Long awaited return of The Hives

Swedish alt-rock band The Hives return this summer with their first studio album in over a decade. The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons is out August 11 via FUGA. Opening track “Bogus Operandi" has a music video directed by Aube Perrie (Harry Styles) and produced by Pulse Films. The announcement and new single precede LA and NYC underplays this month, which SOLD OUT in less than 60 seconds, and a spring UK/EU arena tour with the Arctic Monkeys.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Of the new album, frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist declares, “There's no maturity or anything like that bullshit, because who the fuck wants mature rock’n’roll? That's always where people go wrong, I feel. ‘It’s like rock’n’roll but adult,’ nobody wants that! That's literally taking the good shit out of it. Rock’n’roll can't grow up, it is a perpetual teenager and this album feels exactly like that, which it's all down to our excitement – and you can’t fake that shit.”

Bassist The Johan And Only joins Chris Dangerous, Vigilante Carlstroem, Nicholaus Arson, and Howlin' Pelle as a full member of The Hives following the departure of Dr Matt Destruction.

The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons will be available digitally, on CD, and on vinyl. A special limited edition glow in the dark gatefold vinyl with poster will be available exclusively via the band’s own webstore. Fans who pre-order the album via the band’s UK webstore will receive access to an exclusive pre-sale on May 10 for the band’s London underplay at The Garage on June 13.

​​Track Listing:

1. Bogus Operandi
2. Trapdoor Solution
3. Countdown To Shutdown
4. Rigor Mortis Radio
5. Stick Up
6. Smoke & Mirrors
7. Crash Into The Weekend
8. Two Kinds Of Trouble
9. The Way The Story Goes
10. The Bomb
11. What Did I Ever Do To You?
12. Step Out Of The Way

Tour Dates:

May 9 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ Troubadour SOLD OUT
May 11 - POMONA, CA @ The Glass House SOLD OUT
May 16 - NEW YORK, NY @ Racket NYC SOLD OUT
May 27 - LEEDS, UK @ Temple Newsam *
May 29 - BRISTOL, UK @ Ashton Gate *
May 30 - BRISTOL, UK @ The Fleece w/ Rough Trade
May 31 - COVENTRY, UK @ Ricoh Arena *
Jun 2 - MANCHESTER, UK @ Old Trafford Cricket Ground *
Jun 3 - MANCHESTER, UK @ Emirates Old Trafford *
Jun 5 - MIDDLESBROUGH, UK @ Middlesbrough FC *
Jun 6 - LONDON, UK @ PRYZM w/ Banquet Records
Jun 7 - NORWICH, UK @ Carrow Road Stadium *
Jun 9 - SHEFFIELD, UK @ Hillsborough Park *
Jun 10 - SHEFFIELD, UK @ Hillsborough Park *
Jun 12 - SWANSEA, UK @ Liberty Stadium *
Jun 13 - LONDON, UK @ The Garage
Jun 14 - SOUTHAMPTON, UK @ The Ageas Bowl *
Jun 16 - LONDON, UK @ Emirates Stadium *
Jun 17 - LONDON, UK @ Emirates Stadium *
Jun 18 - LONDON, UK @ Emirates Stadium *
Jun 20 - DUBLIN, IE @ Marlay Park *
Jun 22 - NOTTINGHAM, UK @ Rescue Room w/ Rough Trade
Jun 25 - GLASGOW, UK @ Bellahousten Park *
Jul 15 - MILANO, IT @ Ippodromo Del Galoppo Di San Siro
Jul 16 - ROMA, IT @ Ippodromo Capannelle *
Jul 18 - ATHENS, GR @ Water Square *
Jul 19 - ATHENS, GR @ Plateia Nerou *
Aug 4 - GÖTEBORG, SE @ Banana Pier
Aug 5 - MALMÖ, SE @ Mölleplatsen
Aug 18 - RÄTTVIK, SE @ Dalhalla
Aug 19 - RÄTTVIK, SE @ Dalhalla
Aug 25 - VÅNGEN, NO @ Vangen Festivalen
Aug 26 - TØNSBERG, NORWAY @ Foynhagen
* w/ Arctic Monkeys