Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives

The Hives

The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...

, released on 20 July 2004. It is their first album since Veni Vidi Vicious

Veni Vidi Vicious

Veni Vidi Vicious is the second album by Swedish garage punk band The Hives, released in April 2000. It was released through Burning Heart Records and distributed through Warner Music Group...

from 2000.

If the front cover of the album is removed from the case and lined up with the back, one can see that there is an extra pair of legs, hinting at Fitzsimmons'

Randy Fitzsimmons

Randy Fitzsimmons is the supposed sixth member of The Hives. He is said to have formed the band in the band members' adolescence in 1993 by sending all five members—Howlin' Pelle Almqvist , Nicholaus Arson , Vigilante Carlstroem , Dr...

 existence. "Diabolic Scheme" was featured in the Swedish vampire movie Frostbiten

Frostbiten

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.

Track listing

All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons

Randy Fitzsimmons

Randy Fitzsimmons is the supposed sixth member of The Hives. He is said to have formed the band in the band members' adolescence in 1993 by sending all five members—Howlin' Pelle Almqvist , Nicholaus Arson , Vigilante Carlstroem , Dr...

1. "Abra Cadaver" – 1:33
2. "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones
   Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones
   "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" is the second single off of the album Tyrannosaurus Hives by the band The Hives. Released as an Enhanced CD with B-side tracks in 2005, "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" was considered a hit for The Hives, and appeared on several compilations.-Background:The...
   
   " – 2:00
3. "Walk Idiot Walk
   Walk Idiot Walk
   "Walk Idiot Walk" is the first single from the Swedish band The Hives' third album, Tyrannosaurus Hives. It was written by Randy Fitzsimmons.In Australia, the song was ranked #55 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.-Music video:...
   
   " – 3:31
4. "No Pun Intended" – 2:20
5. "A Little More For Little You" – 2:58
6. "B is for Brutus" – 2:36
7. "See Through Head" – 2:21
8. "Diabolic Scheme" – 3:00
9. "Missing Link" – 1:56
10. "Love in Plaster" – 3:11
11. "Dead Quote Olympics" – 1:59
12. "Antidote" – 2:30
13. "Uptight" (UK bonus track) – 2:25
14. "The Hives Meet the Norm" (UK bonus track) – 2:06
15. "Genepool Convulsions" (Bonus track) - 2:16

Personnel

• Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar
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• Nicholaus Arson – guitar
• Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
• Chris Dangerous – drums
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• Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
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• Björn Yttling – string arrangement
• Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance
• Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer
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  , audio mixing
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• Michael Ilbert – audio mixing
• George Marino – audio mastering
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