Interview with Eugene Riecansky

Official HIM Street Team UK recently interviewed Eugene Riecansky, a video director for Scared To Death, Like St. Valentine, Strange World and recently, All Lips Go Blue. 

In this interview Eugene talks about working with HIM, creating new heartagram.com and shares some behind the scenes exclusives!

INTERVIEW

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS

US Tour Cancelled - Ville Valo Taken Ill

HIM's manager, Seppo Vesterinen at Hinterland, Inc., has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the tour cancellation:

"Ville has asthma and he got a pretty serious attack in the backstage at House Of Blues [in West Hollywood] on Friday and there was no way to perform. We got a doctor to the hotel at midnight and he diagnosed signs of pneumonia and prescribed antibiotics. The situation wasn't better on Saturday and we had to decide to cancel these dates to give him time for proper treatment and rest. He's being treated by best doctors in L.A. and we hope to continue the summer and fall as planned. Also he's been under a lot of stress for months recording the new album, artwork and promo for three different labels. Before Ville is fine, we can't make any definite plans for re-scheduling these May dates. Ville and all of us feel really sorry for the fans who have bought tickets months ago and traveled long distances from Brazil, Canada and elsewhere."

UPDATE 6TH MAY - 

"There was no option to do that gig. In case Ville performed, it would have been ten times worse compared to the fiasco of Tavastia... Ville will now need to rest. He is in bad shape", Seppo Vesterinen says.
"The band's other members keyboardist Burton and drummer Gas have already flown to Finland. Linde, the guitarist and bassist Mige are still in far away Los Angeles in support of Valo. It is unclear when Valo will have permission to travel.Fortunately, Ville's attending physician is top specialist.""There was no option to do that gig. In case Ville performed, it would have been ten times worse compared to the fiasco of Tavastia... 

UPDATE 16TH MAY - 

Per Ville's girlfriend  "(Ville) is back on his feet".

Tears On Tape is now out worldwide

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Into The Night lyrics

Trapped in autumn

Buried beneath the leaves

To the echo of the summer softly weeping

Sinking further

In this sanguinary sea

Painting pain with pastels through her cemetery eyes

Into the night we ride

Scars wide open

Into the night

You and I, torn and broken

Bleeding into the night

Blinded by the sun's brightest rays

Radiating from the sharpened razorblade

Side by side 

Darkness and light

Love and pain so unfair 

Their heartbeats synchronized 

Into the night we ride

Scars wide open

Into the night

You and I, torn and broken

Bleeding into the night

Arms wide open

Will you meet me there? 

All Lips Go Blue lyrics

Hear the silent sigh in song

A moment of calm before the storm

My heart so violently beats along

Leaving me to want to end it all

I weep for the dream in a grave

The one that made all lips go blue

I read the words on torn down walls

Reminding me how much I loved you

I weep for the dream in a grave

The one that made all lips go blue, blue, blue

I leave bleeding yet another day

The on that made all lips go blue, blue, blue

It's all for you

The silent sighs in song

Tears On Tape lyrics

Church bells toll

Thunder roars around me

I've been told to prepare myself for the fall

I'm armed to the teeth with tender pain

Of all yesterdays

Tears on tape

I will follow into your heart

Sketching rain from afar

Tears on tape

She surrenders needle in arm

While we dance into the storm

Darkness falls

Settling the score with love for once and for all

Soaked in blood, I cry

I fear we're lost to the summer rain

Lonely and afraid

Tears on tape

I will follow into your heart

Sketching rain from afar

Tears on tape

She surrenders needle in arm

While we dance into the storm

And for a moment there's no pain

For once there's no more pain in your eyes

But maybe we'll love

Just enough to convince us to keep breathing on

Exclusive video from Helsinki

Official Tears On Tape preview #1

Interview with Juska Salminen

Juska Salminen - a Finnish musician, still best known for playing keyboards with Finland's most successful metal band HIM. At the time known as Zoltan Pluto, Juska shared HIM's raise to fame with their second studio album Razorblade Romance and continued playing with the band until New Years eve 2000 when they decided to part ways. The band found a new member, Janne 'Burton' Puurtinen and Juska started focusing on other projects in his life. 

We caught up with Juska to talk about what's been happening in his life since, how he started his career and what's next for the future.

U.S. tour dates

HIM announces their first U.S. headline tour in support of their forthcoming new studio album, Tears On Tape! Dubbed “Tears On Tour,” the May 2013 (tour dates below). Tears On Tape will be released on April 30th on Razor & Tie in North America/Canada.

May 3 – Los Angeles, CA- House Of Blues
May 5 – San Francisco, CA- The Fillmore
May 8- Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
May 9 – Toronto Canada -Danforth Music Hall
May 10 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts 

A special pre-sale for the House of Blues, Ticketmaster, and Citibank will start on Wednesday February 20th and tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday February 22nd.

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HIM to play intimate London gig

HIM is set to play an intimate gig at Dingwalls in London on April 26th

You can pre-order your tickets on Thursday (February 15th) at 9am HERE