Released 29/10/2012
This year HIM, one of Finland's most successful bands at home and abroad celebrate 20 years by releasing a compilation album XX - Two Decades of Love Metal. The celebratory compilation includes one new track, Strange World - the first new material from HIM since 2010. Kevin Grivois known by the artist name Ké released the track in the 90s, and it's one of the personal favourites of Ville Valo. HIM was the first Finnish band to achieve a gold record in the USA (over 500 000 albums sold) with the album Dark Light (2005). The band has also sold platinum and gold in German speaking countries and silver in the UK with the album (over 50 000 albums). HIM is the most commercially successful Finnish band of all time. Over five million HIM records have been sold worldwide. The band has released numerous hits such as Join Me In Death, Poison Girl, Right Here In My Arms, Wings Of A Butterfly, Killing Loneliness, Your Sweet 666, In Joy And Sorrow, Wicked Game, Buried Alive By Love, The Kiss Of Dawn and The Funeral Of Hearts.
Disc 1: Strange World Join Me (In Death) Heartkiller Wings Of A Butterfly The Kiss Of Dawn The Funeral Of Hearts Right Here In My Arms Pretending Buried Alive By Love Gone With The Sin Your Sweet 666 The Sacrament Wicked Game Killing Loneliness Bleed Well In Joy And Sorrow Poison Girl Scared To Death When Love And Death Embrace Heartache Every Moment