H.I.M. (His Infernal Majesty)
Greatest
Lovesongs, Vol. 666
Release Date 1997 11 20
Label BMG
Rating:


You
wouldn't expect a lot from a band whose debut album is entitled Greatest
Lovesongs, Vol. 666, but H.I.M. surprises in a very positive way.
H.I.M.'s stigma of so-called "love metal" is actually undeserved and
relates only to Ville Valo's love-oriented lyrics; the music itself
combines metal with '80s rock and some goth influences, and the album as
a whole has a very diverse sound. Songs such as &"The Beginning of
the End" and &"It's All Tears" especially prove that H.I.M. can do a
lot better than their poor single track &"When Love and Death
Embrace." Two cover songs on a nine-track debut album might be too much,
but Ville Valo seems to beg the difference. In fact, H.I.M.'s versions
of Chris Isaak's &"Wicked Game" and Blue Öyster Cult's &"Don't
Fear the Reaper" are very idiosyncratic and fit very well on Greatest
Lovesongs, Vol. 666. &"Wicked Game," especially, is somehow even
better than Isaak's original version, or at least it proves that H.I.M.
does have a sense for dynamics instead of playing just quiet or loud,
which is pretty typical of H.I.M.'s contemporaries. &"Don't Fear the
Reaper" intriguingly reduces the volume at the end of the album and the
female vocals and piano add hopeful tenderness. Greatest Lovesongs,
Vol. 666 succeeds in pleasing everyone, whether they're into rock or
pop. Antti J. Ravelin, All Music Guide

Tracks:

TitleComposerTime1Your
Sweet Six Six SixValo4:122Wicked
GameIsaak3:543HeartlessValo4:024Our
Diabolikal RaptureJärvinen, Lindström, Valo5:205It's
All Tears (Drown in This Love)Valo3:436When
Love and Death EmbraceValo6:087Beginning
of the EndValo4:078(Don't
Fear) The ReaperRoeser6:249For
YouLindström, Valo3:5810[Untitled
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