ROCK OF AGES

HIM & LOVE METAL

HIM
Formed: Helsinki, Finland 1991
Members:
Ville Valo (vocals)
Linde (guitar)
Migé (bass)
Emerson Burton (keyboards)
Gas Lipstick (drums)
Former members:
Antto Melasniemi (keyboards)
Jussi-Mikko Salminen (keyboards)
Juhana Toumas Rantala (drums)


Studio albums: Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 - 1997, Razorblade Romance - 1999, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights - 2001, Love Metal - 2003, Dark Light - 2005, Venus Doom - 2007, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice - 2010

Some famous songs: The Funeral of Hearts, Wicked Game, Wings of A Butterfly, Your Sweet 666
Other facts:

• From the beginning the band was called His Infernal Majesty. They changed to HIM because they could be seen as satanists.
• Juliette Lewis (Actress, singer) is featured in the music video 'Buried Alive By Love' from the album Love Metal.
• The name of the band got changed to 'HER' in America for the Razorblade Romance album. There was already a post-rock band called HiM. HIM bought their rights for the name later on. 
• The heartagram that you can see on the Love Metal album, is a trending icon for HIM, For alot of fans. HIM also labels themselves as Love Metal.
• HIM played with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Placebo, Madina Lake, Styles of Beyond, The Bled, Saosin, Mindless Self Indulgence & Julien-K in 2007. 

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