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Performer: H.I.M. (Goth Rock)
Engineer: Mark O'Donoughue
Producer: Tim Palmer; Tim Palmer
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: H.I.M. (Goth Rock): Ville Valo (vocals); Linde (guitar); Burton (keyboards); Mige (bass guitar); Gas (drums). Audio Mixer: Tim Palmer. Recording information: The Paramour Mansion, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Ralf Strathmann. DARK LIGHT's polished production probably has Finnish Goth-rock outfit HIM's like-minded countrymen spinning in their daytime coffins. While their peers tend to indulge in more earthy (not to say deafening) music-making methods, HIM's pristine washes of keyboards sound dangerously sunny on the sparkling "Wings of a Butterfly," while the gorgeously romantic title track wouldn't sound out of place on an old episode of BUFFY. Glossy and user-friendly, HIM are the gentler (if not kinder) side of devil worship.

The Finnish group His Infernal Majesty began life in the early 1990s as a heavy-metal cover band, and slowly emerged as a serious songwriting unit, releasing their first album of melodic goth rock in 1997. While they won over their home country, and eventually Europe, it wasn't until the release of their fourth album, LOVE METAL, in 2004, that they started gaining recognition in the U.S., thanks in part to a promotional effort by MTV's Bam Margera, who took to wearing the group's heart/pentagram logo on the air. Audiences appreciated the soaring melodies, the textured guitars, and the exotic appeal of lead singer Ville Valo. By the time their 2005 album, DARK LIGHT, came out, they were bona fide stars, and their record shot up the U.S. charts.

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