Veni Vidi Vicious

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

The album's title is a play on words uttered by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "Veni, vidi, vici." (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" – 3:22
7. "Introduce the Metric System In Time" – 2:06
8. "Find Another Girl" (Butler, Mayfield) – 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
• Nicholaus Arson – guitar
• Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
• Chris Dangerous – drums
• Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar

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

External links

• Burning Heart Records