Swedish madcaps THE HIVES turned
up the punk heat in London last April.
Bogus Operandi is a top track from last year’s
album The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons.
LĂĄt oss rocka!
11 August 2023
📸 Bisse Bengtsson
The Swedish amazeballs punk clowns THE HIVES unleashed
their new LP, called THE DEATH OF RANDY FITZSIMMONS
(I still have no clue who that guy is?) today.
UNCUT (British music magazine): “It’s back-to-basics good fun garage rock, and while it’s familiar territory it’s undeniable that the band know their way around a hook.” Score 7/10.
TUTV: Expect a tsunami of Molotov cocktails, punk-o-rama riffage, and yell-along
refrains spit out by primal screamer Pele. No rest for the wicked. Beware, this explosive record can damage your speakers. On the other hand, it’s the ideal soundtrack for banging your poor head against the kitchen wall and/or jumping up and down like a kangaroo on ecstasy.
Alert your neighbours before you start the deafening razzmatazz
and watch out for the anti-decibels police. Lots of riot-gun fun.
Key singles/clips: Bogus Operandi / Rigor Mortis Radio
– BOGUS OPERANDI –
– RIGOR MORTIS RADIO –
Full album
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Euro Tour
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New striking strokes
1 Augustus 2023
📸 Bisse Bengtsson
As announced some time ago Swedish hotheaded punks THE HIVES are
eager to go bananas with their fans with their new LP, named The Death
Of Randy Fitzsimmons (still have no clue who that guy is?). It lands next
month on 11 August
.
To warm up we already got 3 uppercuts. Bogus Operandi,
Countdown To The Shutdown and Rigor Mortis Radio.
And they keep on throwing Molotov cocktails, this time not one but two.
TRAPDOOR SOLUTION is a supersonic 63 seconds (take that, Ramones)
rocket with big-mouthed front-wacko Pelle Almqvist going apeshit.
The second slam dunk called (what else?) THE BOMB is an, eh, supersonic
133 seconds rocket with big-mouthed front-wacko Pelle Almqvist going apeshit.
– TRAPDOOR SOLUTION –
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AGAIN on Spotify.
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Euro Tour
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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
14 June 2023
📸 Bisse Bengtsson
As announced a couple of weeks ago Swedish madcap punks THE HIVES launch
their new album The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (no idea who that guy is) on
11 August. Pre-order info here.
Following the storming lead single Bogus Operandi you can get out of
your head to this new cannonball, named COUNTDOWN TO SUNDOWN.
Open your windows and doors and
share this new Hives hammer blow.
Tour Dates
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29 May 2023
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Antwerp, Belgium 2021)
Pelle Almqvist was born on 29 May 1978 in Fagersta, Sweden.
Happy 44 to the loudmouth of Swedish wacko garage punk rockers THE HIVES.
also know as Howlin’ Pelle. One of the most exciting performers I’ve ever seen
(several times), and I saw a lot.
Imagine waking up every morning as the greatest frontman/vocalist of all time without it being a dream or delirium. This man can. Today however is special even for him as today is his bloody birthday. Happy birthday HPA!!!
📸 @poonehghana pic.twitter.com/8IqaCJwXHL
— The Hives (@TheHives) May 29, 2023
The band is ready to launch their new, 6th LP, named
The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons on 11 August.
Here’s the first single Bogus Operandi.
Pelle‘ on his favorite spot: ON STAGE.
THE HIVES: Facebook – Linktree
8 May 2023
The Swedish punk clowns THE HIVES are finally back. Their new album named
The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (I have no clue who that is) is their first in
11 years, and lands on 11 August. Pre-order info here.
They just announced tour dates for the Fall.
Ahead of it let’s warm up with the first single called
BOGUS OPERANDI. A riff-frantic sonic missile.
Watch/listen.
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In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
Check the 10 new rad tracks
added to this rad 2023 playlist.
FULL PLAYLIST
1. ‘In Lieu Of Failure’ by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
2. ‘Bogus Operandi’ by THE HIVES
3. ‘Church Outfit’ by POPPY
4. ‘Heavensent’ by REPLICANT
5. ‘The Path Of Least Resistance’ by ARRISON KIRBY
6. ‘Fairlies’ by GRIAN CHATTEN
7. ‘I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier Mama’ by LIAM GALLAGHER
8. ‘Afterglow’ by STAROVER BLUE
9. ‘Cross The Line (Oh Andrea) by THE FAMILY TOWNSHIP
10. ‘Cruel’ by JEREMIE & THE DELICIOUS HOUNDS
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TUTV: Blog – Facebook – Instagram
Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
2 May 2023
(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)
The Swedish punk wackos THE HIVES are finally back. They were teasing
a new album, their first in 11 years, for weeks now but no details whatsoever,
so far.
And today arrives the first single, called BOGUS OPERANDI.
They start slowly with some drum wallops and some distorted guitars.
After 45 seconds the wait is over. From there on it’s full steam ahead with
frontman Pele howling as we know for a long time now. A riff-frantic missile.
Welcome back, madcap rockers.
Tune in.
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