Finnish gothic rock band HIM has released eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, one EP, twenty-eight singles, three video albums, and twenty-nine music videos. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, but was reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström.Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.23. WSOY After being rejoined by Mige, as well new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi, rhythm guitarist Oki and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, signed to BMG, and released the EP 666 Ways to Love: Prologue in 1996. The EP charted at number nine on the Finnish Singles Chart, and in 1997, the band, sans Oki, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666, which was certified gold and later platinum in Finland. In 2000, now with drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released the album Razorblade Romance, which was certified double platinum in Finland, triple gold in Germany and gold in Austria. Its first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number-one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum in their home country and gold in Germany and Austria. Following the addition of Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Both were certified platinum in Finland, as well as gold in Austria and Germany respectively.

After relocating to Los Angeles, HIM released Dark Light in 2005, which became the group's most successful album to date, charting in sixteen countries. With Dark Light, HIM also became the first Finnish group to receive a gold album in the United States. Dark Light was followed by Venus Doom in 2007, the making of which was marred by problems in Valo's personal life. Despite this, the album was certified gold in Finland and gave the band their highest chart position in the US at number twelve. After 2010's Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, which was once again certified gold in Finland, HIM went on hiatus as drummer Gas Lipstick took medical leave. Following several months of uncertainty, the band regrouped and eventually released the album Tears on Tape in 2013, which charted in nine countries. In 2015, Gas Lipstick announced his departure from the band to pursue other musical projects, and was subsequently replaced by Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced that the band would be disbanding following a farewell tour in 2017.

HIM is internationally one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with sales of over ten million records. HIM's music and their logo, the heartagram, have also appeared in several films and TV series, such as The Thirteenth Floor, Transformers, Jackass, CKY, Viva La Bam, LA Ink, Haggard, and Charmed .

Albums Studio albums Title Album details Chart positions Sales Certifications FIN AUSTears on Tape: AUT GER NED SPA SWE SWI UK USGreatest Lovesongs Vol. 666Released: 3 November 1997 Label: BMG2——50——————IFPI FIN: PlatinumRazorblade RomanceReleased: 24 January 2000 Label: BMG1—1178——8——IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: GoldDeep Shadows and Brilliant HighlightsReleased: 27 August 2001 Label: BMG1—12——442—190IFPI FIN: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: GoldLove MetalReleased: 11 April 2003 Label: BMG1—51——11455117IFPI FIN: Platinum BVMI: Gold BPI: GoldDark LightReleased: 26 September 2005 Label: Sire140442510781818IFPI FIN: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: GoldVenus DoomReleased: 14 September 2007 Label: Sire2329336221253112US: 90,000IFPI FIN: GoldScreamworks: Love in Theory and PracticeReleased: 8 February 2010 Label: Sire2367444272175025IFPI FIN: GoldTears on TapeReleased: 26 April 2013 Label: DoubleCross, Razor & Tie, Universal Finland2657289314822—15 US: 39,000"—" denotes a release that did not chart or a value that is not applicable.

Live albums Title Album details Chart positions FIN AUS AUT GER SWE US Digital Versatile Doom Released: 1 April 2008 Label: Sire 10 48 35 37 59 168

Remix albums Title Album details SWRMXS Released: 7 December 2010 Label: Sire

Compilation albums Title Album details Chart positions Certifications FIN AUT BEL GER ITA NED NOR POR SWE SWI UK US And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 Released: 15 March 2004 Label: BMG 2 9 98 5 55 71 32 11 20 18 30 —IFPI FIN: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 Released: 27 October 2006 Label: Sony BMG 7 — — 37 — — — — 55 40 — 162 Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 Released: 20 April 2007 Label: Sony BMG 12 — — 38 — — — — 33 61 — — Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 & 2 Released: 9 November 2007 Label: Sony BMG — — — — — — — — — — — — XX – Two Decades of Love Metal Released: 29 October 2012 Label: Sony Music, The End 4 — — 98 — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or a value that is not applicable.

Box sets Title Album Chart positions FIN The Single Collection Released: 7 October 2002 Label: BMG 12 Lashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective '96-'03 Released: 23 December 2014 Label: The End —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or a value that is not applicable.

