NEWS Archive:
February 2004

28.02.04

Infos on upcoming signing, party and bla bla bla
The signing takes places on Tuesday March, 16th at 5:30. Nearest tube is Oxford Circus.
The fanparty will take place on Wednesday, March 17th at the “Scala” at 150 Pentoville Road located in the North of London. Nearest tube is Kings Cross.
This party is celebrated due to the reason that the band wants to apologise for being so ill during the UK-Tour. So this rocking event was set up. Unfortunately the “Scala” only holds the capacity of 300 people, that`s why HIM made this little “lottery” at the signing session, the previous day. That means the first thousand people who will queue infront of the HMV will receive an black envelope, but only 150 envelopes contain tickets for the fanparty. There will be two tickets in each of 150 envelopes. We wish you all good luck to win.

Release parties
There will be some release parties relating the release of “and love said no” in Germany. This will be by the beginning of March more details will follow asap.

US-Tourdates
This are the dates which have been confirmed so far:
4/15/2004: Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
4/16/2004: Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
4/17/2004: Paramount Theatre - Asbury Park, NJ
4/18/2004: Middle East - Boston, MA
4/22/2004: Odeon Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
4/24/2004: Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI
4/25/2004: House of Blues - Chicago, IL
4/30/2004: Graceland - Seattle, WA

27.02.04

Ilta-Sanomat Interview
For all finnish fans: You can read an interview with Ville in
Ilta-Sanomat. To read the translation click here.

 

Ville at Nelonen
Click
here and see the interview, Ville gave yesterday in the finnish talkshow Nelonen.

Heartagram Archive
Years past by so fast, this is a good reason to take a little look in the past of heartagram.com. Click
here to view the archive.

26.02.04

 

 

First Festival confirmation
HIM will play at the provinssirock festival this year. More infos
here.

HIM Party in London
HIM, THE Finnish rockers, will host a launch party for their new album 'And Love Said No... 1997-2004' with a special gig at London Scala on March 17. "We're having a party and we cannot have one without our fans," says frontman Ville Valo. The Band will make an appearance at London's Oxford Street HMV on March 16 at 6pm. The first 1,000 people to attend will receive a special Kerrang! branded envelope. One hundred and fifty of these will contain a pair of tickets to the following night's party at the Scala. The exclusive show - which will feature two live sets - is open to those who are 14 years old and over. "It's a bit like a lottery," says Valo. "But with the help of the beautiful Kerrang! some of you can join us and make the night really special." 'And Love Said No... 1997-2004' will be released on March 15. The 18-track compilation features an exclusive track 'It's All Tears' and will include a bonus DVD.

VOTE for HIM
At
www.fuse.tv, in "NEXT BIG THING" section, you can vote for HIM and for the video of "Join Me In Death" as newcomer in th U.S. Thanks to heartaclub

Solitary Man again
At
RTL you can see the video clip of Solitary Man as well as a short clip for the upcoming bonus DVD.

20.02.04

Razorblade Romance jukebox
Universal Records launched a Razorblade Romance Jukebox on which you can listen to samples of RR and you will also find the clip of “Join Me”, “Wicked Game” and “Right here in my arms” inclusive some “buddy icons” and you even can download the album itself from an internet-based music community. To do so
click here.

16.02.04

Finnish merch
Heartagram has made a contract for selling unique heartagram stuff with Tuuri’s village shop’s owner Vesa Keskinen. The limited product set includes long sleeved heartagram-shirt, a cap and two different kinds of belts.(With an oval and round shape.)These products can be bought only from Tuuri’s village shop.
Contact:
Tuurin kyläkauppa
Veljekset Keskinen Oy
Keskisentie 12
Phone 06 510 0100
(Finland’s area code is +358)
The lady there told that it’s been such a busy times going on with HIM stuff. And there’s been many shoppers every day. Here’s something that Vesa Keskinen (owner) and Seppo Vesterinen said in an interview in Finnish paper Ilta Sanomat in 10th of February:
-On the products there’s the heartagram logo. You can have these products only from Tuuri. They aren’t sold even in the concerts or anywhere.Tells Vesterinen. -HIM stuff’s on sale. There has been busy around HIM shelfs, Keskinen says and adds: I have the HIM cap and at my summer cottage I have
listened HIM for two years now and my wife have already
asked if we could listen to something else.

