Posted by Elise Yablon on March 23, 2020
HIM frontman Ville Valo has released his debut EP under the moniker VV. The EP is titled Gothica Fennica Vol. 1. and features three brand new songs. The new EP came with no fanfare or comment from Valo, appearing on all streaming platforms out of nowhere on Friday (March 20). HIM broke up in 2017 […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 10, 2020
As we saw with bands such as Mötley Crüe, Rage Against the Machine, Vio-lence, Mr.Bungle, Possessed, Exhorder, and many more that have disbanded/went on a hiatus and returned, there’s always a chance for a group to reform. They can also reappear for a quick reunion just to disappear again and sometimes come back once more, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 30, 2018
On November 9th, Flat Earth, the new project featuring former HIM members Linde Lindström (guitar) and Gas Lipstick (drums) as well as ex-Amorphis Niclas Etelävuori (bass) and Polanski frontman Anttoni Pikkarainen will release their debut album None For One. Today (30th) the Finnish rock/metal outfit have released a music video for the song “Given Time.” […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 30, 2018
On December 31, 2017, HIM had their final performance at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. As difficult as it was for HIM fans to see the door officially close on the gothic metal giants, it was only a matter of time until a new door opens. Today (30th), vocalist Ville Valo has announced a new project, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 4, 2017
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences anyone would have to face. It takes you on an emotional and helpless ride to the point that you are suffocating from the loss. The things people do to keep a loved one’s memory alive is remarkable. Earlier this year supergroup Hallatar formed and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 14, 2016
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Finnish goth rockers HIM, and while there’s no word on when the band’s follow-up to 2013’s Tears on Tape will be out, but if you’re looking for a fix, UK guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, or MGT, has you covered. The guitarist has signed with SPV and enlisted frontman […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on August 24, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/F0_5oa4_3FQ[/youtube] A few weeks ago, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor expressed his desire to expand Knotfest to something bigger than just a weekend festival and maybe taking it on the road to spread the experience to those who can’t attend the gig. A few days later, the Knotfest official Facebook page released this video pretty much confirming Taylor’s […]
Posted by Cheska Colombo on April 16, 2015
Mail just got a lot more metal in Finland. Reaffirming that this country is beyond awesome in its assimilation of metal culture into everyday life, there will soon be postal stamps bearing the images of a few Finnish bands. Among those honored are Children of Bodom, Nightwish, HIM, Apocalyptica, The Rasmus and Hanoi Rocks. Graphic […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on July 8, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the All Stars Tour, and other tours (hell, even the Warped […]
Posted by Matt Brown on May 15, 2013
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, maybe not completely unstoppable. The charts this time around are just a tad skimpy especially compared to last week when it seemed like everybody had an album debuting. For this week, our top […]
