HIM...good or bad

[undeadsinner]

I'm a fan of HIM from finland-I know they seem a little soft but Ville keeps his lyrics real-how we feel when we're in love-the realistic part of love..they are good to listen too when you want to chill with your loved one...

[Forward Union]

In every possible way they are bad.

This is not an opinion, it is intrinsic fact :lol:

but if you like them then fine...

[FULL METAL JACKET]

I don't get it though, if it's all about love then why do so many goth and people that like death metal like HIM?

[Abood]

In every possible way they are bad.

This is not an opinion, it is intrinsic fact

to state a fact, there has to be proof, atleast!

I'm not a big fan of HIM, but theyre music is cool, and i like to listen them when im in a depressed/emotional mood. Ville has one of the best voices i've ever heard.

[which doctor]

What does HIM stand for?

[ReD_ReBeL]

ahhh HIM are fucking amazing, saw them 3 times live and seeing them twice in April again. If u havn't saw them live , see them. there pure brilliant. HIM= His Infernal majesty.

[KC]

Fuck HIM, listen to Children of Bodom.

[Sentinel]

Originally posted by Additives Free
In every possible way they are bad.

Not quite in every.. Ville Valo is so-fucking-hot! :)

And I kind of like their music too, have you guys heard When love and death embrace ? Good song.

[painted for war]

that bam margera guy sucks, as does that band. next.

[fernando]

crap....

[Ian]

bad

[Sentinel]

What the.. :blink: someone must agree with me.. :lol:

[Commie Rat]

if HIM were an ice-cream flavor they would be bay leaves and dick

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

Major label pop bullshit.
Burn yr HIM tapes and listen to Discharge.

[Vladislav]

anyone have a sample oh HIM?

[Graham_Pogo]

Originally posted by Virgin Molotov [email protected] 12 2006, 07:43 AM
Major label pop bullshit.
Burn yr HIM tapes and listen to Discharge.
haha yeah listen to Virgin Molotov Cocktail!! :D

[bed_of_nails]

Originally posted by The [email protected] 11 2006, 03:53 PM
What the.. :blink: someone must agree with me.. :lol:
I like HIM also, so dont worry about being alone! :lol: This place just hates HIM, though some of those same members adore Shakira.

[Commie Rat]

fuck you

every one just ignores my brilliant waynes world quote


die. every single one of you.

[mentalbunny]

I don't like HIM very much. How on earth are their lyrics "realistic"?!!! It's all about love and death. I used to like HIM, before they got big (2000/2001) but I got a bit bored to be honest. They're really same-y.

[fernando]

Originally posted by bed_of_nails+Feb 13 2006, 02:32 AM--> (bed_of_nails @ Feb 13 2006, 02:32 AM)
The [email protected] 11 2006, 03:53 PM
What the.. :blink: someone must agree with me.. :lol:
I like HIM also, so dont worry about being alone! :lol: This place just hates HIM, though some of those same members adore Shakira. [/b]
Shakira is way more interesting than HIM...not only looks wise but music wise as well!

[Ian]

Bed of Nails like 'him'. they are now officially crap.

[fernando]

Bla they truly raped Wicked Game

[Delirium]

HIM is some of the worst bullshit i have ever heard EVERR, with two R's.

And the whole stupid thing they do with a pentacle pisses me off bigtime.

[Black Dagger]

What does HIM stand for?

His Imperial Majesty :D

The only good thing about HIM is that they did a song with Apocalyptica, who fucking rule.

[fernando]

His Imperial Majesty? IMPERIALIST BASTARDS!!! KILL THEM KILL THEM TO THE GULAG!!! :lol:

[ReD_ReBeL]

HIM=His Infernal Majesty, not 'imperial', His Infernal Majesty is another name for Satan. don't worry there not satanists and none of them are religious, well the singer Ville valo is a Pagan.

[Sentinel]

well the singer Ville valo is a Pagan.

Damn, now I can't like them anymore.. Pagans are nuts. At least those I've run into on the internet. :D

No, who cares as long as his music isn't religious.

And I can like almost all music even though it's major label and mainstream. A good song is a good song. Refusing to listen to "commercial" music is kind of lifestyleist and absurd in my opinion.


they truly raped Wicked Game

Who's song is it originally?

