HIM Finishes Work on Venus Doom

Finnish group HIM recently finished mixing its sixth studio album, Venus Doom, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Once again, the band entered the studio with producer/mixer Tim Palmer (Tin Machine, the Cure, the House of Love, Ned's Atomic Dustbin). At a recent listening session, it became apparent to one Rockit staffer that Venus Doom is quite a departure from the band's last effort, Dark Light. The moody pop of the previous album has given way to more expansive tracks led by thunderous guitar crunches. Yes, the synthesizer embellishments and Sisters of Mercy-esque melodies still remain, but this time they are pushed further into the background. Standout numbers include the prog-tinged "Kiss of Dawn" and "Sleepwalking Past Hope," a near-epic piece with a spine-tingling bridge. The album is expected to hit streets this September. In the meantime, HIM will join Taking Back Sunday, Placebo, Styles of Beyond and more on the Projekt Revolution tour.

Venus Doom Tracklisting:
Venus Doom,
Love in Cold Blood,
Passion's Killing Floor,
Kiss of Dawn,
Sleepwalking Past Hope,
Dead Lover's Lane,
Song or Suicide,
Bleedwell,
Cyanide Sun

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Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will film a new video on Thursday, June 21 and/or Saturday, June 23 in the Los Angeles area. Directing the clip will be Meiert Avis, who has previously worked with U2, AVRIL LAVIGNE, JENNIFER LOPEZ and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, in addition to helming H.I.M.'s "Wings of a Butterfly" video. The production team put out a casting call for the clip this week and will hold auditions on Tuesday (June 19), looking for "a beautiful girl (model type) to perform in the lead role of the video."

As previously reported, a brand new H.I.M. track, entitled "Passion's Killing Floor", will be included on the soundtrack album to Michael Bay's "Transformers", due on July 3 via Warner Bros. The disc will feature a total of 12 tracks, nine of which are brand new and exclusive to the soundtrack.

"Passion's Killing Floor" comes off H.I.M.'s forthcoming album, "Venus Doom", due in North America on September 18. The band's sixth studio CD, which will arrive one day earlier internationally, was recorded at the Finnvox facility in Helsinki with producer Tim Palmer and was mixed in California. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dead Lovers Lane", "The Kiss of Dawn" and "Love in Cold Blood".

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