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16th June 2009:

There is a new interview from a finnish magazin. It is about the new album (translation by sinesery from Valo Daily):

WILL HIM RECORD THEIR NEXT ALBUM IN JAMAICA?

HIM played about 170 gigs after their last studio album. At the end of last year, their singer and songwriter spent about three weeks in California planning the future with people from the record label.

Ville Valo brought home from his trip also two new tattoo. Kat von D has tattooed the portrait of Maya Deren on his chest and of Klaus Kinski on the left side of his stomach.

There’s a rumor circulating about Ville being part of the music team for Tim Burton’s new film. This the singer denies.

“I hadn’t even heard about that. It would be cool though.”

Along with some side projects, he has concentrated on making new songs for HIM. Valo says that he has “eight or nine” songs at a point where he can consider presenting them to the band.

He hopes a new HIM album will be released in twelve months. It is well known that Ville likes to set deadlines to motivate himself to work, and he sees the beginning of the year as a good time for releasing an album.

“It would be an ideal situation if we could start a world tour right after Helldone 2009. But that means that we would have to release an album at about the same time. Which means that we would have to go to the studio pretty soon and finish recording before autumn. The album would have to be completely done by next Christmas.”

HIM recorded their latest album at Finnvox (in Helsinki), but they are planning on recording the next one outside of Finland.

“The good thing about recording close to home is that you have your own bed and your sweetheart or family close by. On the other hand, that doesn’t make concentrating on working any easier. If you look at how we’ve done things in the past, it’s time for a foreign studio again.”

“It has always been nice to record in England. The older studios there often have some sort of rock myths associated with them. But it would be nice to try a new place too. I have actually looked into a few studios in Jamaica. They’re damn expensive, but the surroundings can hardly get any better than that.”

source: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/Timov/Soundi1.jpg

14th January 2009:

Ville has been at a lecture at University of Helsinki and also spoke there.

21st December 2008:

General news from finnish bands

19th Dec. 2008, HIMzone666 went to a concert of Negative! Videos and photos have been taken.

Check them out at www.ngt.net.ms !!

source: www.ngt.net.ms

20th December 2008:

Acording to an interview with Metal Hammer (UK) with Ville, we can expect the release of the next HIM album in late 2009 or early 2010:

“We’re in the songwriting phase, but I always am so it never stops,” explains HIM frontman Ville Valo. “The idea is to write number one hits songs… 13 of them,” he adds with a wry smile. “We’ll figure out who’ll produce it early next year and head into the studio in March or April. Hopefully we’ll be done by the festival season and be able to play new songs there. If the album doesn’t come out in autumn or winter 2009, it’ll be early 2010.”

So what can we expect from the new HIM album?

“I haven’t talked to the band for long yet, but I want to keep the songs all under five minutes and make them really punky and direct. When I say punky I don’t mean sounding like punk, I mean punk in feel. Not so much ear candy. I love over-produced albums but we’ve never tried a more stripped-down, simple approach in a Search And Destroy Iggy Pop and the Stooges type vibe. It’ll still be wanky and melancholy and have all those HIM elements, but just not so much ear candy. Venus Doom was quite a proggy album for us so I’m thinking of doing the opposite with this one.”

And as he explains, being sober has brought out his inner bastard, which we will hear on the new material: “I’m more pissed off and more aggressive. There’s no buffer between me and the real world so I’m the proper cunt I was meant to be.”

source: http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/features/hot-100-him/

19th December 2008:

HIMzone666 wishes Migé the best for his 34th birthday!

Happy Birthday Toooo Youuuu!!!

22nd November 2008:

Today is our dearest Ville Valos' 32nd birthday!! The best wishes from HIMzone666!!!

Hyvää Syntynmäpäivää!!

18th October 2008:

There is a new project, which is "Save Nuta". A song called "Rock 'N' Roll Highschool" can be watched on youtube.

"SAVE NUTA (Helsinki, Finland) is a musical collaboration involving members of bands like HIM, Scandinavian Music Group, The Latebirds, Donits Osmo Experience, The Wrecking Queens and Stunning Guns. These local heroes got together in order to save their old "Rock'N'Roll High School". This famous youth center in Helsinki's Munkkiniemi is known for its world class recording facilities a.k.a. MD-Studio. The session took place at the studio in question on a grey Saturday afternoon in October 2008. Mixed by Mr. Mikko Karmila and mastering courtesy of our pals at Chartmakers. Special guest on this recording - TOMMY RAMONE!" (take from http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=BRppVh4OeoU)

sources & more info: http://www.myspace.com/savenuta http://www.adressit.com/munkkiniemennuorisotaloaeisaalakkauttaa
http://www.adressit.com/lisaarahaanuorisotoimeen

17th October 2008:

Burton's birthday is today!

