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The fourth Helldone Festival in Helsinki, Finland will be as warm, loose and easygoing as it's always been. There's one new thing though, more of a sort of added bonus as Helldone Festival does a road trip.

This time around HIM, KYPCK (pronounced ..Kursk') and 45 Degree Woman take the festival on the road, to the cities of Oulu and Tampere. While this fearless trio shares some good vibes with the rest of the country, Helldone HQ in Helsinki is rocking to the sounds of Stam1na, Diablo and Godsplague on Monday 29th , and The 69 Eyes, Negative and Sara on Tuesday 30th . New Year's Eve marks the eagerly awaited return of the road warriors. 

During the past couple of years, the Helldone Festival has also been proud to present some cool bands from overseas but you have…

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The HIM frontman will be jetting in for their London shows.

HIM frontman Ville Valo has spoken to Metal Hammer of his love for British goth pioneers Fields Of The Nephilim ahead of the band's two London shows at Shpherds Bush Empire on July 12th and 13th.

Speaking to Metal Hammer, Ville confirmed: "I love them so much that I will be flying over from Helsinki to see both gigs."

HIM, Type O Negative and a whole host of other gothic rock acts have been influenced by Fields Of The Nephilim and these two shows will mark only their second and third performances in the UK for seventeen years so these are not to be missed.

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Finnish "love metallers" HIM are debuting the video for their new single, "Bleed Well", for the HIM fan club on Heartagram.com today. Imeem will feature the official "world premiere" of the video on Tuesday, November 27.

The band filmed the live footage for the new clip at their Los Angeles shows on November 14 and November 15 at the Orpheum Theatre. The footage from the shows will also be used for HIM's upcoming live DVD, to be released in 2008.

HIM frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to Straight.com about his songwriting process. "It's very hard to sing about sunshine and ice cream and birds in fast cars . . . I'm a miserable bastard when it comes to writing music," he said. "I love melancholy music, and I love the darker aspects when it comes to, like, popular music. I've always been a big fan of [BLACK] SABBATH and…

Finnish "love metallers" HIM were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on November 12, 2007. The program is now available for streaming at this location.

HIM frontman Ville Valo recently told Straight.com about his songwriting process, "It's very hard to sing about sunshine and ice cream and birds in fast cars . . . I'm a miserable bastard when it comes to writing music. I love melancholy music, and I love the darker aspects when it comes to, like, popular music. I've always been a big fan of [BLACK] SABBATH and all that, so obviously they've been a big influence on me, and I wanted to write music that would have a similar kind of gloomy atmosphere to it."

In 2003, HIM released an album called "Love Metal", which featured a gold "heartagram" — a cross between a heart…

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New HIM Buzznet photo contest with 1 year Heartagram.com Fan Club memberships going to:
 Best live shot from an '07 HIM US show     Best photo of a heartagram from an '07 HIM US show     Best photo of you and a band member from an '07 HIM US show     Best photo of yourself at an '07 US HIM show     Funniest photo from an '07 HIM US show

All winners get their photos posted on the HIM site for a month AND receive a 1 year Fan Club membership.  If you win and you're already a member, we'll extend you for a year.  The Heartagram.com Fan Club is the place where you're MOST CONNECTED to HIM.

To enter, hit the HIM Buzznet group here – good luck!

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According to Ville Valo, lead vocalist for Finnish rockers HIM, "It's very hard to sing about sunshine and ice cream and birds in fast cars." So he doesn't even try. Instead, song titles like "Cyanide Sun", "Dead Lovers' Lane", and "Song or Suicide" populate his band's latest CD, Venus Doom. "I'm a miserable bastard when it comes to writing music," claims the singer, calling on his cellphone from the outskirts of Detroit. "I love melancholy music, and I love the darker aspects when it comes to, like, popular music. I've always been a big fan of [Black] Sabbath and all that, so obviously they've been a big influence on me, and I wanted to write music that would have a similar kind of gloomy atmosphere to it."

The 30-year-old…

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Lead singer for the band HIM comes to the leading virtual community for teenagers.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2007 -- Habbo (www.habbo.com), a leading global online virtual world for teenagers, today announced that Habbo Radio will air an interview with Ville Valo, front man for the love metal band HIM. The interview was originally recorded while HIM was in Denver for a stop on their concert tour.

Habbo will broadcast the interview with the lead vocalist and songwriter today, Wednesday, November 14 at 3 p.m. (PST)/6 p.m. (EST). Fans are invited to tune into Habbo Radio as Valo discusses HIM's new album, Venus Doom, their U.S. tour and his relationship with professional skateboarder and reality TV…