Alright you beautiful creatures of the night… gather round, light a candle, stick on your saddest playlist, and prepare yourselves… because this one’s got serious heartagram energy 😈
The ever-enigmatic Ville Valo has just casually dropped a line that’s sent shockwaves through the goth metal underground:
“There’s beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other at the end.”
Mate… WHAT?!
And it gets better…
He’s also admitted he’d love to reunite with HIM one day.
Yes. You read that right.
No, this is not a drill.
Yes, we are absolutely spiralling 🖤💀
🎸 FROM LOVE METAL LEGENDS TO “MAYBE ONE DAY”
Let’s rewind a bit, shall we?
HIM weren’t just a band. They were a full-blown mood. A late-night, rain-soaked, eyeliner-running, heartbreak-fuelled movement. From Join Me In Death to Wicked Game, they basically gave an entire generation permission to feel things… loudly.
Fronted by the velvet-voiced chaos wizard himself, Ville Valo, the band carved out their own lane with “love metal” – a sound that mixed crushing riffs with pure, gothic romance.
And then… in 2017… it ended.
Final show. Curtains down. Heartagrams lowered to half-mast 💔
🖤 “WE DIDN’T STRANGLE EACH OTHER” – THE MOST WHOLESOME BREAKUP EVER?
Now here’s where it gets juicy.
Instead of the usual rock band ending – you know, smashed guitars, legal battles, someone storming off mid-tour – HIM apparently wrapped things up like actual adults.
Wild concept, that.
Valo explained that by the end, the band were still mates, but creatively drifting. Rather than dragging things out into something bitter, they chose to call it on their own terms.
And honestly? That’s rare as hell in rock ‘n’ roll.
It also means one VERY important thing…
👉 The door was never slammed shut.
👉 It was just… left slightly ajar.
And now? That door is creaking open again 👀
🔥 SO… IS A HIM REUNION ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
Right, steady on now, butt…
Before you start booking flights, designing reunion tour tattoos, or crying into your pint at 2am – this is NOT a confirmed reunion.
It’s a “yeah, I’d love to”… not a “tickets on sale Friday.”
But in rock terms?
That’s huge.
Because when artists are still on good terms, still reminiscing fondly, and still open to the idea…
👉 That’s how reunions start.
🎤 WHAT’S VILLE BEEN UP TO?
Since HIM rode off into the gothic sunset, Ville Valo hasn’t exactly been sat around brooding in a castle (well… probably a bit).
He’s been smashing it with his solo project VV, dropping Neon Noir and touring like a man possessed. The vibe? Still dark, still romantic, still dripping in that signature melancholy swagger.
So yeah… the voice is still there.
The vibe is still there.
The magic? Still very much alive 🖤
🕯️ IMAGINE THE SCENES THOUGH…
Go on… picture it…
- A packed-out arena
- Black-clad fans shoulder to shoulder
- That iconic heartagram glowing behind the stage
- The opening notes of Join Me In Death hitting…
And suddenly…
👉 EVERYONE is singing
👉 EVERYONE is emotional
👉 EVERYONE is absolutely losing their minds
Beer flying 🍺
Tears flowing 😭
Eyeline smudged beyond recognition
Proper scenes, mun.
🤘 RIFF REPORT VERDICT
Look… nothing’s confirmed.
But this?
This is the kind of comment that plants a seed.
And if that seed grows…
We could be looking at one of the most emotional, dramatic, black-clad reunions rock has seen in years.
So for now, we wait…
We hope…
And we keep the eyeliner stocked just in case 😈🖤
🖤 FINAL THOUGHT
If HIM ever step back onto a stage together…
You already know.
We’ll be there.
Front row.
Screaming every word like it’s 2003 again.
YESS MUN. 🤘🔥
