NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sire Records) - "Venus Doom," the new album from Sire recording artists HIM, captured the No.12 spot this week on Billboard's Hot 100 chart - the Finnish rock band's highest debut to date. Released on
September 18th "
Venus Doom" was named one of Alternative Press' "Most Anticipated Albums of 2007." Spin gave it four stars in its review, while Blender called it "brutal. Ballsy. Extreme... you might even sneak in a sexy and still be on point."
The band - singer Ville Valo, guitarist Linde, bassist Mige, keyboardist Burton, and drummer Gas - have been collaborating on the songs that appear on "Venus Doom" since last year when their previous release, "Dark Light," went gold in the U.S., making HIM the first-ever band from Finland to go gold in America. The band recorded "Venus Doom" this past spring with noted producer Tim Palmer (Ozzy Osborne, U2 and Duran Duran) with the intention of recapturing the signature sound of their highly acclaimed 2003 album "Love Metal."
Also noteworthy is the band's logo, which has been likened to the Rolling Stones' Tongue, The Ramones' Seal, and the Grateful Dead Skull. HIM's symbol - the marriage of a heart and a pentagram called the Heart-a-Gram - has been glimpsed on "Jackass" (on star Bam Margera), Kat Von D's "LA Ink," and on countless fans across Europe and the U.S.
HIM's first single "Kiss Of Dawn" has already been added to MTV2's regular rotation on "You Rock The Deuce" and is currently being played on "Steven's Untitled Rock Show" on Fuse. HIM have recently finished up a major tour with Linkin Park on the latter's Projekt Revolution extravaganza, and will begin their own headlining tour in New York City in mid-October. See below for full tour itinerary.
HIM Fall Headlining Tour Dates:
Thurs 18-Oct Sayerville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Fri 19-Oct Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 20-Oct Baltimore, MD Sonar
Sun 21-Oct Worcester, MA The Palladium
Tues 23-Oct Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theatre
Thurs 25-Oct Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Fri 26-Oct St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Sat 27-Oct St. Paul, MN Myth
Tues 30-Oct Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
Wed 31-Oct Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
Fri 2-Nov Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Sat 3-Nov Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Sat 10-Nov Seattle, WA The Fenix
Sun 11-Nov Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Tues 13-Nov San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Wed 14-Nov Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Sat 17-Nov Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Tues 20-Nov Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Wed 21-Nov Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Fri 23-Nov Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Sat 24-Nov Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Sun 25-Nov Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Wed 28-Nov N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Thurs 29-Nov Norfolk, VA Norva
Fri 30-Nov Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Sat 1-Dec New York, NY Nokia Theatre
