With the release of Venus Doom on September 18th, HIM have been working hard to get their fans ready for the new album. To reward their hardcore fans, HIM have posted every track from Venus Doom on their fan club web site. In addition to being able to hear Venus Doom now, fans who sign up for the fan club will receive a $25 gift certificate for the HIM store, access exclusive music and videos, and will unlock special features on Heartagram.com. Join the fan club here:
http://heartagram.com/upgrade
In other HIM news, tickets for the fall headline tour go on sale today. HIM will be supported by Bleeding Through on the tour that kicks off on October 18th at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NY.
Oct. 18 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Oct. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Oct. 24 - Toronto, ON - The Docks Nightclub and Concert Theatre
Oct. 25 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
Oct. 26 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
Oct. 27 - Maplewood, MN - Myth
Oct. 30 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
Oct. 31 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Nov. 02 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Nov. 06 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
Nov. 07 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Event Centre
Nov. 09 - Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Centre
Nov. 10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Nov. 11 - Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov. 13 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
Nov. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas
Nov. 20 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
Nov. 21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Nov. 23 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Nov. 24 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live Orlando
Nov. 25 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Nov. 28 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues Myrtle Beach
Nov. 29 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Nov. 30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
Dec. 01 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Dec. 02 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
On 9/4, HIM will be announcing new shows in the US and Canada, and on that day, fans can get tickets before anyone else, plus order a copy of the regular edition of Venus Doom and get a free one-month membership to the new HIM club, which opens on Thursday the 6th! For fans who have already pre-ordered the album, tickets can be purchased on Thursday the 6th! Also available for pre-order is the special edition of Venus Doom with a different album cover and two bonus songs, plus a very limited edition that comes with a journal with 60 pages of photos, and a bonus disc with three songs in parchment envelopes and 3 polaroid-style photos by clicking here.
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire - July 17, 2007) - Finnish rockers HIM are set to release their second full-length album for Sire Records, entitled “Venus Doom,” in September 2007. The band recorded the album with producer and long-time friend Tim Palmer (U2, Switchfoot and Hot Hot Heat) and co-producer Hiili Hiilesmaa at Finnvox Studios in Finland. Palmer also worked on HIM’s 2005 album “Dark Light.”
With “Venus Doom,” the band’s sixth album, HIM fans can anticipate a decisively heavier sound, influenced by Black Sabbath, old-school Metallica and Soundgarden among others. HIM is out on the road all summer with Linkin Park on the latter’s Projekt Revolution tour.
The cover art for “Venus Doom” was painted by artist David Harouni. Singer Ville Valo purchased one of Harouni’s paintings at New Orleans’ Harouni Gallery (where the artist represents himself) and later asked Harouni if it could be used as the cover for “Venus Doom.” Harouni (whose work can be viewed at http://www.harouni.com) agreed and now counts himself as a HIM fan. Also we now have recent photographs taken by renowned photographer Perou, who has also shot Marilyn Manson, Sigur Ros, and David Beckham.
Hailing from Finland, HIM have been on the rise since the early ’90s. With a blend of goth and hard rock, the band, which features Valo, Mige, Linde, Burton and Gas, has taken the music world by storm. Their mélange of melodic hooks and melancholy lyrics made them a fan favorite in Finland where they sold out clubs before ever releasing an album. The HIM craze spread to the U.S. two years ago with “Dark Light” selling more than 45,000 records its first week of release and attaining gold status, making HIM the first band from Finland to sell 500,000 albums in America.
Having completed two triumphant headlining tours with sold-out dates across the country, be sure to catch HIM this summer on the main stage of Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour. For tour dates visit: http://pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=All&Content=Projekt+Revolution&go_green.x=16&go_green.y=15
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