2010-08-01T09:21:45Z http://blog.dark-light.us/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-27:f008e5e6-091e-4a86-adfa-b9bc5463b922 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-28T03:06:00Z 2010-07-28T03:06:00Z <span style="line-height: 13px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; "> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">During the Pier Pressure Festival (20, June, 2010), the official Swedish St. Team had an opportunity to interview Linde and Mige. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Included are some questions submitted by fans. Thanks goes to Julia Ehrling and David Funseth for the interview that follows:</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Do you have any favorite song to play live? </span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Well, I enjoy playing “Like saint valentine”</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I’ve kinda grown fond of Disarm me. I do awesome backing vocals there as well so.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Ville writes for HIM and you, Linde have Daniel Lioneye but we are wondering if you, Mige, write any music?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Yeah I started writing actually, it's kinda like Mortiis.I can't really describe it but when we were recording Screamworks in America we were listening to Daniel Lioneye while having a barbecue and it became an inspiration almost on a religious level. So we try to recapture some of those emotions too.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: And he also writes some lyrics for Daniel Lioneye.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Oh yeah, I’d rather call it poetry.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Are you going to do a tour with Daniel Lioneye?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Yeah. I don’t know when yet and I don’t want to talk too much about it but there’s going to be a tour.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Do you have any special rituals tha</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">t you go through before a gig?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Yeah, I pee in a small cup.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Yeah it’s disgusting you know.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: It’s for real, I have too pee right before we go on stage.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">And what about you Mige?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Hehe, it’s kind of contagious you know. But I really despise that habit. I think its fucking grouse you know, He relieves himself and leaves the cups hanging around, but then sometimes I even borrow his cup. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">So you still get nervous before a gig ?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I guess so. There is no other way of explaining that kind of retardary.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What’s your plan for the fall?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Uhm, I think we are going to take it pretty easy, you know. We haven’t made any plans but plans will be made for us.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What about HellDone?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Well, it’s kind of predictable to do it so maybe this year we’ll do the unpredictable. But you never know. It’s a nice tradition.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Do you have a special tour memory?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: No, nothing comes to mind.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Well it was really an inspiration when you had that imaginary friend a long time ago.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Oh yeah I can’t remember anything of that.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: It’s actually the topic of one Daniel Lioneye song. You know, he was having a discussion with his imaginary friend who was a German. He was denying something; he kept saying “Ich Nicht” over and over again. It was scary.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Do you know German?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: No, It really was scary.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: He really didn’t want to be involved in whatever that imaginary friend was taking about.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What is your favorite HIM song ?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Hmm, I’m going to say “Borellus”.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I was really blown away by “Gone with the Sin” when I heard it the first time.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What do think all Swedish people know how to say in Finnish?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I’ve always been a fan of the word “kuttu”.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What does it mean?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: It’s the area between you genitals and your rectal area. You know that funny like scrumpy area people never mention. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde, how long are you planning on getting your dreadlocks?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: I don’t know, I think I’m going to save them until my grave or something. You know it’s kind of a drag to live with them but I still can’t imagine cutting them off.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Has Ville been annoying since he quit smoking?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: No more than usual I think.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Well, maybe in Australia.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">It’s going good?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Yeah actually nobody in the band smokes anymore. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Is it different to tour in America then Europe?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: It is yeah, mainly because of the distances.