The Hives

Formed in 1993 as young children in a steel industry town in Sweden, their first album, 1997s Barely Legal, opened the door and Veni Vidi Vicious, finished in the first days of the new millennium, convinced the world that rock was saved, earning them platinum albums and legions of fans. Rolling Stone hailed it as one of The Top Albums of the Decade, and Pitchfork touted the massive hit single “Hate to Say I Told You So” among The Top Songs of 2000-2009. They evolved across Tyrannosaurus Hives [2004], The Black and White Album [2007], and Lex Hives [2012], collaborating with everyone from Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age to Pharrell.