HIM Bio

The band H.I.M also known as (His Infernal Majesty) are essentially a gothic rock band, formed in 1995 in Helsinki Finland. However the true genre of their music has been greatly debated in the rock music world, some saying it should be classed as heavy metal, some as blues rock and some as pop music. In answer to this HIM named their own genre Love Metal in 2003, a term which has become synonymous with their fans ever since. HIM were somewhat of a cult hit throughout europe and america up until 2003 when their aptly titled 'love metal' album skyrocketed to success both here and, when re-released in 2004, in America. They had gained a lot of popularity through Bam Margera of Jackass and CKY fame, who has since become great friends with the band, but even when he was just a fan he filled his films and videos with HIM's music broadening their audience ever further and particularly opening them up to arguably their largest target audience, besides swooning women, skateboarders. Arguably more famous than the band themselves is their logo, the Heartagram (a heart crossed with a pentagram) which Bam Margera being a business man, now owns half the rights to.