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Created by Crazyprofile.com HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo , guitarist Mikko Lindström, and bassist Mikko Paananen.[1] They have released six full length albums to date. As of 2007, they are the first and only Finnish rock band to go Gold in the United States. Witches and Other Night Fears (1992) Witches and Other Night Fears was the first thing the band ever recorded. It was a demo tape made in 1992 for some reason they decided to not release the demo, the tracks are unknown and it is rumored that the only copy is to reside in Frontman Ville Valo's laptop.The Beginning (1996-1999)HIM origonally was reffered to as 'His Infernal Majesty' but due to false accusations of satansim and people in Finland were having a hard time pronouncing it so they shortened the name to HIM. 666 Ways to Love: Prologue was released in 1996 solely in Finland, and only 1,000 copies of this album were sold. 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. 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.The band released their first full-length studio album, Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 , on November 20, 1997. It features covers of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Four singles were released from the album which was also produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa. Like the EP 666 Ways to Love: Prologue, the album was recorded at Finnvox, MD and Peacemakers in Helsinki, 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 "Stigmata 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 outtro of "The Heartless" from 666 Ways to Love: Prologue. 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.Rise to Fame (1999-2001)After gaining popularity in Europe, particularly in their homeland, HIM released its second album in 1999, titled Razorblade Romance . 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.Also on the first runs of the VHS release of the CKY videos (not to be confused with the JACKASS series) Bam Margera first began promoting for HIM and their videos and small clips are seen with the band and Ville. 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. 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. HIM was not allowed to use their name for sales because of the American band, HiM, owned the rights to that name. 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". Some fans say this can be compared to another song of HIM's which is on Razorblade Romance, "Death Is In Love With Us". A drum machine was used for this particular session due to Patka leaving the band.Daniel Lioneye & The Rollers and Deep Shadows(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.The style of music played on the album falls between bluesy-hard rock, with sleaze rock themes such as sex, alcohol and rock 'n' roll, very different from the romantic lyrics of HIM. Migé Amour played bass, Ville Valo was on drums, with Hiili ..boards, 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. Although it was not a commercial success, it retains a cult following.After the Daniel Lioneye project, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights in 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. 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." Such success further facilitated their gradual emergence into the mainstream.Love Metal and Greatest Hits (2003-2005)On April 14, 2003, HIM released Love Metal . This was the first album that did not feature singer/songwriter Ville Valo on the cover. 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. It was followed by "Buried Alive By Love" and "The Sacrament". (The Sacrament was recently used as the ending for the anime film Highlander: The Search for Vengeance.)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. Margera produced their video for "Buried Alive By Love", which featured a guest appearance from Natural Born Killers actress Juliette Lewis. 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.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. 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)". The digipak version of this album came with a DVD with six songs live at Semifinal Club in Helsinki.'