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Album Description
After conquering the rest of the world with chart-topping albums and sold-out tours, Finland's HIM (His Infernal Majesty) won over the States with its 2005 U.S. debut, the Top 20 charting Dark Light. Venus Doom, produced by Tim Palmer (The Cure, U2 and HIM's Dark Light), elevates the band's summer-of-love-gone-goth to even greater heights. Two years ago, HIM had 45,000 MySpace friends. Today it has 400,000 and growing. We are all doomed.

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5 out of 5 stars

Buyit Soon, Venus Doom September 24, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ok, so let me get this straight(after reading reviews on this and previous HIM CDs): This band has 'sold out' because:

(A)they are signed to an American label after 8 years as a band(with the 2005 'Dark Light' album) and you no longer have to pay 4x the price for one of their CDs as an import.
(B)they are getting played on American radio.
(C)they are the first band from Finland to go Gold in America
or
(D)all of the above?

I honestly don't understand the sell out remarks. All I know is that this band makes good interesting emotional music. So what's the problem? None, in my opinion. Well, just one: their CD booklets aren't that interesting. ha

I think the new CD is great. The biggest difference that I noticed compared to thier previous 'sell out'(yes, sarcasm) Dark Light is that there are less keyboards on this new CD and -brace yourself- guitar solos! The riffs are memorable and Ville Valo sings in all the styles you would expect him to. None of the songs remind you of anything off of Dark Light. There's no real toe tappers on here like 'Rip Out The Wings of a Butterfly" and you really need to listen more intently with the new CD. I only wish there were more than 9 songs on it. Oddly, the 10-minute "Sleepwalking Past Hope" is the least interesting song on the CD to me.

I think anyone reviewing this CD needs to listen to it at least half a dozen times before any attempt at a review is made. Each HIM CD I buy I usually have to listen to over and over to really get into because this band sounds like no other band that I listen to and that makes for a truly unique band. You know instantly who it is even if you've never heard the song before. I like bands like that. If you like their other stuff, then this one will be no different in my opinion. If you like the single 'Kiss of Dawn' then that's all you really need to know in deciding to buy this CD. I was hoping for more keyboards after listening to it, because they have a really weird keyboard sound on all of thier CDs, but it's still great. They toned down the haunted house/phantom of the opera type keyboards(as I call it) this time around. Maybe that's why everyone is saying 'sell out' cos they sound closer to a more traditional rock band. Nevertheless... great CD.

5 out of 5 stars

A little harder-still solid! October 1, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

This latest entry by one of the last real guitar bands proves that "rock is better off dead"! Just kidding, of course. Some of these lyrics makes one wonder how much longer this gothic theme will endure. Apparently Mr. Valo has no problem with pulling it off. "My heart's a graveyard" and "dead lovers lane" brings to mind the lurid horror films of the 1960's. Yet, to those who have ever experienced a broken heart, can relate to these strange and somewhat humorous lyrics.

Musically this is the heaviest offering the Finnish lads have offered. Love Metal has a heaviness to it, yet this tops that effort. Tim Palmer's production leads this album to the glory that H.I.M. deserves! "Sleepwalking Past Hope" crowns the bands career with a glorious stadium rock anthem that gives this band its due.

As the music industry seems to be dying, this band and its "already undead" approach give great reason to buy this record. I am thankful that this theme works. I cannot wait to see them on tour again!

3 out of 5 stars

Not the best September 18, 2007
6 out of 14 found this review helpful

Commercial just like Dark light. I suppose to appeal to the US market. HIM is going away further and firther from their roots and roginal sound that made them popular in the first place. Sad to see them victims to conforming what the record label wants.

At least every love stuck teen will be happy and by this CD.

3 out of 5 stars

Is there more than 1 song on this album? September 21, 2007
6 out of 14 found this review helpful

Ok, first, I just want to say that I am a big fan of HIM. I have all of their CDs and have enjoyed them immensely. However, this particular CD struck me as boring, monotonous, and indulgent. Each song seemed to melt into the next and not in a good way. I felt as though I was listening to the same song continue to play for an hour. The background music didn't appear to change much and the lyrics were all pretty much repetitious. The addition of "the deep ominous voice" was interesting on the first track but soon became a bit cheesy due to overuse. Overall, my impression of this CD was not a positive one. Maybe next time...

4 out of 5 stars

Another Solid Effort September 25, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

After coming to the realization that no other album would ever top the masterpiece "Razorblade Romance", I've been able to thoroughly enjoy each album HIM has put out since. The band's last several albums seem to stick with a similar style, and "Venus Doom" does that for the most part but also brings in a few fresh things. Prior to the album's release, vocalist Ville Valo described this latest effort as a combination between Metallica and My Bloody Valentine. I've never listened to much MBV, so I can't compare the 2. But you won't hear much Metallica sounding stuff on this, with the exception of a few cool guitar solos from Linde that remind me of something Kirk Hammet would play in the "Master Of Puppets" days. The whole album is full of great guitar work actually. Ville also uses a lot more of his deep vocals this time around, and they sound really good on songs like "Kiss Of Dawn", but they felt a little forced on the title track. "Passions Killing Floor" and "Bleed Well" are your typical fast-paced HIM tunes, but "Sleepwalking Past Hope" is a unique epic that clocks in around 10 minutes, and is one of my favorites on the album. "Song Or Suicide" is only about a minute and a half long, with a nice acoustic guitar melody which is usually uncommon on HIM's albums. Overall, this album is what you'd come to expect from HIM, but they did manage to throw in several surprises that you could appriciate. Aside from a few guitar solos, I wouldn't compare this album much with Metallica, but I definitely hear some influence of Type O Negative in several areas.

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