HIM is a Finnish
rock band from
Helsinki. Formed in 1991 by vocalist
Ville Valo, guitarist
Mikko "Linde" Lindström, and bassist
Mikko "Migé" Paananen, HIM's current lineup consists of Valo, Linde, Migé,
Janne "Emerson Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards and Jukka Kroger on drums. They have released eight studio albums to date; their latest, titled
Tears on Tape, was released April 26, 2013. On September 5, 2006, HIM's fifth studio album
Dark Light was
certified gold by the
RIAA, making HIM the first Finnish band to have a gold album in the United States. HIM had five of their studio albums certified platinum in Finland with
Razorblade Romance being certified double platinum in Finland and platinum in Germany.