Veni Vidi Vicious is the second album by Swedish garage punk

Garage punk

Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...

 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...

, released in April 2000. It was released through Burning Heart Records

Burning Heart Records

Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 and based in Örebro, Sweden. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America...

 and distributed through Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

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. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features.

The album's title is a play on words uttered by Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

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 after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "Veni, vidi, vici

Veni, vidi, vici

"Veni, vidi, vici" is a Latin sentence reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as a comment on his short war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela ....

." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.")

The album received particularly high reviews, earning a score of 84 on Metacritic.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except as noted.

1. "Declare Guerre Nucleaire" – 1:35
2. "Die, All Right!" – 2:46
3. "A Get Together to Tear It Apart" – 1:52
4. "Main Offender" – 2:33
5. "Outsmarted" – 2:22
6. "Hate to Say I Told You So
   Hate to Say I Told You So
   "Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish garage rock band The Hives' second studio album Veni Vidi Vicious. First released on 4 December 2000, it was re-released on 11 February 2002 as the opening track on the compilation Your New Favourite Band. It is internationally known as...
   
   " – 3:22
7. "Introduce the Metric System In Time" – 2:06
8. "Find Another Girl" (Butler
   Jerry Butler (singer)
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   , Mayfield
   Curtis Mayfield
   Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
   
   ) – 3:12
9. "Statecontrol" – 1:54
10. "Inspection Wise 1999" – 1:37
11. "Knock Knock" – 2:10
12. "Supply and Demand" – 2:26

Personnel

• Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar
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• Nicholaus Arson – guitar
• Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
• Chris Dangerous – drums
  Drum kit
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• Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
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Legacy

Veni Vidi Vicious was ranked #91 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "Hate to Say I Told You So

Hate to Say I Told You So

"Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish garage rock band The Hives' second studio album Veni Vidi Vicious. First released on 4 December 2000, it was re-released on 11 February 2002 as the opening track on the compilation Your New Favourite Band. It is internationally known as...

" was ranked #244 on Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of 2000- 2009.

External links

• Burning Heart Records