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SWEAT_0163 Officially Licensed HIM Merchandise
HIM Venus Doom Hoodie
Venus Doom was released on September 14, 2007 in Finland, Ireland and Germany, September 17, 2007 internationally and September 18, 2007 in the US.
At the Give It a Name Festival '07, HIM played one of the new songs, "Dead Lovers' Lane."
In an interview with The Gauntlet, Ville stated that the longest song on the album is 10:02 ("Sleepwalking Past Hope") while the shortest song is 1:11 ("Song or Suicide").
Venus Doom is mostly guitar-oriented with a pronounced lack of keyboards.
The song "Passion's Killing Floor" is on the Transformers soundtrack.
The first single was "The Kiss of Dawn", which has become a staple in most of their live performances, as well as Passion's Killing Floor, Dead Lovers' Lane and the epic Sleepwalking Past Hope.
The video for "The Kiss of Dawn" written and directed by Meiert Avis, debuted in the UK on Scuzz TV on August 10, 2007.