Pelle Almqvist
Encyclopedia
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist is the lead singer of Swedish
garage rock
band The Hives
. Like the rest of the band, Almqvist hails from Fagersta, a small town in central Sweden with about 11,000 residents.
(largely believed to be a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame.
Almqvist is known for being particularly animated during live shows, and his antics on stage have earned the band the title of "The best live band in the world" from Spin Magazine, which also puts Almqvist in their list of the "50 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time." Some of his onstage antics include regularly mixing with the crowd, climbing on amps/ladders/stairs, and saying very ridiculous, nonsensical and seemingly arrogant things between songs.
Almqvist used to be the boyfriend of Maria Anderson (lead vocalist of the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
) until a 2006 breakup.
In January 2007, Pelle led the P3 Guld Awards.
song "Freeze Up". They used Swedish lyrics and called it "", which translates as "I Won't Sign Anything".
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band 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...
. Like the rest of the band, Almqvist hails from Fagersta, a small town in central Sweden with about 11,000 residents.
Biography
Almqvist and his brother Nicholaus formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy FitzsimmonsRandy 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...
(largely believed to be a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame.
Almqvist is known for being particularly animated during live shows, and his antics on stage have earned the band the title of "The best live band in the world" from Spin Magazine, which also puts Almqvist in their list of the "50 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time." Some of his onstage antics include regularly mixing with the crowd, climbing on amps/ladders/stairs, and saying very ridiculous, nonsensical and seemingly arrogant things between songs.
Almqvist used to be the boyfriend of Maria Anderson (lead vocalist of the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights is a rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk. While in Australia, Josephine Forsman bet on a horse named Sahara Hotnights and used the name for the band.-History:...
) until a 2006 breakup.
In January 2007, Pelle led the P3 Guld Awards.
Collaborations
Howlin Pelle also did a collaboration with Swedish rock artist Moneybrother, a cover of an Operation IvyOperation Ivy (band)
Operation Ivy was an American ska punk band that formed in Berkeley, California, and was often credited with spurring the 1990s punk revival in California. It is well-known as one of the first bands to "mix" hardcore punk with elements of ska, known as ska-core...
song "Freeze Up". They used Swedish lyrics and called it "", which translates as "I Won't Sign Anything".
Discography
- Barely LegalBarely Legal (album)Barely Legal is an album released in September 1997 by a then-unknown Swedish group called The Hives, from Fagersta, Sweden.The album's second track, "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T", had a video produced, but it was not commercially released until it was included as an extra on some pressings of Your New...
(1997) - Veni Vidi ViciousVeni Vidi ViciousVeni 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...
(2000) - Tyrannosaurus HivesTyrannosaurus HivesTyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on 20 July 2004. It is their first album since Veni Vidi Vicious from 2000....
(2004) - The Black and White AlbumThe Black and White AlbumThe Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish rock band The Hives. The album was released on 15 October 2007, in the United Kingdom through Polydor Records and November 13, 2007, in the United States via A&M/Octone Records, No Fun Records, Universal Music Operations and...
(2007)