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Are you going to dress up and do a Halloween gig?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I think I’ll try to have my own personal Halloween in the countryside. I have some garden tools as well, I don’t need a chain-saw to make a good Halloween. We did a Halloween gig a couple of years ago. It was pretty epic.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">What do you think of Sweden? Did you fly in today?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Yes so we haven’t had time to check out Gothenburg, but I like Sweden though.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I’ve driven down the E4 a few times. That’s pretty epic. You want to kill yourself at Jonkoping. It’s the middle of the E4 and that’s the place where you get really suicidal. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Now we have a couple of fast “This or that” questions.</span></strong></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Karhu och Koff?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Koff</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: I’ll say Karhu because the logo resembles our first keyboard player Antto Melasniemi when he gets mad. You could almost drink him.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Festival or Club gig?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige, Linde: Club gig.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Stockholm or Gothenburg?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige, Linde: Stockholm</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Sweden or Norway?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: I’ve only been to Norway ones so i have to go with Sweden.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Since Mortiis is from Norway I can’t say Sweden.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Live or Studio?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: Studio.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige. I’m going to say both.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Sean or Pasi?</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Oh, it’s a sexual question? </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">It’s up to you</span></strong></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Linde: I’ll say Pasi.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; "> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #c0c0c0; ">Mige: Uhm it really depends on that sexual- thing. If I could scientifically study him it would be Sean. If it’s sexual I’ll say Pasi.</span></div> <br /> <br /> </span> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-20:0e6a13b2-aa75-446a-966b-6f9775b35405 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-21T04:39:00Z 2010-07-21T04:39:00Z <span style="line-height: 13px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; ">Some of this is in Finnish. Sorry guys, I don't have a translation for you. =/</span> <div><span style="line-height: 13px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; "> <br /> </span></div> <object width="480" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dQ5eT9y7TPo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dQ5eT9y7TPo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-17:f3984b53-ebf5-47a6-be1a-e92ee6edf5dd Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-17T15:31:00Z 2010-07-17T15:31:00Z <div>Attention all US Daniel Lioneye fans:</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>There is an <strong>Official Daniel Lioneye Street Team</strong> forum created by Madge at the following link.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong><a href="http://daniellioneye.proboards.com/" target="_blank">http://daniellioneye.proboards.com/</a> </strong></div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Keep in mind that Madge has registration to the team on a first come, first serve basis,</div> <div>so please be sure to sign up ASAP. This forum is for the US only.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>* Please note that membership to everyone is not guaranteed &amp; eventually membership signup will be cut off, at the owner's discretion. </div> <div> </div> <div>Madge's only request is that NO ONE uses a band members (or member of label or management) as their screen name when signing up.</div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-17:b37b3fe0-9ce8-48cf-a7b0-7b26e4d70000 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-17T06:27:00Z 2010-07-17T06:27:00Z <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" style="width: 400px; height: 300px; " data="http://himmania.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/players/mediaplayer/player.swf" title="JoomlaWorks AllVideos Player"> <param name="movie" value="http://himmania.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/includes/players/mediaplayer/player.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#010101"> <param name="autoplay" value="false"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="file=http://himmania.com/images/stories/videos/hosted-by-him(july2010)-features.flv&amp;image=http://himmania.com/images/stories/videos/hosted-by-him(july2010)-features.jpg&amp;autostart=false&amp;fullscreen=true"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-17:e00e5dc2-c3a1-4166-a355-a4ef41ab61f6 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-17T06:23:00Z 2010-07-17T06:23:00Z <div>Marius from HIM Norway had allowed fans to submit questions to use in an interview with HIM.</div> <div>He was originally promised a 20 min interview with the band, but then was told that it was so little time, </div> <div>so they had to make it a press-briefing. </div> <div>The festival crew just gathered all the people with press accreditation to interview HIM in one room thus, </div> <div>leaving Marius to choose only 3 questions to ask. Those questions are in the following video:</div> <div><br /> </div> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eki9fTKI7vw&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eki9fTKI7vw&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> <div><br /> </div> <div>*Video courtesy of HIM Norway.