¤ Hey kids, I got some information on the Love Metal Archives Vol. 1 DVD to be released April 18th. It will be Region 0, meaning that we here in the US can view it too. Ain't that great? The tracklist to the 2-disc set is as follows:

DISC 1:

CHAPTER 1: GREATEST LOVE SONGS VOL.666, 1997

Videos
- Wicked Game [German version]
- When Love and Death Embrace

Live Clips
Viva Overdrive 1998
- Wicked Game
- Your Sweet Six Six Six
- When Lovea nd Death Embrace

Extras
- Wicked Game [1996 Helsinki]
- Photo gallery: Promotion pictures
- Biography

CHAPTER 2: RAZORBLADE ROMANCE, 2000

Videos
- Join Me [UK version]
- Right Here in My Arms
- Gone With the Sin [German version]
- Poison Girl

Live clips
Berlin 2000
- Right Here in My Arms
- Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart
- Razorblade kiss
- Join Me

Extras
- Join Me (Acoustic performance in Köln)
- Photogallery: Promotion pictures
- BMG - EPK 2000 [Ville Valo & Mige Amour - interview]
- Biography

CHAPTER 3: DEEP SHADOWS.... 2001

Videos
- Pretending
- In Joy and Sorrow
- Heartache Every Moment
- Close to the Flame

Live clips
Rock AM Ring Rockpalast 2001
- Pretending
- In Joy and Sorrow
- Heartache Every Moment

Turku Caribia 2002
- Lose You Tonight
- Close to the Flame

Extras
- Heartache Every Moment - video by Bam Margera [Haggard]
- Photogallery: Promotion pictures
- Biography

CHAPTER 4: LOVE METAL, 2003

Videos
- Funeral of hearts
- Buried alive by love
- Sacrament

Live clips
Semifinaali 2003
- Buried alive by love
- Soul on fire

Hamburg live 2003
- Soul on fire
- Beyond redemption

Extras
Maxindrome Moscow 2003
- Sacrament
- Funeral of Hearts
- Sweet pandemonium, Live in Lycabettus, Athens 2003
- Photogallery: Promotion pictures
- BMG - EPK 2003 [Ville Valo interviewed]
- Biography

CHAPTER 5: AND LOVE SAID NO, 2004

Videos
- Solitary Man
- And Love Said No

Live clips
Tavastia 1.1.2004
- Your Sweet Six Six Six
- It's All Tears
- Poison Girl
- Solitary Man
- Sweet Pandemonium
- And Love Said No
- Gone With the Sin

Extras
Provinssirock (Festival) 1999
- Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
- Promotion pictures
- Biography

DISC 2:

HIM vs. Bam
- Bam Margera's making of "Buried Alive By Love"
"Buried Alive By Love" promo
- Bam Margera's making of "The Sacrament"
"The Sacrament" promo
- Bam Margera's making of "And Love Said No"
"And Love Said No" promo

Bonus Material
- "Solitary Man" promo
- HIM EPK (Love Metal Interview)
- HIM TV spot - Love Metal
- Making of "Buried Alive By Love" trailer,
- "The Sacrament" trailer,
- "Solitary Man" trailer

¤ And with that, I am sad to say that this is the final update for me. I have decided that with everything else going on, I don't have the time for the site any longer and have decided to sell it to the Warner record label. They will assume responsibility soon (probably within the next week), but for now the forum will remain active until they decide what to do with it. Speaking of the forum, it was recently reset by some unknown being, so if you signed up or posted within the last 2 or 3 days, you may have to do so again.

The rumors circulating a few months ago were true. I did not care to disclose the issues then, nor do I care to now. Just know that it is indeed for the best. Thank you all for making this place a staple in the HIM community. I hope that it continues far beyond what I was capable of doing with it.

And though I wanted to leave you with some witty quote from a book I never read, or some "word to the wise" type of thing, the only thing that comes to mind is what Hunter S. Thompson said..."A word to the wise is infuriating." So in the end, it's all better left unsaid.

*Edit 4/4/05* No decoder ring needed. Highlight below and you'll see it was all a joke. Well, the last bit was...the DVD stuff was true.

APRIL FOOL'S, FUCKERS! =)

¤ HIM has updated their tour schedule for 2005. It's looking like a light year so they can concentrate on the new album. Here are the latest dates, note the two Japan shows...looks like HIM is about to be in rove and ronery.

June
06.03: Rock IM Park - Nurnberg, Germany
06.05: Rock AM Ring - Nurburgring
06.11: Download Festival - Derbyshire, England

July
07.09: Ruisrock Festival - Turku, Finland

August
08.13: Summer Sonic Festival - Tokyo, Japan
08.14: Summer Sonic Festival - Osaka, Japan

¤ TV2 will be airing the documentary on March 30th at 8:20 Finnish time. The documentary, HIMmeetä Valoa!, is the one that was promised to air sometime in February and will feature live footage, backstage material, fan interviews as well as scenes from the guys on a day off. An encore is set for next day (March 31st, for those not taking notes) at 3:25 Finnish time. (Credit: HIMforFans.de)

¤ According to DarkSecretClub, the Love Metal Archives Vol. 1 DVD is set to be released April 13th. For now it looks to be a European release only.

¤ I've finally finished the DVD for the Tsunami Aid show from January and is now for trade. The show features Negative, Apocalyptica, The Rasmus, 69 Eyes and HIM. You can check out the rest of the bootlegs here.

Tsunami Aid DVD (1.17.05)

¤ There's not much to say other than a huge thank you to every person that donated last month. It has really eased things around here a bit. The winner for the January/February contest was LovesBlade. What did he win? I don't know, I haven't asked him what he wanted yet.

¤ While we're still in this "off-season" of sorts, I am taking the time to ask YOU, the reader, what you would like to see added, deleted or changed. Got a suggestion? Shoot me an e-mail.

This weekend I'll be adding some more bunk shit to the Fakes list. I know, I've been saying that for months now, but this time...I'm serious. Really, I am.