HIM

[muthagoose]

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will reportedly record a solo album this year that is expected to be released before the new H.I.M. CD. The solo effort will apparently be inspired by "country" music and Ville's recent work on APOCALYPTICA's "Bittersweet" video, and will include the songs "Under the Rose", "Face of God" and "Have No Fear", which were performed by Valo during a recent live appearance.

The new H.I.M. album, which is presently untitled, will reportedly be recorded at the Paramour studio in L.A. with producer Tim Palmer (OZZY OSBOURNE, SEPULTURA) and is expected to be released in September/October 2005 via Sire Records. Ville told the Finnish Iltalehti newspaper last week that he will write 13 songs for the album over a two-month period, because "I do my best work under pressure," he reportedly said.

[Ponyone]

Love Metal will be released in the U.S. Feb. 1, 2005!!!!

See for yourself:

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007CYEFS/qid=1105285262/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/102-6751521-7576110?v=glance&s=music
#nosmileys

[muthagoose]

I have obtained both Philly HIM shows we attended last year (TLA and Electric Factory) on dvd. More to follow....

[Ponyone]

And Ponyone has purchased the "HIM - Video Collection" and gotta say it's damn good..

Track Listings
1 Buried Alive By Love
2 The Funeral Of Hearts
3 The Sacrament
4 Pretending
5 In Joy And Sorrow
6 Heartache Every Moment
7 Right Here In My Arms
8 Join Me In Death
9 Gone With The Sin
10 Poison Girl
11 Wicked Game
12 When Love and Death Embrace

The first ever official DVD release from Finland’s progenitors of love metal features twelve videos from Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 all the way through to Love Metal, including two directed by the infamous skateboarder and self-confesses HIM fanatic – Bam Margera. Also included are Bam’s “Making Of” featurettes and "behind the scenes" segments...one for Buried Alive By Love and the other for The Sacrament. A must have DVD whether you're a fan of the band, or just in love with Ville!

[muthagoose]

As widely expected, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo and THE RASMUS singer Lauri Ylönen joined APOCALYPTICA for the world-premiere live rendition of their single "Bittersweet" at a benefit concert for the victims of the Asian earthquake/tsunami disaster at Helsinki's 12,000-seater Hartwall Arena on Monday (Jan. 17). The concert featured 30-minute live performances by H.I.M., THE RASMUS, APOCALYPTICA, NEGATIVE and THE 69 EYES. Check out pictures of Ville and Lauri performing with APOCALYPTICA: Photo#1, Photo#2.

Described as "a dark ballad," "Bittersweet" was written jointly by APOCALYPTICA, Lauri and Ville and is accompanied by an equally impressive video shot in the band's hometown of Helsinki with renowned Finnish director Antti Jokinen (NIGHTWISH, CELINE DION, SHANIA TWAIN). The single debuted at position No. 3 on the Finnish chart upon its release last November.

"Bittersweet" is the first single off APOCALYPTICA's forthcoming self-titled album, due on January 24 via Universal.

View Photo: www.helsinginsanomat.fi/kuvat/iso_webkuva/1101978289005.jpeg

[muthagoose]

I received the two HIM shows on DVD (The original TLA show and the last show at The Electric Factory). The quality of sound and picture is great (one of the best bootlegs I have seen).

I am sure at some point Pone will dub it to a CD version which we will bootleg on eBay to finance the revolution.

I have placed 3 pics up at muthagoose.textamerica.com

[Ponyone]

I saw the vids and they are of super- high quality for being bootlegs...I'm sure we'll burn them to cd before too long...

[muthagoose]

In the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo lists his top 10 BLACK SABBATH albums and comments on each recording. Read on:

10. Born Again

Ville Valo: "…'Disturbing The Priest' [is] a really cool, doomy, classic SABBATH track."

09. Heaven And Hell

Ville Valo: "…it's one of those albums that still stands the test of time, it still sounds good. It still makes me smile when I hear it."

08. Technical Ecstasy

Ville Valo: "One of BLACK SABBATH's most under-rated songs is 'Dirty Women'. That's actually my favorite Tony Iommi riff."

07. Never Say Die

Ville Valo: "I really like the vibe they get with the way they use the synths."

06. Vol. 4

Ville Valo: "'St. Vitus Dance' is my favorite track from that album."

5. Paranoid

Ville Valo: "…I love the story behind 'Paranoid': the album being too short and needing another song. So many great songs often happen like that."

4. Master Of Reality

Ville Valo: "'After Forever' is one of my favorite SABBATH tracks ever….The start of the album is really great, with all that coughing before 'Sweet Leaf'."

3. Sabotage

Ville Valo: "'Hole In The Sky', the album opener, was just massive as far as I was concerned."

2. Black Sabbath

Ville Valo: "That really is the best cover artwork I've ever seen on any album ever."

01. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Ville Valo: "Things like 'Fluff' are what I love about the '70s. What really big band would start the album with a couple of really heavy songs and follow that with a soft instrumental like 'Fluff'? It really does make you think, 'What on earth are they doing here?' But also it's part of what made BLACK SABBATH such a unique band."

[muthagoose]

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. will be releasing a new DVD, entitled "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1", in Europe in late April/early May. The disc will reportedly contain video or live versions of 53 songs, rare interviews and other special extras. No further information is currently available.

The new H.I.M. album, which is presently untitled, will reportedly be recorded at the Paramour studio in L.A. with producer Tim Palmer (OZZY OSBOURNE, SEPULTURA) and is expected to be released in September/October via Sire Records. H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo told the Finnish Iltalehti newspaper in early January that he planned to write 13 songs for the album over a two-month period, because "I do my best work under pressure," he reportedly said.

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[muthagoose]

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have launched the "Heartagram Tattoo Project." Just take a photo of any "Heartagram" tattoos you have on your body, then e-mail it to the band. They are collecting images for a project to be revealed later in 2005 and want their fans to be involved. More information is available at this location:

www.heartagram.com/tattoo/

As previously reported, H.I.M. will be releasing a new DVD, entitled "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1", in Europe in late April/early May. The disc will reportedly contain video or live versions of 53 songs, rare interviews and other special extras. No further information is currently available.

[muthagoose]

More information has surfaced about the new DVD release from Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. Entitled "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1", the set features 15 full-length videos, over 20 live performances, plus photo galleries, EPK's, biographies and interviews, plus a bonus disc featuring Bam Magera's three hilarious "Making of the Video" documentaries, including "Buried Alive by Love", starring Juliette Lewis, "The Sacrament", and the previously unreleased "And Love Said No". An April 18 European release is expected.

"Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" features the following content:

Disc 1:

Chapter 1: Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666, 1997

Videos:
* Wicked Game [German version]
* When Love and Death Embrace

Live Clips:
Viva Overdrive 1998
* Wicked Game
* Your Sweet 666
* When Love and Death Embrace

Extras:
* Wicked Game [1996 Helsinki]
* Photo Gallery: Promotional Pictures
* Biography

Chapter 2: Razor Romance, 2000

Videos:
* Join Me in Death [UK version]
* Right Here in My Arms
* Gone with the Sin [German version]
* Poison Girl

Live clips:
Berlin 2000
* Right Here in my Arms
* Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart
* Razorblade Kiss
* Join Me in Death

Extras:
* Join Me in Death [acoustic performance in Köln]
* Photogallery: Promotional pictures
* BMG - EPK 2000 [Ville Valo & Mige Amour - interview]
* Biography

Chapter 3: Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights, 2001

Videos:
* Pretending
* In Joy and Sorrow
* Heartache Every Moment
* Close to the Flame

Live clips:
Rock AM Ring Rockpalast 2001
* Pretending
* In Joy and Sorrow
* Heartache Every Moment

Turku Caribia 2002
* Lose You Tonight
* Close to the Flame

Extras:
* Heartache Every Moment - video by Bam Margera [Movie Haggard - cut]
* Photogallery: Promotional pictures
* Biography

Chapter 4: Love Metal, 2003

Videos:
* Funeral of Hearts
* Buried Alive by Love
* The Sacrament

Live clips:
Semifinaali 2003
* Buried Alive by Love
* Soul on Fire

Hamburg live 2003
* Soul on Fire
* Beyond Redemption

Extras:
Maxindrome Moscow 2003
* The Sacrament
* Funeral of Hearts
* Sweet Pandemonium [Live in Lycabettus, Athens 2003]
* Photogallery: Promotional pictures
* BMG - EPK 2003 [Ville Valo interviewed]
* Biography

Chapter 5: And Love Said No, 2004

Videos:
* Solitary Man
* And Love Said No

Live clips:
Tavastia LIVE 1.1.2004
* Your Sweet 666
* It's All Tears
* Poison Girl
* Solitary Man
* Sweet Pandemonium
* And Love Said No
* Gone with a Sin

Extras:
Provinssirock (Festival)1999
* Rebel Yell [BILLY IDOL]
* Promotional pictures
* Biography

Disc 2:

'H.I.M. Vs. BAM'
* Bam Margera's making of "Buried Alive by Love"
"Buried Alive by Love" promo
* Bam Margera's Making Of "The Sacrament"
"The Sacrament" promo
* Bam Margera's making of "And Love Said No"
"And Love Said No" promo

Bonus Material:
* "Solitary Man" promo
* H.I.M. EPK (Love Metal Interview)
* H.I.M. TV spot - Love Metal
* Making of "Buried Alive by Love" trailer,
* "The Sacrament" trailer,
* "Solitary Man" trailer

[muthagoose]

Kerrang! magazine is reporting that Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the as-yet-untitled album, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last CD), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

"Basically it's me being gay and the rest of the guys being even more gay to try to be metal!" Valo told Kerrang!

