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Tears On Tour
April 22 - Potsbahnhof am Ostbbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
April 24 - Gloria-Theater, Cologne, Germany
April 26 - Dingwalls, London, UK
May 3 - House of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, USA
May 4 - House of Blue Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, USA
May 5 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
May 8 - House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 9 - The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
May 10 - Irving Plaza, New York, USA
May 11 - Irving Plaza, New York, USA
May 12 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, USA
HIM signs with three record labels
HIM has signed with Razor & Tie label in U.S., Double Cross in UK and to Universal in Finland/Germany.
Speaking about the signing, DoubleCross general manager, Phil Hopwood, said: “It's so exciting to be working with such a great band. HIM are a well respected cornerstone of the genre and the new album delivers on every level. We will make a lot of new fans with this record.”
Valo from the band added: "Cooking Vinyl’s history speaks for itself and for some unfathomable reason they have clearly understood HIM’s rather perverse musical fetishes - which is as rare as hen’s teeth! DoubleCross - of the inverted kind - here we come !”
Razor & Tie A&R Executive Mike Gitter adds, “Few artists are able to tap into rock at its most emotional and forlorn and make it sound so damn uplifting and powerful. That’s Ville Valo and HIM’s stock-in-trade. They take the rawest of emotions and channel them into unforgettable anthems-invoking the spirit of great rock n roll in the process.”
HIM lead vocalist Ville Valo comments, “We’re infernally glad to be dressed sharply enough for our dearest comrades in the U.S.(for once), R&T A-Go-Go!!!”
Tears On Tape to be released in April
Finnish love metal phenoms HIM have unveiled details on their upcoming studio release. The band’s eighth record, ‘Tears on Tape,’ is set to be released on April 26 in Finland., April 29 UK/EU and April 30 in US/CAN.
‘Tears on Tape’ was recorded in Finland with longtime HIM collaborator Hiili Hiilesmaa manning the helm as the band’s producer. Having worked on HIM releases such as ‘Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666,’ ‘Love Metal’ and ‘Venus Doom,’ Hiilesmaa also boasts studio work with the 69 Eyes, Apocalyptica and many others.
“‘Tears on Tape’ is going to be really organic,” said vocalist Ville Valo in a recent interview, “straight-in-your-face, super melancholy bulls— [Laughs]. It’s going to be something nobody’s heard before. I’m really happy about it. It sounds great. Remember the soundtrack for ‘Twin Peaks’ that Angelo Badalamenti did? It’s got that similar forlorn, melancholy quality but mixed up with Motörhead. That’s where we’re at! We’re really happy. It’s got that dreamlike quality. It’s like Roy Orbison meeting Metallica.”