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HIM
Finnish rock band HIM
Background information
Also known as	His Infernal Majesty HER HIM and HER
Origin	Finland
Genre(s)	Alternative rock (see below)
Years active	1991 – present
Label(s)	Sire Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Music Group Helsinki Music Company
Associated acts	The 69 Eyes Cradle of Filth Apocalyptica
Members
Ville Valo Mikko Lindström Mikko Paananen Janne Puurtinen Mika Karppinen
Former members
Juippi Tarvonen Oki Antto Melasniemi Sergei Ovalov Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen

HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, and bassist Mikko Paananen. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal The 69 Eyes are a Finnish rock band They are signed to EMI / Virgin Records Finland Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Mikko Viljami Lindström (born 12 August 1976 is the lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band HIM. Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974 better known as Migé, is the current bassist of the rock band HIM. Janne Johannes Puurtinen, better known as Emerson Burton, is the current keyboard-player in the Finnish rock band HIM. Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick, born 8 February 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is currently the drummer for the Finnish Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Mikko Viljami Lindström (born 12 August 1976 is the lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band HIM. Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974 better known as Migé, is the current bassist of the rock band HIM. ^[1] They have released six full length albums to date. As of 2008, they are the first and only Finnish band to have an album certified a "gold record" in the United States. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

1 History
2 Recent events and releases
3 Genre
4 Tours
5 Heartagram
6 Name confusion
7 Discography
8 Current members
- 8.1 Former members
9 References
10 External links

History

Early days (1991–1999)

Witches and Other Night Fears was the first record the band ever made. Witches and Other Night Fears is a seven track demo (and the first from Finnish band HIM. It was a demo tape made in 1992, and for a reason unknown, they decided to not release the demo. The only known copy resides with frontman Ville Valo.

The band was originally called "His Infernal Majesty, but later changed their name after being associated with Satanic Rituals. [666 Ways to Love: Prologue] was released in 1996 solely in Finland, and only 1,000 copies of this album were sold. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. This makes it very rare for HIM collectors and fans. Recently an almost mint condition copy of the bands EP was listed on eBay for around $600. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and The lady on the cover is said to be Valo's mother, who (according to an interview with Valo) worked in a shoe shop at the time. It was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa, and was recorded at Finnvox Studios, MD and Peacemakers, Helsinki. Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa (born 1966 is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, drummer of KYPCK, as well as a respected producer Finnvox Studios is a Recording studio located in Helsinki, Finland.

The band released their first full-length studio album, Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666, on November 20, 1997. Greatest Lovesongs Vol 666 is the debut album by Finnish band HIM. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar It features covers of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock Musician and occasional Actor. " Wicked Game " is a 1989 song by Chris Isaak from his third Studio album Heart Shaped World. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Four singles were released from the album which was also produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa. Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa (born 1966 is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, drummer of KYPCK, as well as a respected producer Like the EP 666 Ways to Love: Prologue, the album was recorded at Finnvox, MD and Peacemakers in Helsinki, Finland. 666 Ways to Love Prologue is an EP by HIM, released in 1996 only in Finland. Guest vocals were provided by Sanna-June Hyde and Asta Hannula on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "For You", respectively. A special digipak version was also released with "For You" moved to the first track. Another special edition was released in Germany with the bonus track "Sigillum Diaboli", taken from 666 Ways to Love: Prologue. In keeping with the theme of 666, the album's length is 66:06 and contains a total of 66 tracks (56 of which are blank). There is another track which starts at 6 minutes into the 66th track, it is the outro of "The Heartless" from 666 Ways to Love: Prologue. 666 Ways to Love Prologue is an EP by HIM, released in 1996 only in Finland. The track is called "HIM 666," or alternatively "666" or "Dark Circle. " This album is also the only HIM album so far to have hidden bonus tracks. Although sometimes perceived to have Satan-worshiping references, Valo has stated that the album was not to be perceived as such.

