Tyrannosaurus Hives

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Allmusic
Robert Christgau
NME	(8/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)
Rolling Stone
Scene Point Blank	(8.0/10)

Tyrannosaurus 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, and also their first original release on a major label.

If the front cover of the album is removed from the case and lined up with the back, one can see that there is an extra pair of legs, hinting at Randy Fitzsimmons' existence. "Diabolic Scheme" was featured in the Swedish vampire movie Frostbiten, whereas "B is for Brutus" and "Uptight" were both featured in the racing video game Gran Turismo 4.

Track listing

All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons

1. "Abra Cadaver" – 1:33
2. "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" – 2:00
3. "Walk Idiot Walk" – 3:31
4. "No Pun Intended" – 2:20
5. "A Little More for Little You" – 2:58
6. "B is for Brutus" – 2:36
7. "See Through Head" – 2:21
8. "Diabolic Scheme" – 3:00
9. "Missing Link" – 1:56
10. "Love in Plaster" – 3:11
11. "Dead Quote Olympics" – 1:59
12. "Antidote" – 2:30
13. "Uptight" (UK bonus track) – 2:25
14. "The Hives Meet the Norm" (UK bonus track) – 2:06

Personnel

• Howlin' Pelle Almqvist - vocals
• Nicholaus Arson - lead guitar/backing vocals
• Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar/backing vocals
• Dr. Matt Destruction - bass guitar
• Chris Dangerous– drums
• Björn Yttling – string arrangement
• Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance
• Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, audio mixing
• Michael Ilbert – audio mixing
• George Marino – audio mastering