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Ville Valo looks back on 30 years of HIM

By Rich Hobson Published

Ville Valo reflects on 30 years of HIM and horny, doomed gothic romance

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Ville Valo would love to reunite goth metal icons HIM

By Matt Mills Published

Nearly 10 years after one of Finland’s biggest bands called it a day, their singer is hoping they can get back together

Bands & Artists
HIM posing for a photograph in 2013
How HIM pulled back from the brink to make their final album Tears On Tape

By Alexander Milas Published

Interviews
HIM posing for a photo in front of a building
How Ville Valo went darker than ever on HIM’s Venus Doom

By Alexander Milas Published

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

Albums
Ville Valo onstage in 2024
Ville Valo at the Royal Albert Hall: “Whatever he does next will need to be special to upstage this”

By Matt Mills Published

The former Him lynchpin brings his VV project to a graceful close at London’s most prestigious music venue

Concerts & Shows
Ville Valo in 2023
Ville Valo interview: “I didn’t realise how much Him meant to people”

By Matt Mills Published

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

Interviews
HIM in 2004
“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

By Jamie Hibbard Published

A classic 2004 interview with Ville Valo that proves he’s always been goth metal’s most charismatic star

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“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

By Ville Valo Published

Ville Valo on the cult goth songs every goth metal fan should listen to

Tracks & Singles
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"I've already started humming and strumming": Ville Valo is planning to work on new music this year

By Rich Hobson Published

Ville Valo explains what he misses most about HIM, but says he's still planning on working on a sequel to Neon Noir in 2024

Albums
HIM in 2006
Don't bank on Ville Valo reuniting HIM any time soon: "We haven’t really been in touch"

By Merlin Alderslade Published

HIM leader Ville Valo is enjoying his solo career right now, and it looks set to stay that way

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