¤ Love Metal is going to be released in the US. The tentative street date is late September. Track listing is still pending.
(Credit: Holmes @ The 9th Circle)

¤ A second Halloween weekend show at London's Carling Hammersmith Apollo has been added to Saturday October 30th. Tickets are now available by phone at +44 870 4000688 or online at cc.live.co.uk. (Credit: Heartagram)

¤ DarkSecretClub recently spoke to Bam (Margera) and received some exclusive information. Bam said there is an entire series of Razorblade Romance demos that Ville carries on his laptop which he shares with him through iPod. "Some of those songs sound a little heavier with some different lyrics."

Bam also said that there is even a joke song called "Kuis, Kuis, Kuis" sung in Finnish but that Ville is extremely cautious of keeping these demos off the Internet.

"Most people think Deep Shadows & Brilliant Highlights is too mellow but the demos of that album are way heavier. I wish they would put out there demos cause I think some would like it better." Bam said.

Also, he said that Jimmy Pop may release some of the Love Metal demos on a 7-inch soon. Finally, Ville sings on the last track of the new Bloodhound Gang album due out in October. The track is called "Something Diabolikal" and apparently has a "Depeche Mode" feeling to it....which is what we said about "Too Happy to Be Alive." (Credit: DarkSecretClub)

¤ This is kinda exciting: HIM's music will be featured on two new releases. The upcoming compilation MTV Headbanger's Ball and upcoming Resident Evil soundtrack will feature "Join Me" and "Your Sweet Six Six Six." (Credit: Holmes @ The 9th Circle)

I'm unsure which song is on which CD (but I bet you can guess.) Either way, it's great exposure for our little Finnish band.

¤ We can expect the long-awaited HIM DVD to drop in the Fall. According to Ville, there will be loads of interviews, a concert, and a special of some kind...not to mention all of their music videos.

The new album is expected in Spring 2005. The songs are already written, but now they're taking the time out now to arrange and record them. (Credit: NinaValo)

¤ In a minor update, I've added a 4th disc to the Video Collection. It now includes:

Solitary Man
For You (Jyrki 1997)
Buried Alive By Love (Top of the Pops)
Wicked Game (Terremoto 2003)
Beyond Redemption (Taubertal Festival 2003)
Sweet Pandemonium (Hultsfred 2004)
Soul on Fire (Tavastia 2004)
The Sacrament (Comet 2003)
This Fortress of Tears (Taubertal Festival 2003)
Circle of Fear (Hamburg 2003)
And Love Said No (Tavastia 2003)
The Path (Lycabettus 2003)
Resurrection (D.C. 2004)
Right Here In My Arms (New Jersey 2004)
And Love Said No <-- Non-Shitty VHS Version

I wanted to kind of provide another version of "Love Metal Live" on this one...but Funeral of Hearts and Endless Dark are on Disc 3.

¤ Here are this week's Top 5 Referrers! Add your site today and next week you could be here. The stats reset daily, so everyone has a fair shot.

  1. SweetPandemonium
2. FuneralofHearts.com
3. *Razorblade*Kiss*
4. Razorblade Kiss
5. Join HIM

¤ Here's the video, kids! It's a shitty VHS rip, but it'll give you an idea. Bam directed the video once again, for those of you who didn't know. (Credit: HIM 666 Club & HIMMania)

¤ HIMMania has posted several screenshots of the "And Love Said No" video. From what it looks like, it reminds me of the German version of the "Wicked Game" video. (Credit: HIMMania)

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¤ *Sigh* I guess it doesn't pay to be pretty anymore. Seems like the streaming video and audio wasn't working anymore, so I've decided to go to a Zip file format. In the long run, this saves bandwidth, allowing me to post more for you.

Anyway, go check out the new Media section, with new items such as the Sweet Pandemonium video from Hultsfred 2004, and Buried Alive By Love from the Boston 2004 show.

And now it's time to catch the fireworks.

¤ Alright kids, everything is up and running now. The site should look a bit cleaner and run a bit smoother now. I could bore you to death with details, but let's not. Or shall I?

Anyway, I've added a new Review section, where you guys can catch show reviews, album reviews, and uh...other reviews. Also, I've added a Newsletter feature. More details can be found there, so check that out. Should be fun, I think/hope. Still no Forum, but that's because I personally hate them. I was going to do a Chat room, but it bogs down the server, so I ditched that idea.

Also, for those of you who had links on the Links page, I'm afraid that they have been deleted. The reason is that we switched to a new format where everyone can add their link to our site, without the middle man. Best of all, the more you send in, the more we send out, and eventually you could have a permanent link on the main pages. Great idea for smaller sites, so add your site now!

¤ But let's get down to brass tax here, HIM has been CONFIRMED to return to the US in November and December. What has NOT been confirmed yet is when. As soon as we find out anything, it'll be posted here.

¤ Credit to Tyler G. for this information:

This was posted at the BMMB by FlySin:

"I got some info for everyone on this song...

While the HIM US tour was going on as some of you may know, I went to many of the concerts. In doing so, I met a lot of people in the Kill Hannah camp whom I am still in contact with today. Well, being on that tour, KH got very friendly with HIM. I sent this song to a guy and he loved it. Right away he contacted Seppo about it. Seppo said that this was a NEW song, not an old one made back in the RR era or any other HIM era. And, the song is officially called...

Too Happy To Be Alive

so that settles everyone's controversy. Now everyone can change the names of their mp3s"

¤ And of course, what would an update be without a few more Bootlegs to post?

Maxidrom VCD (5.17.03)


Maxidrom (5.17.03)


Boston (4.18.04)


Hultsfred Festival VCD (6.18.04)


Hultsfred Festival (6.18.04)