HiM / Ville Valo "Neon Noir" 2025-01-31 Paula Perry

Paula Perry

revelation

Debut Pablo Honey (1993) was their answer to grunge while follow-up albums The Bends (1995) and OK Computer (1997) offered atmospheric

and it includes six tracks which were featured on his previous mixtape titled Trunk Muzik

the four men at the Of Mice & Men core since 2016 never lost sight of the strength of their connection to the audience or each other

HiM / Ville Valo "Neon Noir" 2025-01-31 Paula PerryIn the annals of 21st century alternative rock history there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Valo. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. Zealously revered, gleefully reviled but impossible to ignore, their music left an indelible mark on a worldwide legion of fans. The scarlet letters stood for His Infernal Majesty. Their founder stood for something