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!!!

09th October 2008:

Helldone 2008: concerts will take place in Helsinki, Tampere and Oulu. Tickets can/could be order at www.tiketti.fi and www.lippupalvelu.fi.

29th Dec. 2008: Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki (Stam1na, Diablo and Godsplague)

29th Dec. 2008: Club Teatria, Oulu (HIM, KYPCK and 45 Degree Woman)

30th Dec. 2008: Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki (The 69 Eyes, Negative and Sara)

30th Dec. 2008: Pakkahuone & Klubi, Tampere

31st Dec. 2008: Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki (HIM, KYPCK and 45 Degree Woman)

06th October 2008:

You've got the chance to listen to a few seconds of Ville speaking the hippo Moto Moto in "Madagascar 2". Enjoy it!

http://www.juniori.fi/videoikkuna.shtml?madagascar

03rd October 2008:

Ville Valo will "take part" in the finnish dub of "Madagascar 2" as a hippo, which is called Moto Moto!

source: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/uutinen.asp?id=1598047

12th August 2008:

Today is Linde's Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to you Linde!!!!!

01st August 2008:

Another reentry of "Summer Wine":

This time once more in Germany, where it reaches #97.

17th June 2008:

"Summer Wine" has returned into Finnish Top 10. It reentered at #4 and is now on #1 again!!!

18th May 2008:

"Digital Versatile Doom"-Chart-positions:

Finland -> from #10 down to #23; entry #35 in Austria and at #59 in Sweden.

16th May 2008:

Today, "Summer Wine" reentred German Top 100 Single Charts again!!!

17th February 2008:

Today HIM will play in Mannheim (Germany). I will be there and will take pictures and videos, which will be released here in about one week.

08th February 2008:

Happy Birthday Gas!!!

03rd February 2008:

HIM's first live-DVD "Digital Versatile Doom" will be released at 01st April 2008. There will be a regular and a limited edition.

02nd February 2008:

"Summer Wine" falls from #77 to #84.

30th January 2008:

HIM will perform at Rock am Ring and Rock in Park in Germany in june 2008. Last time HIM has been part of the lineup has been in 2005.

11th January 2008:

Another succesfull week for "Summer Wine" (from #73 up to #52 in Germany)!

02nd January 2008:

That's what a brilliant start into a new year looks like:

"The Kiss Of Dawn" reaches #7 in finnish Charts, and also "Summer Wine" climbes up again (from #16 to #14)!

01st January 2008:

Happy New Year, Frohes Neues Jahr, Onnellista Uutta Vuotaa, Bonne Année & Feliz Ano Nuevo 2008!

27th June 2007:

On www.h-i-m666.com you can now listen to one of the new songs from "Venus Doom". The Song is "Passion's Killing Floor", which will also be on the "Transformers"-Soundtrack!

 

Furthermore we are now able to inform you about the dates of releases of "Venus Doom":

Germany: 14th September 2007

international: 17th September 2007

USA: 18th September 2007

 

17th June 2007:

"Venus Doom" tracklist has been published. The following songs will be on the album:

- Venus Doom
- Love in Cold Blood
- Passion´s Killing Floor
- Kiss of Dawn
- Sleepwalking Past Hope
- Dead Lover´s Lane
- Song or Suicide
- Bleedwell
- Cyanide Sun

 

16th June 2007:

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will film a new video on Thursday, June 21 and/or Saturday, June 23 in the Los Angeles area. Directing the clip will be Meiert Avis, who has previously worked with U2, AVRIL LAVIGNE, JENNIFER LOPEZ and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, in addition to helming H.I.M.'s "Wings of a Butterfly" video. The production team put out a casting call for the clip this week and will hold auditions on Tuesday (June 19), looking for "a beautiful girl (model type) to perform in the lead role of the video."

As previously reported, a brand new H.I.M. track, entitled "Passion's Killing Floor", will be included on the soundtrack album to Michael Bay's "Transformers", due on July 3 via Warner Bros. The disc will feature a total of 12 tracks, nine of which are brand new and exclusive to the soundtrack.

