i saw this video called Wings Of A Butterfly last night by a group called H.I.M and i really liked it! it's a good old school type rock song..anybody hear of the group?

no u got any pics of them?

missfee said:

Mazerati said:

oh hell no haven't heard or seen them before...sorry

Heard their version of 'Wicked Game' and some other songs a few years ago , they're quite ok
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this band is so horrible..and how do i know?..well at my local school almost everyone listens to them,well expect people who have good taste in music. i mean this band is really a joke,they mix psuedo-poetic songs about suicide,love,gloom into a big combo of mellodrama. this band is a hard rock version of the cure!!..really horrible..i mean whats so romantic about dying and being in love..i mean just listen at the song by them called razorblade romance..i believe its call what is call,another thing that really nerves me is the lack of orginality..i mean they use the whole big satanic wagon,meaning as the lead singer,vile(its vill..but i said VILE!) valo saids he's a satanist...i mean satanism in rockmusic is not even shocking nor scary as it was oh lets say in the 70's..anyways..im done...

Can't stand HIM or most of their fans. Especially those braintrusts that get HIM tattoos.

Sorry, no me gusta "H.I.M." I gave it a few tries when I got a cd single of a couple of his songs. It just was not my bag. Seems to be popular with the little Hot Topic mallrats though.

Moonstar319 said:

The faux-punk crowd are big into HIM.

meow85 said:

I totally agree with you there. I've noticed that the H.I.M. followers in my area think they are tough little kiddies. A friend of mine ended up getting into a brawl after a club night and when I looked at this person's myspace, I said to myself..."Oh no wonder! She's a H.I.M fan!" Tattoo and all, I tell ya.

Moonstar319 said:

Unfortunately, HIM is a Finnish band so yes I've heard of the group. Quite frankly they suck balls... big time. They write horrible, crappy songs that 13-year-old wannabe goths listen to... . Also, the singer's name is Ville Valo, not Vill Valo. The name of the group, HIM, stands for His Infernal Majesty... now cmon... seriously... how goddamn lame is that?
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I've seen the "Butterfly" video on AOL on demand. I like how over-the-top it is with their huge logo on the top of the building and the searchlights, etc. I used to have the 'Razorblade Romance' album. Their sound is okay. I think they are harmless enough--very watered-down goth-metal. I'd rather listen to them than Limp Bizkit.

weepingwall said:

HIM
this band has lyrics like

Will you die tonight for love?
Baby join me in death






I hate them also but the hard rocking version of the cure was just sarcasm on your part right?

The semi-goth kids wear HIM sweat shirts and hoodies in my school...Soo annoying

This is so funny that this band is being mentioned today. I was just checking Ross Halfin's site, as I always do, and he has them listed in the "bands" list of people he's photographed. I was just looking at these pictures today trying to figure out who the hell it was.

So very scary.



Trapped in a box.


Genuine badasses.


Trying WAY too hard to be HR Giger.


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FuNkeNsteiN said:

you obviously didnt get my word on play..

Meloh9 said:

obviously..but i must admit both of those bands are really daft..so in a sense i meant..him is the hard rock daft version of the cure gloom and doom daft new wave oh we are not goth but we rather be called post punk rock.

weepingwall said:

Yea, I get the Vile part, but you stated that the singers name is Vill, and it's not, it's VillE

weepingwall said:

No, he didn't. Not by a long-shot. Don't be such a jerk.

HIM is an okay band for teens to listen to, altough they are far too poppy for my own personal taste (I bought one of their albums some years ago, but took it to an exchange store already the next day). Many of the songs have admittably beautiful melodies and if anyone is going to put down a group for simply being "satanic", I guess you just don't fucking listen to a wide variety of good music then. Not that HIM would exactly be the epitome of "wide variety of good music" themselves, but it just boggles me how people can be so narrow-minded to a broader scope of aesthetics.

HIM is actually the most successful soft-metal band in the world today and they reached even the US TOP20 album charts this fall - much to the promotional help of many US celebrities like Bam Margera or Kelly Osbourne. Of course, Ville Valo has always had tons of charisma and in many ways he is one of the last remaining rock stars on the planet.

They could do with a bit more musical ambition and willingness to experiment though.

Novabreaker said:

Totally agree with everyting you said.

sextonseven said:

I'm always right, you know.

Novabreaker said:

excuse me..but i saw the actual interview in which he said he was a satanist..in which i dont have a problem..i mean im very open-mindend religion wise..plus i am entitled to my opinion you dont have to call me a jerk just becuase you dont agree with it!..so take that and smoke it in your pipe!

weepingwall said:

I highly doubt that. That sounds absolutely nothing like mr. Valo would say. If he had said something like that it would have caused a media storm over here in Finland, because he is basically a Michael Jackson-level celebrity over here. Either you are making things up or have misunderstood a joke. He has many times for instance joked about getting fatter over the recent years for "drinking too much blood". Valo is a far too smart and normal guy to be into satanism. In fact he has many times denounced satanism himself, and usually just laughs on the accusations of the religious fanatics.




Calling somebody a "jerk" for making up false rumours is completely normal behaviour. You are entitled to your opinion and I don't accuse for thinking that "HIM sucks", because I clearly don't think it's the greatest band in the world either. But if you still insist on Ville Valo being a satanist I will not only call you "a jerk" but "a moron" as well.

sextonseven said:

As do I. I'm not real familiar with their stuff, but what I've heard appears to be good, old-fashioned rock with lots of theatricality. They seem to be doing the good ol' over-the-top stage persona combined with fitting music and lyrics.

meow85 said:

Those tattoos are silly, but you must admit that heartagram thing is a cool design. I can't believe no one thought of it before.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

That's bleedin' hilarious! I love it! These guys simply MUST have their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks!

Well i'm glad they're being recognized in the US since they've had a large fanbase in Europe for so long now... although i kind of miss those times when nobody knew what heartagram was... now it's everywhere and people think it's bam margera's...

missfee said:

the band, 2001


2003


2005


V. Valo