DECEMBER 2006

27.12.2006, UPDATE

  • Added 11 new walls 1024x768 pixels by Lady_Crow, accessible by here.

07.12.2006, NEWS

  • FINNISH INDEPENDENCE DAY GALA: Ville was invited at this gala where he came without his fiancée Jonna Nygren. By here you can see a video and in GALLERIES/MISCELLANEOUS you can see some pix taken during this event... thanks to LoveMetalQueen from HIMclub.com :)

04.12.2006, NEWS

  • VILLE VALO & NATALIA AVELON: Ville has recorded a song, called "Summer Wine" (it's a cover), with german soap opera star Natalia Avelon for the movie "8 Miles High", which tells the story of a groupie called Uschi Obermaier in the 60s/70s. It'll come out on January 27th, 2007 (I don't know if internationally though)... click here to see the cover... thanks to Lacrima from HIMclub.com :)
NOVEMBER 2006

23.11.2006, NEWS

  • HIM FIRST WEEK SALES: The following is US sales debuts for the week ending November 19th, 2006. HIM - "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1": 7.000 (#162)... thanks to Robert666 :)

20.11.2006, NEWS

  • UNEASY LISTENING VOL. 1 ALTERNATE COVER (H-I-M666 Club): Due to some problems with the artwork owner, next reprints of "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1" will change. That image is showing on some legal download sites of the album like itunes. Click here to see it bigger.
  • NEW SINGLES RELEASE (H-I-M666 Club): SonyBmg Finland will release this week a new double single taken from "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1". Will be "In Joy And Sorrow - Pretending"
    01. In Joy And Sorrow (String Version)
    02. Pretending (Acoustic Version)
    Will be released as single on slim jewell case and 7" Vinyl. You can see the cover pic here.

14.11.2006, UPDATES

  • Added a new interview translated into english by Cristina, accesible by here.
  • Added three new fanarts by Lolly, accesibles by here.
  • Added two new walls 800x600 pixels by Silvy, accesibles by here.

12.11.2006, NEWS & UPDATE

  • THE LAND OF DARK SONGS (H-I-M666 Club): Here you can listen sound samples of the album called "Synkkien Laulujen Maa" (The Land Of Dark Songs) where Ville Valo sings in a couple of songs and you can see also a couple of pics of him in the studio and with Kari Tapio.
  • Added a new article' scan by Sendibell, accesible by here.
OCTOBER 2006

27.10.2006, NEWS

  • SEE HIM IN FINLAND: Want to see HIM playing a tiny show in Finland without paying for anything? Course you do! To celebrate the release of their rarities album "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1" on October 30th featuring 15 hard-to-find tracks hand picked by Ville Vallo himself, you and a mate could be going on an all-expenses paid trip to see the moody overlords of love-metal play an intimate New Year show in Helsinki. What’s more, five runners-up will win the HIM Sony/Columbia back catalogue (that doesn’t include Dark Light). Click here for your chance to win.

25.10.2006, NEWS

  • UNEASY LISTENING VOL. 1: By this link you can listes a track samples... thanks to Sendibell :)

18.10.2006, NEWS

  • UNEASY LISTENING VOL. 1 (H-I-M666 Club): SonyBmg will release "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1" on Spain next October 31. The album will have the same tracklisting on Spain, Finland and Germany. Confirmed dates are: 27/10/2006 on Germany, 31/10/2006 on Spain, 01/11/2006 on Finland, 14/11/2006 on USA by Republic/Universal label.

05.10.2006, NEWS

  • VILLE SING TWO SONGS (H-I-M666 Club): At the end of November will be released a new album with melancholic finnish songs called "Synkkien Laulujen Maa", some top finnish artist will sing on that album including Ville Valo that will sing on two songs: one song from Tapio Rautavaara and "Täällä Pohjan Tähden Alla" duet with Kari Tapio.
  • SONGS BY LINDE: New finnish singer called Manna is going to release his first album around spring 2007, according with the info in her myspace site some of the songs are by Mikko Lindström (Linde by HIM). And this is not all, according with recording studio, there was already made a "Production And Mix Of A Duet With Ville Valo From HIM And New Finnish Artist Manna". You can listen a couple of songs from her in her myspace site.
SEPTEMBER 2006

29.09.2006, NEWS

  • HELLDONE FESTIVAL: Helldone Festival is SOLD OUT!!!
  • DARK LIGHT: Has sold gold in the US with 500.000 copies.

27.09.2006, NEWS

  • HIM CANCELS TOUR DATES: 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. 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.

