Veni Vidi Vicious  by The Hives

The Swedish band Hives released their second album in early 2000. The title of the album is Veni Vidi Vicious, and it's a clear pun that derives from Julius Caesar's phrase "Veni, vidi, vici". The album is one of the first dynamites of the musical movement that would be called garage revival rock. What's dominant is the sound filled with wild and harsh guitars and the shrill voice of the singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist. Meanwhile, the influences from the kindred genre of punk rock are more than apparent.

The album released four singles, two of which were quite big hits at their time. These were Hate to Say I Told You So and Main Offender. The production of the album was done by Pelle Gunnerfelt.

Veni Vidi Vicious as an album was not the band's huge success, but it was the album that paved the way for the Hives in Europe and the United States.