Ville valos voice and songs from badding somerjoki woke up my finnish soul. Visually, him hasnt really copied that style, but its definitely one of the things that made me realise how superimportant that aspect of our music is. So, randomly and for no other reason than it being on my mind, here are three authors that lead singer and musical genius, ville valo, has previously recommended that i recommend too. He hasnt stated publicly what the meaning of the book worm tattoo on his knuckles is, although he and valo have many. This is a great book for any him or ville valo fan. Mar 19, 2020 him mastermind ville valo has returned with what appears to be a solo project simply called vv. Hurricane ophelia, one of the most colossal and potentially violent weather systems to emerge in these parts for 30 years, is slowly, inexorably amassing power above the uk with one peculiar sideeffect. Ville valos new ep is a return to hims familiar love. In 2018, valo reunited with finnish schlager band agents.
Him ville valo tshirt, mens womens all sizes tee wonderteesco 3. Him heartagram cross body messenger school bag ville valo goth punk alternative dyshtv0fpmsgr xdysfunctionaldollx 4. Following his time in rehab, screamworks was the first him album vocalist ville valo worked on completely sober. They have a lot in common, suggestive imaginations and music filled with desire, tragedy, and lust. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Signed by the band, including ville valo on the top right corner. Ville valos new ep is a return to hims familiar love metal. Ville valos final interview ever we actually got in touch with him about doing a video for us it wouldve been great to have something that even we were afraid to look at. Ville doesnt have a particular fav book, but he likes books for children and everything written by charles bukowski, e.
The former him singer just released a new ep titled gothica fennica vol. Him frontman ville valo has returned with solo project simply called vv the group has released a threesong ep called gothica fennica vol. I love johnny cash but i dont love country music that much. The effort, which bears a strong musical resemblance to him, features the following tracks. As a guy who writes songs, i get excited about an idea, or a book, or a sentence. Heartagram him ville valo beanie knit cap alternative clothing gothic gloom rock black. Now with that said him does have many qualities of metal in the music. Valo even name drops both the poetry collection and the author in his lyrics. That started in singer and principal songwriter, ville valos youth and continues to permeate both the bands aesthetic and sensibilities to.
Jan 6, 20 explore amberh1986s board ville valo and everything him on. Love in theory and practice, ville valo interview, ville valo tattoos, ville valo videos. Hims ville valo releases new ep, gothica fennica vol. He had previously recorded three songs with the group in 1999. Salute the sanguine, run away from the sun and saturnine saturnalia him completed a farewell tour in 2017, closing the final. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the authentic unauthorized secret biography of him. Dark hearts around the world were shocked when ville valo quietly released his new solo ep, gothica fennica vol. Theyre one of those bands that have stuck with me for a long time, so i wasnt ready to say goodbye just yet. Share ville valo quotations about heart, songs and personality. Ville valos reading room attention deficit delirium. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bam margera is a friend of ville valo, who is the frontman of the band him.
This is a very beautiful and nicely made hardback autobiography book by a finnish band him. He is an actor, known for transformers 2007, levottomat 2000 and honey baby 2004. Photo readsing some poe on stage ohmygod reading eap on stage. Sep 01, 20 recently we sat down with songwriter and vocalist ville valo for a intimate look at the history of him, breaking through in north america, horror movies and much more.
Ed westwick gossip girl ville valo him the challenge didnt state dead or alive. Fusing gothic, heavy metal, and power pop, the band has established a new musical genre, which it describes as love metal, that transcends existing genres and gives it the crossover appeal that has generated album sales in excess of 3 million. For ville valos recordings with him, see him discography. Its midafternoon on a monday in october and all eyes in the country are turned towards the sky. Most finnish books arent superornate or leatherbound, but they could. But when one thinks of iconic literary figures like poe or h. And even two of these songs in a new version can be found also on the new album. Outside of him, valo has collaborated with various other bands and artist during his. Him synnin viemaa official autobiography book signed by the. Ville hermanni valo born 22 november 1976 is a finnish singer, songwriter and musician. It gives you tons of information on the origins of the band. I was 19 when i first heard them, and i thought at first ville was a girl, because he have so beautiful features. Yes and hims success spawned a massive amount of bands in finland that have a similar sound to him now. For ville valo s recordings with him, see him discography.