[Bittersweet]' is a single by the Finnish cello rock band Apocalyptica, featuring vocals by Ville Valo and Lauri Ylönen (of The Rasmus). It was released on November 29th, 2004.There's a good copy of this music video on youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRtmkNuQ7h8Artmom1201 (talk) 03:48, 9 December 2007 (UTC)American Invasion/Dark Light (2005-2007) HIM performing live in 2005. 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. In the summer of 2005 they played the mainstage of Download Festival with Black Sabbath and Velvet Revolver.The success of Dark Light has also allowed a number of HIM's previous albums (including Love Metal) to chart in the United States. 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. 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 was released in 2006 on October 27 in Germany, October 30 in the United Kingdom and November 14 in the United States. 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." An acoustic version of "Pretending" can be found on the single for the string version of "In Joy and Sorrow."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. 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." 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.Venus Doom (2007-Present)Venus Doom was released on September 14, 2007 in Finland, Ireland and Germany, September 17, 2007 internationally and September 18, 2007 in the US. It is said to be the band's heaviest material to date. 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 10:05 ("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. The song "Passion's Killing Floor" is on the Transformers soundtrack. The first single was "The Kiss of Dawn", which the band had already performed during several 2007 tour dates, and the video can be found on iTunes. The video for "The Kiss of Dawn" debuted in the UK on Scuzz TV on August 10, 2007. The next single off of Venus Doom, was Bleed Well, a rock song which featured a video of the band performing with some fans on stage, somewhat similar to the second Killing Loneliness video.Recent events/ReleasesVille Valo recorded a duet with Polish actress Natalia Avelon for the movie "Das Wilde Leben"/"The Wild Life". The track, a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's song "Summer Wine," was released as a single in January 2007. The band went on tour with Linkin Park's Projekt: Revolution along with bands such as Julien-K, My Chemical Romance, Placebo, The Bled, and Taking Back Sunday. Ville Valo also recorded "Just for Tonight" with Linde's wife, Manna. Apparently, Ville Valo was also 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.[3] However, this has been confirmed by Valo to be a rumor.GenreHIM'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 and early heavy metal. Ville Valo has stated that the band started as a "Black Sabbath tribute band of sorts"[4]. 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. He said in answer to that question, they created the album entitled Love Metal. Critics commonly refer to them as alternative rock, gothic rock, or gothic metal. However, their musical style varies between albums, and even between songs. Some of the more common genres applied (correctly or not) to their music include:* Alternative rock * Gothic metal * Goth rock * Heavy metal ToursHIM has taken 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 this year's Projekt: Revolution. HIM has recently finished supporting Metallica in a European tour. A UK tour will be in order at the end of 2007. HIM will headline a US tour beginning in October 2007. HIM have recently posted dates for a tour in the UK during December 2007 they will be gracing the Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday the 7th, Wolverhampton Civic Hall 8th, Carling Apollo Manchester 9th, Glasgow Barrowlands 10th and the London Astoria on the 12th and the 13th. They will be supported by Kill Hannah. HIM recently posted a bulletin via MySpace telling all theirs fans to support Kill Hannah on their upcoming solo tour.Heartagram The Heartagram The HeartagramThe heartagram is the trademarked symbol of HIM, best described as a combination of a heart and an inverted pentacle (love & hate), created by Ville Valo the day after his twentieth birthday. Valo has said that "the heartagram stands for HIM as a band, as an entity, and for 'love metal' in general."