His Infernal Majesty
HIM is a "love-metal" rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, and bassist Mikko Paananen. They have released six full length albums to date. The band was originally called His Infernal Majesty, but they soon changed this to simply HIM. As of 2006, they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the United States.
The EP, '666 Ways to Love: Prologue' (1996) was their EP released only in Finland and only 1,000 were produced making it worth up to $700 and has been sold on ebay for more. HIM's first full length album 'Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666' (1997) gained European fame due to the success of the cover of Wicked Game the album also featured a popular cover of Don't Fear the Reaper.
HIM's second release, 'Razorblade Romance' (2000) was a success in Europe as well as in America due to the singles "Gone With the Sin" and "Join Me" as well as the inclusion of the "Wicked Game" cover. (read more)
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We're standing still in time
The blood on our hands is the wine
We offer as sacrifice
Come on, and show them your love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul, my love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul
Wings Of A Butterfly Lyrics
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- HIM's official website
- The official website for the Finnish rock band HIM.
- HIM at Wikipedia
- Encyclopedia article including the history of the band, brief biographies of members and a discography.
- HIM's official MySpace
- MySpace music profile for HIM with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more.
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Blog Posts
- Greetings from Vacation-ville! [Canberra Photography] » Pobke ...
- I promised him I'd put up some pictures from our awesome fantastic magical trip to Adelaide so he can show off his beautiful sunny Christmas photos to his cold, winter-struck friends in Seattle. :) We seriously had such a wonderful time ...
- Happy New Year With HIM - Interviews - Rock Sound TV
- HIM frontman Ville Valo spares a festive thought for Rock Sound TV. Twin Atlantic - You're Turning Into John Wayne. Acoustic performance footage of Twin Atlantic playing 'You're Turning Into John Wayne' for Rock Sound TV. ...
- Metal Hammer » Blog Archive » HIM's Ville Valo Speaks About ...
- We sat down for a natter with HIM frontman Ville Valo and after already revealing that the album is their most sexual album to date, we took the time to discuss his lyrical approach to the band's new album. ...
- ohnotheydidnt: Ville Valo Talks About Helldone Contest
- The odd thing about Ville is that when you see him in pictures youre like "yeah, he's cute, I'd probably do him" but when you see him in person.... holy fuck. He honestly isn't very photogenic because in person, he is absolutely ...
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- HIMsphere HIMsphere Sep 3, 2009 @ 10:28 am
- One note from a HIM song and my troubles vanish. What other band can do that?
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- HIMsphere HIMsphere Sep 3, 2009 @ 10:27 am
- One note from a HIM song and my troubles vanish. What other band can do that?
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- HIMsphere HIMsphere Sep 3, 2009 @ 10:27 am
- One note from a HIM song and my troubles vanish. What other band can do that?
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- Wicky Wicky Jan 21, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
- I love HIM, they are my fave band... :**
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- Matavia Matavia Sep 4, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
- I am probably the only black HIM fan but I don't care I love HIM and i've started collecting everything HIM
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