Finnish band HIM has just released their new offering called “Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice”. Just imagine going from small clubs in Finland to platinum artist, known worldwide and with the legions of dedicated fans clamming for new music, this is just a stepping stone to world domination for this group.

With the memorizing vocals of Ville Valo and the aura of greatness, the opening track “In Venere Veritas” jumps right into high gear. Surely to be a fan favorite with the power and excitement shining through and the guitar work by Mikko “Linde” Lindström is vibrant and stunning.

Track two “Scared To Death” has a vibe of THE CURE with the subtle acoustics and keys giving the track a heavenly feel. Loved this song!

You know, living in America there are so many bands but you see this logo on people’s cars and homes and wonder what the insignia means. Many are curious and track down the logo and find it’s associated to the band HIM. They check the band out and are delighted with the innovative direction of the music. HIM is the next step in music, they have pop and a calming feeling to their songs yet are powerful enough to reach the masses.

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From: Metal Hammer

Check out a video that goes down the rabbit hole and behind the scenes of the awesome new Metal Hammer cover.

We don’t like to blow our own trumpet around these parts but the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer (on sale this coming Wednesday) really is something special. To celebrate Ville Valo adopting the guise of ‘The Mad Hatter’, we’ve brought you some exclusive behind the scenes video of the shoot itself.

Thanks to photographer John McMurtrie and Hammer art editor James Isaacs for this kick-ass video.

Get all of the details about this month’s epic issue of Metal Hammer, on sale Wednesday, February 10th.

Get your Metal Hammer wallpaper of Ville as The Mad Hatter here!

Producer Matt Squire gets interviewed about HIM and the album Screamworks: Love In Theory and Practice. For more info and details visit: www.heartagram.com

From: HIM MySpace blog:

Come sip some tea at the Maddest of Hatter’s table…Metal Hammer’s February issue features Ville Valo evoking the spirit of The Mad Hatter….and that’s just the cover. METAL HAMMER has a WORLD EXCLUSIVE – Ville has opened the doors to his home & for the first time a magazine has been allowed to document his domain. METAL HAMMER has taken things a step further & as a special treat, they’ve created a Ville wallpaper just for you. Click on the image below to download it.

Or go here.

From: HIM Supporters

Click on Saint Scream to go to amazon to hear 30 second clips of all the songs . Including 2 live clips from Helldone!!!

From HIM’s MySpace blog

Watch a video of Ville talking to NME about the new Screamworks album, plans for world domination, and his thoughts on screams of agony, screams of joy, and primal screams!

CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO!

US Tour Dates Announced! From HIM MySpace Blog!

3/26/10 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore @ TLA
3/27/10 Baltimore, MD Sonar
3/28/10 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/1/10 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
4/2/10 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo
4/3/10 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
4/7/10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
4/9/10 Chicago, IL House of Blues
4/10/10 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
4/14/10 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Center
4/16/10 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
4/17/10 Seattle, WA The Showbox
4/18/10 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
4/20/10 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
4/21/10 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
4/23/10 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern LG
4/24/10 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
4/25/10 San Diego, CA House of Blues
4/27/10 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater
4/29/10 Dallas, TX House of Blues
4/30/10 Houston, TX House of Blues
5/2/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
5/4/10 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
5/7/10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
5/8/10 New York, NY Irving Plaza

Straight from HIM…

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SCREAMWORKS: LOVE IN THEORY & PRACTICE

Greetings from HIM, As many of you know HIM are touring throughout March and releasing their latest album ‘Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice’ on the 8th February. You can order your gig tickets and deluxe album bundle exclusively through UKU on the links below. 13th March 14th March 15th March 16th March 18th March 19th March 20th March Norwich, UEA Manchester, Academy Edinburgh, Picture House Newcastle, O2 Academy Bournemouth, O2 Academy Birmingham, O2 Academy Nottingham, Rock City There’ll be three formats of the album available; the standard CD, double CD deluxe version with the acoustic bonus disc ‘Baudelaire in Braille’ and finally a version available exclusively through Heartagram.com.This features both discs plus a limited edition numbered hand screen print of the album cover by Two Rabbits (meaning no two screens are the same). The full tracklisting for the album looks like this; 1. In Venere Veritas 2. Scared To Death 3. Heartkiller 4. Dying Song 5. Disarm Me (With Your Loneliness) 6. Love, The Hardest Way 7. Katherine Wheel 8. In The Arms Of 9. Ode To Solitude 10. Shatter Me With Hope 11. Acoustic Funeral (For Love In Limbo) 12. Like St. Valentine 13. The Foreboding Sense Of Impending Happiness The first single taken from the album is the awesome ‘Heartkiller’, you can watch the new video here now and pre-order the single including new track ‘Shatter Me With Hope (The Sword Of Democles)’ here. To watch an exclusive interview with Ville click here. See you at the front HIM

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