SAVE NUTA (Helsinki, Finland) is a musical collaboration involving members of bands like HIM, Scandinavian Music Group, The Latebirds, Donits Osmo Experience, The Wrecking Queens and Stunning Guns. These local heroes got together in order to save their old "Rock'N'Roll High School". This famous youth center in Helsinki's Munkkiniemi is known for its world class recording facilities a.k.a. MD-Studio. The session took place at the studio in question on a grey Saturday afternoon in October 2008. Mixed by Mr. Mikko Karmila and mastering courtesy of our pals at Chartmakers. Special guest on this recording - TOMMY RAMONE!
Credit: Save Nuta
Source: Heartagram.com
Finnish Rockers Collaborate For Rock and Roll High School
HIM's Ville Valo To Voice Madagascar 2 Character
My Name Is Moto Moto.
Yeah You Say It Double
The Finnish edition of Madagascar 2 will feature our very own Ville as the voice of Moto Moto the Hippopotamus. It hits theaters in Finland on November 19 or 21*, 2008.
Moto Moto has his own song in the movie and he is the wateringhole Lothario that decides to woo Gloria the Hippo because he likes 'em big and plumpy.
Finnish trailer here and here.
EDIT: Finnish trailer with a short clip of Moto Moto and the song here.
You can see Moto Moto and hear his song in English (that will never leave your head once you hear it) at Madagascar 2's site.
*Madagascar's site says the 19th, Finnish news sites are reporting it as the 21th.
Helldone 2008
TICKETS ON SALE STARTING OCTOBER 15th, 2008 @ 09.00am (EET)
Dec 29, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki
Stam1na
Diablo
Godsplague
Club Teatria, Oulu
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman
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Dec 30, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki
The 69 Eyes
Negative
Sara
Pakkahuone & Klubi, Tampere
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman
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Dec 31, 2008
Tavastia & Semifinal, Helsinki
HIM
KYPCK
45 Degree Woman
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At Semifinal there will be DJs everyday:
Mon. Dec. 29th TBA
Tue. Dec. 30th TBA
Wed. Dec. 31st: Jussi69
Some of this year's bands have played at the festival before but none has been invited back purely for old times sake. Each and every band in the Helldone 2008 line-up has recently reached important milestones in their careers: be it a killer album, a breakthrough in new territories or a big tour. They all are alive, hungry, fast and furious. And definitely as cool as a December night in downtown Hellsinki.
Helldone 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of HIM's New Year's Eve shows at Tavastia Club - the tradition out of which the Helldone Festival was born. Each night there will be three top bands on the Tavastia stage, while the neighbouring venue Semifinal serves as a chill out zone with some familiar faces spinning records. HIM will traditionally start their set at midnight on New Year's Eve.
Where to get tickets:
Oulu and Tampere: www.lippupalvelu.fi and www.tiketti.fi (limit 4 per customer)
Helsinki: www.tiketti.fi (limitation 2 per customer)
Helsinki 3 day pass is available through www.tiketti.fi. Price 100€. (limit 2 per customer)
Age Limits: 18 and over for all shows except for Pakkahuone the age limit is 15 and over.
Links:
Helldone Festival www.myspace.com/helldone
Tavastia www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Teatria www.teatria.com
Pakkahuone www.tullikamari.net
KYPCK www.kypck-doom.com
45 Degree Woman www.myspace.com/45dw
Stam1na www.stam1na.com
Diablo www.myspace.com/diablometal
Godsplague www.myspace.com/thegodsplague
The 69 Eyes www.69eyes.com
Negative www.negative.fi
Sara www.saranhuone.com
Transportation Options:
www.vr.fi (Finnish national railway company)
www.blue1.fi (airline)
www.finnair.fi (airline)
www.fc.fi (airline)
www.expressbus.com (busline)
Hotel Options:
www.restel.fi
www.sokoshotels.fi
www.scandichotels.com
www.radissonsas.com
Promotion Ideas
Street Teams are all about promoting the bands and spreading the word:
Word of Mouth
The easiest way to inform people is simply to talk. Word of mouth is one of the biggest and most reliable forms of advertising today. So if your’re standing in line, bored at school/work, whatever, ask someone if they’ve heard of a band called HIM and if they haven’t, tell them a little about it. If you have an iPod or MP3 player with you, let them hear a track. Get them interested and they’ll go check it out.
