Vidi, Vicious and single Hate To Say I Told You So propelled them to the top of the rock pile in 2000. The band followed the album with a world tour, showcasing their spectacular live show, before returning in 2004 with Tyrannosaurus Hives. The single Walk Idiot Walk has become an alternative rock anthem, and the band look set to build upon their success for many years to come. The Hives Short Biography
Along with The Strokes and The White Stripes, The Hives are one of the success stories of post-millenial rock. Hailing from Sweden, the band's Stooges-esque rock sound and eccentric performances have won them a legion of fans. Claiming to only wear black and white on the instructions of guru Randy Fitzsimmons, the band's second full length album Veni, Vidi, Vicious and single Hate To Say I Told You So propelled them to the top of the rock pile in 2000. The band followed the album with a world tour, showcasing their spectacular live show, before returning in 2004 with Tyrannosaurus Hives. The single Walk Idiot Walk has become an alternative rock anthem, and the band look set to build upon their success for many years to come. The Hives In-depth Biography
Eight years into their career, the Hives rose from garage rock stalwarts to one of the trendiest bands of the early 2000s, along with the Strokes and the White Stripes. Mixing arty contrivances such as a strict black-and-white dress code and the guidance of a (possibly imaginary) Svengali named Randy Fitzsimmons with Stooges-inspired rock, the Hives -- Nicholaus Arson, Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction, Vigilante Carlstroem, and Howlin' Pelle Almqvist -- formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, while they were still in their teens. After signing with a subsidiary of the Burning Heart label in 1995, they released their debut EP, Oh Lord! When? How?, the following year. The group switched to Burning Heart for their first full-length, Barely Legal, in 1997; that year they also embarked on their first U.S. tour. After the release of 1998's A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T EP, changes in the band's management put things on hold for a time. However, the Hives returned in 2000 with their second full-length album, Veni Vidi Vicious, which featured the singles "Hate to Say I Told You So" and "Main Offender." The album, along with tours with the like-minded International Noise Conspiracy and the Hellacopters, generated serious buzz around the group, leading to praise from stars as diverse as Noel Gallagher and Courtney Love and a deal with Alan McGee's Poptones label in 2001. Stateside, Gearhead Records reissued Barely Legal, A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T, and Hate to Say I Told You So. More touring and the re-release of their singles in the U.K. culminated with the Top Ten debut of Your New Favourite Band, a compilation of songs from their two previous albums and EPs, upon its release in spring 2002. That summer, the Hives returned to the U.S. for another round of live dates before playing the Reading and Leeds festivals, among others. The band spent most of 2003 in the studio and out of the limelight, but they returned with a vengeance in 2004: Your New Favourite Band was reissued in the States by Sire Records; Interscope released the Walk Idiot Walk single and the Hives' third full-length, Tyrannosaurus Hives. Late in 2007, The Black and White Album, which featured production work from the Neptunes, arrived. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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