After the 400 gigs and 25 nights in hospitals that followed the 2007 mindblower “The Black and White Album”, The Hives are once again set to return to the world stages. On June 8th, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction, and Vigilante Carlstroem will return with their fifth stunner — the 12-track contemplation of all law that is Hives – “Lex Hives”.
Self-produced, self-played, self-released, and self-promoted, these 12 songs are not built to fit just anyone. These are not songs that sound equally good played on an acoustic guitar by the campfire. Blistering proof can be found with the lead single, ‘Go Right Ahead’, which harks the return of the band that lit up indie dance floors across the world with their punchy fuzzed out rock tunes.
“Lex Hives” was produced by The Hives and mixed by Grammy Award winner Andrew Scheps (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele), with two additional tracks mixed by D. Sardy (Marilyn Manson, Slayer) and Joe Zook (Weezer, Modest Mouse).