Razorblade Romance (1999–2001)

After gaining popularity in Europe, particularly in their homeland, HIM released its second album in 1999, titled Razorblade Romance. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe This is when the band's popularity began to rise, their single "Join Me in Death" from the album reached #1 on the German music charts, selling over 500,000 of this single in two months. "Join Me (in Death" is the first single by the Finnish band HIM taken from their second studio album Razorblade Romance.

HIM at Provinssirock 1999: from left to right, Mige, Ville, Gas, Juska and Linde

Following this German success they released two more Germany only singles from this album; "Right Here in My Arms" and "Gone With the Sin", which reached #20 and #19 on the charts respectively. Provinssirock is one of the biggest Rock festivals in Finland. "Right Here In My Arms" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the fourth track from their album Razorblade Romance "Gone With the Sin" is a Power ballad by Finnish Alternative rock band HIM, released in 2000 as the fifth track from their album Around this time they were also becoming more well known in other parts of Europe, such as the United Kingdom. The album itself reached #1 in both Germany and their native Finland.

In 2002, Razorblade Romance was re-released and put into stores in the United States. Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe HIM was not allowed to use their name for sales because of the American band, HiM, owned the rights to that name. This article refers to the US band For the Finnish group see HIM (Finnish band. Therefore, they changed the name to HER in the United States. Eventually, they were able to buy the full rights to the name HIM, and copies of the album began to be manufactured with their desired name on the packaging. Only 1,000 copies of the album exist with the HER band name, which makes it a rare collectible among fans.

The original working title for Razorblade Romance was in fact Slippery When Dead, and a demo or properly recorded song from this session leaked onto the internet (in the midst of 2004), titled "Too Happy To Be Alive". Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe Some fans say this can be compared to another song of HIM's which is on Razorblade Romance, "Death Is In Love With Us". Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe A drum machine was used for this particular session due to Patka leaving the band.

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001–2003)

During 2001, before the group's third release, the members of HIM formed a new band, Daniel Lioneye, it was aimed to be a solo project of guitarist Linde, who took on the vocal spot and the stage name Daniel Lioneye for it. Daniel Lioneye is a side project band from the popular Finnish group HIM. The style of music played on the album is a bluesy-hard rock, with themes such as sex, alcohol and rock 'n' roll, which very different from the romantic lyrics of HIM. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African

Migé Amour played bass, Ville Valo was on drums, with Hiili on keyboards, and Ike on sound effects. They released one album, The King of Rock'n Roll, in September 2001, and have only performed together for four shows. The King of Rock'n Roll is an album made by the band Daniel Lioneye, in 2001 and is the only album the band has ever put out September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Although it was not a commercial success, it retains a cult following. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture.

After the Daniel Lioneye project, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights in August 2001. Daniel Lioneye is a side project band from the popular Finnish group HIM. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third Album by HIM, which was released on 27 August 2001 This was the band's first album with new keyboardist Burton Emmerson, the final addition to the current line-up. Once again the album shot to #1 in their Finnish homeland, making them the most dominant homegrown band in their country since Hanoi Rocks in the 1980s. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s It also reached #2 in Germany. Three singles were released from it: "Pretending" (which reached #10 in Germany), "In Joy and Sorrow" and a double single featuring both "Heartache Every Moment" and "Close to the Flame. "Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights "In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single from their album Deep "Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame" is a EP by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album "Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame" is a EP by Finnish band HIM, released in 2002 as a double single from their album " Such success further facilitated their gradual emergence into the mainstream.

Love Metal (2003–2005)

On April 14, 2003, HIM released Love Metal. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Love Metal is HIM 's fourth album released on 14 April 2003 The Digipak edition of this album also includes the bonus track "Love's Requiem This was the first album that did not feature singer/songwriter Ville Valo on the cover. Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Instead, it featured a gold heartagram, the band's well-known logo. "The Funeral of Hearts" was the first single and their first high appearance on the United Kingdom charts at #14, it also hit #3 in Germany. "The Funeral of Hearts" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 It was followed by "Buried Alive By Love" and "The Sacrament". "Buried Alive By Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 "The Sacrament" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 (The Sacrament was recently used as the ending for the anime film Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. "The Sacrament" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 Highlander The Search for Vengeance is an animated film and an installment of the cult Highlander franchise )

