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1) HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) was a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, before being reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well as new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released the album Razorblade Romance, which reached the number one spot in Finland, Austria and Germany. Their first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum and gold respectively. 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 cracked the top ten in several countries, and allowed the band to tour the United Kingdom and the United States for the first time.
In 2005, HIM released Dark Light, which became the group's most commercially successful album to date, charting in fifteen countries. With Dark Light, HIM also became the first Finnish group to receive a gold record in the US. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, the making of which was marred by problems in Valo's personal life. Despite this, the album gave the band their highest chart position in the US at number twelve. After 2010's Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, 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. 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. The band played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017 as a part of their annual Helldone Festival.
HIM is one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with sales of over ten million records. The band have released eight studio albums, five compilations, three video releases, and two box sets, along with one live and one remix album. HIM has also received numerous accolades, including eight Emma Awards.
Critics have referred to the music of HIM as gothic rock, gothic metal, alternative rock, alternative metal, and dark rock. The band themselves have referred to their music as "love metal", the title of their fourth studio album. According to Ville Valo, the term "love metal" was coined as a response to people having difficulties categorizing their music.
A central of part of HIM's image has been the heartagram. The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of the band, which was created by vocalist Ville Valo on his twentieth birthday in 1996. A combination of a heart and a pentagram, the heartagram is meant to represent the juxtaposition of "the soft and the hard, the male and the female, the yin and the yang" according to Valo. Musically the heart is also meant to represent the softer side of the band, while the pentagram symbolizes their heavier influences. This juxtaposition was also prevalent in the band's album titles. On their first album, HIM used a heart with "666" inside it as their logo, which Valo later felt was "a bit boring". The heartagram was first predominantly used on the cover of HIM's 2003 album Love Metal, and has since appeared on numerous releases from the band. Valo has later stated that the heartagram "is probably the best thing I've ever come-up with", and that it's "worth a lot more than money" and is "bigger than our band". The heartagram has also made several appearances on TV, including Charmed, LA Ink, Viva La Bam, and Criminal Minds.
2) HiM is a dub influenced post-rock group formed in 1995 by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Codeine, Rex and June of 44. Their first album, Egg, was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi-world music direction. After some recording for Crooklyn Dub Consortium and Wordsound, "Interpretive Belief System", HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown, Rob Mazurek and Jeff Parker, members or occasional members of Tortoise and Isotope 217. Their first album was the underground hit Sworn Eyes, produced by Doug Scharin. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of June of 44. Golden released Our Point of Departure in 1999, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released Many In High Places Are Not Well on Fat Cat Records, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. Peoples was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are Martin Perna and Jordan McLean from Antibalas, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade).
The latest HiM records, "1110" and ん,released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo-based group, Ultra Living.
3) The group was composed of the following main members:
* Shizuka Nakajima （vocals）
* Shungo Makihashi (vocals)
* Non (dancer)
* Yocco (dancer)
4) H.I.M. (Her in Mind) an r&b singer best known for his reply album to H.E.R.'s album in 2017.
Bleed Well
Him Lyrics
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With a gun loaded with guilt you opened their eyes
Love preys the living and praises the dead
In the heart of our hearts by death we were wed
Bleed well the soul you're about to sell for passion deranged
Kiss and tell, baby we're bleeding well
Kill and tell, baby we're bleeding well'
'In hell
'No love lost under her will', I heard you weeping
And on those words a church was built to keep the pain in
If death is the answer to love's mysteries
Then bleed on my darling to the sound of a dream
The lyrics to HIM’s Bleed Well are deep and thought-provoking. The first two lines describe the intense inner struggle a person goes through when they have demons within them. The "gun loaded with guilt" suggests that this person feels responsible for these demons, and they choose to face them head-on by acknowledging them. The following lines discuss the idea of love and death being intertwined. Love is powerful and can make us do crazy things, but ultimately, we all die, and death is the final chapter of our lives. The use of the word "wed" is interesting because it implies that death is not only inevitable, but it's a union that we must accept.
