Track Listing 1. Venus Doom 2. Love in Cold Blood 3. Passion's Killing Floor 4. Kiss of Dawn, The 5. Sleepwalking Past Hope 6. Dead Lover's Lane 7. Song or Suicide 8. Bleed Well 9. Cyanide Sun
| Details | | Playing Time: | 48 min. | | Producer: | Hiili Hiilesmaa, Hilli Hillesmaa, Tim Palmer | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes H.I.M. (Goth Rock): Gas, Linde, Valo, Mige, Burton. Building on the momentum of 2005's well-received DARK LIGHT, which finally garnered HIM a large international following, VENUS DOOM finds perpetually brooding frontman Ville Valo once again leading his darkly clad ensemble through a set of lovelorn metal tunes. This time around, however, the revered Scandinavian agro-goth band tones down the atmospheric keyboard parts, allowing Mikko "Linde" Lindstrom's stinging guitar work, which often nods to veteran hard-rock six-stringer Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/Ozzy Osbourne), to shine through, resulting in one of HIM's heaviest albums. Highlights of VENUS DOOM include the surging "Passion's Killing Floor" and "The Kiss of Dawn," an ominous mid-tempo track.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- HIM mainman Ville Valo gets closer to his dream fusion of Metallica, Depeche Mode and Ozzy, while still remembering to ad some distinctly gothic beauty. Uncut
3.5 stars out of 5 -- [A] refreshing return to an organic, guitar-driven sound unheard since 2003's LOVE METAL. Alternative Press
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he Eurogoth quintet has hardly ditched their love of metal melody....Their chart-friendly clothes fit them well... Q
4 stars out of 5 -- Valo's steel-melting baritone, dipping so eerily low that you can actually feel it, infuses VENUS DOOM with melody and drama... Spin
3 stars out of 5 -- The melodies tend toward the lush, while underneath, Valo's bandmates rock with fury and efficiency... Rolling Stone
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