[10] 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. 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.[11]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. 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 heartagram also appears in the movie "Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny" when kyle gass gives jack black his new guitar. The heartagram is one of the symbols shown on the guitar as the camera goes up the neck of it.During the filming of Jackass Number 2, cast member Steve-o got a tattoo called a "Dickagram" It is basically the heartagram, but instead of a point at the bottom, it has a flaccid penis. Also above it is the word "Me" in the same font used by Him. When unveiling it to Bam, he said "Its not about HIM dude, its about Me!"Name confusionHIM, also known as 'His Infernal Majesty', is not to be confused with Infernäl Mäjesty, a Canadian thrash metal band, formed in Toronto in 1986.Their first bandname was His Infernal Majesty, chosen spontaneously, as a complete joke[citation needed]. But as their popularity rose, they needed to change their name because:* Finnish people were having difficulties pronouncing the name. * The band name was never actually serious. * The band started getting unwanted occult associations and people started to think of it as satanic.Consequently, 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.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. 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. 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. 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. And it was our protest to Haile Selassie's rastafarian religion, he used to be called His Imperial Majesty. But nowadays because of Linde's hair, we actually might be supporting him.Current members* Ville Valo — vocals, guitar (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) Ville Hermanni Valo(born November 22, 1976), is a Finnish singer, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. They have released six full length albums, and as of 2006, they are the first and only Finnish rock band to go Gold in the United States.Early lifeVille Hermanni Valo was born in Vallila, Helsinki to a Finnish father named Kari and a mother of Hungarian descent named Anita[1] . As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as Tapio Rautavaara and Rauli Badding Somerjoki, while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like Kiss, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. [1]Valo's first musical step was as a three year old bongo drummer. [1]He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and asthma at the same time. When Valo was at school, he was regularly in fights and considered a 'disruptive student'. To counter this, Valo would be allowed to draw in class to calm down. At the age of 18 when visiting his parents, who had taken in a stray dog, his asthma came back. This sent him to the hospital for five days. His father decided to get him his own place so that he wouldn't have any more asthma attacksBelow is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.* Skreppers & Ville Valo (1995) * Apocalyptica & Ville Valo (1996) * The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1997) * Tehosekoitin & Ville Valo (1999) * The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999) * Neljä Ruusua & HIM (1999) * Agents & Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999) * Tributti Tuomari Nurmio: Ville Valo & Others (2000) * The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (2000) * Musta Paraati, Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001) * Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001) * The 69 Eyes & Thulsa Doom (2001) * Five Fifteen & Ville Valo - The Prostitute & Season Of The Witch (2001) * The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (2002) * The Skreppers, Ville Valo, Migé Amour & Lily Lazer (2002) * The Mission & Ville Valo (2002) * Lowemotor Corporation & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004) * The