The Hives
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The Hives are a Swedish rock band known for their energetic garage rock revival sound, sharp stage outfits, and high-intensity live performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hives canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16510744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hives Context triple: [Epitaph Records, associatedBand, The Hives]
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A.
Relient K
Relient K is an American Christian rock band known for its pop-punk sound, witty lyrics, and numerous covers and original songs that have gained a strong following since the late 1990s.
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B.
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston known for helping popularize the ska-core genre in the 1990s with hits like "The Impression That I Get."
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C.
The Young Vandals
The Young Vandals was an American soul group best known as an early musical project featuring future Temptations singer Damon Harris.
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D.
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band from California known for its fast melodic style and influential role in the 1990s skate punk scene.
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E.
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are a long-running New Jersey punk rock band known for their energetic anthems, heartfelt lyrics, and influential role in the East Coast punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hives Target entity description: The Hives are a Swedish rock band known for their energetic garage rock revival sound, sharp stage outfits, and high-intensity live performances.
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A.
Relient K
Relient K is an American Christian rock band known for its pop-punk sound, witty lyrics, and numerous covers and original songs that have gained a strong following since the late 1990s.
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B.
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston known for helping popularize the ska-core genre in the 1990s with hits like "The Impression That I Get."
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C.
The Young Vandals
The Young Vandals was an American soul group best known as an early musical project featuring future Temptations singer Damon Harris.
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D.
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band from California known for its fast melodic style and influential role in the 1990s skate punk scene.
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E.
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are a long-running New Jersey punk rock band known for their energetic anthems, heartfelt lyrics, and influential role in the East Coast punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.