In an interview with Magenta Musik at this 12 months’s Wacken Open Air competition in Wacken, Germany, former HIM frontman Ville Valo was requested which persona traits he values probably the most within the folks round him, notably in the case of the folks that he’s sharing the stage with. The 46-year-old Finnish-born singer, who has spent the final three and a half years pursuing a solo profession a solo profession underneath the VV moniker, responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I believe we’re nonetheless going via this honeymoon section. The [VV] band is fairly new and we solely began touring earlier this 12 months, so we’re nonetheless starting to know one another, which is, I discover, very endearing. So it isn’t but come to the extent of understanding at midnight bus by the scent of a fart who it’s, as a result of that finally occurs, as a result of you’ll be able to’t keep away from it.”

He continued: “Loads of instances being in a band and touring is manner nearer than having a relationship with a girlfriend or so forth. It is since you’re smelly and also you’re sweaty and also you’re drained and also you’re all these issues that you just attempt to keep away from in your regular life — all that stuff will get seen on a tour bus. So it is fairly particular. You get actually near folks. However I believe basically persistence is a advantage, particularly when in a rock band.”

Valo performed his first solo live performance within the U.S. underneath the VV banner on March 31 at TLA (Theatre For The Dwelling Arts) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Becoming a member of Ville on stage as a part of his backing band are Mikko Virta on guitar, Risto Rikala on drums, Sampo Sundström on guitar and Juho Vehmanen on bass.

VV‘s debut album, “Neon Noir”, was made obtainable on January 13 through Heartagram Data, distributed by UMG/Spinefarm.

In April 2022, Valo launched the primary single from “Neon Noir”, a music referred to as “Loveletting”, which marked his first new music in over two years, following the discharge of the three-track “Gothica Fennica Vol. 1” EP, additionally launched underneath the VV banner, in March 2020.

Like “Neon Noir”, “Gothica Fennica Vol. 1” bore a robust musical resemblance to HIM and featured the tracks “Salute The Sanguine”, “Run Away From The Solar” and “Saturnine Saturnalia”.

Subsequent month, Valo will be part of forces with BLACK VEIL BRIDES for a North American co-headlining tour. The trek will kick off on September 10 in Louisville, Kentucky and wrap up simply over a month in a while October 20 in Riverside, California.

HIM accomplished a farewell tour in 2017, closing the ultimate chapter on the band’s 26-year profession.

Fashioned in 1991 by Valo, guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström and bassist Mikko “Migé” Paananen, HIM supplied the world a brand new tackle the metallic style, which turned often known as “love metallic” (additionally the title of their fourth album).