The Hives

Born almost two decades ago in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, The Hives have long been a rock 'n' roll force to be reckoned with. Their debut, 1997's "Barely Legal," shot through the punk community like a runaway locomotive. With 2000's more studio-wise "Veni Vidi Vicious" and the UK smash "Your New Favourite Band" (a compilation of songs from "Barely Legal", "VVV" and the "a.k.a I-D-I-O-T" EP), however, The Hives helped write the book on the decade's garage-rock success.