Skreppers & Ville Valo (2004) * The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004) * Apocalyptica feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6) * Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005) * Bloodhound Gang feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005) * Isabelle..s Gift feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006) * Cradle of Filth feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006) * Ville Valo & Tommi Viksten - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006) * Kari Tapio & Ville Valo - Täällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006) * Ville Valo & Natalia Avelon - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2, GR: #1) * Ville Valo & Mariam "Manna" Jäntti - Just for Tonight (2007)Mikko Viljami Lindström (born August 12, 1976) is the lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band, HIM. Lindström is commonly called by his nickname, Linde.BiographyLindström was born near Helsinki, Finland and during his childhood, his father (Olli) worked as an engineer and his mother (Riita) as a stewardess on Finnair, the national airline. Linde also has a younger brother named Jude, who was born four years after Linde. Linde was an introverted boy notable only for his bobbed blond hair and glasses. He developed a passion for music at an early age. Lindström's father has always been an avid music fan and especially loves Elvis Presley. Lindström was given his first guitar for Christmas at the age of 10. Himself and keyboardist Burton are the only current members of HIM who do not have a heartagram tattoo. When he was fifteen years old, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He has one child, a daughter named Olivia, born March 6 2003. His common law partner is named Mariam "Manna" Jäntti.InfluencesLindström is known to have a particular fondness of Guns N' Roses guitar hero Slash as well as Iggy Pop, whom he was reportedly very pleased to meet at an award show. He also idolizes Steve Vai, John Lee Hooker, and Elvis Presley.Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (December 19, 1974), better known as Migé, is the current bassist of the rock band HIM.HistoryPaananen was born in Helsinki, Finland on the 19th of December, 1974. He lived in Oulunkylä until he was 13, when his parents divorced and his father moved elsewhere. The family then moved to Tuusula, about 30 km north of Helsinki.Paananen grew up in an artistic family and by his father music took his heart. When with his father, he was always in places that were surrounded with different instruments. The instruments acted as toys for Paananen and he spent a lot of time with them. Paananen thinks that the reason he picked up the music was for his relatives. The musicians were cooler in the eyes of a young Paananen. His father listened to classical music and mother listened to "Fucking Operettas"Alias's* Migé (formerly Migé Amour) * Bad Bad Mizé (only seen on one Viva La Bam episode) * Michael Eros (his nickname in Daniel Lioneye) Janne "Burton" PuurtinenEmerson Burton (born Janne Johannes Puurtinen) is the current keyboard-player in the Finnish rock band, HIM. He was born 17th October, 1974, in Helsinki. Both his parents and his sister are ballerinas, and Burton tried himself, but it wasn't really anything for him. His nicknames are Burton or Putte, Burton being the most known and the name he is known by. Burton make his second debut as a temporary member of the band at the concert arranged at the Semifinal Club on the 12th of January of 2001. This was to give the keyboarder the chance to appear in a low key environment before the tour dates in Sweden, Norway and Denmark later that very month. Burton described playing with HIM "really easy and comfortable" as his bandmates helped him to learn the set. He was asked to become a full time member at the end of January 2001.Janne "Burton" has said before his favourite city is Helsinki and that his favourite dish is pizza, although he does not like McDonald's. Burton, alongside Mikko Lindström is the only member of HIM to not have the bands symbol, the heartagram tattooed upon themselves. Burton recently had a child, born in October with his wife, Luisa, named