Merchandise-
Wear the merchandise. HIM shirts, heartagrams, hoodies, jewelry, tattoos, etc... Wearing the band logo will get people’s attention and if they ask tell them what it is. And yes, you will get “Isn’t that Bam’s logo?” or “Is that a pentagram?” “Are you Satanic?” While we fans might think this is annoying, try to answer calmly and let them know what the heartagram really is and what it stands for.
Radio-
We need HIM being played on the radio! Call your local station and bug them. Email them. Go to their website and request HIM once an hour. Whatever it takes, just get them on the air.
Internet-
Next to word of mouth, the Internet is a massive advertising tool. Send people to HIM’s website and their Myspace page. Mention them in IM conversations, use HIM graphics for your buddy icons, post banners, reviewes, etc...
Myspace-
HIM has an official Myspace page. Help them raise their number of friends by posting bulletins with links to it. Drop in once a day and leave them some love in the comments. Add other HIM friends to your own Myspace page. Friend the HIM Missouri Team Myspace page to help promote as well.
Fliers and Posters-
HIM Mo. Street Team will do our best to provide you with fliers and other handouts to help promote the band. Take these to local record stores and ask if you can put them in the windows or leave them on the counters. Ask the same at your local Hot Topic or other clothing store. Go to concerts in your area and hand them out. Plaster them on the telephone poles (where it’s legal) in your neighborhood. Get the Heartagram out there!
And last but not leat: keep checking back here for more ideas and HIM Missouri Street Team events!
*Thank you Jenne and Kelly-Dallas HIM and Carrie-California team
Join Us!
If you are already registered as a Street Team member, please complete just Steps 4 & 5. If you are brand new to all of this, please follow the following steps.
1. First you’ll need to join The Street Network. The street network basically manages all street teams for various bands.
2. Once you sign up for The Street Network, you then need to sign up for the HIM Team . Click the “Join the Team” link on either http://www.heartagramteam.com/ or search the team drop down menu on The Street Network .
3. You need to complete steps 1 & 2 to become an official Street Team member. This will allow Warner Bros to ship to you promotional material (stickers, flyers, promo cards, posters etc….) to promote HIM.
4. Sign up for the MO Street Team by contacting us! First stop by and send us your contact info this way we will be sure to be able to contact you when we have a MO Street Team Event or Crusade.
5. Please be sure to add us on Myspace! http://www.myspace.com/himmostreetteam
If you know another MO HIM Fan – Invite them to Join Us
Why so many Steps to join the MO Street Team?
The first two steps are to register with the National HIM Street Team, this ensures Warner Bros will send you the promotional materials needed to promote HIM and complete crusades.
The other two steps ensures that you are registered with the MO Street Team. We cover HIM band promotion in only the Missouri area. We are a group which gets together to have fun when we have a crusade or mission to complete! Or to get together before a HIM show! By signing up with your contact information & to the newsletter you will be emailed when there is a MO Street Team event in your area, news or when we are given a crusade to complete by the National Team.
So why can’t I just complete the National Team portion?
Well, if I don’t know you exist, then you won’t be notified when other MO HIMsters are getting together. You’ll have to do the crusades yourself and you won’t get to know a great group of HIM fans in your local area.
And some FAQ’s from HIM’s Street Team Site:
Who’s qualified to be part of a street team?
Anyone who can show enthusiasm and passion is qualified. The more internet access you have, the better your experience will be.
What will I have to do to be part of a street team?
Good question. Go to our “Teams” page, select the bandnames of the teams you’d like to join, and submit applications. If your submitted application is accepted, you will be asked to participate in various activities/missions (distributing stickers or flyers at a show you’re already planning to go to, hanging up posters, etc.). The more activities/missions you participate in, the more points you’ll earn. These points can be traded in for prizes, chances to win tickets, chances to meet the bands you’re working for when they visit your town, and so on.
What do I have to tell people as a member of a street team?
Sometimes, there will be a specific piece of information that we’ll want you to pass along (“Triumph The Insult Comic Dog has an album in store tomorrow!” or “www.triumphtheinsultcomicdog.com”). We’ll usually be able to send you a sticker or flyer to help drive the point home. The more points you have, the better materials you’ll receive (t-shirts, gift bags, etc.). However, the most important thing you can do to help your favorite bands is to talk about them. Music is something that almost everyone can talk about. Find people who want to talk about the kind of music you love, and make sure they know about your favorite bands.
Do I need to pay to be a part of this?
No.
Will I get to meet the bands?
The more activities/missions you participate in, the better your chances. Oftentimes, it depends on the routing of a tour. If a band is in your city, and you’re at the show, make sure we know. There is no guarantee of meeting the band!
