Tyrannosaurus Hives

by The Hives

Tyrannosaurus Hives cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 July 2004
  • Label: Polydor, Interscope, Polydor Records
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 29:54
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction, Chris Dangerous, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the highly anticipated follow-up to their international breakthrough, 'Tyrannosaurus Hives' finds the band refining their high-energy garage punk into a more diverse, though no less ferocious, collection of songs. The album’s production, co-helmed by the band and Pelle Gunnerfeldt, is notably tighter and more varied than on previous efforts, incorporating subtle new wave influences and even strings without sacrificing the raw, dual-guitar attack and Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's signature vocal swagger. Through concise, explosive tracks like "Walk Idiot Walk" and "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones," the album solidifies the band's taut, rhythmically-driven songwriting and cements their status within the 2000s rock revival.

Genres

Descriptors: punchy, loud, infectious, distorted, melodic, DIY, fast

Tracklist

  1. Abra Cadaver (01:33)
  2. Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones (02:00)
  3. Walk Idiot Walk (03:31)
  4. No Pun Intended (02:20)
  5. A Little More For Little You (02:58)
  6. B is for Brutus (02:36)
  7. See Through Head (02:21)
  8. Diabolic Scheme (03:00)
  9. Missing Link (01:56)
  10. Love In Plaster (03:11)
  11. Dead Quote Olympics (01:59)
  12. Antidote (02:29)

Credits

  • Howlin' Pelle Almqvist - lead vocals
  • Nicholaus Arson - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Vigilante Carlstroem - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dr. Matt Destruction - bass guitar
  • Chris Dangerous - drums
  • Björn Yttling - string arrangement
  • Andreas Forsman - string performance
  • Johan Moren - string performance
  • Rebecca Karlsson - string performance
  • Christoffer Öhman - string performance
  • Henrik Söderqvist - string performance
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Johan Gustavsson - engineer
  • Michael Ilbert - mixing
  • George Marino - mastering
  • Walse Custom Design - artwork
  • Mikael Eriksson/Rithuset - cover illustration
  • Stefan Zschernitz - photography

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