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+08/11/06+ : THE LAND OF DARK SONGS
Ville Valo has appeared on a new album called "Synkkien Laulujen Maa" (The Land Of Dark Songs). To hear some of the songs & to find out more visit HERE
+09/26/06+ : HIM CANCELS TOUR DATES TO RECORD NEW ALBUM
Finnish rock quintet HIM-Ville Valo, Mige, Linde, Burton, and Gas-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
+06.08.06+
New Him book Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Plexus Publishing (November 28, 2006)
+25.06.06+
THE NEW HEARTAGRAM?
Dear Darlings-
The opportunity of a lifetime is upon you. The time has arrived for a new light to be brought to the Heartagram.
Official Rules and Guidelines at www.heartagramteam.com
+17.06.06+
Pix added from Hulstfred Festival HERE
+10.06.06+
Pix added from the Jimmy Kimmel Show HERE Credit to valo_daily.
+29.05.06 PICS FROM HFSTIVAL+
View HERE
Credit hfstival.com
+PIX FROM SIRIUS Satellite Radio +
+18.05.06+
HIM will be on Carson Daly , Friday 9th June aswell as Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday 7th June!
+16.05.06 HOSTILE TAKEOVER+
Ville Valo will be hosting this Friday’s (MAY 19th) Hostile Takeover, on Faction 28, SIRIUS Satellite Radio. He will be on for one hour, playing the music he wants to play, talking about what he wants to talk about. I don’t believe they take calls, but it will be something new for all of you to catch.
As always, if you don’t have SIRIUS, head over to www.sirius.com click LISTEN, and enter your email. You will get a 3-day trial to most of the music channels, so be sure not to do so before Wednesday the 17th. The takeover airs at 7PM EST, on station 28. Be sure to check it out!
Credit FOH.com
+15.05.06 VILLE PICS FROM WEENIE ROAST+
+13.05.06 INTERVIEW+
Interview with Mige & Ville from Eurobands.us
Credit Eurobands.us
+11.05.06 ARTISTS OF THE MONTH @ HOB.com+
Congrats HIM
Credit HOB.com
+09.05.06 HIM ON ROCKLINE - US FANS!+
HIM will be guests on “Rockline” airing Monday, May 8th. The live show starts at 8:30 p.m. PT / 10:30 p.m. CST, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out HERE
Credit FOH.com
HIM frontman Ville Valo guests on one track scheduled for the new Cradle Of Filth album. The song in question is called ‘The Byronic Man’. The as yet untitled record is being produced by Rob Caggiano.
+13.03.06 VILLE ON ROCK RADIO+
Listen HERE
+12.03.06 VILLE'S NEW TATTOO+
+06.03.06 NEW KILLING LONELINESS VIDEO+
HIM will film a new version in video for the song Killing Loneliness, director will be Nathan Cox from Merge @ Crossroads.
HIM will be joined in this video by noted Heartagram tattoo artist Kat Von D whose work has been featured on the TV show Miami Ink.
For all of you thinking "Why would they film another KL video?" Ville mentioned that the original KL video had a "poor American response" so that's why they're redoing it .
+09.01.06 LINDE FRACTURE'S WRIST+
Dear All,
All other dates in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand will go ahead as planned.
+23.01.06 Killing Loneliness Single out NOW +
+15.12.05 TICKETS ON SALE TODAY+
Brisbane 18+
Sydney
Melb 18+
H.I.M CONFIRM AUSTRALIAN TOUR
For 10 years, H.I.M have delivered their brand of sweet darkness to millions of loyal fans across the world and for the entirety of that time there have been petitions, rumours and whispers of an Antipodean tour.
Heralding from Europefs dark north, the pagan lands that spawned brutal black metal, H.I.M represent the reverse side of the same coin. The imagery may still be dark and at times depressing, but the message is delivered with embracing vocals, gargantuan slabs of melody and haunting delicate arrangements subtly weaved through the waves of crunching guitar riffs.
With their brand new offering, Dark Light, Ville Valo and his Heartagram companions further the bandfs evolution by leaps and bounds creating a shadowy, romantic journey jam-packed with tunes, tones and textures even darker and more beautiful than ever before. H.I.M have created their most complete and compelling album to date.
With an undeniably massive underground following in Australia, HIM fans have been screaming out in chorus for this tour for almost 10 yearsc
+29.11.05+
VAMPIRE HEART SINGLE OUT NOW
+OCTOBER 2005+
VIVA LA BANDS
+28.09.05 MESSAGE FROM VILLE+
Hello my darlings, The hour is here - our album Dark Light is in stores today. The months leading up to the day have been wonderful and we appreciate your love and support. See you soon, my lovelys. - Ville
+26.09.05 DARK LIGHT OUT NOW+
+SEPTEMBER 2005+
gWings OF A Butterflyh DVD Single
gYou can get the new gWings Of A Butterflyh DVD single that has the full video of the song and the making of the video too.Get your copy at Hot Topic.com
Ville Valo & Kari Tapio
In the studio
Language: English ISBN: 0859653927
Go HERE to check it out.....
Since you, the fans, make up The Heartagram accross the world and keep the light eternal, HIM is looking for you to design the next evolution of The Heartagram to be exposed to the world.
We would like you to draw upon inspiration mainly from Dark Light.
Listen to the CD again, read through the lyrics, and be inspired.
Ville told the Austrian TV Channel goTV that a new video for Killing Loneliness is being shot in LA this week. That video is only for the american market and supposed to be more "goth" then the old one, which, according to them, was more like Nickleback / Hoobastank.
This year, Vampire Heart, Under the Rose and Dark Light (on christmas) will be released as singles
WED 22 MARCH
THE TIVOLI
ticketek 132 849
Rockinghorse Records Skinny's Music
THURS 23 MARCH
THE BIGTOP
LUNA PARK
Lic All Ages
ticketmaster 136 100 www.bigtopsydney.com
& 02 9033 7600
SUNDAY 26 MARCH
THE PALACE
ticketek 132 849
The Palace www.palace.com.au
& Missing Link
Available on 7inc SILVER SPARKLING VINYL.This very limited edition collectors vinyl is ETCHED ON B-SIDE WITH THE HEARTAGRAM.
Also includes an exclusive HIM sticker.
Buy online at the HIMonline store