Extended plays

Title EP details Chart positions FIN 666 Ways to Love: Prologue Released: 16 October 1996 Label: BMG 9

Singles Year TitleChart positions Certifications Album FIN AUT GER IRE ITA SPA SWE SWI UK US 1997 "When Love and Death Embrace" 9 — — — — — — — — —Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 1998 "Your Sweet Six Six Six" 7 — — — — — — — — — 1998 "Wicked Game" — — — — — — — — — —1999 "Join Me in Death" 1 2 1 — 30 15 52 8 — — IFPI FIN: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: GoldRazorblade Romance2000 "Right Here in My Arms" 1 — 22 — — — — 45 — — IFPI FIN: Gold "Poison Girl" 3 — 34 — — — — — — — "Gone with the Sin" 1 — 19 — — — — 89 — —2001 "Pretending" 1 36 10 — — 4 — 32 — — IFPI FIN: GoldDeep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights "In Joy and Sorrow" 2 — 17 — — — — 98 — — 2002 "Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame" 2 — 20 — — — — 88 — —2003 "The Funeral of Hearts" 1 26 3 45 — — — 24 15 —Love Metal "Buried Alive by Love" — 66 27 — — — — 98 30 — "The Sacrament" 4 47 22 — — — — 71 23 —2004 "Solitary Man" 2 45 17 44 — — 37 40 9 —And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 "And Love Said No" 2 — — — — — — — — —2005 "Wings of a Butterfly" 1 12 10 35 20 3 12 28 10 87Dark Light2006 "Killing Loneliness" 2 56 32 45 — — — 44 26 — "In Joy and Sorrow / Pretending" 1 — — — — — — — — — Uneasy Listening Vol. 12007 "The Kiss of Dawn" 2 — 44 — — — 30 — 59 —Venus Doom "Bleed Well" — — — — — — — — — — 2009 "Heartkiller" 5 56 34 — — — — — — —Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice 2010 "Scared to Death" — — — — — — — — — — 2012 "Strange World" — — — — — — — — — — XX – Two Decades of Love Metal2013 "Tears on Tape" — — — — — — — — — —Tears on Tape "Into the Night" — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or a value that is not applicable.

Videos

Video albums Title Album details Chart positions Certifications FIN AUS AUT GER SWE US The Video Collection: 1997–2003 Released: 7 December 2004 Label: Universal Records, Jimmy Franks Recording Company — — — — — — Love Metal Archives Vol. I Released: 25 April 2005 Label: Sony BMG 1 — — 15 — —IFPI FIN: Platinum BPI: Gold Digital Versatile Doom Released: 1 April 2008 Label: Sire 10 48 35 37 59 168"—" denotes a release that did not chart or a value that is not applicable.

Music videos Year Title Director(s)1996"Wicked Game" (version 1)Antto MelasniemiHIM – Love Metal Archives vol. 1 (DVD), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Finland), 20051998"When Love and Death Embrace"Mikko Pitkänen"Wicked Game" (version 2)Markus Walter1999"Join Me in Death" (version 1)Robert Wilde2000"Right Here in My Arms"Pasi Pauni"Poison Girl"—[A]"Join Me in Death" (version 2)John Hillcoat"Wicked Game" (version 3)Bill Yükich"Gone with the Sin"Ercin Filizli"Gone with the Sin" (version 2)—2001"Pretending"Kevin Godley"In Joy and Sorrow"John Hillcoat"Heartache Every Moment"—[A]2002"Close to the Flame"—[A]2003"The Funeral of Hearts"Stefan Lindfors"Buried Alive by Love"Bam Margera2004"The Sacrament""Solitary Man""And Love Said No"2005"Wings of a Butterfly"Meiert Avis"Killing Loneliness" (version 1)Noble Jones2006"Killing Loneliness" (version 2)Nathan Cox2007"The Kiss of Dawn"Meiert Avis"Bleed Well"2010"Heartkiller"James Copeman"Scared to Death"Eugene Riecansky2012"Strange World"2013"Tears on Tape"Stefan Lindfors"All Lips Go Blue"Eugene Riecansky"Into the Night"Stefan Lindfors Notes A^ No set video director; video consisted of tour footage.

Other appearances Year Song Album 1999 "Join Me in Death" The Thirteenth Floor (soundtrack) 2000 "Razorblade Kiss" Restless (soundtrack) 2001 "Rendezvous with Anus" Alpha MotherfuckersJuho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.265. WSOY "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" Salatut elämät (soundtrack) "Close to the Flame" Me and Morrison (soundtrack) 2003 "Lose You Tonight", "Pretending", "Beautiful", "Again" Haggard: The Movie (soundtrack) 2004 "Join Me in Death" Resident Evil: Apocalypse (soundtrack) "The Path" Honey Baby (soundtrack) 2005 "Wicked Game" Smallville, Vol. 2: Metropolis Mix (soundtrack) "Soul on Fire" Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary "Soul on Fire" Viva la Bands 2007 "Wings of a Butterfly" In the Name of the King (soundtrack) "Passion's Killing Floor" Transformers: The Album (soundtrack) "The Sacrament" Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (soundtrack)

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