Hertta meaning 'heart'. Burton's lucky number, apparently, is the number 7 and his favourite film is City Lights by Charles Chaplin. His favourite drink is coffee and his interests are everything, as seen on HIM's Official Website. Burton has said his favourite song ever is , Klarinetten Polka by Horst Mamerow, his special message is Murskaa Mäkki! which translates to: Destroy/Crush McDonald's! Burton's favourite album ever is Echoes by Pink Floyd. Janne's previous bands include: Sub-Urban Tribe, Cosmos Tango and Torpedo."Metal isn't macho. It's asexual-like Gas..." - Emerson Burton.Mika "Gas" Karppinen (born Mika Kristian Karppinen) February 8, 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden is currently the drummer in the Finnish band, HIM and he has been so since 1999. He is also the drummer for Finnish Deathgrind, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones under the alias "Pus Sypope". He has various nicknames and they are Gas Lipstick, Mike Ceer and Stobbe. Among these, Gas Lipstick is the best known one. He also performs in the rock band Bendover, whose members are all over 250 pounds. Before pursuing a career in music, Gas was a carpenter.Former bands* Valvontakomissio (1990 - 1994) Vocals, Drums * Discharge (1991) Drums * Kyyria (1992 - 1998) Lyrics, Composition, Drums * Dementia (1994 - 1995) Vocals, Lyrics, GuitarEl grupo original lo formaban: * Ville Valo, vocalista, desde 1995. Ville Hermanni Valo (nacido el 22 de noviembre de 1976, a las 8:28 am) nació y se crió en Helsinki, la capital de Finlandia. Su padre es dependiente de un sex shop y su madre es de origen húngaro. Tiene un hermano pequeño llamado Jessi que es un thai boxer. De joven tocó algunos instrumentos como el Bajo o la baterÃa hasta que él mismo formó su propia banda en 1995, a la edad de 19 años. Valo toca instrumentos como el bajo, el banjo, la baterÃa, la guitarra acústica y la eléctrica y el teclado. En la actualidad se encuentra comprometido con la modelo y presentadora finlandesa Jonna Nygren * Lily Lazer, guitarra, desde 1995. Es el guitarrista del grupo y el tercer miembro, junto con Ville y Migé, que ha estado en el grupo desde el principio. Ville ha dicho de Lily que prácticamente le lee la mente y que incluso en el estudio toca cualquier melodÃa del modo en que debe ser tocada. * Mige Amour, Bajo, desde 1995. Es el mejor amigo de Ville y uno de los miembros que ha estado en la banda desde el principio. Dice que considera a Ville más como su hermano pequeño que como su amigo, y que no es capaz de recordar un momento en el que no hayan estado en el mundo de la música juntos. * Antto Melasniemi, teclado, 1996 - 1997 * Juhana Rantala, baterÃa, 1995 - 1999 Otros miembros que se fueron incorporando: * Zoltan Pluto, teclado, 1998 - 2000. Se unió al grupo en 1998, después que lo dejase Antto Melasniemi por tener problemas con Ville. Antes de eso Juska habÃa tocado en un grupo de rock llamado Mary - Ann. Según él mismo dice, ha sido 'fan' de HIM desde su primer EP. * Gas Lipstick, baterÃa, desde 1999. Antes de unirse a HIM, después de que lo dejase el ex-baterÃa Pätkä, tocó la baterÃa en un grupo llamado Kyyria (que hoy en dÃa ha desaparecido). Gas salvó al grupo de una situación desesperada, cuando no tenÃan baterÃa e incluso llegaron a considerar separarse. * Emerson Burton, teclado, desde 2000 Los componentes actuales son: Ville Valo, Emerson Burton, Gas Lipstick, Lily Lazer y Mige Amour. El guitarrista Lily Lazer tuvo una banda paralela, Daniel Lioneye en la que participaba Migé Amour y Ville Valo. 666 Ways to Love: Prologue (1996) [editar] Solo puestas a la venta 1000 copias en Finlandia. Estuvo dentro del Top 20 de listas de singles finlandeses durante la semana 46 de 1996. Estuvo en la lista durante 7 semanas, y su mejor posición fue la novena. "Wicked Game" fué el single extraÃdo de este EP. Las canciones de este disco son: 1. Stigmata Diaboli 2. Wicked Game 3. Dark Secret Love 4. The Heartless 5. Phantom Gate 6. Serpent Ride Tiempo después algunos de estos temas serÃan re-grabados para el álbum debut de la banda, como The Heartless y Wicked Game. La versión incluÃda aquà de The Heartless es completamente diferente a la del album, y la parte final de este tema