Latest about HIM
How Ville Valo helped lead HIM to stardom and became a modern rock god in the process
In 2006, HIM were at the peak of their powers – and frontman Ville Valo was living the rock star life to the max
How goth comic The Crow became a major cult movie - and reshaped metal culture forever
From HIM to Avatar, The 69 Eyes and Ice Nine Kills, The Crow has had a lasting impact on metal's aesthetic and themes
How Ville Valo went darker than ever on HIM’s Venus Doom
HIM’s Venus Doom was the sound of a band peering over the edge of the abyss, as Ville Valo explained when Metal Hammer spoke to the singer in 2007
HIM legend Ville Valo reveals the iconic goth film character that inspired him
This beloved 90s cult classic is a particular favourite of the HIM frontman
Ville Valo interview: “I didn’t realise how much Him meant to people”
The goth metal beloved talks about his impending Royal Albert Hall show, drawing VV to a close and why he won’t play a Him album live in full
“I’m a good actor. I’m the Jack Nicholson of rock’n’roll! I can do the one expression and people still believe it”: how Ville Valo became one of rock’s last great stars
A classic 2004 interview with Ville Valo that proves he’s always been goth metal’s most charismatic star
“It’s as evocative and deviant as the title suggests. It’s very sexual and disturbed”: the obscure 90s goth songs that changed Ville Valo’s life
Ville Valo on the cult goth songs every goth metal fan should listen to
“The heart of darkness for me is a heart of honesty, it’s the heart of vulnerability”: how Ville Valo pulled back from the abyss and bared his soul on HIM’s Screamworks
In 2010, Hammer visited HIM frontman Ville Valo at home in Helsinki to talk about the goth-metal band’s new album, Screamworks: Love in Theory And Practice
