H.I.M. has issued the fourth video trailer for their new album, Tears On Tape, which can be seen below. In it, frontman Ville Valo admits, “I do see love in a different way now.” He also states, “The only way to make the world better is to try to have better sex.”
Tears On Tape debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 20,200 units sold in its first week at retail. To date, this marks the band’s second highest career charting debut in the US. The album also debuts on a series of other Billboard charts including #1 on Hard Rock, #1 on Vinyl, #3 on Rock, #3 on Alternative and #8 on Physical.
H.I.M. recently premiered their new music video for ‘All Lips Go Blue’. The video was created by award winning director Eugene Riecansky who also directed the band’s video ‘Scared To Death’. Watch below:
In live news, H.I.M. will perform at the following shows:
June
1 – Ursynalia Warsaw Student Festival – Warsaw, Poland
12 – Maxidrom Festival – Moscow, Russian Federation
14 – Download Festival – Donington, United Kingdom
15 – Nova Rock – Nickelsdorf, Austria
July
6 – Ruisrock – Ruissalo, Finland
27 – Qstock – Oulu, Finland
“All Lips Go Blue” , the new video from Finnish “love” metallers HIM, can be seen below. The song comes off the band’s new album, “Tears On Tape”, which was released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl‘s specialist rock imprint) in the U.K. and Ireland. The “love metal” act’s eighth official album was recorded at Helsinki’s Finnvox Studios with longtime producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) and was mixed in London, England by Tim Palmer, who previously helmed 2005’s “Dark Light” and 2007’s “Venus Doom”.
In addition to the 13 new tracks, the very exclusive and very limited “fanpack”, presented by Metal Hammer magazine and DoubleCross Records features some not-to-be-found-anywhere-else content. Exclusively available from April 29 for four weeks, it comes with a bespoke 132-page magazine edited by frontman Ville Valo himself that plays as the ultimate sleeve notes to the album.
The album’s artwork was described by artist Daniel P. Carter as having come about via “a series of strange coincidences involving Lee Dorrian, sacred geometry and the ramblings of a madman.”
HIM‘s North American tour, which was due to kick off in West Hollywood on May 3 at the House Of Blues, was canceled after the band’s lead vocalist, Ville Valo, was diagnosed with severe asthma with presumptive pneumonia.
HIM‘s manager, Seppo Vesterinen of Hinterland, Inc., told BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the tour cancelation: “Ville has asthma and he got a pretty serious attack in the backstage at House Of Blues [in West Hollywood] on Friday and there was no way to perform. We got a doctor to the hotel at midnight and he diagnosed signs of pneumonia and prescribed antibiotics. The situation wasn’t better on Saturday and we had to decide to cancel these dates to give him time for proper treatment and rest. He’s being treated by best doctors in L.A. and we hope to continue the summer and fall as planned. Also he’s been under a lot of stress for months recording the new album, artwork and promo for three different labels. Before Ville is fine, we can’t make any definite plans for rescheduling these May dates. Ville and all of us feel really sorry for the fans who have bought tickets months ago and traveled long distances from Brazil, Canada and elsewhere.”
HIM‘s current lineup is Ville Valo (vocals), Mikko “Linde” Lindström (guitar), Mikko “Migé” Paananen (bass), Janne “Burton” Puurtinen (keyboards), and Mika “Gas” Karppinen (drums). The band is managed by Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc. and represented for U.S. touring by Justin Hirschman/AGI.
According to the Twitter account of the official street teams for Finnish love metallers HIM, all shows on the band’s “Tears On Tour” have been cancelled. The trek was scheduled to kick off on May 3 in West Hollywood, Califoania and wrap on May 12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No reason was given for the cancellation.
HIM‘s new album, “Tears On Tape”, was released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl‘s specialist rock imprint) in the U.K. and Ireland. The “love metal” act’s eighth official album was recorded at Helsinki’s Finnvox Studios with longtime producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) and was mixed in London, England by Tim Palmer, who previously helmed 2005’s “Dark Light” and 2007’s “Venus Doom”.
In addition to the 13 new tracks, the very exclusive and very limited “fanpack”, presented by Metal Hammer magazine and DoubleCross Records features some not-to-be-found-anywhere-else content. Exclusively available from April 29 for four weeks, it comes with a bespoke 132-page magazine edited by frontman Ville Valo himself that plays as the ultimate sleeve notes to the album.
The album’s artwork was described by artist Daniel P. Carter as having come about via “a series of strange coincidences involving Lee Dorrian, sacred geometry and the ramblings of a madman.”
