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HIM, an alternative-rock band from Finland, was formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, along with Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström and Mikko Heinrik Julius "Migé Amour" Paananen. Their musical style is often referred to as Love Metal by Ville Valo and the fans.
The band started as a Black Sabbath cover band, and the name HIM originally stood for His Infernal Majesty; Ville Valo denies any Satanic intent. After many lineup changes, the band now consists of Valo, Linde, Migé, their 3rd Keyboardist Janne Johannes "Burton" Purttinen, and their 2nd drummer Mika Kirstian "Gas" Karppinen. The band is also widely recognizable by their heartagram design. It consists of a heart and a pentagram, which symbolizes the contrast between life and death or love and hate or even love and death together. Ville has also said that "the heartagram stands for HIM as a band, as an entity, and for 'love metal' in general." Despite a common misconception perpetuated by their sign, HIM is not a satanic band. Valo claims the band is a "love metal band."
HIM is currently touring with Aiden on their 2006 tour.
Discography
Studio releases
- Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 - (1998)
- Razorblade Romance - (1999)
- Razorblade Romance (US Re-Release) - (2000)
- Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights - (2001) #190 US
- Love Metal - (2003) #117 US
- Dark Light - (2005) #18 US
EPs
- Witches And Other Night Fears - (1992)
- This Is Only The Beginning - (1995)
- 666 Ways To Love: Prologue - (1996)
Live And other releases
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock | UK Singles Chart | German Mediacontrol Charts | ||||
| 1996 | "Wicked Game dick" | - | - | - | Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 | |
| 1997 | "When Love and Death Embrace" | - | - | - | Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 | |
| 1998 | "Your Sweet Six Six Six" | - | - | - | Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 | |
| 1999 | "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" | - | - | - | Greatest Lovesongs, Vol. 666 | |
| 1999 | "Join Me in Death" | - | - | #1 | Razorblade Romance | |
| 2000 | "Right Here in My Arms" | - | - | #22 | Razorblade Romance | |
| 2000 | "Poison Girl" | - | - | #34 | Razorblade Romance | |
| 2000 | "Gone With the Sin" | - | - | #19 | Razorblade Romance | |
| 2001 | "Pretending" | - | - | #10 | Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights | |
| 2001 | "In Joy and Sorrow" | - | - | #17 | Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights | |
| 2002 | "Heartache Every Moment" | - | - | #20 | Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights | |
| 2002 | "Close to the Flame" | - | - | - | Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights | |
| 2003 | "The Funeral of Hearts" | - | #15 | #2 | Love Metal | |
| 2003 | "Buried Alive By Love" | - | #30 | #27 | Love Metal | |
| 2003 | "The Sacrament" | - | #23 | #22 | Love Metal | |
| 2004 | "Solitary Man" | - | #9 | #17 | And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004 | |
| 2004 | "And Love Said No" | - | - | - | And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004 | |
| 2005 | "Wings of a Butterfly" | #20 | #10 | #10 | Dark Light | |
| 2006 | "Killing Loneliness" | - | - | #32 | Dark Light | |
Members
- Ville Valo - vocals 1991-present
- Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström a.k.a. Lily Lazer or Daniel Lioneye - guitar 1991-present
- Mikko Paananen a.k.a. Migé Amour - bass guitar 1991-present
- Janni Purttinen a.k.a. Emerson Burton - keyboards 2001-present
- Mikka Karppinen a.k.a. Gas Lipstick - drums 1999 -present
Former members
- Antto Einari Melasniemi - keyboards (1994-1998)
- Jussi-Miko "Juska" Salminen alias Zoltan Pluto - keyboards (1998-2000)
- Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala - drums (1994-1999)
Official links
Unofficial links
- Circle of Fear.net
- The HIM Collection
- FuneralOfHearts.com
- HIMzone666 & HIMzone666.forum
- Heartagram.cz
- an ad-supported, home-made fanpage