H.I.M. Complete Work On 'Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly' Video

July 8, 2005

The Greek H.I.M. fan club DarkSecret Club recently conducted an exclusive interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo, to be published in an upcoming issue of an international music magazine. Ville spoke for more than 25 minutes about the grup's upcoming album, "Dark Light", and offered new information about its release, and the group's future plans. The following details were revealed during the itnerview:

* H.I.M. will release "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" as the first international single off "Dark Light". It is expected in late August/early September.

* The band have already shot a video for "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", and the clip is now in the process of being edited.

* The "Rip Out The Wings of a Butterfly" video was directed by Meiert Avis (U2, AVRIL LAVIGNE, JENNIFER LOPEZ, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN),originally from Ireland but currently living in L.A., and the final result will look like an old movie, similar in feel to U2's "With or Without You" (which was also directed by Meiert Avis).

* Ville Valo promised a unique and extended European tour ("…we will practically visit almost every country in Europe…" he said) early next year.

* Ville decribed the artwork for "Dark Light" as something really different from what they've done so far, although the "heartagram" (a pentagram with the top two points rounded off to form a heart with the bottom point) will once again make an appearance. The artwork for the CD is still not finished and Valo is very involved in its creation and ideas.

"Dark Light" final track listing:

01. Vampire Heart
02. Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly
03. Behind the Crimson Door
04. Killing Loneliness
05. Dark Light
06. Drunk on Shadows
07. Under the Rose
08. Play Dead
09. Face of God
10. Night Side of Eden

According to Billboard.com, "Dark Light" was mixed at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE). Valo told Finland's Ilta-Sanomat magazine that the group's initial choice of mixer for the new album, Andy Wallace (NIRVANA, KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, DISTURBED) was fired one week into the process because he made H.I.M. sound like "one of those American bands with no personality." "He didn't understand our Scandinavian 'twistedness,'" Ville said.

The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal", "Dark Light" was recorded at Los Angeles' Paramour studios with Palmer, who also worked on the band's last album. A September 27 release (one day earlier internationally) via Sire Records is expected.

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