[ReD_ReBeL]

Chris Isaac originally done Wicked Game, and no HIM didn't rape it, HIM's version is very good. Rape is what the Yanks done to the english language lol.

[fernando]

No..no...no...its rape...I mean the song itself added nothing special to it, it was just HIM playing a good song and making it sound shit. A good cover would make it seem as if the band covering it redefined it, just look at Marilyn Manson's version of Sweet Dreams or Jimi Hendrix' version of Along the Watchtower.

And then the video..I dont want to see some ugly Finnish guy's bad teeth and some not that impressive girl on a throne. No I want the truly stunning Helena Christensen in the video like the original:
http://www.velkomin.is/katasan/uploads/ImageGallery/Images/Gullaeyja/helena.jpg

[Comrade J]

http://myspace.com/Heartagram

Some HIM tracks here, sadly all from the (not as good) new album, though I reckon Wings of a Butterfly is the best.

One of my favourite HIM tracks here, I recommend you give it a try (http://youtube.com/w/HIM-RIGHT-HERE-IN-MY-ARMS?v=EnmVr0W_cQ8&search=HIM)

Beautiful video, filmed in Finnish lapland, one of my all time fave HIM tracks, please watch (http://youtube.com/w/him-rox?v=13nC-PoHp5Q&search=HIM)

A beautiful cover of a Ramones track (http://youtube.com/w/HIM-Poison-Heart?v=kWCcT77r8UY&search=HIM)

I've seen HIM twice, and think they're pretty good. I'll be seeing them twice more this April!

And as for HIM standing for His Infernal Majesty - Ville will argue to his death and several pints more that it doesn't stand for anything, it was merely a shortening of the band's name as Finnish people couldn't remember 'His Infernal Majesty.' He doesn't like the name any more, and it was created in the same way that Black Sabbath made their name, who happen to be his idols.

Ville never really takes him self seriously, even with the recent deal with Sire records and international stardom, reaching two Top 10 positions in the UK singles chart (incredible considering the unique sound HIM possess) and MTV appearances.

Also, he's hardly a devout Pagan. He does no form of worship and sees Pagan in the sense of it meaning he does not acknowledge the Judeo-Christian God, he thinks Christianity is a bit of a joke and isn't actually a religious person.

[FatFreeMilk]

I really like the wings of a butterfly song. But it took a long time for me to warm up to it. It's actually the only HIM song I've heard.

What bugs me is not the music itself but the heartogram they have. bam margera made an ugly shoe with it taking up the side. Aww sick aww. And every other kid at my school has a nasty faded t shirt of theirs. Not cute.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 08:36 PM
Fuck HIM, listen to Children of Bodom.
Word.

And In Flames.

[bed_of_nails]

Originally posted by Black [email protected] 13 2006, 08:53 AM

What does HIM stand for?

His Imperial Majesty :D

The only good thing about HIM is that they did a song with Apocalyptica, who fucking rule.
Apocalyptica sucks ass. "Cult" is one of the worst albums ever.

[Black Dagger]

HIM=His Infernal Majesty, not 'imperial'

It was a joke - The initials/acronym, H.I.M was in use before this band came along, H.I.M stood/stands for His Imperial Majesty, a term used to describe/title of Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia and 'living-god' of the Rastafari movement - listen to some roots reggae.


Apocalyptica sucks ass. "Cult" is one of the worst albums ever.

H.I.M. :lol:

[BattleOfTheCowshed]

Bad. Very.

[Comrade J]

I like rather a few Finnish bands myself - namely HIM, Children of Bodom, Charon and The 69 Eyes, though Children of Bodom are by far the greatest, and their drummer Henkka is a truely wonderful human-like specimen and they are superb live. Last time I saw them was on the 26th January at the London Astoria, one of the defining moments of my whole life - I realised that all along I had been wrong about God, he existed under the name 'Alexi Laiho.' Alexi's a great guy too, though at all costs he tried to avoid meeting the fans, which is somewhat shit thing to do, considering they are the reason you're there in the first place.
Still, despite being the greatest band in a musical sense, HIM, or should that be Ville Valo, makes a better interview - more manners, better understanding of English humour and a satirical outlook on both life and his critics.