<br /> </div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-17:3838a124-cb70-4495-9a9c-347929857165 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-17T06:08:00Z 2010-07-17T06:08:00Z Here is a part of the interview, but it's in Finnish: <div><br /> </div> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CdH1Ud2UmtY&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CdH1Ud2UmtY&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> <div><br /> </div> <div> <div>Here's a quick translation of the interview, courtesy of Sineresi from Live Journal. Please note- she says they cut out all the questions and part of the answers, so it's very choppy.</div> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> <div>Ville: You have a lot of unexpected responsibilities, like paying your taxes. [laughs] </div> <div> </div> <div>Mige: And physical problems. </div> <div> </div> <div>Ville: Yes, we’re starting to get old.</div> <div> </div> <div>Yes, but on the other hand, you can move to the country and still continue to make music. Or become a fisherman and live in the city.</div> <div> </div> <div>You can’t say that Estonia would be the only place we have been avoiding. The world is such a big place that we don’t have the time to go everywhere every year. But we’re here now.</div> <div> </div> <div>No, it’s always white Marlboros. Never cigars, those are bad for your health. [laughs] No, I don’t think I’ll be smoking anything tonight. We’re supposed to play and scream for an hour and a half, and you can’t do that with your lungs full of carcinogens.</div> <div> </div> <div>I’m afraid of not being able to sleep. I suffer from insomnia and it’s really irritating. Meaning I can’t sleep and that creates situations where I have hardly slept for several days and I can’t think straight. It’s oppressive. It’s scary.</div> <div> </div> <div>Nowadays it’s so much easier and less expensive getting tattoos removed with laser. So I have heard that in America kids get tattoos because they can always get them removed, which is a really weird new thing because before tattoos were for guys who had been to prison or sailors or real blue-collar workers. My father has some tattoos and stuff. It used to also symbolize that you can’t get rid off them. And for example Russian prison tattoos--all those symbols and everything--they’re really interesting. It’s weird that people tattoo a butterfly on their arm and go get it removed a week later.</div> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>This is another part of the interview, to my knowledge:</div> <div><br /> </div> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NrMb2sD2-ZA&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NrMb2sD2-ZA&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-15:1ee14675-fd8a-46e3-8845-1e555107983d Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-15T22:29:00Z 2010-07-15T22:29:00Z <div>Congratulations to Daniel Lioneye for hitting the #36 on this week's <strong><a href="http://www.cmj.com/" target="_blank">CMJ Network Loud Rock Charts</a> </strong>!!!  </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>And how awesome is it that <strong><a href="http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar" target="_blank">Total Guitar</a> </strong> gave Vol: II 3 out of 5 stars!!!</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>It's great to see Vol. II getting the recognition it deserves. Keep supporting Daniel Lioneye. </div> <div>Let's keep helping Linde &amp; co. out. The guys deserve all the successes they're receiving. <img src="http://blog.dark-light.us/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" /></div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-15:0782d08a-1e02-443f-8ca5-bf3b5e0ac338 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-15T22:08:00Z 2010-07-15T22:08:00Z <div><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46035103110" target="_blank">HIMLANDIA'S</a> </strong> very own Julie wrote her first ever article/album review!!!<br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><em>"The Finnish rock band known as HIM has returned with its seventh studio album, "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice". The five musicians from Helsinki, Finland have started off the new decade with another sonic surprise of a rock album. This album is filled with heavy, goth-tinged, guitar-driven rock tunes that beckon the music-world to relish, savor and urge them to attribute this work to their precious rock and roll compilations. As an observer and listener of HIM's previous albums, the band's February 9, 2010 release is by far the most aggressive in terms of its lyrical positivity and musical dynamics. Unlike the past more melancholic albums; it portrays love in a more optimistic light, which literally "screams" out for hope, redemption, and (as always) love. As singer Ville Valo has previously stated in an interview; it's about "embracing the light at the end of the tunnel" and he describes the quality of the songs as, "heavy, but a lighter shade of black." (video- "Ville Valo Talks About Screamworks", HIM's Youtube channel ).</em></div> <div><em><br /> </em></div> <div><em>Eastern North Carolina may not be particularly familiar with the "love metal" band, but rest assured, there are plenty of "metal-head" youths who've either heard their name or have seen their symbol (the Heartagram) in various locations. For a quick bit of background, the young group of musicians began performing in 1991, but didn't receive the bulk of its American recognition until the early 2000's. Both the Heartagram symbol and the term "Love Metal" was adorned to the band's musical style by singer Valo on his 20th birthday in 1996. In 2005, HIM became the first Finnish band to receive gold status in the U.S. with the album Dark Light.