H.I.M. (Finland)
Biography
After forming in Finland in 1995, H.I.M. (or His Infernal Majesty) set out on the path of goth forebears like Sisters of Mercy and the Mission UK. Vocalist and songwriter Ville Hermanni Valo was the band's founding member, alongside bassist Migé Amour, guitarist Lily Lazer, drummer Mikka Karppinen (aka Gas Lipstick), and keyboardist Zoltan Pluto. The 1996 EP 666 Ways to Love was the group's first recording, and it did quite well in Scandinavia. One year later, Greatest Love Songs, Vol. 666 solidified their cult status throughout the region; it featured a cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game." Razorblade Romance was released in 2000, and H.I.M. supported it with an extensive European tour. Pluto departed after Romance and was replaced by Emerson Burton. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights, the band's third album, arrived in 2002, followed by the Europe-only Love Metal in 2003. A series of compilations followed, including various versions of And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004 and two discs of rarities titled Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1 and Uneasy Listening, Vol. 2. In 2005, H.I.M.'s early albums were reissued in America through Universal; they also released Dark Light, their official domestic debut. After achieving statewide success, the band began work on their sixth studio album, Venus Doom, released in mid-September 2007. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
what amkes H.I.M. so special is that they are''unsavor y '' finnish (they are finnish aren't they) rakish cads who prey on young pretty things who are especially naive about the complex twists and turns in life.they aren't very good looking but are clever predators posing as rock stars.i'm of course jealous as hell of their talents in being exquisite players in the con game between males and females.
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not really, coondini. as funny as I think the "love metal" thing is, I don't classify HIM as that.
alternative rock is probably the closest guess of the genre, I think. but in the end, if it sounds good to my ears, I'm happy. ^_^ |
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I try not to troll (most of the time). I've been trying to put my complaint very thoughtfully here, so as not to come off as a troll.
@JoJo: Thanks. It's related to the name "Plague of Unicorns", which is probably going to pop back up around here in a few weeks when I run out of hours on this profile. @ToriKris: It might have saved you some time to just type "folk-metal" there. |
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I only find HIM to have a gothic and metal influence, but they truly don't get the title of either, in my honest opinion. I can see where you're going, Plague, so in my eyes, you aren't trolling. (trolling would be... "this band and all the fans are f---ing morons!"... or something like that, lol)
I might as well type Kivimetsan Druidi in on Youtube or something... |
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Randomness: I like the name "Plaque of Uni-Horned Equestrian Quadrupeds".
XD FUNNY!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |
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Well at Least Plauge Isn't a Troll Like Willow, But I Agree This Isn't Total Metal, But If You Want Some Good Metal With Some Agression and Driving Force and is Also Melodic and Also Goth Metal Check Out Kivimetsan Druidi. It Just Sucks That They Aren't on Pandora, They Need to Put Them Up.
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Well, I suppose that my harsher complaint is that this is labelled as metal when it's lacking both aggression and driving force...but thinking back, both points could be irrelevant, because, to be honest, most goth metal DOESN'T have any driving force, and other metal bands (like Edenbridge) lack aggression. I suppose it's that I've not encountered the lack of both elements at the same time before.
I thought of harsher complaints, but as I said, they were all trollish one-liners. |
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lol, it's ok! XD
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haha, well, I knew who Ville was, but I thought the guy in the cowboy hat was Gas, Gas was Linde, blonde dude was Mige, and Mige was Burton. :D Waay off. :D
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I only said "some-what" because I thought you had a harsher complaint, but didn't use it.
and the answer to your question is "rock". |
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Only some-what honest? I'm offended. I was being VERY honest in that last comment.
I suppose I'll simply put my complaint as a question: What is metal without aggression or driving force? |
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well, at least you're some-what honest. lol
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I've been sitting here for about two minutes trying to come up with some sort of intelligent criticism of this band, and all that's coming to mind are trollish one-liners.
I suppose I'll leave it at the fact that I find this band rather...Uns a v o r y . . . I'll return when I've thought of some sort of useful criticism. |
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hey! don't diss Gas! >:(
lol, HOW off were you?? XD |
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Woow. I was waaay off. lol
Ha! Now I got the answeer to why people call him, "Gas"!!!! XD |
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*from left to right* Burton is wearing the cowboy hat; Ville's wearing the black beanie (with a "zombie" expression on his face, lol); Gas is right net to him with the red thingy on his shirt; Linde has the blond dreadlocks; and Mige is sitting at the bottom-right with black and white jacket.
there you go, JoJo. ^_^ the comments go as far back as two weeks ago, IHA. I don't think you left a comment here in a long time. |
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Um, which one is which on the picture above? (Gas, Burton, Mige, etc.)
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Really? Willow- Isn't here?!? *overjoyed with gladness & starts dancing around the room*
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Willow isnt here because Melanie leaves pages of comments everyday so you can't see his comments. I know this because i left a comment a week ago and i can't find it. Not as bad as the Godsmack page.
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"strategy". close though. :)
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good point, good stradegy. lol (If I spelled that right....)
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don't know, don't care. lol
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Hmmnn... Where has Willow been lately?
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pfft. I don't care if that guy says this band sucks. that's not changing my opinion. (thanks for the love, coondini, lol)
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djaviator, say what you will, but NOTHING shall stand in the way of the ultimate HIM fandom of the Almighty Fangirl!!! ^_^
(Just thought you could use that, FG. lol) |
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and i think willow is a precious dear that we need to watch us so we don't get too naughty...
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'' try this on-smile'' and Tranquility put the new diamond dog collar on her pitbull- Smile-and she laughed with her glow stick sitting on the dock by her houseboat-dr i n k i n g french wine (shes from california,s o this needs to be pointed out-if not she'll tell you-''i'm drinking my french wine'')so... T r a n q is happy she located laura-the ghost living in Gravesend and now she was celebrating in 2009-''here smile honey-drink some french wine baby''and he sluped loudly and wholeheartdl y . . .
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all romantics are dark romantics-sp a r r o w - i t s always been that way-love has a black side that is appealing and addictive at the same time...
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i agree with you angel of anarchy, me and my boyfriend Torikris are romantics, well dark romantics.
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*sniff* I miss that precious pic of Ville! :'(
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I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! WHY ARE WE TALKING ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS????? ?
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AHHHHHHHHHHH H ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! THE ARTWORK FOR And Love Said No IS GONE!!!!!!!! ! WHY????????? ? ? TT-TT
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