The 69 Eyes (http://www.69eyes.com) are also good live, and are seemingly the most recent victim of Bam Fucking Margera, the legendary stalker of Finnish bands. He doesn't know it yet, but Lauri from the Rasmus (shit band.) hates his guts.

Edit - just in case anyone is trawling through the archives, I no longer like HIM, let it be known.

[Sentinel]

I like rather a few Finnish bands myself - namely HIM, Children of Bodom, Charon and The 69 Eyes, though Children of Bodom are by far the greatest

What about Nightwish? Opera combined with heavy metal is awesome.

[bed_of_nails]

Nightwish is fucking amazing. I adore them.

[drain.you]

I'm not too keen on HIM. Theres some good tracks but not really my kinda band. I have a friend who really likes the european rock scene so I'm not making rash decisions, I have been through the annoyance of hearing alot of their stuff :P

[SittingBull47]

HIM is awful.......

[Anarcho-Communist]

I'm not a fan of H.I.M. although they are coming to New Zealand and my friends want me to go...

[fernando]

Children of Bodom rule...eventhough nowadays they seem to have become a weak parody of themselves...

Nightwish...they just have to die a slow painful death! If there were still gulags...well you can fill in the rest ;)

[Clutch]

HIM aren't bad, but their old stuff kicks the shit out of their new stuff.

[rebel_heart]

Guys I wanted to ask if HIM are good or bad but not as music, I mean they aren't leftist but they aren't against either, right?

[Commie Rat]

hahahahah

Why is an artists old stuff always better then their new stuff?

[Proletar]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 07:12 PM
Fuck HIM, listen to Children of Bodom.
naah, not that nintendo metal :)

[rebel_heart]

uhm <_< :blink: am I invisible??? &#39;cause I think I&#39;ve asked something&#33;

[Abood]

And then the video..I dont want to see some ugly Finnish guy&#39;s bad teeth and some not that impressive girl on a throne. No I want the truly stunning Helena Christensen in the video like the original:
Ville Valo is ugly? Seriously?&#33;&#33;

[Wanted Man]

Originally posted by The [email protected] 11 2006, 07:20 PM
Not quite in every.. Ville Valo is so-fucking-hot&#33; :)

And I kind of like their music too, have you guys heard When love and death embrace ? Good song.
Urgh, that picture is so very wrong. It&#39;s not the hand in his pants that offends me, but rather the way he is butchering the "horns". Or is he trying to say "love" in sign language?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Dio01.jpg/200px-Dio01.jpg

If Dio were dead, he&#39;d be rolling in his grave.

[Floyd.]

Music made forpeople with aspergers, totall bland with no meaNINg or heartfelt emo the quality of even Corgan.

[dusk]

they scare me a bit.

[rebel_heart]

excuse me? matthijs this is NOT Ville Valo I don&#39;t know who he is but definately it is not Ville&#33; :blink:

[vox_populi]

HIM...good or bad

Why don&#39;t you ask him?





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Sorry....


I can&#39;t think of even ONE good band from Finland...and what is so great with Children on Bodom and In flames?
The melodic death metal/Trash-Death Metal scene must be the most boring scene around...

[Wanted Man]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20 2006, 07:35 PM
excuse me? matthijs this is NOT Ville Valo I don&#39;t know who he is but definately it is not Ville&#33; :blink:
I know. That is indeed not Ville, but it is someone who(unlike Ville) can get the "horns" right. I was replying to the post which had Ville Valo with his hand in his pants in it.

[encephalon]

you know, I really had no idea who they were until recently, and.. urghhhhh.

[atlanticche]

thier are really crap live, thier music is crap
but ville valo use to be gorgeous,
until he started smoking marlboro lights(fool), hes got fat and his face has gone red

so yeah their crap but they used to be good

[Little brother]

HIM, well. I bought two of their albums. It&#39;s like Coheed in my opinion. You&#39;ve got some tracks that are just absolutely freakin awesome but then there can really be some boring and almost repative stuff there. Whatever floats your boat kids. But there is no doubt his lyrics are awesome, though confusing. Actually not confusing just the majority of people who like his stuff is confusing. Not bad, an aquired taste. Love em or loath em.

[The Spirit of 1918]

Musics crap, bit too corny for my taste.

But I kinda like V. Valo. Drunken brawling with police and shouthing death threats to filthy rich neighbours is always cool. True finnishness at its best.