Ville Valo
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How HIM pulled back from the brink to make their final album Tears On Tape
By Alexander Milas published

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

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

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

“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

“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

"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

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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