The Hives
The Hives | |
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 The Hives at the Eurockéennes of 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Fagersta, Sweden |
| Genres | Alternative rock Garage punk Garage rock revival |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | A&M/Octone Interscope Epitaph Records |
| Members | Howlin' Pelle Almqvist Nicholaus Arson Vigilante Carlstroem Dr. Matt Destruction Chris Dangerous |
| Website | www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com |
The Hives are a Swedish rock band that started in 1993 but rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage punk. Their breakthrough came with the release of the "best-of" compilation Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most commercially successful song "Hate to Say I Told You So".
Members[change | change source]
- Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Per Almqvist) – lead vocals
- Nicholaus Arson (Niklas Almqvist) – guitar, keyboard
- Vigilante Carlstroem (Mikael Karlsson) – guitar
- Dr. Matt Destruction (Mattias Bernvall) – bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous (Christian Grahn) – drums, percussion
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Hives.
- Official website Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Interscope Records Official Site
- The Hives at MySpace
- Live Footage of The Hives Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine