Ville Valo was present at this years Golden Gods, and although he didn’t win an award, it looks like he got himself some upbeat headphones from Skull Candy. He is also featured in the August issue of Metal Hammer Magazine.
Ville tells us about his sleeve tattoo, his Poe back tattoo, the (recently erased) “J” tattoo and more.
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Ville Valo was interviewed by SPIN Earth correspondant, Mayra Dias Gomes. The interview will soon be posted on their website.
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As fans and music lovers, we often question ourselves about the inspiration or the reason behind the songs we love, and the lyrics we most often relate to. Ville Valo has been asked about this a zillion times, but today I found an interesting article written by Niki Phaser , about the inspiration behind one of HIM’s underated songs. I say underated because I personally enjoy listening to it when I feel like a lonely little helpless child in need of mommy’s or daddy’s lap:) I like to call it HIM’s lullaby…and I guess I’m not the only one. According to this article, Dark Light was inspired by
Straight from the horse’s – or shall I say – the stallion’s mouth, from yesterday’s Euro rock radio’s interview, here is the exclusive news on HIM’s new album:
- HIM will start recording in August in LA.
- The producer is Matt Squire (who has also worked with Panic at the Disco and The Used, among others)
- The working album name is “Screamworks – Love in Theory and Practice”
- The tentative release date will be Valentine’s Day 2010
- The album may sound something like Right Here in My Arms/ Funeral of Hearts/ Wings of a Butterfly.
- They are aiming for 15 songs.
The interview is up for download here at Euro-Rock Radio. The transcript of the interview has also been posted. Now we all can rest our heads and sleep peacefully… or can we?!
I must say that Celtic Angel has been doing a great job with promoting HIM on Euro Rock Radio. This time she treats us to another interview with Ville Valo, where he will be giving us exclusive news about the new album. Here are all the juicy details…
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According to this article, HIM will not be performing at any festivals this summer. The band has been playing festivals for the last 10 years, but this year, according to manager Seppo Vesterisan, the band will be concentrating on the new album which is in the making . The album is set to be released next year and Seppo says that Ville has already a couple of songs done and some more to come.
Until then, fans anxiously await the upcoming album and tour of their favourite love metal band.
Dear HIM Library readers and friends,
After having received a disturbing message accusing me of plagiarism regarding the tranlsation of the article by Mayra Dias Gomes (previous post), I would like to set a few things straight… I did my own translation and I have no need to copy anyone.
Since I started this website, I have always tried my best to keep this site as serious and trustworthy as possible. I have ALWAYS mentioned my sources, along with a link to the website where I found the information. Never have I used someone else’s work without giving them credit (in some cases asking for their permission), let alone steal someone’s work.
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