HIM‘s current lineup is Ville Valo (vocals), Mikko “Linde” Lindström (guitar), Mikko “Migé” Paananen (bass), Janne “Burton” Puurtinen (keyboards), and Mika “Gas” Karppinen (drums). The band is managed by Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc. and represented for U.S. touring by Justin Hirschman/AGI.
Finnish rock giants H.I.M.‘s new album, Tears On Tape, will be released on April 30th on Razor & Tie in North America. This week, the band will make available snippets of new songs from Tears On Tape. Beginning today, and through Friday April 26th, fans will be able to preview new songs each day at TearsOnTape.US.
H.I.M. has also announced a very special Record Release Signing in Los Angeles, CA on May 4th. The first 300 fans to purchase Tears On Tape from Soundcheck Hollywood will receive a wristband to access the signing with the band. The event will take place at 4 PM at Soundcheck Hollywood (located at 8872 West Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California).
Due to overwhelming demand, Tears On Tape is being made available for pre-order in two brand new, limited edition color vinyl pressings (translucent green apple and translucent royal blue). Previous vinyl pressings in both transparent and cream color are now completely sold out.
The new vinyl pre-orders come with a full digital album download upon release date. Order here.
The album’s artwork, which artist Daniel P Carter describes as having come about via “a series of strange coincidences involving Lee Dorrian, sacred geometry and the ramblings of a madman” is revealed below.
Tears On Tape tracklisting:
‘Unleash The Red’
‘All Lips Go Blue’
‘Love Without Tears’
‘I Will Be The End Of You’
‘Tears On Tape’
‘Into The Night’
‘Hearts At War’
‘Trapped In Autumn’
‘No Love’
‘Drawn & Quartered’
‘Lucifer’s Chorale’
‘W.L.S.T.D.’
‘Kiss The Void’
The video for the album’s title track can be seen HERE.
Three track-by-track clips can be seen below:
In addition to the 13 new tracks, the very exclusive and very limited Fanpack, presented by Metal Hammer magazine and DoubleCross Records features some not-to-be-found-anywhere-else content. Exclusively available from April 29th for four weeks, it comes with a bespoke 132-page magazine edited by frontman Ville Valo, that plays as the ultimate sleeve notes to the album, including:
* Full studio album plus two bonus tracks (‘Buried Alive By Love’ and ‘The Kiss Of Dawn’ recorded live in the studio).
* Giant double-sided door poster.
* Exclusive interviews with Ville Valo and all members of H.I.M.
* An extended track-by-track guide to Tears On Tape.
* An interview with the architects behind the sound of Love Metal Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer.
* A detailed guide to H.I.M.’s extensive back-catalogue.
* The true, exclusive story of the Heartagram.
* An exclusive gallery from the band’s own private collections.
* Interviews by the band with as assortment of their own heroes.
Tears On Tape is the Love Metal band’s eighth official album and was recorded in their home country with long-time producer Hiili Hiilesmaa and once again mixed by long time-band associate, Tim Palmer (U2, OZZY OSBOURNE, PEARL JAM, ROBERT PLANT).
Formed in 1992 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström, and bassist Mikko “Migé” Paananen, H.I.M.’s previous albums have seen them win a worldwide following, becoming the first Finnish act to achieve platinum sales in the US. To date, H.I.M. has sold a combined 1.75 million albums and over 1 million digital tracks in North America.
H.I.M.’s current lineup is: Valo (Vocals), Linde (Guitars), Migé (Bass), Burton (Keyboards), and Gas (Drums).
A formidable live act, the band is also confirmed to perform at this year’s U.K. Download Festival in mid-June.
H.I.M. have announced their first North American headline tour in support of their forthcoming new studio album, Tears On Tape. Dubbed Tears On Tour, the May 2013 run will make scheduled stops in both Los Angeles and New York City (tour dates below).
Tour dates:
May
3 – Los Angeles, CA- House Of Blues
5 – San Francisco, CA- The Fillmore
8- Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
9 – Toronto Canada -Danforth Music Hall
10 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
12 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
On March 22, Petri Silas of Soundi magazine conducted an interview with Stefan Lindfors, the designer/artist/director/all-around visual genius who directed the award-winning “Funeral Of Hearts” video 10 years ago for Finnish “love” metallers HIM and has now helmed two new clips for the band (“Tears On Tape”, “Into The Night”).
Several screenshots from the “Tears On Tape” and “Into The Night” videos can be seen at Soundi.fi.
The Finnish-language interview is available in the YouTube clip below.
HIM‘s new album, “Tears On Tape”, will be released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl‘s specialist rock imprint) in the U.K. and Ireland. The band’s eighth official CD was recorded at Helsinki’s Finnvox Studios with longtime producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) and was mixed in London, England by Tim Palmer, who previously helmed 2005’s “Dark Light” and 2007’s “Venus Doom”.