"Passion's Killing Floor" comes off H.I.M.'s forthcoming album, "Venus Doom", due in North America on September 18. The band's sixth studio CD, which will arrive one day earlier internationally, was recorded at the Finnvox facility in Helsinki with producer Tim Palmer and was mixed in California. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dead Lovers Lane" (video), "The Kiss of Dawn" and "Love in Cold Blood".

source: blabbermouth.net 

 

9th June 2007:

HIM will be on the soundtrack of Michael Bay's "Transformers", which will be released on 3rd July. The song will be a brandnew song ("Passion's Killing Floor")

source: http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/794/794821p1.html

8th June 2007:

The date of release of "Venus Doom" has been changed again: the album is going to be released the 17th September (international) and 18th September (USA).

source: www.heartagram.com

 

2nd June 2007:

The international date of release of the new HIM-album "Venus Doom" is 4th September 2007!

 

29th May 2007:

Ville Valo has recorded a song, which is called "Just For Tonight" together with finnish newcomer Manna. "Just For Tonight" can be found on Manna's debut album "Sister". Manna is Linde's wife!

 

15th May 2007:

The date of release of "Venus Doom" in July has been delayed! The new album will be released sometime in September 2007!

 

4th May 2007:

"Uneasy Listening Vol. 2" entered German Albumcharts @ #38!

"Summer Wine" spends another week on #5!

 

3rd May 2007:

"Summer Wine" has climbed up again, from #6 to #5!

 

20th April 2007:

Today HIM's new remix-album "Uneasy Listening Vol. 2" was released in Germany! It's possible that it will be more succesful than "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1" thanks to Ville Valo's presence in German Single-Charts (Summer Wine on #6)

 

17th April 2007:

In an interview Ville Valo said that he wants to have children some day. He and Jonna love children.

 

11th April 2007:

HIM's "Venus Doom" out July 10

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2007 at 04:30PM by MJ Krey in HIM | 5 Comments

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo admits that 2005's Dark Light, his band's first proper U.S. release, was, well, too complex and confusing. Hence, the guys in the Finnish quintet — Bam Margera's favorite band — decided to simplify their goth-imbued sound for the tentatively titled Venus Doom, the LP they've been working on with producer Tim Palmer (Dredg, Ozzy Osbourne) in Helsinki.

"There were too many things going on," Valo said of the band's previous release. "[Venus Doom is] going to be a lot heavier than anything we've done before — that's the whole idea. It's like we're mixing My Bloody Valentine's Loveless with Metallica's Master of Puppets. ... There won't be as much ear candy on this one. There are a lot of riffs, and it's more guitar-oriented than keyboard-driven. Really, we just wanted to rock our own socks off."

But Valo doesn't characterize Venus Doom as a total departure for H.I.M., saying instead that the LP will still contain the singer's trademark brokenhearted lyricism .

"We wanted to make a really rockin' album — one that would explode your speakers," he said. "But we also wanted to maintain the melancholy aspects of love and loss in the lyrics and then have the really sweet vocals amidst this storm of guitars.

"Lyrically, it's about me losing a relationship and then actually regaining it, and losing my sanity and regaining it," Valo continued. "As you grow up, life gets more and more complex, even though when you're a kid you think things are going to get easier. It's like a f---ing puzzle that just keeps on having more and more pieces to it. It's very personal, this album. It's like me getting rid of my demons and putting the pain in the music. It's cathartic, and it's about cleansing yourself and trying to have the courage to take that one step further."

Valo penned one song, "The Kiss of Dawn," for a close friend who committed suicide soon after the band wrapped the recording sessions for Dark Light.

"It's been a tough year," Valo said with a sigh. "I'm not complaining at all. But I've had really sh---y things happen to me in my life, so this is definitely the darkest album we've done, lyrically. It's also a celebration of life. It's about remembering the ones you loved with a smile rather than being all dark and brooding and having hair in your face and trying to be Robert Smith from the Cure."

Other numbers slated for the album's final track list include "Love in Cold Blood," "Passion's Killing Floor" and "Dead Lovers Lane." And while Valo wouldn't confirm rampant rumors that his band will travel with Linkin Park this summer as part of the revived Projekt Revolution Tour , he says the band will be touring the States around Venus Doom's July 10 release.

And what does Valo's old chum Bam think of the newest H.I.M. material? Well, he hasn't heard a note yet, but the singer did express a desire to work with Margera: He said he'll ask the "Jackass" star to direct the clip for the album's first single. But he hasn't approached Bam to discuss a collaboration just yet.

"We have to finish the damn thing first," Valo said, adding that the entire LP should be in the bag within the next few weeks.