Many many thanks to dear Suvi!

RBX gets you to Wien and Linz
Solve the star puzzle at RBX and win 1x 2 Tickets for the gigs in Linz and 1x 2 Tickets for the gig in Wien.
Click here to win!

Pack your Heartagrams and get ready to fly
You're already buried alive by love, but you want more, huh? Alright, how about a HIM skateboard, autographed guitar and a chance to hop a plane and see HIM live? One Grand Prize Winner Will Receive:
Round Trip Airfare For Two
Hotel Accommodations For Two
Tickets For Two To See HIM On One Of Their US Tour Dates
The Complete HIM CD Collection
One Second Prize Winner Will Receive:
One Autographed Guitar
The Complete HIM CD Collection
One Third Prize Winner Will Receive:
One HIM Skateboard
The Complete HIM CD Collection
All you have to do is start typing and enter to win!
Click here to win!

Good luck, Sweathearts!!!

Solitary Man Single
There will be an secret internet access where you can see more specials besides the Solitary Man Video.

Jägermeister Pics in our new Gallery
Go to the section
Gallery to see the pics from the Secret Gig that Jägermeister organized.

12.02.04

Solitary Man
Tomorrow VIVA will broadcast the “Solitary Man” Clip for the very first time at 15:00 h and him-music will show it at 18:00 h. The tracklist for the single is as follows:


01. Solitary Man (Studio Version)
02. Join Me
03. Please don`t let it go

To hear these songs click here.

11.02.04

US-Tour
According to Seppo HIM will do a three-weeks Tour through the USA, starting on 15.04.04 in L.A., ending in Arizona. HIM will perform for instance in clubs like “The Whisky” and “The Roxy”, both well-known clubs in L.A.

11.02.04

Recording for the new album
HIM will go to the studio in october 2004 to record their new album, which will be out 2005.

EMMA Gaala once more
The 2004 Emma Gaala, the Finnish equivalent of the Grammys, is taking place on February 21 at Helsingin Kulttuuritalolla in Helsinki. This year, there's a brand new category, "MTV's Emma Award For Best Video," and the only place where you can vote for the nominated acts is right here at MTVE.com. Check out the nominees below and cast a vote for your favorite video of the year!
Beats & Styles "Dynamite" Director: Kusti Manninen
HIM "The Sacrament" Director: Bam Margera
Killer "Naughty Boy" Director: Finn Andersson
Redrama "Hang it up" Director: Jalmari Helander
The Crash "Still Alive" Director: Tommi Pietiläinen
The Rasmus "In My Life" Directors: Fredrik Lövgren & Niklas Ronda

This year’s show will feature performances by The Rasmus, Beats & Styles featuring Toni W & Raymond Ebanks, Don Johnson Big Band, Kotiteollisuusand, Pikku G, PMMP and Yö. For more info on the Emma Gaala and all the nominees, go to http://www.emmagaala.fi! MTV's Nordic chart show Up North, hosted by Amelia Hoy, will air a special about the Emma Gaala on Thursday, February 26 at 18:00 CET.

05.02.04

2nd gig for Dortmund added
The concert on 05.04.04 is sold out. But don’t worry there will be a added show on the previous day on 04.04.04. For more information click to
Tourdates.

Sold out shows
Not only Dortmund is sold out. Also sold out is Barcelona on 14.02.04, Madrid on 17.02.04 and Tilburg on 20.02.04.

Official Wallpaper
For the new single, coming out on 01.03.04, you can find an official wallpaper
here.

03.02.04

Best UK Site
himonline.tv was said to be the 2nd best uk site. Congratulations! The 1st rang went to Rock Sound itself.

VIVA Interaktiv and The Dome
To promote the new single “Solitary Man” HIM will do some TV-Shows. Get your tickets for VIVA Interaktiv (will take place on 03.03.04 in Cologne)
here and for The Dome 29 ( will take place on 05.03.04 in Berlin ) here. For more details view also the TV-Dates.