In keeping with recent speculation, "Under the Rose", an acoustic ballad Valo debuted at a U.K. gig last year as a result of a power failure at Portsmouth's Guildhall venue, will feature on the album, which is scheduled for release in October, but with a new twist.

"Now it's its going to be the fastest most ferocious song on there," the singer revealed.

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August and a "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" DVD featuring videos, live footage and rare interviews in early May. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

[muthagoose]

EXCLUSIVE HIM PODCAST - GET MP3s ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE RECORD

The band is in the studio working on the new CD in Los Angeles. Hear a report every Tuesday from Karri as she interviews HIM on the making of the album - direct from the studio.

Download and listen to the MP3 interviews on your computer, iPod, other portable device or just burn them to a CD.

Just go to www.heartagram.com/podcast and hear exclusive comments from Ville on:

+ The New Album
+ Ville's impression of Los Angeles
+ HIM's loyal fans
+ Billy Idol
+ Fake cigarettes & prank shops
+ Who is Bam?
+ Eating Snakes


Check it out. And stay tuned for updates from Karri every Tuesday.

[muthagoose]

Pocast 2 now online...

www.heartagram.com/podcast/

April 13th - 2005
HIM PODCAST #2 - LOS ANGELES, CA

6 min : 27 seconds

* + Recording the vocals
* + The Recording Process continues
* + Writing the lyrics for the new album
* + New album, new sound
* + Coming up with the new album design
* + Deciding on the singles

[muthagoose]

This is the same thing I posted yesterday, but the site got plugged by Blabbermouth...

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Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have uploaded the second installment of their weekly podcast to document the progress of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out later this year on Sire. Among the topics covered in the latest update are the following:

* Recording the vocals
* The recording process continues
* Writing the lyrics for the new album
* New album, new sound
* Coming up with the new album design
* Deciding on the singles

Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, H.I.M. have entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

"Basically it's me being gay and the rest of the guys being even more gay to try to be metal!" Valo told Kerrang!

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August and a "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" DVD featuring videos, live footage and rare interviews in early May. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

(Thanks: Muthagoose / Ponyone.net)

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[muthagoose]

Blabbermouth.Net plugs PonyOne.net and Muthagoose again...

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Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have uploaded the third installment of their weekly podcast to document the progress of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out later this year on Sire. Among the topics covered in the latest update are the following:

* Ville's favorite bands
* Time in the studio
* Feel of the new record
* "The Stork"
* Working together as a band
* Collaborating with other bands
* Cover songs
* Ville locks himself in a room
* Ville's lyrical mirror

Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, H.I.M. have entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

"Basically it's me being gay and the rest of the guys being even more gay to try to be metal!" Valo told Kerrang!

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August and a "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" DVD featuring videos, live footage and rare interviews in early May. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

(Thanks: Muthagoose / Ponyone.net)

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Enjoy!

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: H.I.M. - Buried Alive By Love

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[muthagoose]

Still bringing Metal to the masses...

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H.I.M.: Fourth Weekly Podcast Available - Apr. 28, 2005
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have uploaded the fourth installment of their weekly podcast to document the progress of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out later this year on Sire. Among the topics covered in the latest update are the following:

* Linde's musical influences
* Mige talks about the "fresh new sound"
* Mige "the stork"
* Linde "the cow"
* Linde's guitars
* Quarrels during the recording process?

Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, H.I.M. have entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August and a "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" DVD featuring videos, live footage and rare interviews in early May. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

(Thanks: Muthagoose / Ponyone.net)

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[muthagoose]

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have reportedly tapped Andy Wallace (KORN, LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT, SLAYER) to mix their brand-new album, tentatively due in the fall via Sire. The mixing sessions will take place in New York City beginning this week.

As previously reported, H.I.M. recorded the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal" at Los Angeles' Paramour studios According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

H.I.M. and HMC (Helsinki Music Company) have reached an agreement to have all future H.I.M. albums released in Finland via the band's own Heartagram label. HMC is reportedly owned by Niko Nordström (former General Manager of BMG Finland) and Asko Kallonen (former A&R exec at BMG Finland). Kallonen has worked with H.I.M. since their first EP, "666 Ways to Love: Prologue".

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo is expected to sing backing vocals on one or two songs on the forthcoming BLOODHOUND GANG album. No further information is currently available.

[muthagoose]

From Blabbermouth.net...