This report is provided by MTV News

 

08th April 2007:

Album News (taken form www.h-i-m666.com):

VENUS DOOM // More info about next HIM Album

Ville Valo give some more info about new album to MTV.com and to
Metal Hammer (May07 issue):

Schleduded date will be July 10.
Tentatively titled "Venus Doom"
Completed tracks:
- Love in cold Blood
- The Kiss Of Dawn
- Dead Lover´s Lane
- Bleed Well
- Passion Killing Floor
Album must be ready on the next weeks.

 

06th April 2007:

Lets celebrate that Villes "Summer Wine" was able to hold its chart-positions in Germany (#3), Austria (#5) and Switzerland (#3)!

 

31st March 2007:

Yeah, another week on #3 for "Summer Wine".

HIM will be opening act for Metallicas concerts in Helsinki, Oslo & Stockholm this summer!

new link: www.da-basss-land.net.ms CHECK IT OUT!!!

 

23rd March 2007:

"Summer Wine" stays on #3!!

 

16th March 2007:

This week "Summer Wine" unfortunately loses one position and fell down to #3 in Germany.

 

8th March 2007:

On www.h-i-m666.com I found some great information about the upcoming remix-album "Uneasy Listening Vol.2"! They published a cover-artwork & the tracklist. The album's dates of release are going to be 20th April.2007 in Germany and 24/25.04.2007 in Finland & the rest of Europe.:

01. Buried Alive By Love [616 Version]*

02. Rendez-Vous With Anus [El Presidente Version]

03. Sigillum Diaboli

04. I Love You [Joffa Bond - We Miss Ya]*

05. The Beginning Of The End [Remix]

06. Again [Hollola Version]

07. Wicked Game [Live In Turku]*

08. Soul On Fire [Remix]

09. Beautiful [Hollola Tapes]*

10. This 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 Version]

* previously unreleased versions

http://www.h-i-m666.com/heartless666/query.htm?cd=uneasylistening2

 

3rd March 2007:

Ville & Natalia stay on #2 of german single-charts.

 

1st March 2007:

HIM are currently recording song for their new album which will be released in July. During an interview (unfortunatelly I don't know the source) Ville said that the fans who love "Dark Like" will hate the new album. 

 

23rd Feb. 2006

Ville's "Summer Wine"-Cover rose from #4 up to #2!!!

 

9th Feb. 2006

Ville Valo & Natalia Avelons duett-cover "Summer Wine" just entered german single charts at #3!!  congrats!!!

9th December 2006:

Ville Valo is going to release the song "Summer Wine" (Frank Sinatra-Cover) together with the german soap actress Natalia Avelon on 26th January 2007. The song will be the soundtrack of the movie "Das wilde Leben" (the wild life). Natalia Avelon is also the protagonist of the movie.

from affiliate: 

10th November 2006:

Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 entered German Album Charts at '37

03rd November 2006:

I met Kari Valo, father of Ville Valo in his shop. we had a nearly 20 minute lasting conversation about Ville, HIM and a lot of general topics. Kari is a really friendly and nice guy!!

Kiitos Kari, for taking time to talk to me. It meant very much to me!!! Kiitos!!

27th October 2006:

"Uneasy Listening Vol.1" is released now. don't miss this awesome CD!!!  the album will be release on 30th October in Spain, on 1st November in Suomi/Finland!

07th October 2006:

Linde's wife Manna is going to release her debut-album in 2007. There are rumours that there will also be kind of duet together with Ville Valo. To find out more about her pay a visit to her myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=105951047&MyToken=4465668d-721a-4261-a286-ec68063ddb04

04th October 2006:

HIM's latest album "Dark Light" was sold over 500000 times in the USA, so now they got GOLD for it. All in all, over 900000 copies of "Dark Light" have been sold worldwide.

Congratulations!!!

03rd October 2006:

Referring to www.iltalehti.fi, Ville Valo will sing to songs on the melancholic finnish album "Synkkien Laulujen Maa". One song is from Tapio Rautavaara, the second song is a duet together with Kari Tapio, which is called "Täälä Pohjan Tähden Alla". The album will be released at the end of November.

01st October 2006:

A new kind of best-of compilation from HIM will be released on 27th October in Germany and 1st Nov. in Finland. The CD will be called "Uneasy Listening Vol.1" . Vol. 2 will follow next spring.  HIM at

Tracklist of Uneasy Listening Vol.1:

30.09.2006:

All Tour dates of the upcoming US-Tour are cancelled. In the following newsletter you'll read about the reasons.

