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Upon learning about the new distribution in of the record to the United Kingdom the band decided to re-recorded three old songs for strictly for the release. The first one never made the cut, but was eventually on the U.
In Hamburg I almost fell down from the stage. After the gig I lied in my hotel room like a completely dead mess, - Ville says. That time we all were ill from each other, but we had to play the gigs. I didn't realize myself how close to the end I was, - Ville confesses. I got completely insane and was about to jump out of the balcony. Linde and Silke ripped me to safety. The hotel's staff came to annoy me and I was close to hitting the hotel's boss. HIM Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central.
Register Don't have an account? Razorblade Romance. View source. History Talk 0. Categories HIM albums. Three further singles were released from the album, two of which reached number one in Finland. Razorblade Romance was followed by an intensive supporting tour, which nearly resulted in the band breaking up. You just didn't bother saying 'this sucks' anymore. The first two songs to be recorded were "I Love You Prelude to Tragedy " and "Poison Girl", which Fryer began mixing early on while the band left to go on tour.
It also felt great that the band was together all the time". After recording finished, Fryer and Valo began mixing the album in London , and were once again horrified to find that "everything sounded like shit". After finishing the mixing, the tapes were flown to Sterling Sound in New York, where they were mastered by George Marino. The overall sound of Razorblade Romance features less focus on guitar than the band's debut, in favor a sleeker and more melodic sound, influenced by the music of the s.
Short, tight, and smacks you right in the face". HIM initially wanted to release Razorblade Romance in the fall of in Finland, in order to start a supporting tour, but BMG Germany refused, fearing the album would be bought there through importing. After the album's release, HIM began the supporting tour for Razorblade Romance with a seventeen date Finnish leg, which was entirely sold-out.
Razorblade Romance received mostly positive reviews from critics. Borivoj Krgin of Blabbermouth. Holger Stratmann of Rock Hard , who rated the album nine out of ten, praised HIM's ability to surpass their debut and their skill to write "simple, compact earworms". Ravelin of AllMusic was mixed in his review, calling the album "over-produced" and awarding it two-and-a-half stars out of five.
In , Valo revisited Razorblade Romance and called it the band's "success", stating: "With this record we created a gilded cage for ourselves. Something wonderful, that you're the captive of". In , it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of by Metal Hammer magazine. All tracks written by Ville Valo , except where noted. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 21 July Retrieved 15 June Juntunen Archived from the original on 13 August Archived from the original on 22 July Archived from the original on 12 May Retrieved 9 June Archived from the original on 11 October Retrieved 10 June Archived from the original on 7 August Offiziele Deutsche Charts.
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The recording sessions for what came to be the album started around mid The band had wanted to record in a residential studio and the first that came to mind was Rockfield Studios in Wales, England, but they were permanent in their choice after learning the history behind who else recorded in the place as well. We had the chance to check it out and when we saw the list of artists who had used the studio we were amazed.
Not only that but Black Sabbath had been rehearsing there for their come back tour at the time so to sing in the same vocal booth as Ozzy was something very spiritually uplifting. One early song known from the many sessions is called " Too Happy to Be Alive. The lyrics and the sound of the song itself seem in-between the transition of Greatest Lovesongs Vol.
Lyrics from this particular recording were eventually re-heard in the lyrics of " Death is in Love With Us ", which was originally titled " Medley " and also " Revisited. Oddly enough a lot of the parts on this album were recorded naked. Many of us chose to record our parts naked. Our keyboard player Zoltan was a little shy at first, but we managed to persuade him into joining us and he ended up recording most of his piano parts like that.
Like I say, we spent a lot of time naked in the field outside because we had beautiful sunshine for about 17 out of the 20 days wer were at the studio. Upon learning about the new distribution in of the record to the United Kingdom the band decided to re-recorded three old songs for strictly for the release. The first one never made the cut, but was eventually on the U.
In Hamburg I almost fell down from the stage. After the gig I lied in my hotel room like a completely dead mess, - Ville says. That time we all were ill from each other, but we had to play the gigs. I didn't realize myself how close to the end I was, - Ville confesses. Right Here In My Arms She's smiling like heaven is down on earth Sun is shining so bright on her All her wishes have finally come true Her heart is weeping.
Happiness is killing her. She'll be right here in my arms So in Love She'll be right here in these arms She can't let go [Repeat] So hard she's trying But her heart won't turn to stone Gone With The Sin I love your skin oh so white I love your touch cold as ice And I love every single tear you cry I just love the way you're losing your life Ohohohohoh my Baby, how beautiful you are Ohohohohoh my Darling, completely torn apart You're gone with the sin my Baby and beautiful you are You're gone with the sin my Darling I adore the dispair in your eyes I worship your lips once red as wine I crave for your scent sending shivers down my spine I just love the way you're running out of life Ohohohohoh my Baby, how beautiful you are Ohohohohoh my Darling, completely torn apart You're gone with the sin my Baby and beautiful you are You're gone with the sin my Darling [Solo] [2x Repeat Refrain] 6.
Razorblade Kiss I taste death in every kiss we share Every sundown seems to be the last we have Your breath on my skin has the scent of our end I'm drunk on your tears, Baby, can't you see it's hurting Mmhhh mmmhhhh Every time we touch we get closer to heaven And at every sunrise our sins are forgiven Uh. Heaven Tonight I hold your hand in mine I hold your hand and you're so lonely Oh so lonely Your eyes have lost their light Your eyes have lost their light and you're empty Oh my God you're so empty I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight Trying to find the heart you hide Trying to find the heart you hide in vain Oh in vain And you're my haven in life And you're my haven in death, Baby Life and Death my Darling I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight I'm in love with you You are my heaven tonight I'm in love with you [Repeat] That's right I'm in love with you That's right I'm in love with you That's right I'm in love with you That's right I'm in love with you 9.
Resurrection There was a time When I could breath my life in you One by one Your pale fingers started to move And I touched your face And all life was erased You smiled like an angel falling from grace We've been slaves to this love From the moment we touched And keep begging for more Of this resurrection We've been slaves to this love From the moment we touched And keep begging for more Of this resurrection You kissed my lips With those once cold fingertips You reached out for me And oh how you missed You touched my face And all life was erased You smiled like an angel falling from grace We've been slaves to this love From the moment we touched And keep begging for more Of this resurrection We've been slaves to this love From the moment we touched And keep begging for more Of this resurrection One Last Time Is it so hard to believe our hearts Are made to be broken by love That in constant dying lies The beauty of it all My darling won't you feel The sweet heaven in Our endless cry Oh at least you could try For this one last time So amazed how bright are the flames We are burning in Ever smiled at the tragedies We hold inside My darling won't you cherish The fear of life that keeps You and me so alive Oh at least you could try For this one last time It could be alright For this one last time Oh at least you could try and we just will be closer For this one last time let me fall into your arms It could be alright don't let us grow colder For this one last time let me close to your heart Oh at least you could try and before it's over For this one last time let me fall into your arms It could be alright before it's all over For this one last time let me close to your heart Poison Girl.
Join Me In Death. Right Here In My Arms. Gone With The Sin. Razorblade Kiss. Heaven Tonight.