H.I.M. Play Surprise Show At Munich's Backstage Club

June 4, 2005

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Download festival.

The set list for the Backstage show was as follows:

01. Right Here In My Arms
02. The Sacrament
03. Wicked Game
04. Soul on Fire
05. Killing Loneliness (new)
06. Poison Girl
07. Buried Alive By Love
08. Join Me
09. Vampire Heart (new)
10. Your Sweet 616
11. Funeral of Hearts

As previously reported, H.I.M.'s new album, "Dark Light", is scheduled for release on September 26 via Sire Records.

According to Billboard.com, "Dark Light" was mixed at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE),frontman Ville Valo said the band was inspired by the works of film composer Angelo Badalamenti. "Our approach on 'Dark Light' was to work on key words to make the music more cinematic, epic, and close to the listeners," he told Billboard.com.

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.

Ville Valo and his cohorts have lined up a handful of European and Japanese festival appearances during the summer. A North American jaunt is being penciled in for October and November.

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