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Happy Holidays
I know its still a little early, BUT! I wanted to post a little something to wish you all the Happiest of Holidays:
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Hope you all have a very Merry Holiday & a prosperous & healthy New Year in 2012! =)
*hugz*
-Magik
Dark-Light.us' Anniversary Gift
This past year has found the world of HIM rather quiet with little to almost no news, save for a few tidbits here & there. To keep myself busy, I found myself getting into a different form of doing graphics- tagging. It was something I had been doing for a while, but on a much different level.
Over the months I have enjoyed & discovered phenomenal pinup art from the likes of Keith Garvey, Elias Chatzoudis, Ismael Rac & Jay Trembly- to name a few of the greats. And I have & always will thoroughly enjoy using their art in my own creations.
BUT! There is one artist I discovered- and have since considered him a great friend- that totally blew me away & that artist would be Arthur Crowe.
Arthur Crowe's work (in my way of seeing it) has a special 'spark' in it- its edgy, raw, beautiful & so much more. Arthur has a real gift for making his subjects look so REAL- down to the smallest detail of their tattoos.
In June I started considering having a commission of Ville Valo done to commemorate the upcoming Anniversary of this site. I knew in my heart of hearts that Arthur Crowe HAD to be the one to do it. I started talking with him to have this special artwork-this commission (a tube for making graphics & tags, to be exact)- done for the Dark-Light & HIM-Addicts sites. This commission celebrates Dark-Light.us being at its current address for 4 years & the Dark Light site being online for 5.
In mid-July, I nearly dropped my laptop when I received the 'proof' from Arthur in my email. I am not exaggerating when I say the work he did took my breath away- It was everything I expected from him & so much more. Ville himself would be proud of the likeness & how Arthur was spot on with every detail. At the time, I was speechless, excited & even now, I look at that tube & my mind is still blown with the incredible work he did on it for us. I absolutely love it!
Of course I've been wanting to show off this amazing commission from Arthur, but there was always the thought that news from HIM would come soon and I didn't want this to be overlooked/ overshadowed since it really is something special.
But, there hasn't been anything really happening in the Heartagram world. So now- finally, in these 'dry' times of no news from our favourite Finnish band, I have decided to officially & publicly reveal the Dark Light/ HIM-Addicts very special commission:
* Click pic for bigger.
A few members at HIM-Addicts have earned & enjoyed this tube & everyone there has absolutely loved it, all around. I have since 'moved' it to be earn-able on the new Dark Light forum, for anyone who does graphics and would be interested in having it. This is not available anyplace else except through the Dark Light site/ forum & it is required for you to have a license issued from me to use it.
In time, we will be working on future commissions with Arthur- yes, he's been forewarned- & I personally cannot wait to have them.
I hope you all appreciate the fine art we have above. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
In the next few days, I'll have a little something special for all of you with this art.
Arthur- thank YOU for giving us something spectacular. You are amazing, my friend. =)
*hugz*
Third Daniel Lioneye album coming in the future
Bryan Reesman's article explains that Linde's been keeping busy these days with more than just HIM.
Follow the link for complete information: Linde Lindstrom Is Writing A Third Daniel Lioneye Album
Heartagram.com News
It looks like Heartgram.com is closing for the now. I received this message in my email:
Hello!
As our musical expedition is proceeding into the uncharted territories of human mind and necromantic arts, we have decided
to close the current heartagram.com website. If you have something you wish to keep from the vaults, such as photos,
artwork etc, now is the time to make your move!
We would also like to thank all you dear people for visiting our site and making it a wondrous and vibrant haven of thoughts,
ideas, curiosity and creativity. As someone once said: "fear not!". This is not the death of heartagram.com, merely a savage
and creepy mutation..indeed it is our plan to provide you renewed online euphoria at some point in near future once the tail of
the elusive sonic dragon is firmly in our grasp!
Stay safe, you will hear from us again when you least expect it!
With love&respect,
Mz & HIM
* I'd recommend if you have an account over there, to save/ backup what you wish to keep.
Small mention of HIM in Soundi.fi
From what I gather for the most part, it's the same news we already know- HIM is currently in rehearsals & sometime this Autumn they will go into the studios to work on a new album. It also mentions the band left Sire/ Warner & is currently not on a label, but hope to have the album out to fans in 2012.
Here's the link: Soundi.fi
HIM mention in next Kerrang! Issue
For those of you dying for some news about HIM, check out next week's Kerrang!
It's been advertised that there will be some HIM in the 31, Aug. issue:
New look to the Dark-Light.us site
Just a quick note to let you all know the Dark-Light.us site is rocking a whole new look.
With this new look, I was looking for a design that was a bit more stylish & 'sleek'... Of course, in creating this design, I've removed some 'excess' pages- mainly all the lyrics pages & extra track-listings pages- as well as condensed other pages down. I hope you all like this new look. 
Right now the gallery is not linked on the site. In time, I plan to remove all the hi-res photos & other stuff in there & add photos that I think are the best 'visuals' of each of the members & the band as a whole & only images where I know who the images belong to, so I can give credit where credit is due.
Another year without Hell...Done...
I'm a little 'late' with this, but was hoping for more information regarding the latest news...
However, it has been announced that HellDone will not be happening again this year. Even though there isn't a specific reason given for the band's decision, one would guess the guys would rather focus their energies on rehearsing new material & working on an upcoming album. This decision also allows them to not have to be stressed or burdened with preparations for HellDone.
I wish HIM the best of luck with all that they're doing & hope to hear from them sometime in 2012...
'Official' announcement was posted on the HellDone myspace, here.
Linde Interview with SuicideRock
There's an interview with Linde at SuicideRock
Linde talks about Daniel Lioneye- the album & tour, and yes, there is even some mention of what's going on with HIM & more.
Follow the link to read the interview: I'd rather record music than watch a DVD
HIM ends contract with Sire/ Warner
Yes, you've read that right. I have been fighting about posting this 'news' for the better of 5+ hrs., since I know it may lead to some 'speculation' from some people.
However, here's the 'Official' statement as posted on Heartagram.com:
However, here's the 'Official' statement as posted on Heartagram.com:
After 6 years and three albums, Finnish rock band HIM and Sire/ Warner Music have decided to part ways.
Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records says: "It was a pleasure working with HIM, and we're very proud to have been their partners for the last six years. Ville is a rare talent, and my relationship with their manager Seppo dates back to the days when he pioneered rock music in Finland looking after the career of Hanoi Rocks. HIM are particularly important because they are the first and only band from Finland to reach Gold status in America. I, along with the entire Sire/ Warner Bros. family, wish them continued success in the future."
HIM's discography on Sire includes the 2005 album Dark Light, which reached gold in the US. Follow-up albums Venus Doom (2007) and Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010) charted both in the US and Europe.
"We're ever so grateful for having had Seymour and Co as the generous hosts on our extended first stay in the New Country. It's been a Blast Royale but now it's time to clean up the rubble and start anew", comments Ville Valo of HIM.
The webstore at Heartagram.com continues as usual.
