† Arriving just in time for the release of Dark Light comes the November issue of Revolver Magazine. HIM has worked its way into this publication before, but this time our Lord Valo's beautiful mug graces the cover. The cover story is "Cult Bands" and, of course, HIM is the top cult band discussed. Others include our beloved Turbonegro and Clutch. Also, aside from a 6 page article, there's a 2 page center-fold poster of the band as well as a Dark Light sticker. I would safely say this is one of HIM's biggest bit of American press, thus far. I picked up a copy of this today, and with the help from my piss-poor scanner, you can check things out.

† Wednesday Update from Shane: Today was the magical day that Radio & Records updated the US singles charts. Guess who debuted at 47 on the Active Rock Chart? "Wings of a Butterfly" is the first HIM single to ever crack the charts in this country. "Join Me" was on the Alternative "Going For Ads" section last year, but never made the actual chart. Last week, "Wings of a Butterfly" was tops on the "Most Added" group, with 13 ads. This week, bingo, it's 47. Quite exciting, and hopefully next week after the release of the album, it will climb, climb, climb! That's all for now.

† I know all of you have been streaming the hell out of HotTopic, Heartagram, and MTV.it and I also know that all of you are just dying to sing along.

*Update 9.27* The lyrics are now correct. While there are some discrepancies between the jewelcase book an the internet book, these are based on what Ville seems to be singing.

 

Dark Light † Vampire Heart Wings of a Butterfly Under the Rose Killing Loneliness Dark Light Behind the Crimson Door The Face of God Drunk on Shadows Play Dead In the Night Side of Eden Venus (In Our Blood) The Cage

† I wanted to wait 10 more days, but after playing the leaked version of "Vampire Heart," "Poison Heart," and "Something Diabolical" at least 30 times each , I was so fucking amped I had to upload the new look. I hope you guys like it. Some sections aren't quite tweaked to perfection yet, so bear with us.

Anyway, the new shit is sooo fucking good...I have to say that I'm more excited for Dark Light than I was for Love Metal.

† Dark Light will be in stores in 10 days, and 11 days internationally, but starting Tuesday the 20th, you can hear the full record streaming at HotTopic. There will be a special limited edition of the album that will be covered with a Heartagram band - so make sure to grab an early copy in stores.

It may just be my eyes, but doesn't that look like some sort of Heartagram band on the cover there? I assume this is their way of keeping the cover a secret, but giving us a bit more.

Feel free to click on the small picture to make it "big."

† HIM will be ringing in the new year at HellDone Festival in Finland. It's a three-day festival from Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 of December. Other confirmed acts include The 69 Eyes, Negative, Charon, Bloodpit, Sunride and Deep Insight. Who plays which evening is yet to be settled, so stay tuned. Also there might be additional surprise guests.

There will be both 1-day tickets for each evening and 3-day tickets available and customers can only purchase 2 tickets each. Sales start Monday September 19th at 10 am (Finnish time) at Tiketti. You must be 18 and over to attend.

For tickets please send an e-mail to info@tiketti.fi with:
- Full names of the max 2 people attending
- Their e-mail addresses
- A mention on whether you will be collecting the tickets at Tiketti, once in Finland, or do you wish Tiketti to send them to you
- Complete address to which the tickets should be sent to if you choose this option

Please check the purchase policy and delivery prices at Tiketti You will receive further instructions by e-mail within 2 days of e-mailing your purchase order. [Credit: Heartagram]

† I also failed to mention that Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 was released in US stores on September 13th. Universal has a few more things to release, so don't count them out yet. We'll elaborate more when the time comes.

† After that, HIM will be hitting the UK with newly announced dates for 2006.

January 2006
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16th † Ambassador - Dublin, Ireland
19th † Carling Academy - Glasgow, Scotland
22nd † Apollo - Manchester, England
24th † Carling Academy - Birmingham, England
26th † Brixton Academy - London, England

But before 2006, the US will have our own tour. Here is the latest list of tour dates.

October
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5th † Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
6th † The Premier - Seattle, WA
8th † Download Festival - Mountain View, CA
9th † UCSB (The Hub) - Santa Barbara, CA
10th † SOMA - San Diego , CA
11th † Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
12th † Las Vegas, NV
14th † Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
15th † Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
19th † Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
21st † The Quest - Minneapolis, MN
22nd † Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
23rd † The Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
24th † St. Louis, MO
26th † San Antonio, TX
27th † Verizon Wireless Theatre - Houston, TX
28th † Ridglea Theatre - Ft. Worth, TX
30th † Voodoo Music Festival - New Orleans, LA

November
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1st † Abbey Road (University of Florida) - Gainesville, FL
2nd † Atlanta, GA
3rd † House of Blues - Orlando, FL
4th † Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5th † Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
7th † Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
8th † Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
9th † Club Zoo - Pittsburgh, PA
11th † The Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
12th † State Theatre - Detroit, MI
13th † Kool Haus - Toronto, Ontario
14th † Metropolis - Montreal, Quebec
17th † Avalon - Boston, MA
18th † Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
21st † Norva - Norfolk, VA
22nd † Washington, DC
23rd † Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
24th † Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA

Shane's Note: Jay spent 6 hours last night playing with this.

† HIM has added a few more dates to their fall US tour. I just bought my Houston tickets, so I'll see you guys there.

November
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21st † Norva - Norfolk, VA
22nd † Washington, DC
23rd † Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
24th † Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA

† Go to the official Myspace to hear "Behind the Crimson Door." It kicks ass!

† My 6 week trip is over, and I will finally be able to be at home, working on the site. I am currently transferring the site to the new look, ordering the new server and we'll be ready to fly very soon.

† Sorry about the downtime. All the rumors you heard weren't true at all. I pay my bills, I didn't quit, I didn't die. The truth of the matter is that we used up all the bandwidth for August. We had used half of it early in the month. This is why I was bitching about getting a dedicated server, which will happen this month since I never want this to happen again.

Shane's Non-HIM Update: Well well well, look who is back. I just thought I'd let everyone know that while the site was down, I was busy in Minneapolis watching the Rock Adio Tour.The Knives, Fireball Ministry, and CKY all rocked my world. I also purchased a digital camera beforehand... and I'm quite glad I did. Here's some photos for you to look over. (And yeah, I met Jess Margera.)