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shylia magnum Die Hard
Number of posts : 455 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : Frei! Favorite CB Member : All of them Logo : Relationship Status : xxxxx Registration date : 2008-10-04
| Subject: HIM, the band from Finland Fri 31 Oct 2008 - 5:12 | |
| HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, and bassist Mikko Paananen. They have released six full length albums to date. As of 2008, they are the first and only Finnish band to have an album certified a "gold record" in the United States. Witches and Other Night Fears was the first record the band ever made. It was a demo tape made in 1992, and for a reason unknown, they decided to not release the demo. The only known copy resides with frontman Ville Valo.
The band was originally called His Infernal Majesty, but later changed their name after being associated with Satanic Rituals. In addition, "His Infernal Majesty" was too lengthy to pronounce in their native Finnish language so they shortened it to H.I.M. 666 Ways to Love: Prologue was released in 1996 solely in Finland, and only 1,000 copies of this album were sold.
HIM's genre is debated in some circles; their musical style is often referred to as "love metal" by Valo and by the group's fans. Ville Valo has stated that the band started as a "Black Sabbath tribute band of sorts". Valo stated in an interview on the Love Metal Archives Vol. I DVD, that he was fed up with journalists and interviewers asking him (Valo), and the rest of the band what the genre of HIM was. He said in answer to that question, they created the genre entitled "love metal" (which was also the name of their 2003 album.) Critics, incorrectly or not, frequently refer to them as alternative rock, gothic metal, or gothic rock. However, their musical style varies between albums and songs.
Current Members: Ville Valo Mikko Lindström, aka "Linde" Mikko Paananen, aka "Mige" Janne Puurtinen, aka "Burton" Mika Karppinen, aka "Gas"
Former Members: Juippi Tarvonen Oki Antto Melasniemi Sergei Ovalov Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen | |
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sandra Not yet a fan
Number of posts : 77 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : good :D Favorite CB Member : all of them Logo : Registration date : 2008-10-05
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Fri 31 Oct 2008 - 6:46 | |
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shylia magnum Die Hard
Number of posts : 455 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : Frei! Favorite CB Member : All of them Logo : Relationship Status : xxxxx Registration date : 2008-10-04
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Fri 31 Oct 2008 - 21:17 | |
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Spider Beginner
Number of posts : 62 Age : 33 How are you feeling? : fine Favorite CB Member : Yu,Strify Logo : Registration date : 2008-10-06
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Mon 17 Nov 2008 - 1:43 | |
| I heard them since 6 years ago now I'm listen them almost every day , great and amazing band . | |
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shylia magnum Die Hard
Number of posts : 455 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : Frei! Favorite CB Member : All of them Logo : Relationship Status : xxxxx Registration date : 2008-10-04
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Mon 17 Nov 2008 - 2:26 | |
| Yes and the lyrics are really cool and some are even dark- just our type ^0^ Do post info about YOUR band here too, it be really great xD | |
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Spider Beginner
Number of posts : 62 Age : 33 How are you feeling? : fine Favorite CB Member : Yu,Strify Logo : Registration date : 2008-10-06
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Mon 17 Nov 2008 - 2:53 | |
| Their songs are good and I like this sound
My and Sandra band isn't real ,this is one MTV fake band competition where 5 winners can drive with limousine and there is red carpet ,paparazzi etc . | |
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shylia magnum Die Hard
Number of posts : 455 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : Frei! Favorite CB Member : All of them Logo : Relationship Status : xxxxx Registration date : 2008-10-04
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Mon 17 Nov 2008 - 3:36 | |
| Oh but it sure sounds great! All the best to you girls xD | |
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Spider Beginner
Number of posts : 62 Age : 33 How are you feeling? : fine Favorite CB Member : Yu,Strify Logo : Registration date : 2008-10-06
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Mon 17 Nov 2008 - 4:14 | |
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sandra Not yet a fan
Number of posts : 77 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : good :D Favorite CB Member : all of them Logo : Registration date : 2008-10-05
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Wed 26 Nov 2008 - 7:50 | |
| Hehe!! It can´t be never real band because I don´t wan´t to do any band (im too shy for that) | |
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shylia magnum Die Hard
Number of posts : 455 Age : 32 How are you feeling? : Frei! Favorite CB Member : All of them Logo : Relationship Status : xxxxx Registration date : 2008-10-04
| Subject: Re: HIM, the band from Finland Wed 26 Nov 2008 - 13:44 | |
| Oh me too xD someone on the net proposed me to be thesinger of his band- but i refused... Even I don't like it- It's quite hectic | |
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