Veni Vidi Vicious - The Hives (Sweden)

Label:	Burning Heart/Shock Records
Released:	2000
Highlights:	Die, All Right! Main Offender Hate To Say I Told You So The Hives Introduce The Metric System In Time
Rating:	7/10

Veni Vidi Vicious is the second album from crazy Swedish garage-punks The Hives, who despite being on Burning Heart Records thankfully sound nothing like skate-punks Millencolin. The Hives have an advantage over many of their rivals in that their hyperactive singer/frontman, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, (who reminds me a lot of the New Bomb Turks’ Eric Davidson), commands a lot of attention. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Hives are a band you can’t ignore. Whilst their sound is a bit one-dimensional (not necessarily a bad thing) that falls a bit flat over the duration of an entire album, it’s great taken in bite-sized pieces, like the two classic singles, Die All Right! and Hate To Say I Told You So. If these songs don’t get you up and dancing around the room, nothing will.

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