25.09.2006, NEWS

  • HELLDONE FESTIVAL 2006 December 29th-31st at Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki, Finland: The lineup of Helldone 2006 includes - apart from HIM - Cathedral (UK), Anathema (UK) and Katatonia (SWE), plus the homegrown talent of Amorphis, 45 Degree Woman, Blake, Diablo and Sara. HIM will traditionally start their set at midnight on New Year's Eve, preceded as always by an illuminating New Year's speech held by Tavastia's legendary manager Juhani Merimaa. Tickets will be available on Thursday September 28th from www.tiketti.fi. As the tickets are always voraciously coveted, a limit has been set to one (1) per purchaser. Three day festival pass 100 €. The ticket, with purchaser's name on it, will be exchanged for a laminate (incorporating the purchaser's photograph) and a wrist band at Tavastia's door on the first evening. A valid identity card/passport is required to verify that the ticket holder is the same as the original purchaser. Single night tickets 40 €. The ticket holder's identity will be checked at Tavastia's door. Entrance is garanted only to the original ticket purchaser, whose name is marked on the ticket. TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY SEP 28TH AT 10 AM FINNISH TIME Tiketti tel. +358-(0)600-1-1616 (0,66 €/min + local telephone charge) and www.tiketti.fi. At the time of purchase the purchaser's name will be marked on the ticket. The name cannot be altered later. Instructions regarding the photographs for the laminates will be emailed to festival pass purchasers in the course of October. Age limit 18 years. No exceptions.

17.09.2006, NEWS

  • TWO BEST OF: According Virus! Magazine, HIM will release two more "best of" compilations... "Uneasy Listening Vol. 666 - Unplugged/Acoustic" and "Uneasy Listening Vol. 666 - Ballads" due out on October 20th, right in time for their next North American tour.
    • "Uneasy Listening Vol. 666 - Ballads"
      • Join Me In Death 03:39
      • When Love And Death Embrace (AOR Radio Mix) 03:40
      • Gone With The Sin 04:22
      • Close To The Flame 03:46
      • Love You Like I Do 05:14
      • One last time 05:10
      • Beautiful (Thulsa Doom Version) 04:33
      • In Joy And Sorrow (String Version) 05:02
      • The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix) 04:43
      • The Heartless (Club Remix) 03:58
      • Bury Me Deep Inside 04:16Fortress Of Tears 05:47
    • "Uneasy Listening Vol. 666 - Unplugged/Acoustic"
      • Pretending (Acoustic Version) 04:01
      • Heartache Every Moment (Acoustic Version) 03:34
      • In Joy And Sorrow (Acoustic Version) 04:02
      • The Funeral Of Hearts (Acoustic Version) 04:02
      • It's All Tears (Unplugged Radio Live) 03:48
      • Please Don't Let It Go (Acoustic Version) 04:39
      • The Sacrament (Acoustic Version) 03:06
      • Salt In Our Wounds (Acoustic Version) 03:57
      • For You (Acoustic) 04:08
      • Close To The Flame (Acoustic Version) 03:22
      • Gone With The Sin (O. D. Version) 04:58
      • Buried Alive By Love (Deliverance Version) 06:04
    • Also available will be a limited edition package, containing both "acoustic" and "ballads" CDs.
      • CD1:
        • Join Me In Death 03:39
        • When Love And Death Embrace (AOR Radio Mix) 03:40
        • Gone With The Sin 04:22
        • Close To The Flame 03:46
        • Love You Like I Do 05:14
        • One last time 05:10
        • Beautiful (Thulsa Doom Version) 04:33
        • In Joy And Sorrow (String Version) 05:02
        • The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix) 04:43
        • The Heartless (Club Remix) 03:58
        • Bury Me Deep Inside 04:16
        • Fortress Of Tears 05:47
      • CD2:
        • Pretending (Acoustic Version) 04:01
        • Heartache Every Moment (Acoustic Version) 03:34
        • In Joy And Sorrow (Acoustic Version) 04:02
        • The Funeral Of Hearts (Acoustic version) 04:02
        • It's All Tears (Unplugged Radio Live) 03:48
        • Please Don't Let It Go (Acoustic Version) 04:39
        • The Sacrament (Acoustic Version) 03:06
        • Salt In Our Wounds (Acoustic Version) 03:57
        • For You (Acoustic) 04:08
        • Close To The Flame (Acoustic Version) 03:22
        • Gone with the sin (O.D. Version) 04:58
        • Buried Alive By Love (Deliverance Version) 06:04

15.09.2006, NEWS

  • BYRONIC MAN (H-I-M666 Club): Here you can listen a sample of the song called "Byronic Man" from Cradle Of Filth featuring Ville Valo on vocals. Cradle Of Filth' album ("Thornography") will be out on October 16th.

11.09.2006, NEWS

  • TOUR USA: Added more gigs for the USA HIM Tour. Discover where, how and when in the TOUR section accessible by here.

01.09.2006, NEWS

  • TOUR USA: Added 3 new gigs for the USA HIM Tour. Discover where, how and when in the TOUR section accessible by here.
AUGUST 2006

31.08.2006, NEWS

  • NEW HIM BOOK: According Amazon.com, a new book about HIM, written by Barry Keating, will be released in November. Click here to see the cover :)
  • INTERVIEW with VILLE VALO: Click here to see and listen the interview... thanks to Sendibell :)

15.08.2006, NEWS

  • HEARTACLUB ON MYSPACE: By today, Heartaclub.com has his own space on Myspace.com... please join us by here :)

05.08.2006, NEWS

  • FALL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: According to MTV.com, Finnish goth rockers H.I.M. will be joining forces this fall with Northern Californian alt-metal group PAPA ROACH for an 11-date road trip that's set to launch October 18 in Lowell, Massachusetts, with dates scheduled through October 31 in Universal City, California. The bill for the North American No Sleep Till Halloween Tour will also feature English metallers the LOSTPROPHETS and Chicago rock collective KILL HANNAH... thanks to Robert666 :)

01.08.2006, NEWS

  • NEW YEAR'S EVE GIG: Tickets for HIM gig at Tavastia Klubi in Helsinki will be on sale at the end of September. Tiketti will trying to sell tickets also online for foreign countries... by Jo3P3rrY, live from Helsinki :)
JULY 2006

08.07.2006, NEWS

  • MEET & GREET: HIM, Amorphis and Silentium will meet their Romanian Fans. The persons participating at this meet&greet session will be selected based on contests (the contest is started yet and will be close July 10th)' The number of people invited for meeting one of the three bands is as following:
    HIM - 7 people;
    Amorphis - 13 people;
    Silentium - 20 people
    The meeting will take place July 15th. Session last 20 minutes... by Sefi, live from Bucharest :)
JUNE 2006

18.06.2006, NEWS

  • By today, June 18th 2006, there will not be many updates and news in this site... but you must not despair, you can follow all the NEWS by our FORUM... instead, Heartaclub.com will be back with wonderful and exclusive stuff from 30th August :)

16.06.2006, NEWS

  • ARTMANIA FESTIVAL & DVD: The concert that will be at Piata Mare in Sibiu on July 15 is awaited! HIM will film the whole show for a DVD wich will contain both live scenes and scenes from the medieval city in the heart of Transilvania. For this, the Warner Music prepared a 40 member equip! In an exclusive interview for the rumanian fans, Ville Vallo said that HIM are going to offer to the public a unique show, with a special stage designing, projections and fireworks to enphatize the beauty of the place wich is very suitable for the band's image!... by Sefi, translated in english by Morrigan :)
  • NEW GAME OF CHESS: The band, who will be for the first time in Rumania at the Artmania Festival in Sibiu on July 15, had only a request to make wich estranged the fest organizers, who were expecting some strange proposal. The band asked to play chess against the Rumanian chess player champion for all the duration of the festival, until they'll get on stage. Readers are reminded that during the 2003 German tour, the band organized a chess game called "Love Metal Chess Festival" with a Manheim club! After a long research and many hours of auditions, the organizers found the right person, and even if our guys will surely loose the game, they won't get angry indeed they will offer their public an amazing show, with special effects, projections and fireworks!... by Sefi, translated in english by Morrigan :)

05.06.2006, NEWS

  • HIM NEXT ALBUM: After two-and-a-half weeks of touring and two summer festival shows, Finnish goth metallers will record demos for their upcoming album in September, HIM frontman Ville Valo told the free Texas weekly publication What's Up for its May 31-June 6 issue. After that, they'll show the new songs to their label and to Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE), who produced "Dark Light", their latest CD. If all goes well, Valo says, they could be in the studio by January and putting out a new album - their sixth - by September 2007. «I've got a lot of one-liners in lyrics and musical ideas for maybe 12 songs», Valo told What's Up. «But from those 12 maybe six will end up on the album. What we're doing with the band now is trying to figure out the sound and direction with the next one. We don't want to do the same old, same old again. It's probably going to be a bit more aggressive, a bit punkier, faster so to speak»... thanks to Robert666 :)
  • HIM LIVE AT SASQUATCH FESTIVAL (H-I-M666 Club): You can see the videos of "Wings Of A Butterfly" and "Killing Loneliness" from this link.
MAY 2006
30.05.2006, NEWS

  • PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL: HIM have been confirmed for this year's Pukkelpop Festival, set to take place August 17th - August 19th in Belgium. HIM will play on Saturday the 18th of August... thanks to Lenny Willems :)

26.05.2006, NEWS

  • HIM TO BEGIN WORK ON NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER: HIM frontman Ville Valo tells Kerrang! that the Finnish rockers will begin work on their follow-up to "Dark Light" in the summer. «We're going to take some time off in July», explains Valo. «Then we'll work on a few demos. I've got ideas for melodies and riffs, but we'll decide together if they're good enough or if they're shit!»... thanks to Robert666 :)

20.05.2006, NEWS

  • SEE HIM LIVE IN THE STUDIO ON CARSON DALY: Want to see HIM live on Last Call With Carson Daly on Friday, June 9th? They'll be performing on the show and you can be in the audience. Just go to 1iota.com, then click on the 1iota TV Shows button. Then click the Last Call with Carson Daly logo, and choose the HIM event link to request tickets.
    Note:
    - YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD
    - YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE ON Friday, June 9th. FROM 5:30PM - 8:00PM
    - YOU MUST HAVE A VALID PHOTO ID
    - PLEASE DO NOT WEAR WHITE, LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE OR LOGOS, AS THEY DON'T COME ACROSS WELL ON CAMERA
    - PLEASE DO NOT BRING LARGE HANDBAGS OR KNAPSACKS
    - NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES
  • HIM TO APPEAR ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: HIM will be performing on Jimmy Kimmell Live (ABC) Wednesday, June 7. Stay tuned (to heartagram.com) for information on how to become a member of the live studio audience.
  • INTERVIEW: Click here to see a short interview made to Ville by MTV.com Overdrive... thanks to Sendibell :)

19.05.2006, NEWS & UNOFFICIAL FANZINE & HIM MAG

  • FIREBALL MINISTRY TO SUPPORT HIM: Los Angeles hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY will support HIM at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California, on June 11. This will be HIM's final USA performance of the summer, and the groups' first West Coast show together (They performed five concerts along the East Coast late last year as part of Bam Margera's inaugural "Viva La Bands" tour). «We had a really good time with HIM last fall on the Bam tour», says FIREBALL MINISTRY vocalist/guitarist James A. Rota. «It'll be fun to do a hometown show with 'em»... thanks to Robert666 :)
  • UNOFFICIAL FANZINE: Click here to know the website of The 9th Circle - the totally unofficial fanzine dedicated to the Finnish love metel band HIM. This is a site for dedicated HIM fans with a genuine love for the band. If this applies to you then read on...
  • HIM MAG: "Hi, you said you wanted it to free download from your page. Say only that I'm existing and you can get an issue every 3 months, it is free and stays free. You have to contact him4mag@yahoo.co.uk to get the other issues. Thanks for your help!! Christiane"... click here to download issue#2.
APRIL 2006
28.04.2006, NEWS


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  • "KILLING LONELINESS" VIDEO PREMIERE: HIM just shot the video for their next single "Killing Loneliness," which will premiere on MTV2 on May 1st. It airs at 6, 7, 9, 11am EST and 2, 6, 7, 10pm EST. It will also have its online premiere at MTV.com! Check out the pics below from the video shoot!
    1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
21.04.2006, NEWS

  • ROSKILDE FESTIVAL: HIM have been confirmed for this year's Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 29 - July 2 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are GUNS N' ROSES, TOOL, DEFTONES, OPETH, TRIVIUM, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, HATESPHERE, BURST and VOLBEAT, among others. More acts will be announced soon... thanks to Robert666 :)
  • HMV SIGNING: HIM will be meeting fans and signing copies of their new single "Killing Loneliness" at HMV Newcastle, 56 Northumberland Street - Monday 24 April at 4.00pm. Entrance to the signing will be via wristband only. There will be a strictly limited number of spaces available to meet HIM due to the space and time available. Wristbands will be available only from the HMV. So, remember, Northumberland Street , Newcastle store from 8.00am on Monday 24 April onwards. One pair per customer maximum, in person only, while stocks last, subject to availability, at participating store only.
13.04.2006, NEWS

