THE HIVES NIKLAS ARSON 2025 INTERVIEW

When Swedish rock’n’roll firebrands The Hives announce a new album, the world takes notice. For three decades, the five-piece have stormed stages in matching suits, injected rock with swagger, humour, and chaos, and reminded us that live music should always feel like it’s teetering on the edge of collapse. Now they’re back with their seventh long-player, the gloriously self-titled The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, dropping August 29 via Play It Again Sam. If their last record (The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, 2023) was about resurrecting the beast after a decade of silence, this one is about victory laps and legacy — delivered with trademark Hives bravado.
“We say The Hives Forever, you say Forever The Hives. That’s all it takes.” – The Hives

The Hives were recently in Australia ripping up stages from town to town with their exciting live show, previewing a few tracks from the upcoming new album. Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips tracked down The Hives guitarist Niklas Arson during some downtime between the July Australian shows to chat about the creation of ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives’
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