Around the time of the Love Metal album, the group became more well-known in the US and internationally when professional skateboarder and TV personality Bam Margera began using the band's heartagram logo and promoting them extensively on his MTV series Viva La Bam. Love Metal is HIM 's fourth album released on 14 April 2003 The Digipak edition of this album also includes the bonus track "Love's Requiem Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Viva La Bam was a Reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his crew. Margera produced their video for "Buried Alive By Love", which featured a guest appearance from Natural Born Killers actress Juliette Lewis. "Buried Alive By Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Juliette L Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American Actress and musician They played at Download Festival in 2003 on the second stage with The Hellacopters; the following year they would go on to headline the same stage. The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 The Hellacopters are a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1994 and have released six full length albums of their own material a cover album two compilations

And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 is HIM's first greatest hits album. It contains two unreleased songs: "And Love Said No" and "Solitary Man", the latter of which is a Neil Diamond cover. This article refers to the song "And Love Said No" For the greatest hits album see And Love Said No The Greatest Hits 1997-2004. " Solitary Man " is a 1966 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, that has been a hit for him and others across five decades Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. It also had a rerecorded version of "When Love and Death Embrace" and the British version also had a rerecorded version of "It's All Tears (Drown In This Love)". "When Love and Death Embrace" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 1997 as the sixth track from their album Greatest Love Songs Vol "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 1997 as the fifth track from their album Greatest Love Songs The digipak version of this album came with a DVD with six songs live at Semifinal Club in Helsinki.

Dark Light (2005–2007)

HIM performing live in 2005.

HIM's fifth studio album, 2005's Dark Light, became the band's full breakthrough in the US, debuting in the top 20 of the Billboard Top 200 and spawning two major rock hits, "Wings of a Butterfly" and "Killing Loneliness", both of which have accompanying videos. Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard "Wings of a Butterfly", also released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", is a song by the Finnish rock band HIM. "Killing Loneliness" is the second single released by HIM, a Finnish band and was released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK 2006 In the summer of 2005 they played the mainstage of Download Festival with Black Sabbath and Velvet Revolver. The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 Black Sabbath are an Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum

The success of Dark Light has also allowed a number of HIM's previous albums (including Love Metal) to chart in the United States. Love Metal is HIM 's fourth album released on 14 April 2003 The Digipak edition of this album also includes the bonus track "Love's Requiem In October 2006, the band's official website announced that Dark Light had been certified Gold in the U. S. by the RIAA. This made HIM the first band from Finland to sell over 500,000 records in the US.

Some time during their tour to promote Dark Light, Mige and Burton wrote a song together called "Plasma Mullet" that is completely different from their other work and is not on any official release of the band. The only time it has been released to the public is when it was played on skateboarder Bam Margera's half-hour radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio or at various concerts after their performance. Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. Margera refers to it as their "jokey song".

In 2006/2007, HIM released its second and third compilation albums titled Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 and Uneasy Listening Vol. 2, respectively. Uneasy Listening Vol 1 is HIM 's second Compilation album. It contains special versions of various songs from their albums Greatest Love Songs Uneasy Listening Vol 2 is HIM 's third Compilation album. It was released on 20 April 2007 in Germany & Ireland, the 24th/25th

Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 was released in 2006 on October 27 in Germany, October 30 in the United Kingdom and November 14 in the United States. Uneasy Listening Vol 1 is HIM 's second Compilation album. It contains special versions of various songs from their albums Greatest Love Songs The compilation contains fifteen alternate versions of HIM's lighter songs such as "In Joy and Sorrow," "The Sacrament," "Gone With the Sin," and "One Last Time. "In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single from their album Deep "The Sacrament" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003 "Gone With the Sin" is a Power ballad by Finnish Alternative rock band HIM, released in 2000 as the fifth track from their album " An acoustic version of "Pretending" can be found on the single for the string version of "In Joy and Sorrow. "Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights "In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single from their album Deep "

Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 was released in 2007 on April 20 in Germany, April 24 and April 25 in the rest of Europe, May 22 in the United States and May 25 in Australia. Uneasy Listening Vol 2 is HIM 's third Compilation album. It was released on 20 April 2007 in Germany & Ireland, the 24th/25th It contains fourteen rare alternate tracks, which exemplify HIM's heavier side. These include the Black Sabbath cover "Hand of Doom," a remix of "Sigillum Diaboli," a live version of "Right Here in My Arms," and a remix of their Turbonegro cover of "Rendezvous With Anus. Black Sabbath are an "Right Here In My Arms" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2000 as the fourth track from their album Razorblade Romance Turbonegro ( Turboneger in Norway is a Norwegian Punk band that combines Hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes " It also contains the much sought after version of "Buried Alive By Love" which only originally appeared on the CKY4: The Latest and The Greatest DVD. "Buried Alive By Love" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2003

Venus Doom (2007–present)

HIM at Provinssirock in Finland, 2006. Provinssirock is one of the biggest Rock festivals in Finland.

Venus Doom was released on September 14, 2007 in Finland, Ireland and Germany, September 17, 2007 internationally and September 18, 2007 in the US. Venus Doom is the sixth studio album by Finnish rock band HIM, released on 14 September 2007 ( Germany, Finland, Sweden At the Give It a Name Festival '07, HIM played one of the new songs, "Dead Lovers' Lane. " In an interview with The Gauntlet^[2], Ville stated that the longest song on the album is 10:02 ("Sleepwalking Past Hope") while the shortest song is 1:11 ("Song or Suicide"). Venus Doom is mostly guitar-oriented with a pronounced lack of keyboards. Venus Doom is the sixth studio album by Finnish rock band HIM, released on 14 September 2007 ( Germany, Finland, Sweden The song "Passion's Killing Floor" is on the Transformers soundtrack. The first single was "The Kiss of Dawn", which has become a staple in most of their live performances, as well as Passion's Killing Floor, Dead Lovers' Lane and the epic Sleepwalking Past Hope. "The Kiss of Dawn" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released 10 September 2007 The video for "The Kiss of Dawn" written and directed by Meiert Avis, debuted in the UK on Scuzz TV on August 10, 2007. "The Kiss of Dawn" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released 10 September 2007 The next single off of Venus Doom, was "Bleed Well". "Bleed Well" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, and the second single from the 2007 album Venus Doom, where it is the eighth track on the The lo-fi black and white video for "Bleed Well" was shot by Meiert Avis at sound check at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles November 15, 2007.

At the 50th annual Grammy Awards, Matt Taylor and Ville Valo, for HIM, was nominated for "Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition packaging" for Venus Doom. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10 2008 starting at 8PM EST. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10 2008 starting at 8PM EST. Venus Doom didn't win, losing out to What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967–1977) (performed by various artists and artwork by Masaki Koike). ^[3]

"Digital Versatile Doom", HIM's first official live DVD/CD, was scheduled to release on April 1, 2008, but has been pushed back until April 29. Digital Versatile Doom (aka Digital Versatile Doom Live From the Orpheum Theatre XXXVII A It features a live performance from The Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, as well as behind the scenes look at the show. Also featured on the DVD, the winner of HIM's biggest fans competition go to Seattle to meet the band. A special edition was available for pre-order on February 1, 2008, which will come with a limited edition 6" X 4" numbered flipbook. The imagery is from HIM's live performance of "Sleepwalking Past Hope" at that concert. ^[4]

Recent events and releases

Ville Valo recorded a duet with Polish actress Natalia Avelon for the movie "Das Wilde Leben"/"The Wild Life". An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Natalia Avelon (born March 29, 1980) is a Polish Actress and Singer. Das Wilde Leben ( English: "The Wild Life" also known as Eight Miles High! or 8 Miles High (working title is a German movie The track, a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's song "Summer Wine," was released as a single in January 2007. Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Lee Hazlewood ( July 9, 1929 &ndash August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop Singer, Songwriter Ville Valo also recorded "Just for Tonight" with Linde's wife, Manna. It was rumored that Ville Valo was approached by the composers for the "James Bond 007" franchise at the BMI awards in October, and asked to co-write and sing the theme song for the sequel to 2006's "Casino Royale" which starred Daniel Craig as James Bond. Quantum of Solace ( 2008) is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and in ^[5] It was known that the composers were impressed with their song "Wings of a Butterfly". "Wings of a Butterfly", also released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", is a song by the Finnish rock band HIM. This was later denied by Valo in the April 26, 2008 edition of Kerrang! magazine, stating that although he was at the same london gala, he'd never even met the music producers for the James Bond films. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom.

