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The Hives
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Fagersta, Sweden (1993 – present)
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 Åström (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.
The Hives formed in 1993 (originally they wanted to call themselves ‘The HIVs’, but decided to change it slightly resulting in their current name) and released their debut recording, the EP Oh Lord! When? How? in 1996, followed by 1997’s Barely Legal LP, and 1998’s a.k.a. I.D.I.O.T. EP on the Swedish skate punk oriented record label Burning Heart Records.
The Hives are:
“Howlin” Pelle Almqvist (vocals)
Nicholaus “Arson” Almqvist (guitar)
Mikael “Vigilante Carlstroem” Karlsson Åström (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.
The Hives formed in 1993 (originally they wanted to call themselves ‘The HIVs’, but decided to change it slightly resulting in their current name) and released their debut recording, the EP Oh Lord! When? How? in 1996, followed by 1997’s Barely Legal LP, and 1998’s a.k.a. I.D.I.O.T. EP on the Swedish skate punk oriented record label Burning Heart Records.
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Hate to Say I Told You So
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Walk Idiot Walk
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Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones
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Abra Cadaver
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No Pun Intended
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B Is for Brutus
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A Little More for Little You
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tape_tv wrote:
Noch mehr Videos von den Hives gibts auf tape.tv http://www.tape.tv/artist/the%20hives Viel Spaß beim Angucken!
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Simonti wrote:
clearly, since lowlands2008, this is my new favourite band.
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Kisjah wrote:
They were great on Lowlands08 !
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The_T-Man wrote:
Since I saw them at the Frequency Festival - my new favorite band :D
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Plasticbites wrote:
Just The hives
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fusi-hasi wrote:
Thank you for flying Hives Airlines. We hope you had a great flight and decide to return again soon!
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Zodnbaer wrote:
omg frequency festival 1. row..i was about to die xD
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OFF_THE_LIP wrote:
long live The Hives
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WhiteStripe wrote:
oh my god...frequency festival- best perfomance I´ve ever seen
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The_T-Man wrote:
Wow, their performance at the Frequency Festival yesterday really kicked ass! Love 'em! :D
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bl1nk3r wrote:
I Wanna Die, All Right!
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storvikarn wrote:
Are you a working class hero? Join Working Class Heroes! (note that this group do not support any kind of government)
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pacoonusk wrote:
The Best Band In This World! (fck !!!)
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they rock :P
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DotKom182 wrote:
this band rocks
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Loppermann wrote:
Anti Emo Death Squid
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c4rrot wrote:
These bastards are so silly :] I love them
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BAFfan wrote:
oooo you and The Hives, v. cool! :)
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check out my lastfm-pic!
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http://www.last.fm/group/STOP+RUSSIAN+AGRESSION!
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Events
- Aug 15 A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2008 Evenemententerrein Walibi World, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
- Aug 17 Frequency Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria
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L'acqua in testa 2008
Pane e Pomodoro Beach, Bari, Italy
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