27.12.05

HIM x-mas Show
GoTv will broadcast a special HIM x-mas show tomorrow at 10am. Ville created one hour programme GoTv for you, which is hosted by gotv star HIM. The Playlist is as follows:
A-Ha Take On Me
A Perfect Circle Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of War Drums
Allman Brothers Seven Turns
Auf der Maur Taste You
Beck Lost Cause
The Black Crowes Hard To Handle
Dimmu Borgir Vredesbyrd
Madonna Like A Prayer
Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
M.I.A. Bucky Done Gun
HIM Wings Of A Butterfly
(credit: Himicka)

“The Music Company” - MTV
Tomorrow at 15h German time MTV will broadcast the repetition of “The Music Company” Special. It is reporting about HIM`s day at “Rock am Ring” and about the fanmeeting in Munich. Enjoy it! (thanks to Andrea for this info)

Greek Rock Hard
According to Izzy the new issue of Greek ROCK HARD is out now. A much better version of the mag that is, since the magazine rights are now at different hands. catch the new issue today, containing a new interview with HIM, Nightwish, Rammstein etc.
ROCK HARD is a partner magazine of darksecretclub.com thus expect more from it very soon.
All DarkSecretClub can say is that the interview is very interesting, apart from the point where the interviewer tells Valo that Greek fans think ALL of their Greek gigs sucked.
Anyhow. the mag is out, with a much better layout and printed on expensive glossy paper. Ville comments on their carreer, Dark Light, the Lycabettus gig, other Finnish bands and so on. (credit: Dark Secret Club)

24.12.05

HIMforfans wants to thank everyone for the nice support in 2005.

Hyvää joulua ja onnelista uutta vuotta! A million kiitos for all the cool pic`s, reviews, art-stuff we got sent and for all the nice and bad feedback we received. A special thanks goes to Izzy and the Dark Secret Club for the great colloboration and also to Shamila, who designed a lot for us.

We wish you the merriest christmas ever, may your christmas be filled with only pleasant surprises.
And for those we won`t meet at Tavastia on New Years Eve a Happy New Year 2006!

We love you all!

Yours,
HIMforfans-Team

Radio Fritz Competition
On 26.12.05 you have the chance to win a trip (including flight, hotel and tickets for New Years Eve) to Helsinki. Just listen to Radio Fritz on 26.12.05 and enter the competition. More information in German can be found on fritz.de

22.12.05

NRJ Radio Awards
If you want to support your fave band at the finnish NRJ Radio Awards click here and vote for them!

Metal Hammer
In the German issue of Metal Hammer you have the chance to win a signed map of Finland by HIM and in the english Metal Hammer you have the chance to win one of the limited Dark Light Edition or an ordinary signed copy. So good luck to everybody, who is taking part!

HIM Gift Certificates
Don’t know what to get your friend as last-minute holiday gift? The HIM online store has just opened a gift certificate section. Send your friend a certificate good for anything in the online store. Check it out!

Killing Loneliness
HIM’s second single Killing Loneliness will be available in three different formats. The single version and the 7” Vynil single will include as B-Track the live version of “Under The Rose” and on the Maxi Single you will find as B-Sides the live versions of “Wings of a butterfly” and “Play Dead”. Pre-order it now at the official HIMonline.tv store or check your local store at 23rd January (in Germany on 20th January). If you will pre-order it now, you`ll have the chance to win one of 2 pairs of guest passes to the Brixton Academy show on 26th January plus signed US tour posters and more...

18.12.05

HIM in RTL Chartshow
HIM will perform “Join Me” in the “Chartshow” on the German TV Channel RTL on 04.02.2006. “Join Me” was voted as one of the best rocksongs of the last years. (News according to Silke / HIM’s pr.)

Ilta Sanomat & Katso
In the Finnish mags Ilta Sanomat (17-18.12.2005 / one page) and Katso issue 77/05 (almost 2 pages / headline: “Camera loves Ville Valo, sexy rocker!") you will find an article about HIM.

Roadrunner United
MTV reported about the Allstars Concert. Click here to read more about it.

16.12.05

Roadrunner United Concert Setlist
Roadrunner wanted to thank all those who joined them at this groundbreaking show - as well as their friends both in the U.S. and abroad who helped spread the word about it.
Happy Holidays from all at Roadrunner Records and here's what they banged their heads to Thursday night at the Nokia Theater, in NYC. As you all know, Ville took also part in these great concert. He performed the following song with the following artists:

TYPE O NEGATIVE's "Black No. 1"
Ville Valo - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Nadja Peulen - bass
Joey Jordison - drums
Rob Caggiano - keyboards

The whole setlist can be found on roadrunnerrecords.com and some more information can be read here.

Kerrang Needs Your Fan Questions...
Kerrang! magazine is looking for questions to put to Ville Valo for an upcoming feature. If there's a query you've always wanted answered, email kerrang@emap.com with your question, together with your name, age, and home town.

...& the new issue is out
As the year goes to it`s end Kerrang reviewed it: Starring: HIM, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Bullet for my Valentine, Trivium, System of Down and more.
Plus the 2005 K! Readers`Poll, K! Icons: The top shots of 2005, Rated: Live with Hatebreed, the Bled, The Haunted, Turbonegro,
Rated: 10 DVD’s for Christmas, the top 10 films of 2005, the top 10 books of 2005, the top 10 games of 2005 and Parting shot: Korn between a rock and a hard place.

Break Out
In the current issue of the German Break Out you can read an article about HIM. Click here to read a part of it online or click here to view our photobucket (Required password: mtv). (Thanks to Kischa for the scans).