The chorus is just as intense with the repetition of the phrase "bleed well." The imagery of bleeding represents the pain and hurt that comes with passion and love. It's almost as if the singer is telling us that we must hurt to love and be loved. The last line of the chorus, "in hell," is a powerful and creepy end to the chorus. It's a reminder that love and death aren't necessarily comforting, and that's just the reality of life.
The second verse of the song is just as intense as the first. The phrase "no love lost under her will" is heartbreaking, and the idea of a church being built to "keep the pain in" is dark and powerful. The last two lines of the song suggest that death is the key to understanding love's mysteries. Bleeding to the sound of a dream is open to interpretation, but it's likely suggesting that our dreams and desires are what make us bleed in our relationships.
Overall, HIM's Bleed Well is a powerful and insightful song about the connection between love and death. The lyrics are thought-provoking and creative, and the imagery is haunting and memorable.
Line by Line Meaning
You had demons to kill within you screaming
You were struggling with your own internal demons that were tormenting you
With a gun loaded with guilt you opened their eyes
You tried to relieve your guilt by exposing your demons to the world, but it only made things worse
Love preys the living and praises the dead
Love can be cruel and destructive, bringing pain to the living and glorifying death
In the heart of our hearts by death we were wed
Our love was a kind of 'death' that bound us together, bringing us both pain and pleasure
Bleed well the soul you're about to sell for passion deranged
If you're going to sacrifice your soul for an intense love affair, give it up willingly and with vigor
Kiss and tell, baby we're bleeding well
Let's share our pain and tell the world about our love, even if it hurts us both
Bleed well the heart you're about to fail for reasons insane
If you're going to let love destroy your heart, do it with conviction and without hesitation
Kill and tell, baby we're bleeding well'
Let's be honest about our destructive love and how it's killing us, even as we revel in it
'In hell
Our love is a kind of hell, but we're both willing to suffer for it
'No love lost under her will', I heard you weeping
You were crying because you thought you had lost your ability to love under the influence of your lover
And on those words a church was built to keep the pain in
You created a kind of shrine to your pain and suffering, using your lover's words to fuel your grief
If death is the answer to love's mysteries
If the only way to understand the depths of love is to experience its destructive power
Then bleed on my darling to the sound of a dream
Then let's keep bleeding, even as we live in a kind of dream state brought on by our all-consuming love
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: VILLE VALO
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LYRICS
You had demons to kill within you screaming
With a gun loaded with guilt you opened their eyes
Love preys the living and praises the dead
In the heart of our hearts by death we were wed
Bleed well the soul you're about to sell for passion deranged
Kiss and tell, baby we're bleeding well
Bleed well the heart you're about to fail for reasons insane
Kill and tell, baby we're bleeding well'
'In hell
'No love lost under her will', I heard you weeping
And on those words a church was built to keep the pain in
If death is the answer to love's mysteries
Then bleed on my darling to the sound of a dream
@tomorrowsyoutube7138
I am currently rediscovering HIM. I listened to them when I was like 14. I am 30 now and I am seeing them live in Maryland this Sunday for the first time. Wish me luck
@keekssneaks7322
I’m 25 & am still pumped to see them soon, let us know how great it is !
@kingkrysen
@@keekssneaks732224 wish I could see VV best artist ever 🤘🏼🎸🥁
@Sh4dow_7802
I guess you meant VV
@thorbeorn4295
been listening to Him since 2004. Best band ever.
@christynnaa
I wish i could have seen them live at least once ...deep down i hope someday they will reunite
@teri3131
I wish I was able to see them again...all the times I did never seemed enough.
@horrorfan4-life689
I'm not bragging...I got to see them live on the Screamworks tour and it was general admission so I got front row. My only regret is they didnt play heartache every moment (my fav) and I got a guitar pic! I do regret not being able to see their farewell tour with cky...I seen they played h.e.m at the show I would have been able to see...but I got my one moment at least...hoping they do reunite...instead of a concert t I got the Screamworks album cover tat'd! Y not lol
@teri3131
@voodoo Zombie ❤❤❤
@mark_russell
Christina T YOU CAN SEE VV!!! :D