A lot of people have the propensity to give H.I.M. unnecessary doses of grief simply because of the band's friendship and professional allegiance to pro skater Bam Margera.
What's unfortunate about this is that H.I.M. actually produces dramatic metal of high sonic quality, and once again Love Metal further reinforces that notion.
Going one better than Razorblade Romance, Ville Valo and company waste no time bringing out the big guns with "Buried Alive By Love," which easily measures up to the group's most well-known moments.
The songwriting is as strong as it has been in quite some time and a newly found sense of urgency keeps the record going at a well-tempered pace.
For die-hard fans, this is the album H.I.M. has been struggling to make and realize for quite a while, and even the aforementioned detractors of the group would be well served by giving this record a spin.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried Alive by LoveVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | The Funeral of HeartsVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Beyond RedemptionVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Sweet PandemoniumVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | Soul On FireVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | The SacramentVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | This Fortress of TearsVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Circle of FearVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Endless DarkVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 10 | The PathVille Valo | H.I.M., Him & Her | Play | 07:45 | 17 MB | 49 MB |
| 52 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 364 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Friend | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 2 | H.I.M. | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Him & Her | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Asko Kallonen | Mastering |
| 5 | Andreas Kuntze | Producer |
| 6 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 7 | Mark O'Donoughue | Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 8 | Tim Palmer | Mixing |
| 9 | Fritz Puppel | Producer |
| 10 | Alex Uychocde | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 11 | Ville Valo | Composer |
| 12 | Seppo Vesterinen | Cover Art |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |