The Hives

The Hives is a group of punk Garage Swedish created in 1993. The Hives is a group recognized for its scenic services and its anthems garages tinted of rock'n'roll 50 ' S. the singer, Pelle Almqvist is compared by certain with Mick Jagger. One will be able to notice a certain physical resemblance, cultivated by Almqvist which takes again attitudes of Jagger. The Hives are also noticed for their famous suits black and white, part of their image of group left the years 1950 (to note in the same way the nicknames of certain members of the group), and their so particular humor (on the booklets of their discs, their site, etc).

First Steps ( Oh Lord! When? How? and Legal Barely )

The group says to be itself formed in 1993 pennies the crook of Randy Fitzsimmons. This one their suggested forming a group garage rock'n'roll. It is allegedly described like the author of the texts of the group.

In 1995 they are signed by Peter Almqvist at Sidekick Records, a division of the label skate/punk Swedish Burning Heart Records. The following year they launched their very first EP Oh Lord! When? How? . Almqvist then decides to even promote directly the group with the label Burning Heart Records him.

The year 1997 saw the publication of the first album of Hives, Barely Legal (of an old name of scene of Vigilant), and the group started to turn. The following year they leave their second EP, has .k. A.I. - D-I-O-T .

The Opening ( Veni Vidi Vicious and Your New Favorite Band )

After a two year old station-wagon, Hives return with a new album entitled Veni Vedi Vicious , which saw the group migrating of raw-punk mobility to sonorities approaching from now on garage rock'n'roll. The members of the group them even qualified this album of a " glove of velvet to the brass knuckles, at the same time brutal and sophistiqué". The album includes/understands individual the " Hasten to Say I Told You So" , " Offender" hand; , " Die, All Right! " , and " Supply & Demand".

With the sight of the video clip of " Hasten To Say I Told You So" on television German, Alan McGee (Oasis, Records Creation) decides to sign the group under its very new label of the name of Poptones. It is under this label that then leaves a compilation “best off” to at the very least provocative name Your New Favorite Band (to translate: Your New Favorite Group) in 2001, which was shown relatively effective by reaching the 7th place of the English charts (albums). Following the success of the album, the group arose individual the " Hasten to Say I Told You So" and " Offender" hand; who reached respectively 23rd and the 24th place of the English charts (individual). The group also arose Veni Vedi Vicious in the United States.

Confirmation of success ( Tyranosaurus Hives and following)

After intensive rounds in the world, the group returned in Fafersta (Swedish province) to record their third album. The result was the exit into 2004 of Tyranosaurus Hives , their first true album since 4 years. The album includes in particular the tubes " Idiotic Walk Walk" who began directly 13th from the English charts (individual), " Two-timing Touch And Broken Bones" (he also in the top50) and " In Little More For has Little You".

Forts of their indisputable planetary success, Hives appeared on several occasions at the sides of other stars, in particular the famous producer hip hop Timbaland in a featuring of the name of " Throw It One Me" with WWE Diva. The group also announced that they would turn to the United States to the sides of Maroon 5, in September 2007.

The Return ( The Black And White Album )

As of August 2006, the official Web site of Hives announced the arrival of a " diffusion d'urgence". The site revealed that the next album of the group, The Black And White Album of her name would leave on October 15th, 2007 to the United Kingdom, while the first individual " Tick Tick Boom" it would leave to it on August 14th at the United States and on October 8th to the United Kingdom. The album marks a new stage in the music of the group. Going from now on completely to draw from the extreme music research, the group has could preserve the fabulous energy which him sied so much until now. It is strong to bet that next the individual drawn ones from the album will meet a franc-success.

The group took part in the turning of a publicity for the Nike mark, by playing the title of their new individual " Tick Tick Boom" who is also the credits of WWE Survivor Series 2007.

Members of the group

Discography

Albums

EPs

Individual

(1) This clip was presented exceptionally to the show RAW which is a division of WWE because he speaks about match of wrestling between Diva of the WWE which is present besides in the clip (notemment Torrie Wilson, Layla El, Kelly Kelly,…)
(2) Official musical topic of the Survivor Series 2007

DVD

External bonds

  • the official site
  • Words of songs of The Hives
  • the first French-speaking forum
  • video Clip of Tick Tick Boom

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