  • Finnish goth metallers HIM will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, May 8. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, 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 www.rocklineradio.com... thanks to Robert666 :)
MARCH 2006

19.03.2006, NEWS

  • HIM IN ROMANIA: HIM, AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM and CARMEN GRAY have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as visual art exhibitions, film screenings, classic music performances, lectures and workshops. Two of the most representative personalities of the Finnish art milieu, Jan Kaila and Elina Brotherus, will display their worldwide acclaimed works in Sibiu during the three-day festival. The photography and video art exhibitions will be hosted by the Brukenthal Museum, located in the Big Square of the Town, a landmark of Transilvania's cultural heritage. Classic music concerts, piano competitions and recitals will be performed by young artists at the Thalia Hall, an exquisite site built on the ancient walls surrounding the medieval city. Last December, Tarja Turunen, the ex-NIGHTWISH singer, performed a sold-out Christmas concert there. For more information, visit www.artmaniafestival.ro... thanks to Robert666 :)
  • CRADLE OF FILTH: CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth has posted a lengthy studio update on the band's official web site. Dani says: «Ville Valo of HIM has contributed vocals to "The Byronic Man"»... thanks to Robert666 :)

18.03.2006, NEWS

  • VIDEO INTERVIEW (H-I-M666 Club): TV channel Fuse have made an interview to Ville and Migé, about his fans, video, the album, and more... You can see the videos here.
  • ANOTHER VIDEO INTERVIEW (H-I-M666 Club): German website dasding.de have put online a video interview with HIM and The Rasmus. You can see it from here.
  • HIM WILL RETURN IN SPAIN (H-I-M666 Club): HIM will return in June at the Santander Summer Festival that will take place on the Rostrío's beacth next 22, 23 and 24 of June. Other confirmed bands: Primal Scream, Black Eyed Peas, Stereo MC's, Cycle, Sexy Sadie, Nosoträsh, Lori Meyers.

14.03.2006, NEWS

  • HIM TO TOUR US: MTV.com is reporting that Finnish goth metallers HIM will be back on North American soil this spring for a 22-date road trip that's scheduled to launch May 2 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and conclude in Las Vegas on June 8. The run includes two previously announced appearances: one at the Bamboozle Festival - with FALL OUT BOY, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, AFI, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THURSDAY and others - in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 7, and one at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington, which is set for May 26. NINE INCH NAILS, BECK, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are also on the bill. Support on the trek will come from AIDEN... thanks to Robert666 :)
  • KILLING LONELINESS: HIM are scheduled to film a new video this month for their song "Killing Loneliness" after the video's original version had met with a "poor American response," according to the group's frontman, Ville Valo. HIM will be joined in the new clip - which is being directed by Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, KORN, LINKIN PARK, STAIND, DISTURBED) - by tattoo artist Kat Von D; she is one of the featured artists on the Discovery Channel's "Miami Ink" series and has made a name for herself as the go-to gal for HIM fans who'd like to mark their bodies with the band's logo, the heartagram. "Killing Loneliness" comes off HIM's latest album, "Dark Light", which has sold 331,000 copies in the United States since its late September release... thanks to Robert666 :)

10.03.2006, NEWS

  • HIM WILL PLAY AT SERBIA (H-I-M666 Club): According with EXIT FESTIVAL website HIM will be on that festival. This festival will take place between 6 and 9 of July at Serbia.

07.03.2006, NEWS

  • HIM at TRL (ITALY): By this link you can see some pictures taken during MTV TRL in Italy with Ville guest... thanks to Alberto :)
  • HIM WON TWO EMMA-GAALA AWARDS (H-I-M666 Club): Best Rock Album, "Dark Light", and Best Single, "Wings Of A Butterfly". The band was busy due to the european tour so Asko Kallonen and Niko Nordström from HMC pick uk the awards.
  • JAPANESE HIM RELEASES (H-I-M666 Club): Warner Japan will release March 08th "Killing Loneliness" as first single on Japan that will include the songs: Killing Loneliness, Under The Rose (live version), Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly (live version), Play Dead (live version), Vampire Heart (live version), The Cage, Killing Loneliness (video). March 08th will be also the date of release at Japan of Love Metal Archives DVD by BMG Japan, this dvd will have region code 2 and NTCS.
FEBRUARY 2006

25.02.2006, NEWS

  • HULTSFRED FESTIVAL: HIM is among the latest confirmed bands for the Hultsfred Festival, set to take place June 15-17 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Other bands scheduled to appear include KORN, DEFTONES, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK and BURST. For more information, visit www.rockparty.se.
  • SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL: HIM, NINE INCH NAILS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are among the confirmed bands for the fifth Sasquatch! Festival, set to be held May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Also scheduled to appear are BECK, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, THE FLAMING LIPS, THE SHINS, BEN HARPER, ARCTIC MONKEYS and MATISYAHU, among others, according to Billboard.com. Sasquatch! tickets go on sale March 4 via Ticketmaster.