Fill out the form below to join!
The Heartagram Symbol
The Heartagram is the symbol of Finnish love metal band HIM. It is the fusion of a heart symbol (love) and a pentagram (hate). It is the creation of HIM singer/songwriter Ville Valo.
What does the Heartagram mean/stand for?
“The heartagram stands for HIM as a band, as an entity. And for love metal in general.” -Ville Valo
“For me, it’s like a new version of the yin-yang,” says Valo. “The pentagram is not necessarily an evil sign, but in horror movies and the entertainment world it’s been interpreted as the sign of the devil. And the heart obviously represents something sweet and godly. Good and bad—it’s all about the balance.” -Ville Valo
The balance of good and evil, the two main themes in life and the common themes in Valo’s lyrics.
About HIM
The absolute best source for information about HIM is their official site Heartagram.com.
The following bio was taken from HIM Online
An essay on metallurgy... or was it alchemy?
Three albums into their career, with healthy combined sales of 2 million, HIM felt it was the right time to define a couple of things. Define HIM - the band. Define the music, already commonly known as love metal. And, last but not least, figure out the deeper meanings behind the mighty Heartagram!
You hold the results in your hands, in the compact form of "Love Metal". One and a half years worth of exploration and soul searching, as well as the time-honoured tradition of 'working one's ass off', has gone into these ten songs.
"There we were. Gas a hopeless Slayer addict and Burton completely hooked on Tchaikovsky. Mige getting high on Brian Eno and Linde tripping on Jimi Hendrix on a regular basis. Me, I was curing my hangovers with shots of Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison."
The 'me' being Valo, vocals and songs. Gas on drums, Burton on keyboards, Mige on bass, Linde on guitar. Collectively they are known as HIM.
"We had no idea where it would lead us in the end. Whether it would turn out to be silly psychedelic music or the meanest motherfucker of metal known to man," Valo grins. "But it felt really good. We just incorporated all the elements that came naturally and took it from there. With pretty mediocre success, of course..."
That last tongue-in-cheek shot reveals that Valo & co. are content - in fact they are immensely proud of their fourth album. Just listen to that new kind of urgency that's so evident on songs like "Buried Alive by Love" and "Soul on Fire"! The deep dark groove of "Sweet Pandemonium"! The sheer spiritual qualities of "The Sacrament" and "Circle of Fear". The innocent beauty of "The Funeral of Hearts". The purgatory that is the epic finale, "The Path". Consider love metal defined.
"It's the love of the Summer of '67 getting crushed by the metal of the post-Altamont world," Valo offers with a sly smile. "And everything's happening right here, right now! In 2003."
The making of "Love Metal" was a two-dimensional thing. The album was produced and recorded in Helsinki by Hiili Hiilesmaa, producer of the very first HIM album back in 1997. Hiilesmaa is noted for his work with mostly pretty uncompromising metal bands (Sentenced, Moonspell, Amorphis, Theatre of Tragedy...), and easygoing as he might be on the outside, in certain respects he runs a tight regime. Nobody survives his sessions if failing a serious attitude check!
"What has always fascinated me about Hiili is the manic way he approaches recording. The guy is nothing else but metal's answer to reggae's Lee 'Scratch' Perry! The Mad Scientist. One who always dares to experiment with things that others dismiss off-hand as crazy or laughable."
The second dimension came about through a transatlantic move. Next stop was Scream Studios, Los Angeles. Birthplace of Nirvana's "Nevermind", Faith No More's "The Real Thing" and countless other latter-day classics. The album was mixed there by Tim Palmer whose work, especially with U2, caught Valo's attention. A bit of a surprise, this one?
"Yes and no. U2's music as a whole isn't really my thing, that's right. Then again they have songs like "One" and "With or Without You" that are very close to the thing I try to achieve, you know, melodically, lyrically and feel-wise. But always with my own, shall I say, David Lynchian twist to it," Valo reveals. "Tim did a beautiful job unearthing all those hidden treasures within our music. I could just sit back wearing the fly glasses that Bono had left behind at the studio, and listen to the music sort of unravelling before my ears."
So it was as if a piece of Helsinki winter madness had been thrown onto Venice Beach. Or perhaps a case of LA smog vs. the midnight sun (with a few English showers thrown in for good measure, given the fact that Mr. Palmer is indeed a Briton). Light and darkness clashing. Whatever the case the different elements complement each other beautifully. The end result is a vibrant concoction of in-your-face riffs, heavy beats and sweet soulful melodies.
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