Artist: HIM
Album: DEEP SHADOWS AND BRILLIANT HIGHLIGHTS VINYL REISSUE (LP)

Release date: 05.07.2024
EAN/UPS: 0198028025614
Media type: LP

On its third album, Finnish goth band HIM takes its dark, brooding hard-rock sound into more pop-friendly territory, thanks in part to the production work of Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Journey) on three tracks. Even then, the group has not lost its guitar-driven bite or tragic/romantic edge, as frontman Ville Valo waxes melancholic about love and lust on the hook-laden tunes "Salt in Our Wounds," "In Joy and Sorrow," and "Pretending." Sure, there's more acoustic guitar on this album, but there are also fewer ballads than on its predecessor, RAZORBLADE ROMANCE. HIM creates its catchiest tune yet in the smoothly polished gem "Please Don't Let It Go," a song about holding on to love, that makes you want to embrace its vibe as long as possible.

LP:

    1. Salt In Our Wounds
    2. Heartache Every Moment
    3. Lose You Tonight
    4. In Joy And Sorrow
    5. Pretending
    6. Close To The Flame
    7. Please Don't Let It Go
    8. Beautiful-Thulsa Doom Vrs
    9. Don't Close Your Heart
   10. Love You Like I Do