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  • Audio CD (14 April 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B00008X96X
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,185 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Buried Alive By Love
2. The Funeral Of Hearts
3. Beyond Redemption
4. Sweet Pandemonium
5. Soul On Fire
6. The Sacrement
7. This Fortress Of Tears
8. Circle Of Fear
9. Endless Dark
10. The Path

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Fourth album from Finnish goth metal band HIM and the follow up to their 2002 release 'Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights'. 'Love Metal' delivers moody gothism combined with uplifting pop-inspired melodies. Includes the first single from the album 'Buried Alive By Love'.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Metal, 4 Dec 2003
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I bought this album purely on a recommendation from a friend, I had never heard HIM before but I was very pleasantly surprised. Iniatially I was a bit put off by the packing, it seemed to indicate that this album was going to be all dark gothic metal. However this is not the case, whilst the album does lean in that direction the songs are very accesible. Funeral of Hearts for example is very catchy rock.
HIM have also managed to create a sound of their own by mixing hard guitars with a lot of piano/keyboard parts, this works to great effect on lots of songs especially Sacrament. The real stength of the band though, that lifts them above so many mediocre bands is Ville Walo. A wonderful voice and a charismatic frontman, HIM is undoubtedly his band.
My criticism would be that the album slighty to often descends into the 'sludge' guitar riffs to often. HIMs best moments on this album come when they move away from this. The acoustic section in Endless Dark for instance which is the highlight of the album.
This critism aside HIM are still better than most popular rock bands around at the moment (Linkin Park,The Darkness).
I recommend this album to anyone who wants hear some slightly different rock music and enjoys listening to a singer with a great voice.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Ville Valo + HIM = Perfection!, 20 Jun 2004
You would think that after three albums the quality of HIM's work would be going down hill, but in fact it seems to be getting even better. Love Metal is really up to date music but it hasn't lost HIM's amazingly deep and meaningful lyrics.

Ville Valo's voice is truly stunning and his vocal range is fantastic, Linde is an excellent guitar player, Midge adds beautiful bass lines, Burton's keyboard skills are excellent and gas's drumming though somewhat slacking behind the others in quality is perfect for this album.

Buried Alive by Love: 8/10 - I love this track loads and it is a fantastic start to the album, the almost psychedelic intro is completed with Ville's voice entering from a distance. Great lyrics, great music and very catchy. I however have over listened to this song!

The Funeral Of Hearts: 10/10 - Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Ville's Voice is really done justice in this song. The first ever HIM song I heard was this and I simply fell in love with them. It is a beautifully, deep song with a really wintry feel about it which is reflected in the wonderful video.

Beyond Redemption: 7/10 - Don't be put of by the rather worrying intro, this song is actually great! Ville's loud breathing is enough to turn any cold heart warm. It is completely adorable! Slightly predictable lyrics but fantastic all the same.

Sweet Pandemonium: 7.5/10 - Big words in this song!!!! It is really great but the chorus seems a little bit disconnected from the rest of the song but beautiful all the same.

Soul On Fire: 9/10 - Very catchy, I love this song. Not sure that I completely understand it, but there again I am quite young!!!! It's a get up and dance around your room pretending to be one of the living dead kind of song!!!

This Fortress Of Tears: 8/10 - Quite a long intro to this song but its worth the wait. Nice chorus. Quite slow but a nice change

Circle Of Fear: 10/10 - Ville Valo's voice in this song is completely heavenly it is so low and deep *shivers*. This song is incredibly moving it really gets to you. I love the part where the music quietens and Ville is singing almost without accompaniment.

Endless Dark: 7/10 - A bit repetitive but a pretty song. Deep, dark and quite sinister. Rather irritating drumming though. It is quite a good song until the repeats in the chorus; I mean how many people can make the word "dark" drag on for about 5 or 6 seconds - repeatedly!?!

The Path: 9.5/10 - I really love this song, I know a lot of people, especially new HIM fans, don't agree with me. It is quite "old HIM" but I think it is incredibly moving especially when the drums and guitar join in. It is quite long (HIM have a habit of putting a really long song on the end of each album). Great lyrics.

Hope that was helpful. These are the views of a 14 year old. If you are my age or younger, infact however old you are, and looking for something a bit darker and deeper: BUY THIS ALBUM. HIM are deffinatly one of the best bands Finland has spat out!
Check out: www.heartagram.com for HIM's official site.
ENJOY.
Luv
Charlie
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love metal? You will when you've heard this..., 12 Jun 2003
This album is AMAZING. It exceeded my expectations beyond imagination. The songs have a deeply gothic mood, as would be expected....but they have a melodic, poppy edge, more so than on 99's 'Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights'. On this album they blatantly and intentionally pay their respects to their influences, such as Iggy Pop; they make no attempt to hide their influences. This approach enriches the album, making it very diverse and very listenable. Even if you have never bought anything by this band before, I strongly encourage you to buy LOVE METAL... there are a lot worse things you could do than introduce yourself to Finland's best export.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars This was my first HIM album...
quite a few years ago I picked this album up for £5 from a music store that was having a summer sale. Before that I'd never heard of HIM, Ville or any of his music. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ghost of Kai

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Fusion
This album represents, so far as I can tell, the most perfect fusion of lyricism and instrumental cohesion in the metal genre, a feat particularly commendable given the subject... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. X

4.0 out of 5 stars Songs about love, romance and death
What makes this album so good is the first 6 tracks - all of which are great catchy pop goth songs with good lyrics, musicianship and melodies. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2007 by T. Fitzpatrick

4.0 out of 5 stars At First a Dissapointment...at Second a Fantastic Change in Pace
This was the first album i brought by HIM, and was the album that was most a comercial success, making BMG alot of dosh im sure. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by Joel Minter

5.0 out of 5 stars The best album ever
This is the best album ever by far every single song is good,
the guitar riffs and vocals work well together, the lyrics make no sense whatsoever and the choruses as ever are... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2005 by simon48munkygrapes

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Metal
The album Love Metal is HIM at its best. The album starts off with the heavy Buried alive by love and takes you on journey through medolic haunting songs that anyone can relate... Read more
Published on 28 April 2005 by Sara Casey

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Metal
The album Love Metal is HIM at its best. The album starts off with the heavy Buried alive by love and takes you on journey through medolic haunting songs that anyone can relate... Read more
Published on 28 April 2005 by Sara Casey

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good!
This album is just brilliant! It opens with "Buried Alive by Love" which is why i bought the album in the first place and it opens up the album superbly! Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2005 by izzie42

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Album By A Great Band...
Having heard the singles "Buried Alive By Love" and "The Sacrament" i decided to go out and buy "love metal" and it is a purchase i do NOT regret. Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2004 by Dan

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Metal - Love this band!!
What a brilliant album.
I have been a follower of HIM for a while nowand this was the first album I bought of them. Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by him_girl76

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