Genre

HIM's genre is debated in some circles; their musical style is often referred to as "love metal" by Valo and by the group's fans. Musically the band mix influences from hard rock, gothic rock and early heavy metal. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Ville Valo has stated that the band started as a "Black Sabbath tribute band of sorts"^[6]. Black Sabbath are an Valo stated in an interview on the Love Metal Archives Vol. I DVD, that he was fed up with journalists and interviewers asking him (Valo), and the rest of the band what the genre of HIM was. Love Metal Archives Vol1 is a DVD compilation by Finnish band HIM, released in 2005 which features all the videos up until the And Love Said He said in answer to that question, they created the genre entitled "love metal" (which was also the name of their 2003 album. ) Critics, incorrectly or not, frequently refer to them as alternative rock,^[7] gothic metal,^[8] or gothic rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. ^[9]^[7]^[10] However, their musical style varies between albums and songs.

Tours

In the Summer of 2007, HIM took the stage with Linkin Park and various other acts, such as My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Placebo, Julien-K, Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond, and Madina Lake for that year's Projekt Revolution. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Julien-K began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Brandon Belsky and Mindless Self Indulgence (commonly referred to as MSI) is a New York-based Shock rock band Saosin is a five-piece band from Newport Beach, California. They formed during the summer of 2003 and are characterised by their powerful high-pitched vocals The Bled is a Post-hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The band members united over their love of music and their desire to get out of Tucson Styles of Beyond is an underground rap group from Los Angeles California, more specifically the San Fernando Valley Madina Lake is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 HIM headlined a U. S. tour beginning in October 2007 with a U. K. tour that followed in December 2007. They have recently finished their "Down Under" tour. They will also be performing at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in June 2008. The Rock am Ring ( Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park ( Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous Rock music festivals held annually in They have been scheduled to play at Projekt Revolution in the summer and fall of 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Heartagram

The Heartagram

The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of HIM, best described as a combination of a heart and an inverted pentagram (love & hate), created by Ville Valo the day of his twentieth birthday. The heart (♥ has long been used as a Symbol to refer to the spiritual, Emotional moral, and in the past also intellectual core Early history Sumer The first known uses of the pentagram are found in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 BC Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Valo has said that "the heartagram stands for HIM as a band, as an entity, and for 'love metal' in general. "^[11] Many fans of the band have heartagram tattoos, or tattoos of other HIM emblems — such as the single heart on Valo's right wrist, and a number of fan-submitted photos of same decorated the lyric booklet for the limited edition of Dark Light. Ville Valo has allowed his close friend, Jackass star, actor, and professional skateboarder, Bam Margera to share the license on the heartagram image and Margera has accordingly used it for his promotional purposes, including using it on his Adio shoes and Element skateboards. Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Jackass is an American Television series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002 featuring people performing various dangerous crude ridiculous Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. Adio Footwear (pronounced "audio" is an American company that manufactures men's and women's skateboard footwear as well as apparel Element is a Skateboard Company based in Irvine California. History The company was first started in Atlanta Georgia in Because of the shared license, the symbol is often thought to belong solely to Margera. According to Valo, the band has become better known for their logo than their music. ^[12]

In a video interview, Ville has stated that the Heartagram is a "Modern Yin Yang," the heart being the Yin and the inverted pentacle being the Yang.

