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The Hives: New album brings punk rock kings back to the stage!
Swedish band The Hives announce their new album "The Hives Forever Forever The Hives", which combines punk rock with 80s influences.
The Hives: New album brings punk rock kings back to the stage!
Swedish rock band The Hives have announced that their seventh studio album entitled “The Hives Forever Forever The Hives” will be released on Friday. Loud Antenna Münster The band sees itself as an “international rock sensation” and considers itself the best live band on the planet. With their new album they want to delight fans again with explosive punk rock sounds.
The album cover shows the band members in royal finery, accessorized with crowns and ermine fur. This production is intended to underline the volume and spectacularity of their music RNZ reported. Frontman Pelle Almqvist is convinced that every song on the new work is a hit and describes the pieces as “a direct hit right in the face of the establishment”.
The Hives musical course
In over 30 years of band history, The Hives' style has only changed minimally. Their first album after a ten-year break, “The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons”, was released in 2023 and was received consistently positively. On “The Hives Forever” you notice that the band returns to the punk genre with youthful vigor, says Almqvist, who himself describes growing up as a horror.
The new album contains a variety of catchy punk rock songs that impress with humorous lyrics. Loud Antenna Münster The highlights of the record are the opener “Enough Is Enough”, the rebellious “Legalize Living” and the melodic title song, which combines Hives-typical rock with new wave and evokes the 80s. The band wrote almost half of the new songs while working on the previous album.
Punk rock from Sweden
Punk in Sweden has a rich history dating back to the 1980s. Bands like Ebba Grön and KSMB shaped the scene and created subgenres like Trallpunk, which was influenced by melodic punk and raw punk or hardcore punk. The Hives are part of a new wave of bands that combine classic punk style with fresh elements. The development in the Swedish punk scene shows that many bands are constantly reinventing themselves and keeping the genre alive. In recent years, numerous first and second wave punk bands have reformed and released new albums, supplemented by pop-inspired sounds that are reminiscent of early influences, as in Wikipedia can be read.
The Hives, who have refined their style primarily in live performance, will perform at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt on December 2nd. Almqvist emphasizes that maturity and rock 'n' roll do not belong together - a motto that the Hives embody through their energetic and joyful songs.