NOMBRE: Ville Hemanni Valo
NOMBRE ARTÍSTICO: Valo
APODO: Rakohammas
LUGAR DE NACIMIENTO: Helsinki
FECHA DE NACIMIENTO: 22/11/1976
SIGNO: Escorpio
ALTURA: 1'84
PESO: 66'6
COLOR DE OJOS: verde azulado
COLOR DE PELO: castaño oscuro
HERMANOS: Mige&Linde
MASCOTAS:Gas&Burton
MEJOR AMIGO: Migé (HIM)
COMIDA FAVORITA: Body of Christ, cualquier plato de comida japonesa
BEBIDA FAVORITA: Blood of Christ, red wine, red bull
CANTANTE O GRUPO FAVORITO: Elvis
LP FAVORITO: animalize, de Kiss
PELÍCULA FAVORITA: Nightmare before Christmas de Tim Burton
LIBRO FAVORITO: The Oxford Book of Death
Nº DE LA SUERTE: 0
DISEÑADOR DE ROPA FAVORITO: Migé (HIM)
CIUDAD FAVORITA: Necropolis
DROGA FAVORITA: adrenalina
DEPORTE FAVORITO: odia los deportes
SI PUDIERA CONSEGUIR ALGO QUE QUISIERA, DESEARA...: Empezar de nuevo
QUE LE GUSTA Y QUE ODIA DE SÍ MISMO: Me odio y quiero morir (Para los/as despistados/as, ville obviamente bromea al usar la célebre frase de Kurt Cobain poco antes de suicidarse)
SUS 5 MANERAS DE PASAR UN DOMINGO SIN DAR GOLPE: nunca se ha tomado ninguno, pero probablemente una resaca.
SUS 5 MEJORES RINCONES PARA PASAR UNA VELADA ROMÁNTICA: según Valo, no es el lugar lo que importa, si no la persona con la que estés.
SUS 5 DULCES FAVORITOS: Le gustan todos
SUS 5 PRENDAS DE ROPA FAVORITAS: cualquier cosa negra
LO 1º QUE SE LE VIENE A LA CABEZA CON LAS SIGUIENTES PALABRAS:

AMOR: una sucesión de pequeñas muertes
LA LUZ DEL SOL: como dijo Dante, el infierno.
LIBERTAD: una utopía
VERANO: gente fingiendo ser feliz.
HOGAR: HIM
DIOS: el Rock & Roll
PAZ: cuando uno esta muerto

FAVOURITE INTERESTS: 1980's, Mige's photograpy, The origin of blues, Enochian, Eastern European Folcklore, Malleus Maleficarum (Ville problably means the book the inquisitors Jakob Sprenger and Heinrich Institoris wrote in the 15th century. It deals with how to identify, treat and punish supposed witches and magicians. It's absolutely shocking but interesting to know how sick in mind people can be)

DISLIKES; Beatles, red meat, the misure altering substances.
IDOLS: Gene Simons, Edgar alan Poe, Rauli Somejorki, clint Eastwood.
BEST SONG EVER: "Sininen Uni" (Blue dream) by Tapio Rautavaara.

ADITIONAL INFO: Ville is the founder of the band and writes as well as composes most of the songs alone. It's true he has asthma which, he says, is not made worse through his incredible consumption of cigarettes. He smokes, because he the image and because he doesn't know where to put his hands on stage :) Ville's father has a sexshop in Helsinki where he worked when he was younger.

STAGE NAME: Migé Amour
CIVIL NAME: Mikko Henrick Julius Paananen
INSTRUMENT: Bass
BIRTDATE: 19/12/1974
SIGN: Sagitario
BORTHERS/SISTERS: Big brother Helmut
FAVOURITE FILM: Sleepy Hollow
FAVOURITE COLOUR: The colour of Saruman's robe (saruman is a character out Tolkien's lord of the rings. The upcoming film he will be played by Christopher Lee)
LUCKY NUMBER: 666
FAVOURITE CITY: Barcelona
FAVOURITE FOOD: soul food
FAVOURITE DRINK: coffee, water and nectars
SPECIAL INTERESTS: exotic instruments, catholic churches, architecture, Charles Chaplin, meditation, Vedrana, Pyramids and photograpy.
DISLIKES: cruelty, hatred, agression, ghost and other night fears, wicked spirits, envy, modern shopping malls.
IDOLS: Black Sabbath, Ville Valo, Lily Lazer, Suho superstar.
BESTO SONG: "War Pigs", Black Sabbath.
MESSAGE: be careful with alcohol, sex, drugs and other temptations.
ADITIONAL INFO: Migé is one of the original founding members and Ville's best friend. His taste in fashion is unique!!! :)

STAGE NAME: Lily Lazer
CIVIL NAME: Mikko Lindström (Linde)
INSTRUMENT: Guitar
BIRTHDATE: 12/08/1976
SIGN: leo
BROTHERS/SISTERS: little brother
FAVOURITE FILM: from dusk till dawn
FAVOURITE COLOUR: green
FAVOURITE CITY: Luxor
FAVOURITE FOOD: Italian food
FAVOURITE DRINK: beer
SPECIAL INTEREST: Selibady, meditation
DISLIKES: Strangers
IDOLS: john lee hooker, Steve Vai
BEST SONG: Borellus, HIM
ADITIONAL INFO: Lily is one of the original founding members. If you ever wondered... yes! he can speak, Lily has got a surprisingly deep voice. Daniel Lioneye and the Blues explosion (or Daniel lioneye and the rollers) is a solo project of Lily Lazer featuring members of HIM (Ville + Migé, Ville plays the drums), Ita - Saksa, the skreppers, new rose and Ravenstorm. Among fans he is known as the "GUITAR GOD"

STAGE NAME: Emerson Burton
CIVIL NAME: Jani Puttinen
INSTRUMENT: Keyboards
BIRTHDAY: 17/10/1974
SIGN: Libra
FAVOURITE FILM: Charles Chaplin's city light
FAVOURITE CITY: Helsinki
FAVOURTITE FOOD: pizza
FAVOURITE DRINK: coffee
IDOLS: Tom Byron
DISLIKES: McDonalds
BEST SONG: Horts Hamerow: Klarinetten Polka
BEST ALBUM: Pink Floyd: Echoe
STATEMENT: niin Kaikii muuttuu, en Pikanelli voi juuttua (so everything changes, I can't stuck here where I am)
ADITIONAL INFO: Burton joined HIM in 2001 and replaced Juska Salminen (Zoltan Pluto) who playes his last gig with the band on New Year's Eve 2001 in Tavastia Klubi. Previous bands are sub - urban tribe, Cosmos tango and Torpedo.

STAGE NAME: Gas Lipstick (Kaasu)
CIVIL NAME: Mika Karppinen
INSTRUMENT: Drums
BIRTHDAY: 8/02/1971
SIGN: Acuario
PETS: Cats
FAVOURITE FILM: Scarface
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Jade green
LUCKY NUMBER: 11
FAVOURITE CITY: San Francisco
FAVOURITE FOOD: Sushi& Japannesse
IDOLS: Remy martin XO
SPECIAL INTEREST: Movies
DISLIKES: bad food
BEST SONG: Discharge: hear nothing, see nothing, say nothing
ADITIONAL INFO: Gaas joined the band after HIM have been experimentating with drum machines for the RR album which has been recorded again after Gas joined. He is well known in the finnish metal scene and used to be uin the band kyyria.