The HIM Show

After seeing HIM twice before, the first one being amazing, the second one being ok, I can say that this one ranks much closer to the first than the second. First off, both opening bands didn’t suck this time. I don’t know what it is, but HIM seems to have a knack for shitty openers. Finch, who played right before HIM, did kinda suck. They had energy, but the crowd wasn’t really into it. I felt kinda bad for the them, but it’s really not their ‘scene’. Skindred, the first band to play, was pretty good though. They had the energy, knew how to work the crowd, etc. The last HIM show had Arf Der Mur, which consisted of a female singer who was dumb as shit, and the music wasn’t very good either, and Monster Magnet- and the lead singer was a tool. So we are off to a good start. At around 9:30, HIM came on and opened with Wings of a Butterfly. Which was awesome. The show went well- they had a good amount of energy. They didn’t really talk to the crowd much, but didn’t need to. Then there was the encore. They came out, played a couple of songs, the last being Poison Heart, which is an awesome song. But after the song, they transitioned into this kind of instrumental piece where Valo sang and it was so emotional and wonderful- he ended the show but yelling “Please God help me” and bowed and went off the stage while the other members kept playing. One by one they came off the stage, the last one being Gas (the drummer). The lights slowly came on and everyone left, seemingly in awe from what they just saw. That’s how I felt anyway. Later!