The Hives announce 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives', release new single
Dean Brandshaw

The Hives announce 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives', release new single

Today, the Swedish garage rock band The Hives announced they would release their latest album, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, on August 29 via Play It Again Sam. This record comes almost exactly two years after the band's The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, which came unexpectedly after an 11-year hiatus.

The Hives also released the first single from the new record. Watch the music video (dir. Erik Kockum) to "Enough Is Enough" below:

In a press release, the band promises a record full of noise, energy, and big-swing punches to revv up any kind of crowd, as printed in Kerrang! "“A new record so full of energy, joy, anger and life that you will be questioning reality as you have known it," they declared. "They finally did it. Every single song a single, every single single a hit, every hit a direct hit in the face of the man.”

See the official album art and tracklist below:

Album art via The Hives

The Hives Forever Forever The Hives Tracklist:

  1. “(introduction)”
  2. “Enough Is Enough”
  3. “Hooray Hooray Hooray”
  4. “Bad Call”
  5. “Paint A Picture”
  6. “O.C.D.O.D”
  7. “Legalize Living”
  8. “(interlude)”
  9. “Roll Out The Red Carpet”
  10. “Born A Rebel”
  11. “They Can’t Hear The Music”
  12. “Path Of Most Resistance”
  13. “The Hives Forever Forever The Hives”

To celebrate the new record's announcement, The Hives announced that they would also be going on a world tour later this year. Beginning in July, the band will be traveling to select locations in Australia, the United States and Canada, Europe, and the UK. Tickets will go on sale on April 11 at 10 am local time. If fans pre-order The Hives Forever Forever The Hives on the band's website by 9 pm BST (4 pm ET), then they will receive special instructions for presale access. The artist presale will take place on April 8 at 10 am local time.

Check out the dates below:

07/17 Perth, AU @ Metropolis Freo
07/19 Melbourne, AU @ Forum
07/23 Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre
07/24 Brisbane, AU @ Fortitude Music Hall
09/08 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Ampitheater
09/09 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
09/10 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/12 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
09/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
09/15 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
09/17 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
09/19 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
09/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
09/22 Del Mar, CA @ The Sound
09/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/17 Oslo, NO @ Sentrume Scene
10/18 Copenhagen, DK @ KB Hall
10/21 Berlin, DE @ Colombia Halle
10/24 Munich, DE @ Zenith
10/25 Leipzig, DE @ Haus Auensee
10/26 Wien, AT @ Gasometer
10/28 Zurich, CH @ Xtra

10/29 Milan, IT @ Alcatraz

11/01 Barcelona, ES @ Sant Jordi Club

11/02 Madrid, ES @ Wizink

11/04 Lisbon, PT @ Sagres Campo Pequeno

11/19 Brussels, BE @ Forest National

11/20 Paris, FR @ Le Zenith
11/22 Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS

11/24 Cardiff, UK @ Utilitia Arena

11/26 Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro

11/28 Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios

11/29 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace

12/01 Cologne, DE @ Palladium

12/02 Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
12/03 Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle

12/06 Stockholm, SE @ Avicii Arena


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Victoria Borlando

New York, NY

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