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Thanks to Nicola on Facebook for mailing me about this….I should check Valo Daily more often!! Check out how to get the issue at Kerrang Magazine.

After a decade-plus of doom, love and all things 666, Finnish heartagram rockers HIM have put all of their cards on the table with their latest full-length, Screamworks: Love In Theory & Practice, which dropped this week. Documenting the dissolution of a relationship, the album is a look at love through the distinct viewpoint of frontman VILLE VALO. So who better to tell us what went into it?

INTERVIEW: Nattalie Tehrani
PHOTO: Jarmo Katila

How does it feel to have Screamworks finally released?
Right now, I feel like shitting my pants every five minutes because I’m nervous about what people are going to think about the album. I just feel like the stars were aligned on this one, and it’s a good portrayal of where the band are at the moment. I can say I’m very happy with how the album turned out.

This album is very different from Venus Doom. With each album, do you feel as though you change as a person like an actor changes with every role?
I think it’s just natural. You know, when you tour and write an album and you start working on the next, it’s very natural. Usually you’re headed for something different. Organically, something just happens. You grow up and things change and the world changes and you’re just trying to filter it and make it into an album.

Did any books, works of art or films influence this album?
I’ve read a ton of stuff, but then again, I’ve never read an author and been inspired in a way for me to write a song. Even though I did some wild things in my youth, I still have a fairly good memory. I have a good hard drive, even though there might be some defragmentation, but I pull stuff from there when writing. I think the sweetest thing is when it happens naturally; you have something going on within you that you can’t explain in words, so that’s when you pick up a guitar and try to explain yourself emotionally. That’s the sweet part about making music. That’s why we keep making music.

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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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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!

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.