In fact HIM has already moved on - after taking a well earned sabbatical the band is once again bursting with energy.
They have entered the studio with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa to record their eighth studio album, tentatively named “Tears On Tape”. The album will be mixed by Tim Palmer, and is scheduled for an early 2013 release.
“I’m pretty sure that a song or two from those sessions will find their way into the live set come Helldone”, Ville Valo predicts.
Supporting HIM on all Helldone 2012 dates are their longtime partners in crime, THE SKREPPERS. This outrageous band fronted by producer/friend Hiilesmaa has stuck stubbornly to its blurry vision, operating somewhere between the psychobilly badlands, and rock & roll outer space. All dressed up in black leather, shiny vinyl, and stiletto heels. The Skreppers’ fifth album “Sherwood Gays” was released in May 2012.
Another constant Helldone 2012 feature - bar New Year’s Eve - will be HELSINKI VAMPIRE CLUB by DJ JYRKI69. From Goth to Glam and beyond, DJ Jyrki69 spins the records and You around at his pop-up dark discotheque at Semifinal Club during the Helldone nights. This is the best place to dance to the beat of Hanoi Rocks and turn into a Helsinki Vampire!
The additional support bands are
Fri 28 Dec - FACE OF GOD, a high energy Helsinki trio that has released an EP called “Fire”, and played over 130 gigs in well under two years - all the way from the dingiest of cellars to the Helldone stage. Right now the band is heading into the studio to record their debut album, a double nonetheless, consisting of an electric (“Dead Ballads and Forgotten Love Songs”) and an acoustic (“Illogical Psychology”) half.
Sat 29 Dec - FINAL ASSAULT consider themselves ‘gentlemen on their journey through 80’s trash’. Their 2010 debut album was hardcore punk as uncompromising as it comes, but already last year’s sophomore work “Dead By Dawn” showed clear signs of crossing over into metal. The band is already working on their third album, promising it to be nothing less than ‘an epic speed-trash-metal record’.
Additional support acts for Sun 30 Dec and Mon 31 Dec will be announced shortly.
“I’m pretty sure that a song or two from those sessions will find their way into the live set come Helldone”, Ville Valo predicts.
Supporting HIM on all Helldone 2012 dates are their longtime partners in crime, THE SKREPPERS. This outrageous band fronted by producer/friend Hiilesmaa has stuck stubbornly to its blurry vision, operating somewhere between the psychobilly badlands, and rock & roll outer space. All dressed up in black leather, shiny vinyl, and stiletto heels. The Skreppers’ fifth album “Sherwood Gays” was released in May 2012.
Another constant Helldone 2012 feature - bar New Year’s Eve - will be HELSINKI VAMPIRE CLUB by DJ JYRKI69. From Goth to Glam and beyond, DJ Jyrki69 spins the records and You around at his pop-up dark discotheque at Semifinal Club during the Helldone nights. This is the best place to dance to the beat of Hanoi Rocks and turn into a Helsinki Vampire!
The additional support bands are
Fri 28 Dec - FACE OF GOD, a high energy Helsinki trio that has released an EP called “Fire”, and played over 130 gigs in well under two years - all the way from the dingiest of cellars to the Helldone stage. Right now the band is heading into the studio to record their debut album, a double nonetheless, consisting of an electric (“Dead Ballads and Forgotten Love Songs”) and an acoustic (“Illogical Psychology”) half.
Sat 29 Dec - FINAL ASSAULT consider themselves ‘gentlemen on their journey through 80’s trash’. Their 2010 debut album was hardcore punk as uncompromising as it comes, but already last year’s sophomore work “Dead By Dawn” showed clear signs of crossing over into metal. The band is already working on their third album, promising it to be nothing less than ‘an epic speed-trash-metal record’.
Additional support acts for Sun 30 Dec and Mon 31 Dec will be announced shortly.