</em></div> <div><em> </em></div> <div><em>Now, in the turn of a new decade, the Finns have arrived with their most aggressive, melodious collection of songs to date. The first track of their new album Screamworks is In Venere Veritas, it lures the audience with an in-your-face message brought by Valo as he sings the opening lyrics, "Let's fall apart together now". This then blasts us into a horizon brimming of flange guitars, pulsing drums, and enchanting keyboard hooks; setting up the mood with a powerhouse rock anathematic approach. For those unfamiliar with the Latin language, the title (In Venere Veritas) translates into English as, "In love there is truth". <br /> </em></div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Find the rest here: <strong><a href="http://betterangelsnow.com/post/251/10/him-screamworks-love-in-theory-and-practice.html" target="_blank">HIM - "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice"</a> </strong></div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-11:1edb242c-268f-42b7-be1f-f23b89318006 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-11T21:07:00Z 2010-07-11T21:07:00Z <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k2t3O5QnxV8&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k2t3O5QnxV8&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-11:c305c084-9b1b-49d0-99d2-faf1f1b9ded4 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-11T19:54:00Z 2010-07-11T19:54:00Z <div>Summer's in full swing &amp; the amazing SweetHearts over at <strong><a href="http://himcrimsongate.forumfree.it/" target="_blank">The Crimson Gate</a> </strong> bring you the latest issue of His Infernal Magazine!!!</div> <div>This month's issue shares the latest exclusive interview with Stefan Lindfors, done in May 2010, as well as reviews, song meanings &amp; so much more.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Enjoy this one-of-a-kind online magazine, here: <strong><a href="http://www.mrslindstrom.org/him_en24/index.html" target="_blank">English Version</a> </strong></div> <div><br /> </div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-10:6563992d-9e3c-4a30-8e21-cf8371033999 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-11T02:07:00Z 2010-07-11T02:07:00Z <span style="line-height: 13px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; ">Here's all you have to do, to help out:<br /> Linde needs your help so Daniel Lioneye can have their very first 'official' tour.<br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> If you have a Facebook account, please head over to the Official Daniel Lioneye fan page and 'LIKE' it. They need a minimum of 15,000 fans before a tour is possible. Please join and help spread the word, if you can.<br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> <br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> As posted on the Official Daniel Lioneye Facebook page:<br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> <em style="line-height: 1.22em; ">"Ok guys, this just in... if we can make it to at least 15,000 fans on our Daniel Lioneye page by September, we may get to tour! Help Daniel Lioneye get on our very 1st TOUR ever!!!"</em><br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> <br style="line-height: 1.22em; " /> Right now, the page is at over 3000 fans. We need more of you to 'Like' it. <br /> Here's the link:<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/daniellioneye?ref=ts" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/daniellioneye?ref=ts</a> </strong><br /> <br /> </span> <div><span style="line-height: 13px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; ">Thank you, SweetHearts! <br /> </span><br /> </div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-06:839a7fcf-2c66-4944-8f73-75145d43bdf1 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-06T08:34:00Z 2010-07-06T08:34:00Z Enjoy the following interview with Linde and Mige from Dunlop TV: <div><br /> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IhgyXGQj0Nk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IhgyXGQj0Nk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></object> <div><br /> </div> <div>Also, here's a behind-the-scenes peek at Linde and Mige's rigs on tour:<br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> </div> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wwbpaA2-RJo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wwbpaA2-RJo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-07-01:6aa72b5a-e1f9-4c4e-b0b7-2889935d11b7 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-07-01T08:34:00Z 2010-07-01T08:34:00Z <div>Saw this posted on the Official Daniel Lioneye Twitter &amp; Facebook pages &amp; thought I'd pass this along.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><em>Daniel Lioneye is forming a US- based street team and need people to spread Vol. II to the masses. </em></div> <div><em><br /> </em></div> <div><em>To join, send a note with your full name, age, location (city, state) to </em><strong><a href="http://teamrockisreligion@gmail.com">teamrockisreligion@gmail.com</a> </strong><em>. <strong>Please note that we are currently only looking for US based fans.</strong> - RiR</em></div> <div><br /> </div> <div><strong>Keep in mind that signing up for a street team doesn't guarantee you ever meeting the band, nor should that be your only motivation for wanting to promote the band. Also, those signing up have to keep in mind that you may not receive 'official' promo materials, nor will you be paid for your efforts. Being part of a Street Team, you have to be willing to dedicate some time to make &amp;/ or put up posters in your area as well as other duties that is beneficial to supporting the band.</strong></div> <div><br /> </div> <div>The person behind getting a US St. Team started will be sending you a message once you sign up with further details.