If you’re planning to go to a Hives show, you might want to stay clear of the stage because kicks and Swedes will fly.

Singer Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist is convinced that his band is not only Sweden’s hottest import, but also the best thing to happen to rock n’ roll and he may be prepared to beat in into you; either with his spotless black leather shoes or shameless self-promotion.

Touring stateside to promote their latest album "Tyrannosaurus Hives", the five piece, consisting of Almqvist, bassist Dr. Matt Destruction, guitarist Vigilante Carlstroem, guitarist Nicholaus Arson and drummer Chris Dangerous brought their signature white suits to Anaheim’s House of Blues for the last stop on their American tour before heading off to Austrailia.

Although subdued when off-stage, watching the skinny lead singer perform may lead some to believe that he suffers from seizures. In actuality he’s slowly hypnotizing the crowd with his jolted movements, creating a frenzy that he knows will only stop when his last note has been shrieked.

From the moment the curtain went up, Almqvist led his band through a franticly spastic set which seemed to have no rhyme or reason to it.

The band opened by attacking the crowd with the fierce one and a half-minute anthem "Abra Cadaver" before launching into the rubber-band twang of "Main Offender."

Dangerous and Arson kept up with Almqvist’s pace through most of the set and the talents of Destruction were showcased during his bass solo on hit single "Hate To Say I Told You So."

Almqvist, never to be one-upped by his band slowed the set to converse with the crowd, asking them to "make sounds like the monkeys do."

A loud roar erupted from the crowd and after a few minutes of turning the House into a jungle, Almqvist decided to "bless [the crowd] with more music."

Straying from their typical formula of in-your-face punchy garage rock, the Hives broke into an improved version of "Diabolic Scheme," treating the fans to its’ jagged agony, but as the guitars came upon the middle of the song the Hives froze on stage and the music stopped.

The crowd began to scream and shout for their slim Swedish hero to emerge from his paralysis and as the two-minute mark approached, the band suddenly sprang back to life and finished the tune.

The Hives ended their set with "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" before returning to encore with the strangely addictive "Antidote." Although the performance was short lived, simply because their last two releases combined barely break the hour mark, the Hives put on a show that’s worth the ticket price and then some.