curiosamente fué incluÃda como track escondido en el álbum "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666". Greatest Love songs vol. 666 (1997) [editar] Este disco es una variación del primero con canciones agregadas, su acogida fue enorme en Finlandia, la versión de Wicked Game de Chris Isaak, es el single más vendido en la historia de la música filandesa. Tiene 10 canciones en todas sus versiones: 1. Your Sweet Six Six Six 2. Wicked Game 3. The Heartless 4. Our Diabolikal Rapture 5. It's All Tears (drown in this love) 6. When Love And Death Embrace 7. The Beginning Of The End 8. (Don't Fear) The Reaper 9. For You Track Oculto (66) En algunas ediciones posteriores del álbum, el tema "for You" es el track que abre el disco. En algunas de las copias europeas está el tema "stigmata Diaboli" como bonus Track. Razorblade Romance (2000) [editar] Es el tercer disco del grupo, que se publicó el 24 de enero de 2000. Productor: John Fryer. Distribución: BMG. Compositor: Todas las canciones y letras son de Ville Valo. Nota: De todas las versiones del Razorblade Romance, existen 5 versiones más conocidas de este álbum: * Los Bonus tracks sólo aparecieron en la edición alemana. * La edición finlandesa solamente incluye las pistas 1 a 11. * La versión en vinilo de Razorblade Romance salió a la venta en Finlandia en marzo de 2000, pero sólo se fabricaron 1200 copias. * Razorblade Romance se reeditó en mayo de 2000 con las pistas 1 a 11 (de la versión finlandesa) iguales, pero con nuevas versiones de "Your sweet 666" y "Wicked game". * Se editó una versión para EEUU, que contenÃa todos los tracks (incluidos los Bonus), pero el grupo para promocionarlo tuvo que usar el nombre de HER, por haber un grupo norteamericano con el nombre de HiM. Al tiempo después obtuvieron los derechos del nombre y pudieron lanzar el disco con su nombre original. Nota 2: Al tiempo después se lanzó una edición Limitada Inglesa de 2 discos, la cual tiene un concierto en el Werchter Festival, en Julio del 2000. 1. I love you (Prelude To Tragedy) 2. Poison girl 3. Join me (Album Version) 4. Right here in my arms 5. Gone with the sin 6. Razorblade kiss 7. Bury me deep inside 8. Heaven tonight 9. Death is in love with us 10. Resurrection 11. One Last Time 12. Sigillum Diaboli 13. The 9th Circle (OLT) Razorblade Romance - HER 1. Your Sweet 666 2. Poison Girl 3. Join Me In Death 4. Right Here In My Arms 5. Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart 6. Wicked Game 7. I Love You (Prelude To Tragedy) 8. Gone With The Sin 9. Razorblade Kiss 10. Resurrection 11. Death Is In Love With Us 12. Heaven Tonight 13. Sigillum Diaboli 14. The 9th Circle (OLT) 15. One Last Time Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001) [editar] Este disco fué duramente criticado por los fans y por el publico por ser el que más parecido tiene con la música pop. Gran parte de los temas de este álbum fueron incluÃdos en la pelÃcula Haggard: The Movie de Bam Margera. También se considera que de esta placa salieron singles muy "flojos". Las canciones de este disco son: 1. Salt In Our Wounds 2. Heartache Every Moment 3. Lose You Tonight 4. In Joy And Sorrow 5. Pretending 6. Close To The Flame 7. You Are The One* 8. Please Don't Let It Go 9. BeautifuL 10. In Love And Lonely* 11. Don't Close Your Heart 12. Love You Like I Do * Bonus Tracks. Love Metal (2003) [editar] HIM sacó el 14 de abril de 2003 un disco basado en el estilo del mismo nombre. Este CD, dsitribuido por BMG, se caracteriza por ser el primero en que no aparecen ni el grupo ni Valo en la portada. En su lugar, haciendo honor al estilo gótico del grupo, la portada es negra con un curioso pentagrama dorado con forma de corazón (llamado en inglés Heartagram), que es logotipo del grupo. De hecho la web del grupo se llama http://www.heartagram.com. Todas las canciones han sido compuestas por Valo. 1. Buried Alive By Love 2. The Funeral Of Hearts 3. Beyond Redemption 4. Sweet Pandemonium 5. Soul On Fire 6. The Sacrament 7. This Fortress Of Tears 8. Circle Of Fear 9. Endless Dark 10. The Path 11. Love’s Requiem *(Bonus track Limited Edition) And Love Said No - The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 (2004) [editar] Este disco es un reseña de todos