“Tears On Tape” track listing:
01. Unleash The Red
02. All Lips Go Blue
03. Love Without Tears
04. I Will Be The End Of You
05. Tears On Tape
06. Into The Night
07. Hearts At War
08. Trapped In Autumn
09. No Love
10. Drawn & Quartered
11. Lucifer’s Chorale
12. W.L.S.T.D.
13. Kiss The Void
“All Lips Go Blue” can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. A music video for the song was helmed by Eugene Riecansky, a multi-award-winning director and animation and motion graphics who has previously worked on music clips for Madonna and THE PRODIGY, directed television commercials for MUSE, MTV Europe and MASTODON, and worked with international partners such as Warner Brother Records and the BBC.
In addition to the 13 new tracks, the very exclusive and very limited “fanpack”, presented by Metal Hammer magazine and DoubleCross Records features some not-to-be-found-anywhere-else content. Exclusively available from April 29 for four weeks, it comes with a bespoke 132-page magazine edited by frontman Ville Valo himself that plays as the ultimate sleeve notes to the album, including:
* Full studio album + 2 bonus tracks (“Buried Alive By Love” and “The Kiss Of Dawn” recorded live in the studio)
* Giant double-sided door poster
* Exclusive interviews with Ville Valo and all members of HIM
* An extended track-by-track guide to “Tears On Tape”
* An interview with the architects behind the sound of “love metal” Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer
* A detailed guide to HIM‘s extensive back catalog
* The true, exclusive story of the Heartagram
* An exclusive gallery from the band’s own private collections
* Interviews by the band with as assortment of their own heroes
The album’s artwork, which artist Daniel P. Carter describes as having come about via “a series of strange coincidences involving Lee Dorrian, sacred geometry and the ramblings of a madman,” is revealed below.
HIM‘s current lineup is Ville Valo (vocals), Mikko “Linde” Lindström (guitar), Mikko “Migé” Paananen (bass), Janne “Burton” Puurtinen (keyboards), and Mika “Gas” Karppinen (drums). The band is managed by Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc. and represented for U.S. touring by Justin Hirschman/AGI.
The second in a series of video clips featuring a track-by-track breakdown of “Tears On Tape”, the new album from from Finnish “love metallers” HIM, can be seen below.
“Tears On Tape” will be released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl‘s specialist rock imprint) in the U.K. and Ireland. The “love metal” act’s eighth official album was recorded at Helsinki’s Finnvox Studios with longtime producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) and was mixed in London, England by Tim Palmer, who previously helmed 2005’s “Dark Light” and 2007’s “Venus Doom”.
“Tears On Tape” track listing:
01. Unleash The Red
02. All Lips Go Blue
03. Love Without Tears
04. I Will Be The End Of You
05. Tears On Tape
06. Into The Night
07. Hearts At War
08. Trapped In Autumn
09. No Love
10. Drawn & Quartered
11. Lucifer’s Chorale
12. W.L.S.T.D.
13. Kiss The Void
“All Lips Go Blue” can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. A music video for the song will be helmed by Eugene Riecansky, a multi-award-winning director and animation and motion graphics who has previously worked on music clips for Madonna and THE PRODIGY, directed television commercials for MUSE, MTV Europe and MASTODON, and worked with international partners such as Warner Brother Records and the BBC.
In addition to the 13 new tracks, the very exclusive and very limited “fanpack”, presented by Metal Hammer magazine and DoubleCross Records features some not-to-be-found-anywhere-else content. Exclusively available from April 29 for four weeks, it comes with a bespoke 132-page magazine edited by frontman Ville Valo himself that plays as the ultimate sleeve notes to the album, including:
* Full studio album + 2 bonus tracks (“Buried Alive By Love” and “The Kiss Of Dawn” recorded live in the studio)
* Giant double-sided door poster
* Exclusive interviews with Ville Valo and all members of HIM
* An extended track-by-track guide to “Tears On Tape”
* An interview with the architects behind the sound of “love metal” Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer
* A detailed guide to HIM‘s extensive back catalog
* The true, exclusive story of the Heartagram
* An exclusive gallery from the band’s own private collections
* Interviews by the band with as assortment of their own heroes
The album’s artwork, which artist Daniel P. Carter describes as having come about via “a series of strange coincidences involving Lee Dorrian, sacred geometry and the ramblings of a madman,” is revealed below.
HIM‘s current lineup is Ville Valo (vocals), Mikko “Linde” Lindström (guitar), Mikko “Migé” Paananen (bass), Janne “Burton” Puurtinen (keyboards), and Mika “Gas” Karppinen (drums). The band is managed by Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc. and represented for U.S. touring by Justin Hirschman/AGI.
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