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Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have uploaded the fifth installment of their weekly podcast to document the progress of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out later this year on Sire. Among the topics covered in the latest update are the following:

* Ville gets sick
* The finishing touches on the new album
* Ville's favorite H.I.M. album
* Ville - role model?
* Photoshoots
* XXXL bras on stage
* Different countries, different songs
* Crowds' favorite songs, touring
* Missing friends and family

Check it out at www.heartagram.com/podcast/

As previously reported, H.I.M. recently entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

(Thanks: Muthagoose / Ponyone.net)

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[muthagoose]

From www.blabbermouth.net....

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have uploaded the sixth installment of their weekly podcast to document the progress of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out later this year on Sire. Among the topics covered in the latest update are the following:

* Recording process for a H.I.M. album
* Tim Palmer's producing list
* Working with Ville
* Recording atmosphere brings out the best in bands
* Tim's recording equipment
* Achieving a mysterious atmospheric sound

Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, H.I.M. recently entered Los Angeles' Paramour studios to work on the follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal". According to singer Ville Valo, the upcoming CD, which is being produced by Tim Palmer (who worked on the band's last album), will feature "really fast songs but with a melodic punky MISFITS feel to them."

H.I.M.'s forthcoming album will be preceded by a single release in August. Ville Valo and his cohorts have also lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer.

(Thanks: Muthagoose / Ponyone.net)

[muthagoose]

The 7th podcast from H.I.M. is now available online at:

www.heartagram.com/podcast/

May 17th, 2005

HIM PODCAST #7 - LOS ANGELES, CA

10 min : 07 seconds

* + Running out of time...the finishing touches
* + HIM touring
* + Live Shows Vs. Traveling
* + No underwear on stage?!
* + Playing a new album live
* + Dumbest things you could buy on tour
* + America Vs. Finland
* + Word Association game
* + HIM in magazines
* + Ville's best job ever
* + Ville's Family
* + Mastering the New Album

[muthagoose]

The 8th podcast from H.I.M. is now available online at:

www.heartagram.com/podcast/

May 17th, 2005

HIM PODCAST #8 - Finland

May 27th, 2005
Finland

8 min : 05 seconds

* + Phone call with Mige in Finland
* + Hearing the new tracks, remixing with Tim Palmer
* + Working track names for new album
* + Touring with the new album
* + Fan Questions from heartagram.com:
-"Have you ever been influenced by The Cure/cover song?" from Mark G
-"Do you think that having Bam Margera use the heartagram/HIM logo on his merchandise has had a positive outcome?" from Vinny in AZ
- "Have you ever gotten tired of being in the music business and thought about quitting the band? And, if you had quit the band, what would you be doing today?" from Angela. Miami, Fl
- "Is there ever a time where you write a song you really like but it doesn't end up making it on the album for whatever reason?" from beautifulsin666'

[muthagoose]

According to Billboard.com, Sire Records has set a September 26 release date for the new album from Finnish goth/metal quintet H.I.M., entitled "Dark Light".

Currently mixing songs at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE), frontman Ville Valo said the band was inspired by the works of film composer Angelo Badalamenti. "Our approach on 'Dark Light' was to work on key words to make the music more cinematic, epic, and close to the listeners," he told Billboard.com.

The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal", "Dark Light" was recorded at Los Angeles' Paramour studios with Palmer, who also worked on the band's last album. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include possible first single "Killing Loneliness", "Under the Rose", "Behind the Crimson Door", "Face of God", "Wings of a Butterfly", "Drunk on Shadows" and the title cut.

Ville Valo and his cohorts have lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer. A North American jaunt is being penciled in for October and November.

[muthagoose]

From blabbermouth.net:

H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666 Club has published the unofficial track listing for the new H.I.M. album, "Dark Light", due on September 26 via Sire Records. It is as follows:

01. Dark Light
02. Behind the Crimson Door
03. Face of God
04. Bound to be Wrong
05. Killing Loneliness
06. Under the Rose
07. Forever Haunted
08. Wings of a Butterfly
09. Night in Despair
10. Drunk on Shadows

[Ponyone]

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Download festival.

The set list for the Backstage show was as follows:

01. Right Here In My Arms
02. The Sacrament
03. Wicked Game
04. Soul on Fire
05. Killing Loneliness (new)
06. Poison Girl
07. Buried Alive By Love
08. Join Me
09. Vampire Heart (new)
10. Your Sweet 616
11. Funeral of Hearts

As previously reported, H.I.M.'s new album, "Dark Light", is scheduled for release on September 26 via Sire Records.

According to Billboard.com, "Dark Light" was mixed at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE), frontman Ville Valo said the band was inspired by the works of film composer Angelo Badalamenti. "Our approach on 'Dark Light' was to work on key words to make the music more cinematic, epic, and close to the listeners," he told Billboard.com.

The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal", "Dark Light" was recorded at Los Angeles' Paramour studios with Palmer, who also worked on the band's last album.

Ville Valo and his cohorts have lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer. A North American jaunt is being penciled in for October and November.