Its a very long book made of 28 chapters, but its very interesting and. Valo has a baritone voice type 1 and has maintained a wide vocal range throughout his career he has received the golden god award in 2004 from the heavy metal magazine metal hammer. Ill be updating this once in a while so be sure to come back and check them out. Ville reading a poe book that was given to him by a fan. Elomme vaelluksen keskitiessa ma harhaelin synkkaa metsamaata polulta oikealta poikenneena. Hims ville valo releases new ep gothica fennica vol. What most people dont know about the finnish love metallers, him is that at the heart of the band, underneath all that soppy stuff, is a deep love and appreciation for all things weird and dark. May 01, 2012 with the release of their debut album in 1997, him and their charismatic frontman, lead singer ville valo, took the music world by storm, unveiling their trademark sound that eventually would make them finlands top selling international band of all time. Him mastermind ville valo has returned with what appears to be a solo project simply called vv valo has just released a threesong ep called gothica fennica vol. Ville got mad because his family read it and got really worried. High quality ville valo inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. And though he launched the new band ville valo and the agents last year, this ep sees him returning to that familiar love metal sound.
When him singer ville valo and london after midnight front man sean brennan meet each other you never know what is going to happen. The members, past, present and the different variations. Led by their charismatic and photogenic vocalist ville valo, h. But i never felt the never to have him hanging on all my walls lol, i do though have a poster of him in my office now, because my son is afraid his little brother will break it hangs in their room. Ville valo was born on november 22, 1976 in helsinki, finland as ville hermanni valo. Ja naturlich geht es zu uber 90% um ville valo, schlie. In a video interview, ville recalls the incident and says that the most renowned finnish newspaper wrote an article about it, with ville valo tried to commit suicide as the headline.
Love in theory and practice and shows his new tattoo in front of the aquadom. Him frontman ville valo is a fan of melancholic literature and poetry they certainly inform his lyrical sensibilities and has many of his writing heroes tattooed on his body including authors charles bukowski and edgar allan poe and poet charles baudelaire. Influenced by the likes of black sabbath and type o negative, valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around his hometown of helsinki. Jul 15, 20 him in 2003, with frontman ville valo at center. Him mastermind ville valo has returned with what appears to be a solo project simply called vv. Does bam margeras book worm tattoo symbolize ville valo. Les fleurs du mal the flowers of evil 1857 any music that is inspired by 19th century poetry has to be worth a listen.
Ville hermanni valo born 22 november 1976 is a finnish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band him. Funeral of hearts on love metal 2003 when angels cry blood on flowers of evil in bloom. They have a lot in common, suggestive imaginations. Salute the sanguine, run away from the sun and saturnine saturnalia. Consisting of three songs, each has the blend of hard rock. Him frontman and allround cool dude ville valo has released a new threetrack ep from out of nowhere the record is titled gothica fennica vol. Ville valo project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The authentic unauthorized secret biography of him. Ville valo s final interview ever we actually got in touch with him about doing a video for us it wouldve been great to have something that even we were afraid to look at. He also likes comic books and has a big collection of. Since many fans are curious about the many books ville valo has read, i decided to create a collection of some books ville mentioned in various interviews. Love in theory and practice, chapters 1 is the seventh studio album by finnish gothic rock band him. He also takes some inspiration from literature, explaining. Hims ville valo makes comeback with gothica fennica vol.
With the band finished, i hoped valo would continue to release new music. The book complete english transcript 28 chapters 25 september 2018 10 march 2019 baudelaire in braille. In 1991, he formed him, which would go on to become one of the most successful finnish. In 2017 the finnish metal band him disbanded, and im honestly still not over it. Valo has just released a threesong ep called gothica fennica vol. The members, past, present and the different variations of him. With the release of their debut album in 1997, him and their charismatic frontman, lead singer ville valo, took the music world by storm, unveiling their trademark sound that eventually would make them finlands top selling international band of all time.
Him completed their farewell tour back in 2017 after 26 years of activity and eight fulllength studio albums. Ville hermanni valo born 22 november 1976 is a finnish singer, songwriter, artist, and multi instrumentalist. Valo has a baritone voice type 1 and has maintained a wide vocal range throughout his career. The songs have been rerecorded and produced well, and valos hushed vocal harmonies are tailor made for agents musical style, they complement each other. Halloween was such a night for our resident finnophile, catherine morris as she sat down with ville valo to talk about the relationship between him and satanism on the eeriest of evenings what most people dont know about the finnish love metallers, him is that at the heart of the band, underneath all that soppy stuff, is a deep love and appreciation for. Him is dead and vocalist ville valo is about to reveal why. Him library books mentioned read or recommended by ville valo. On the past forum, we published all the book transcript also in italiano and also the original scans.
Like other fans, i was saddened to see him call it quits in 2017. Mar 20, 2020 him frontman ville valo has returned with solo project simply called vv the group has released a threesong ep called gothica fennica vol. High quality ville valo inspired bags by independent artists and designers from around the world. Ville valo talks to about the new album screamworks.
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