† On this day, 30 years ago, our boy Ville was born. All of us here at The Sac (all 2 of us) wish him a very happy birthday.

† HIM is set to release Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 later this month, (November for we Americans).

Now, before you ask what Bjork has to do with HIM, let me say that this is undoubtedly real, AND it features some new mixes that we have yet to hear. Our good friends at the HIM Club have posted 30 second clips of the new mixes.

Volume 2 is set to release in early 2007. Vol. 2 is set to be music you can shaketh that which thy mother bequeathed unto thee, though we don't know what's on that one just yet.

The tracklist for this one is:

The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix)
The Funeral of Hearts (Acoustic Version)
Join Me In Death (Strongroom Mix) *
Close To the Flame (Rappula Tapes) *
In Joy And Sorrow (String Version)
It's All Tears (Unplugged Radio Live)
When Love And Death Embrace (AORMJ Edit)
Buried Alive By Love (Deliverance Version)
Gone With the Sin (O.D. Version)
Salt In Our Wounds (Thulsa Doom Version)
Please Don't Let It Go (Acoustic Version)
One Last Time (Rockfield Madness Mix) *
For You (Unplugged Radio Live)
The Path (P.S. Version) *
Lose You Tonight (Thulsa Doom Extended Dub) *

† My hard drive crashed last week and I'm just now getting up and running again. Everything sent before 9/25 has been lost, including the many wonderful wallpapers you guys sent in that I had yet to post. I am sorry. - Jay 10/3

† In news that will be ruining a lot of peoples Halloween plans, HIM has unexpectedly cancelled the No Sleep 'Till Halloween Tour. The message delivered on Heartagram.com and to the street team just seems fishy. I don't buy the explanation. Here is the message:

HIM CANCELS TOUR DATES TO RECORD NEW ALBUM
Finnish rock quintet HIM-Ville Valo, Mige, Linde, Burton, and Gas-have announced the cancellation of their fall tour. The band will not be playing scheduled U.S. shows in favor of entering the recording studio (see canceled dates below).

HIM hope fans will not be let down, but rather will look forward to seeing them back on the road with new songs to share. The band have been steadily writing material for their forthcoming album and are eager to start preliminary rehearsal of very early tracks. HIM have not been able to test any new material due to their busy touring and promotion schedule. This fall will be the first opportunity for the band members to talk and work out new HIM material for a 2007 release!

Singer Ville Valo explains the band's decision: "Our dearest fellowship of the Heartagram, you haven't seen the last of us yet. We just want to keep it fresh for you and stump you with new material. I didn't feel that I could do that without rehearsing some of this stuff that's stuck in my heart. We're happy to have new fans come aboard the ship, but I feel we've got to keep it exciting and new. We've started writing and I can't wait for you guys to hear what we're working on."

The band have spent the last year touring non-stop behind Dark Light. Most recently completing a successful spring U.S. headlining tour with stops at Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Call With Carson Daly along the way.

To ticket holders: please contact or visit the point of purchase for information on ticket refunds.

Cancelled HIM tour dates:
WED 10/18 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
THU 10/19 NY, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
FRI 10/20 NY, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
SAT 10/21 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
MON 10/23 Rochester, NY ESL Sportcenter
TUE 10/24 Toronto, ONT Ricoh Coliseum
WED 10/25 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
THU 10/26 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
SUN 10/29 San Jose, CA Event Center at San Jose University
MON 10/30 San Diego, CA SDSU
TUE 10/31 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre

I really do not understand why this would happen. I've never heard of a band cancelling a tour to record an album. Especially not a just a few weeks before it kicks off. I hope we get more information on it, and I also hope that everyone in the band is okay. If anybody has any information, let us know.

Rumor Update: There has been some recent speculation that the tour was cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. Unfortunately, the numbers on ticket sales are not currently available so we cannot confirm/deny that rumor. It is what it is, a rumor. This was poised to be perhaps their biggest tour yet in the US, with established names Papa Roach and Lost Prophets along for the ride, so it's hard to imagine that tickets were selling at a lesser rate that previous tours. We'll keep you updated.

† Slow is not the word to describe this site. So much has happened in the world, but not too much has happened with our boys. No marriages, no new kids, no used kids...almost nothing. Although, we do have new tour dates, thanks to my boy Pry.

November
†
3rd † - The Fillmore - Denver, CO
4th † - Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS*
5th † - Savvis Center Concert - , St. Louis, MO*
7th † - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10th † - George Mason University - Fairfax, VA
13th † - Constsnt Convocation - Norfolk, VA
14th † - Grady Cole Center - Charlotte, NC
15th † - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
16th † - Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA

*According to Ticketmaster, these shows (St. Louis, Kansas City) are cancelled. But... why?

*Sigh* Still no Texas dates, but there's hope still.

† And of course, bootlegs. For now, only show-for-show trades are being accepted. Columbia House is pissed that I haven't bought any DVDs from them like I was supposed to.

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