{"id":2396259,"date":"2026-04-30T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2396259"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:02:14","slug":"this-band-was-and-is-my-life-the-new-issue-of-metal-hammer-magazine-celebrates-30-years-of-him-with-a-world-exclusive-ville-valo-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-band-was-and-is-my-life-the-new-issue-of-metal-hammer-magazine-celebrates-30-years-of-him-with-a-world-exclusive-ville-valo-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"“This band was and is my life.” The new issue of Metal Hammer magazine celebrates 30 years of HIM with a world exclusive Ville Valo interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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30 years ago, an unknown band from Finland released their first EP, 666 Ways To Love: Prologue<\/em>. That band were Him<\/a>, and in the new issue of Metal Hammer<\/em>, frontman Ville Valo<\/a> speaks exclusively about the history of the band and the incredible journey that saw them crowned kings of modern goth metal.<\/p>\n

From their beginnings in Helsinki, to topping the charts, to being attacked by a fan with scissors, to their bittersweet goodbye tour \u2013 it\u2019s all here. Although Ville has since embarked on a solo career under the name VV, the Him years remain special to him, and he\u2019s open to a reunion.<\/p>\n

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