Biography HIM


The name of the group and the abbreviation was partly inspired by rumors that KISS decrypted as Knights in Satan Service. In the first years, the group has changed the composition during the military service of its participants, but three founders remain in it to this day. In the middle of the x, the lands began to compose his own material for the group. Witches and Other Night Fears have not been preserved records of the first demo.

The first reliably known release of the group was the Samizdate mini-album of this is only the Begining, which was released in the year. On this disk, the group did not have a drummer, Valo wrote the batch of drums himself. The group sent a demo to the BMG Label and received a contract for the album. All three albums, in particular, entered the cover of the song of Chris Isaac Wicked Game, performed by a group in rock processing.

This song and a video clip taken on it brought the group wide fame. From the very beginning, the group chose the style of melodic rock with texts about love and death. In the image, she flirted with the theme of ready, having achieved in their midst of some popularity, despite genre differences, although the attitude towards it remains ambiguous.

Biography HIM

The name of the group, coupled with the defiant image of the Valo, was shocked by the audience, and on the advice of producers, starting from the second album, the group used the abbreviation H. Now the musicians say that the name His Infernal Majesty is no longer related to them. The second album, Razorblade Romance, was released in the year and was first place in German charts.

The single for the song Join Me in Death, on which two video clips, also reached him. Later, the rights to the name were bought out with the mediation of a friend of the group, director and famous skater Bam Marders. The next was released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights, more pop-oriented, but less successful. At the same time, the vocal parties were performed by Linda himself, and the Valo performed the duties of the drummer.

The name of the album was the self -proclaimed style of the group, which they characterize as “love metal”. The album was successfully sold not only in Europe, but also in America. In the year, the group was one of the Hownload festival Hadliners in Donicton. In the same year, a collection of hits of the and Love Said no. The album was a collection of the best songs from the year, but, however, included 2 new compositions: the song and Love Said No and the cover version of the song Nile Diamond Solitary Man.

The director of the clips for both tracks, again, Bam Marder spoke. In February, 7 studio album of the group, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice discography - Greatest Lovesongs Vol.