A heartagram appears at the end of the music video for the song DARE by the band Gorillaz, where Murdoc wakes up, on the wall to the left hand side. " Dare " ("挑戦 (DARE" on the single packaging is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 Album Demon Days Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic It was also parodied, as the "horseagram" — a combination of a horse shoe and a pentagram — in the episode "Ode to Sue" of the video game comedy troupe Mega64. A horseshoe is a U-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials nailed or glued to the Hooves of Horses and some other Draught Mega64 is a DVD-exclusive series that can be only purchased on their website Mega64 is a low-budget series of comedy skits centered around Video games Co-creator Derrick Acosta describes it as " Jackass with video

During the filming of Jackass Number Two, cast member Steve-o got a parody tattoo of a heartagram called a "Dickagram". Jackass Number Two is a 2006 Comedy film. It is the sequel to Jackass The Movie (2002 both based upon the MTV series Stephen "Steve-O" Gilchrist Glover (born on June 13, 1974 in Wimbledon London, England) is a daredevil performer and television

Name confusion

HIM, also known as 'His Infernal Majesty', is not to be confused with Infernäl Mäjesty, a Canadian thrash metal band, formed in Toronto in 1986. Infernäl Mäjesty are a Canadian Thrash metal band formed in Toronto in 1986. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

Their first band name was His Infernal Majesty. The band changed the name to HIM from the "Wicked Game" single onwards, though the single for "Your Sweet Six Six Six" includes a 'His Infernal Majesty' sticker. " Wicked Game " is a 1989 song by Chris Isaak from his third Studio album Heart Shaped World. "Your Sweet Six Six Six", also released as "Your Sweet 666", is a song by Finnish band HIM, and was released in 1998

Their second major US release, Razorblade Romance, was released under the name HER because a Chicago based post-rock band named HiM held the trademark on the name. Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms This article refers to the US band For the Finnish group see HIM (Finnish band. While they toured Europe, primarily Germany, at this time, they used the name HIM and HER. HIM eventually bought the rights to the name "HIM" in the United States and used it worldwide from there on.

In the official HIM biography, Synnin Viemää, Ville Valo admitted to making things up and joking about the name during interviews, leading to conflicting accounts of the origin of the name and the confusion that exists today. Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM During an interview, Valo has said:

In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can't even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. The name doesn't have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics And it was our protest to Haile Selassie's rastafarian religion, he used to be called His Imperial Majesty. Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament But nowadays because of Linde's hair, we actually might be supporting him.

Discography

Main article: HIM discography

Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 (1997)
Razorblade Romance (1999)
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001)
Love Metal (2003)
Dark Light (2005)
Venus Doom (2007)
Digital Versatile Doom (2008)

Current members

Ville Valo — vocals (1991–present)
Mikko "Linde" Lindström — guitar (1991–present)
Mikko "Migé" Paananen — bass guitar, vocals (1991–present)
Janne "Burton" Puurtinen — keyboards, vocals (2001–present)
Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen — drums, percussion (1999–present)

Former members

Juippi — drums, percussion (1991–1992)
Tarvonen — drums, percussion (1991–1992)
Oki — guitar (1992–1996)
Antto Melasniemi — keyboards (1995–1999)
Sergei Ovalov — keyboards (1999 touring only)
Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala — drums, percussion (1995–1999)
Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen — keyboards (1998–2000)

References

External links

The following is a Discography listing of all of HIM 's released singles, Studio albums Compilation albums EPs, Box sets Greatest Lovesongs Vol 666 is the debut album by Finnish band HIM. Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third Album by HIM, which was released on 27 August 2001 Love Metal is HIM 's fourth album released on 14 April 2003 The Digipak edition of this album also includes the bonus track "Love's Requiem Venus Doom is the sixth studio album by Finnish rock band HIM, released on 14 September 2007 ( Germany, Finland, Sweden Digital Versatile Doom (aka Digital Versatile Doom Live From the Orpheum Theatre XXXVII A Ville Hermanni Valo ( (born 22 November 1976 is a Finnish Singer, Songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM Mikko Viljami Lindström (born 12 August 1976 is the lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band HIM. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974 better known as Migé, is the current bassist of the rock band HIM. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Janne Johannes Puurtinen, better known as Emerson Burton, is the current keyboard-player in the Finnish rock band HIM. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick, born 8 February 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is currently the drummer for the Finnish A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard.

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