</div> <div><br /> </div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-30:be41aafb-9531-48ce-96ea-f018d95eac70 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-30T07:40:00Z 2010-06-30T07:40:00Z The video is over-dubbed with German translation...however, here ya go: <div><br /> </div> <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3GOhzmDDHH0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=de_DE&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3GOhzmDDHH0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=de_DE&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-21:e53fd8e4-d36c-4461-875f-568ec41fcfd0 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-22T00:01:00Z 2010-06-22T00:01:00Z <div><em>On June 12, Ville spared a little time for a chat at the Download festival before his band, HIM's scheduled performance on the Ronnie James Dio stage:</em></div> <div><br /> </div> <div><strong>Hi Ville, welcome back to Download. How many times have you been here now?</strong></div> <div><br /> </div> <div>I’d love to say way to many [laughs]. But I think this might be our fifth time, or maybe even our sixth. It’s crazy – we’ve had the honour to be invited to come over again.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><strong>Why is Download so special to you?</strong></div> <div><br /> </div> <div>It’s always been great. It’s a celebration of all kinds of music, it’s not just for one band, it’s not just an ordinary gig for us. It’s an institution.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>More can be found at the Download site: <strong><a href="http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/interviews/article.aspx?aid=443d544e-54a1-4641-b634-59b25d27b6a7" target="_blank">Ville Valo Interview</a> </strong></div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-13:8a7442ae-8ff5-4c51-9221-2e1287089b12 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-13T17:31:00Z 2010-06-13T17:31:00Z <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJEANgeWo2w&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AJEANgeWo2w&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-13:4520d38a-3de5-4a65-83a1-d2a304c856d1 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-13T17:12:00Z 2010-06-13T17:12:00Z <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iAi0PBdSSpQ&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iAi0PBdSSpQ&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-07:d7ec1fd8-9a0d-4b9e-9c6b-f040cad164b4 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-07T17:25:00Z 2010-06-07T17:25:00Z <div style="text-align: center; "><img alt="" src="http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz151/HIM_AHOLICS/comm_tagges/edits/him_addiction.gif" /><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <em> As you can tell, I haven't been keeping this blog very active recently &amp; for that, I sincerely apologise. There has been a valid reason for this:</em> <div> <div>Some of you may know that I have a network/ community over on Ning, called HIM-Aholics. In Apr., Ning decided to drop a bomb on a lot of network creators (including myself) by informing us that they would be phasing out all 'free' networks as well as changing their premium services. I had originally thought to just give up the whole network, and not try to start another one. However, a few dear friends &amp; members on HIM-Aholics (Luna &amp; a few others) asked me to try to find a solution to keep the community or find another way to host it. </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>...And so I created a new community, <strong><a href="http://himaddicts.spruz.com/" target="_blank">HIM-Addicts</a> </strong>...&amp; it's been keeping me busy ever since.<img src="http://blog.dark-light.us/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" /> </div> <div>I'm happy to say that in a little over a month, we have almost 50 members- some new members &amp; some coming from the HIM-Aholics community. I'm more than happy to have them there with me- to help me build our little 'home' into what they want it to be. </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Since the community is coming together as well as I had hoped (betta even!), I'll be able to keep this blog up to date, now.<img src="http://blog.dark-light.us/emoticons/wink.png" border="0" /></div> <div>I want to give a huge thank you to Luna, Monni, Geeno Valo, MyDarkness, Jewels &amp; everyone else over on HIM-Addicts for being amazing volunteers &amp; the motivation to keep going, even when things got frustrating. I owe a lot to you SweetHearts- my HIM Sisters!!</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>And, before I go, I had promised this some time ago....</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>I want to give a shout-out &amp; pimp the <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=46035103110" target="_blank">HIMlandia Group</a>  </strong>over on Facebook. Kristen &amp; Julia have done an amazing job &amp; I'm proud to be part of their group. So, if you have a Facebook account, head over there &amp; be a part of one of the best HIM groups on the Facebook Network. <img src="http://blog.dark-light.us/emoticons/wink.png" border="0" /></div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> <div><br /> </div> </div> </div> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-07:be2dac2c-e529-4166-8783-b29e10ed1e73 Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-07T17:22:00Z 2010-06-07T17:22:00Z <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JJZk2Ywb0v0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JJZk2Ywb0v0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></object> tag:blog.dark-light.us,2010-06-07:acaafcd4-f90d-4396-979b-f4dc66caabaa Magik manipulatedbymagik@dark-light.us 2010-06-07T17:13:00Z 2010-06-07T17:13:00Z <div>Sorry for not posting this sooner. Been a bit busy.<br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Mayra explains on her blog that this transcript is a special post for the fans of the Finnish band HIM, who are all over the world. She also says she chose her personal blog to post the full interview she conducted with vocalist Ville Valo in Las Vegas.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Read the full interview, on her blog: <strong><a href="http://bloglog.globo.com/mayradiasgomes/" target="_blank">Mayra Dias Gomes Blog</a> </strong></div>