10.02.2006, NEWS

  • This monday night Ville was sent to jail over the night since he'd been berzerking around in the house he lives in, he threw a flower-pot at his neigbours door and he fought his neighbour, he was sent to jail by the police who put handcuffs on him. This was written in finnish newspaper Iltalehti... thanks to Max François :)
  • HIM will play at Provinssirock in Finland 17th of June... thanks to Max François :)
  • HIM will be the special guest during their visit on March 06th in Milan at TRL. The show takes place in Piazza Duomo (Milano) at 2.00 pm.
JANUARY 2006

28.01.2006, NEWS

  • TYPE 0 NEGATIVE COVER (HIMforFans.de): By clicking here you can listen to the cover of Type 0 Negative's "Black No. 1".
  • THE BAMBOOZLE (HIMforFans.de): HIM will rock on May 7th, 2006 the Bamboozle. For more information click here.
  • ORKUS (HIMforFans.de): In the current issue of the German magazine Orkus you can find a summary of the "biggest Stars" 2005. The guys of HIM got some good votes:
    The most impressing personality of the Year: 08. Ville Valo
    The most impressing live expirience: 08. HIM
    Best CD: 04. HIM - Dark Light
    The best cover of Orkus: 04. HIM (September issue)
    Best Film / DVD of the year: 10. HIM - Love Metal Archives Vol. 1
    Best Song: 03. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
    Best videoclip: 02. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
    Best album coverartwork: 08. HIM - Dark Light
    Best keyboarder: 02. Burton
    Best drummer: 02. Gas
    Best bassplayer: 02. Migé
    Best guitarplayer: 01. Linde & 08. Lily Lazer
    Best singer: 01. Ville Valo

21.01.2006, NEWS

  • EMMA-GAALA 2006 AWARDS (H-I-M666 Club): HIM have been nominated on five categories at the Finland Awards "Emma-Gaala 2006":
    Best Album 2005: Dark Light
    Best Band: HIM
    Best Rock Album: Dark Light
    Best Finnish Band: HIM
    Best DVD: Love Metal Archives Vol. 1
    Best Song: Wings Of A Butterfly
    Awards date will be March 04, 2006. More info here.

17.01.2006, NEWS

  • KILLING LONELINESS (HIMforFans.de): The release date for the upcoming single "Killing Loneliness" is postponed for the UK. The single will be released now on April, 24th.
  • HULTSFRED FESTIVAL (HIMforFans.de): When you want to rock with HIM on the Hultsfred festival 2006 in Sweden, you can vote for them and two other bands by clicking here. If you have choosen your three bands you want to see there, click on "Rösta" on the bottom of the page to submit your vote.

08.01.2006, NEWS

  • UK TOUR RESCHEDULED (HIMonline.tv): Due to an injury on a slippery street after the show on the New Years Eve at Tavastia, Helsinki, HIM's guitarist "Linde" suffered a fractured wristbone on his left hand. He has to keep a cast until the end of January. The UK and Ireland tour, January 16th- 26th, had to be rescheduled to April. See the new dates in TOUR section. All other dates in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand will go ahead as planned. Please note that the January tickets will be good for the April shows.
  • GET DARK LIGHT ON VINYL: HIM's "Dark Light" album will be available on a special pressing of double-vinyl starting January 24th, but you can pre-order your copy right now. Hurry - there is a VERY limited amount that will be available, so get it now before they run out. Click here to pre-order your copy.

05.01.2006, NEWS

  • SETLIST at THE NEW YEAR EVE GIG (H-I-M666 Club): Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly, Right Here In My Arms, Soul On Fire, Wicked Game, Under The Rose, Join Me In Death, It's All Tears (Drown In This Love), Killing Loneliness, Buried Alive By Love, Razorblade Kiss, Play Dead, Your Sweet 666, Vampire Heart, The Sacrament, The Funeral Of Hearts, Poison Heart (Ramones cover), Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath cover). Ville sang in the middle of The Sacrament part of "Rakkaudesta" by Sielun Veljet. From here you can see some videos of the gig.