sus singles y éxitos de 1997 hasta 2004, además de añadir dos que serÃan también singles: la versión de "Solitary Man" de Neil Diamond y el tema inédito "And Love Said No". Este fué el último álbum con la disquera Sony/BMG. En la edición para UK, se incluyó como bonus la versión 2004 del tema "Its All Tears (Drown In This Love)", la cual fué escogida por el propio Valo. También se remasterizó "When Love And Death Embrace", pero suena muy similar a la original. Otras ediciones (como la digipack) incluyen un bonus DVD con la presentación en vivo en Semifinal 2003. En el interior del disco se incluye un póster de ambos lados, de un lado Ville con la camisa desabrochada, y del otro lado la banda completa. Los temas de este disco son: 1. And Love Said No 2. Join Me 3. Buried Alive By Love 4. Heartache Every Moment 5. Solitary Man 6. Right Here In My Arms 7. The Funeral Of Hearts 8. In Joy And Sorrow 9. Your Sweet 666 10. Gone With The Sin 11. Wicked Game 12. The Sacrament 13. Close To The Flame 14. It’s All Tears (Drown In This Love) - Remix 2004 (Solo en la edición de UK). 15. Poison Girl 16. Pretending 17. When Love And Death Embrace - 2004 Remastericed (Solo en la edición de UK). Dark Light (2005) [editar] Primer trabajo de los finlandeses ahora editado con la disquera americana Sire Records producido y mezclado Ãntegramente en Estados Unidos por Tim Palmer y posiblemente el disco más atmosférico y compacto (las canciones fueron compuestas en un breve periodo de tiempo) de la banda en el que los teclados asumen un papel más protagonista que en trabajos anteriores. También destaca la gran cantidad de solos de guitarra de Linde (caracterÃstica exclusiva de este disco) y las trabajadas partes intermedias de cada una de las canciones aparte del final de In the Nightside of Eden donde HIM deja escapar "la bestia" como pocas veces en su carrera. Resumiendo, mayor madurez en el grupo, melodÃas 100% HIM y un paso más en la carrera de uno de los grupos más importantes e influyentes de la escena mundial pese a quien le pese. 1. Vampire Heart 2. (Rip Out The)Wings Of A Butterfly 3. Under The Rose 4. Killing Loneliness 5. Dark Light 6. Behind The Crimson Door 7. The Face Of God 8. Drunk On Shadows 9. Play Dead 10. In The Nightside Of Eden (Bonus tracks) IncluÃdas en diferentes ediciones: 1. Venus (In Our Blood)(IncluÃda en la edición especial y Vinyl) 2. The Cage (IncluÃda en la edición limitada de internet y Vinyl) 3. Poison Heart (Cover de The Ramones - IncluÃda solo en la edición japonesa y Vinyl) Uneasy Listenig Vol:1(2006) [editar] La disquera anterior de la banda (Sony/BMG Finland) decidió sacarle provecho al material inédito y raro dela banda, y lanza al mercado una compilación de Dos volúmenes titulada Uneasy Listening. El Vol 1 salió a finales de 2006 e incluye temas recopilados de algunos de los sencillos de Love Metal, Deep Shadows & Brilliant Highlights, Greatest Love Song Vol. 666 y Razorblade Romance, asà como rarezas nunca antes editadas. En esta edición se lanzaron los temas "suaves" para relajarse, estilo chill out. Ville comentó que esta edición era para escucharse "los domingos por la mañana". Curiosamente, no se incluye material del disco "Dark Light" por que este álbum salió con la actual disquera de la banda: Sire Records. 1. The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix) 2. The Funeral Of Hearts (Acoustic Version) 3. Join Me in Death (Strongroom Mix)* 4. Close To The Flame (Rappula Tapes)* 5. In Joy And Sorrow (String Version) 6. It's All Tears (Drown in this Love) (Unplugged Radio Live) 7. When Love And Death Embrace (AOR Radio Mix) 8. Buried Alive By Love (Deliverance Version) 9. Gone With The Sin (O.D. Version) 10. Salt In Our Wounds (Thulsa Doom Version) 11. Please Don't Let It Go (Acoustic Version) 12. One Last Time (Rockfield Madness Mix)* 13. For You (Unplugged Radio Live) 14. The Path (P.S. Version)* 15. Lose You Tonight (Thulsa Doom Extended)* * Temas inéditos. Uneasy Listenig Vol:2(2007) [editar] Continuando al volumen 1, el segundo volumen de Uneasy Listening se lanzó en Abril de 2007, como preámbulo para el siguiente disco de la banda, y caso contrario al volumen 1, este contiene temas más fuertes que el otro. Ville comenta que esta edición es "para los sabados por la noche". Se rumora que podrÃa haber un Vol. 3 para finales de 2007 o principios de 2008. 