HIM have announced the cancellation of their fall tour. The band will not be playing scheduled U.S. shows in favor of entering the recording studio (see canceled dates below).

HIM hope fans will not be let down, but rather will look forward to seeing them back on the road with new songs to share. The band have been steadily writing material for their forthcoming album and are eager to start preliminary rehearsal of very early tracks. HIM have not been able to test any new material due to their busy touring and promotion schedule. This fall will be the first opportunity for the band members to talk and work out new HIM material for a 2007 release!

Singer Ville Valo explains the band's decision: "Our dearest fellowship of the Heartagram, you haven't seen the last of us yet. We just want to keep it fresh for you and stump you with new material. I didn't feel that I could do that without rehearsing some of this stuff that's stuck in my heart. We're happy to have new fans come aboard the ship, but I feel we've got to keep it exciting and new. We've started writing and I can't wait for you guys to hear what we're working on."

The band have spent the last year touring non-stop behind Dark Light. Most recently completing a successful spring U.S. headlining tour with stops at Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Call With Carson Daly along the way.

To ticket holders: please contact or visit the point of purchase for information on ticket refunds.

Cancelled HIM tour dates:

WED 10/18 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
THU 10/19 NY, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
FRI 10/20 NY, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
SAT 10/21 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
MON 10/23 Rochester, NY ESL Sportcenter
TUE 10/24 Toronto, ONT Ricoh Coliseum
WED 10/25 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
THU 10/26 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
SUN 10/29 San Jose, CA Event Center at San Jose University
MON 10/30 San Diego, CA SDSU
TUE 10/31 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre

29.09.2006:

release of Negative's new album "Anorectic"

16.05.2006:

New live date: HIM at Lowlands-Festival 18-20 August 2006, Netherlands

15.05.2006:

HIM will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) on 7th June.

08.05.2006

HIM will perform at these festivals:

Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2006 (USA), Live 105 BFD (USA), Loveplanet (Czech Republic)

02.05.2006:

Beginning of HIM's US-Tour (Fort Lauderdale)

29.04.2006:

New "Killing Loneliness"-Video is online now. You can watch it here or on www.youtube.com

24.04.2006: 

"Killing Loneliness" release-date UK.

26.03.2006

US-Billboard Charts: DARK LIGHT out of  Top 100 :(

23.03.2006

HIM reached #33 at "Die Ultimative Chart Show - Die erfolgreichsten Rock Stars aller Zeiten". The result is based on the album charts (time spent in the TOP 10, in consideration of the position)

19.03.2006

Ville recorded vocals for the new Cradle of Filth album

17.03.2006

HIM's current album DARK LIGHT rose from #77 to #72 in the US-Billboard Charts.

15.03.2006 

TV appearance at "Die Ultimative Chart Show - Die erfoglreichsten Rock Stars aller Zeiten" on German TV station RTL on 23rd March 2006 at 20:15.

10.03.2006 

HIM will perform on the Exit Festival (6th-9th July 2006) at Serbia/Servia

source: www.h-i-m666.com

05.03.2006

HIM won 2 Emma Gaala awards in the categories "Best Album" and "Best Single":

Best Album: Dark Light

Best Single: Wings Of A Butterfly

04.03.2006 

HIM will soon shoot a new video for their song "Killing Loneliness" with the director Nathan Cox, including an appearance by noted tattoo artist Kat Von D

source: www.videostatic.com

Digital Versatile Doom Live From The Orpheum Theater
XXXVII A.S. Featuring HIM live from The Orpheum Theater in Los
Angeles, performing tracks from Venus Doom, Dark Light and more. Go
on stage and behind the scenes with Ville and the band as they give
one of their most heartfelt shows to date. Also featured on the
DVD, watch the journey of HIM's biggest fans as they go to Seattle
to meet the band, see the heartagram photo gallery and watch as
Ville recounts the journey that was Venus Doom. Digital Versatile
Doom also features a second disc, with the full live performance
from The Orpheum Theater and the CD/DVD package contains a 16 page booklet or original art and images.

IN STORES APRIL 1, 2008.
Original Price 26.98. Pre-Order Price 24.98.

limited edition: In addition to the CD/DVD fans will receive a limited edition 6" X 4" numbered flipbook. The imagery is from HIM's live performance of "Sleep Walking Past Hope" at the Orpheum Theater.

IN STORES APRIL 1, 2008.
 Price 34.98.

souce: www.heartagram.com