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 Mika Karppinen on drums.
The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of HIM, created by Ville Valo on his twentieth birthday. Valo has stated that the heartagram is a "Modern Yin Yang", and is meant to represent the juxtaposition of 'good and evil', 'light and dark', and 'love and death'.
The band's original name was His Infernal Majesty, which was taken from The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey.The name was also influenced by a Deicide song, as well as the reggae song "His Imperial Majesty
The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of HIM, created by Ville Valo on his twentieth birthday. Valo has stated that the heartagram is a "Modern Yin Yang", and is meant to represent the juxtaposition of 'good and evil', 'light and dark', and 'love and death'.
The band's original name was His Infernal Majesty, which was taken from The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey.The name was also influenced by a Deicide song, as well as the reggae song "His Imperial Majesty