1. Buried Alive By Love (616 Version)* 2. Rendezvous With Anus (El Presidente Version) 3. Sigillum Diaboli 4. I Love You (Joffa Bonda - We Miss Ya)* 5. The Beginning Of The End (Remix) 6. Again (Hollola Tapes)* 7. Wicked Game (Live in Turku)* 8. Soul On Fire (Erich Zann's Supernatural Remix) 9. Beautiful (Hollola Tapes)* 10. Endless Dark (616 Version)* 11. Hand of Doom (Live in Turku)* 12. Right Here in My Arms (Live in Turku)* 13. Sail On (Live in Turku)* 14. Pretending (Cosmic Pope Jam Version) * Temas inéditos. Venus Doom (2007) [editar] "Venus Doom" es el nombre del próximo album de estudio de la banda, el cual tiene como fecha de salida para el 17 de septiembre de 2007. Se espera que este álbum sea más pesado que los anteriores trabajos de HIM, por lo que ha comentado Ville Valo, lider de la agrupación. Uno de los temas de este álbum, "Passions Killing Floor", será parte de la banda sonora de la pelÃcula "Transformers". Este álbum está producido por Tim Palmer, con quien ya se habÃa trabajado en Love Metal y Dark Light. Ville dice que este álbum se compara a la música de Metallica y My Bloody Valentine. El tracklist no está confirmado aún, pero algunos temas del álbum serán: * "Venus Doom" * "Love In Cold Blood" * "Passion's Killing Floor" * "The Kiss Of Dawn" * "Sleepwalking Past Hope" * "Dead Lover's Lane" * "Song Or Suicide" * "Bleed Well" * "Cyanide Sun" El video del primer single, "The Kiss Of Down" ya ha sido filmado, el director es Meiert Avis (quien ya trabajo con la banda en el video de Wings Of a Butterfly. Se espera que salga a finales de Julio y/o principios de Agosto. VIDEOS [editar] 1. Wicked Game - Versión 95 (1995) 2. Wicked Game - Versión 98 (1998) 3. When Love and Death Embrace (1998) 4. Join Me In Death - Versión 13th Floor(1999) 5. Join Me In Death - Versión Hielo (1999) 6. Right Here In My Arms (2000) 7. Poison Girl (2000) 8. Gone With The Sin - Versión Finlandesa(2000) 9. Gone With The Sin - Versión Europea(2000) 10. Wicked Game - Versión 2000(2000) 11. Wicked Game - Versión 2000(Rude Version)(2000) 12. Pretending (2001) 13. In Joy And Sorrow (2001) 14. Heartache Every Moment (2001) 15. Close To The Flame (2002) 16. Buried Alive By Love (2003) 17. The Funeral of Hearts (2003) 18. The Sacrament (2003) 19. Solitary Man (2004) 20. And Love Said No (2004) 21. Wings of a Butterfly (2005) 22. Killing Loneliness (UK version)(2005) 23. Killing Loneliness (US version)(2006) 24. The Kiss Of Down (Próximamente, del álbum "Venus Doom")(2007) DVDs [editar] HIM ha editado a lo largo de su carrera varios DVDs. * Live at Semifinal Disco editado en una versión doble de And love said no, contiene un recital del mismo nombre del DVD. Por lo visto es más fácil encontrarlo en la edición de UK. * Algunos DVD Singles 1. The Funeral Of Hearts 2. The Sacrament 3. Solitary Man 4. Buried Alive By Love Por lo general casi todos estos DVDs incluyen el video de dicho single, algunos temas bonus en audio, y los making of. * Love Metal Archives Vol. I Esta antologÃa de HIM fué lanzada a principios de 2005 incluyendo todos los videoclips de la banda desde el primer álbum hasta el And Love Said No, algunos videos inéditos en vivo, entrevistas exclusivas, diversos making of, y bastantes extras de todos los años de la banda. En un futuro no muy lejano podrÃa lanzarse un segundo volúmen de este DVD. * The Video Collection 1997-2003 Este DVD, primero en salir en EE.UU., incluye los videos musicales de dicha época, asà como unas diversas entrevistas, y los making of. * DVD Gira 2008 Aún no hay detalles ni tÃtulo de este DVD, pero ya se ha confirmado que para este 2008 la banda publicará un nuevo material audiovisual. Se rumora que podrÃa ser el "Love Metal Archives Vol. 2" En el sitio web de la banda, estos han convocado un concurso para llevar a un fan al Project Revolution Tour 2007, en el cual la banda estará presentandose, asà como también una actuación privada para el fan ganador. Se asegura que todos estos acontecimientos serán grabados en video para el próximo DVD de la banda a salir a mediados o finales de 2008.
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