13.12.05

Additional Date for Germany
HIM confirmed an additional date for Leipzig because the first show at Leipzig is already sold out.
HIM will now also rock on 16.02.2006 the Haus Auensee. Tickets are available through eventim.de or the ticket hotline: 01805 - 570000.

“Bam Margera presents HIM”...
...will be broadcasted in Finland on 22.12.05 at 23:20h, re-running on 31.12.05 at 22:50h at Nelosella. More information in Finnish can be found here.

Mind View
This Dutch magazine has an article about HIM in their Novembers issue. It`s reporting about:

• Reggae is a favorite style of Ville, he likes the bass and the melancholic. He likes the vibes. And reggae has an influences on the album
• Favorite DL track: he loves the song KL, it has something that they didn't done before.
• Would you call yourself Gothic?
  I'm maybe for 1/5 gothic, after that rock, pop, metal and even folk.
• Do you have fights during the recording? Not serious fights (thanks to Harker)

09.12.05

Kerrang! Podcast
Wishing us all a happy holiday is Funeral For A Friend's Matt Davies, Fightstar's Charlie Simpson, In Flames' Anders Fridén and HIM's Ville Valo, who has a bit of a cough. And his toilet's broken. Click here to listen to the Podcast

HIMonline.tv competition
The band are to celebrate the release of Vampire Heart this week as a limited edition 7" by hosting a 'Design a T-shirt' competition.
Fans are being asked to design a t-shirt for the Vampire Heart single, which will be judged by the band.
The winner will not only have the t-shirt made up to wear and sold on HIMonline Store, but they will also get signed goodies from the band all for themselves!
Deadline for this comp is midnight this Sunday, 11th Dec, so get designing! See himonline.tv forum for rules and other details.
Join up at HIMonline.tv's message board to enter this exclusive competition.
Please make your designs 'high res'
Good luck HIMsters x

1Live - Kassettendeck
The German Radio Channel “1 Live”. In the night from 01.12. to 02.12.05 it broadcasted the transmission “Kassettendeck”, on which artists come and moderate their favourite songs. Ville was guest at this night and he talked about the following artists and songs:

Mazzy Star - "Fade into you"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - "Thrasher"
Type O Negative - "Wolf moon"
The Sisters Of Mercy - "Marian"
Lamb - "Stronger"
Monster Magnet - "Dopes to infinity"
Kate Bush - "Under ice"
The Mission - "Butterfly on a wheel"
Led Zeppelin - "The rain song"
W.A.S.P. - "Love machine"
Jane's Addiction - "Stop"
Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy train"
Madonna - "Live to tell"

Click here to listen to Ville`s opinion about the songs and artists.

07.12.05

35 artists, 24 classic songs, 1 amazing concert
The lineup for the Roadrunner 25TH Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in NYC on 12/15/05 is now official. And Ville will perform a song there, too.
Until now a closely-guarded secret list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many websites are being confirmed as this new information is brought to light.
Boasting one of the most impressive line-ups ever assembled on one stage, the concert will feature over 35 artists who will perform 24 classic Roadrunner songs ranging from the King Diamond era, all the way through the recently released Roadrunner United album.
The different combinations of artist collaborations are staggering, however, at least one seminal Roadrunner band will reunite with their original, core line-up.
Tickets are available now through ticketmaster.com, at their outlets across the US and via phone by calling 212-307-7171. More about this at Roadrunner Records

06.12.05

Rock Sound
In the January 2006 issue of the UK mag Rock Sound you can find an interview with Ville. For scans click here. (thanks to becky for scanning) Password: mtv

Christmas cards
As we have some problems with our picture section at the moment, we uploaded some e-cards to our photobucket. Just click here to view them. Many thanks to Shamila for creating them for us!!! Password: mtv

MTV.com
At mtv.com you can vote for HIM. Choose a HIM song and vote for it!

Finnish TV Nelonen
Nelonen will broadcast the new video “Killing Loneliness” at Ensi-ilta at 00:20h local time. Enjoy!

MySpace
Since some weeks we also have a myspace page. So add us to your friends list!

05.12.05

Attention Australian Fans
According to undercover HIM will come over to Australia next year in March. The exact dates are:
Wed 22nd March –The Tivoli, Brisbane (18+)
Thu 23rd March –The Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney (Lic all ages)
Sun 26th March –The Palace, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets will go on sale on Thursday December 15 at 9am. If you know how to get tickets, please send us a mail.

Recent Interviews from Strigl's Music News
By clicking here you can listen to some podcast with Migè, Ville, Gas and Linde. The episode features interviews co-host John Ostronomy conducted with H.I.M. members Ville Valo, Mige Amour, Gas Lipstick, and Linde Lindstrom as well as an interviews with Skindred drummer, Dirty Arya. Host, Mark Strigl, and Ostronomy also discuss topics including legendary New York City clubs CBGB's and Continental NYC, Bam Margera, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Glam Metal. 
Enjoy! (credit goes to Nelson)

02.12.05

Killing Loneliness
You can view the new video for “Killing Loneliness” by clicking here. Enjoy it! (thanks to darkcircle)

Ville drugged
According to Kerrnag someone spiked Villes drink and stole everything of him. But he is okay again. To view the scan click here. In the same issue of Kerrang! you can find a mini calendar. The December picture is a Ville photo. (credit goes to Jenx for scanning it)

Dark Secret Club
Our partner “Dark Secret Club” will have their fourth birthday soon and for this special day they will organize a big party and have a big competition for all. Click here to read more about it.