Kerrang!Radio Interview March 11, 2013 Transcript

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• Loz: And we’re about to talk to Ville and Mige from a band called HIM. Hello fellas!
• Ville and Mige: Hello.
• L: How’s it going?
• M: Pretty good, pretty good.
• V: Started to wake up bit by bit after like 4 cans of coca-cola and several cups of coffee.
• M: Yeah.
• L: That will do it for you. Not exactly a breath enhancer there the 4 cups of coffee – have you got some tic-tacs with you?
• M: No, but we’re naked. Does that count on being fresh?
• L: Laughs. It doesn’t help you forget about the breath, I guess.
• M: Laughs. Yea, that’s what it means technically.
• L: How are you both doing? Have you been alright?
• M: Yeah, cool beans.
• L: Good. I was having some fun on your website and been typing ‘Tears on Tape’
• into and then all of a sudden you get a little flash of the new album cover.
• V: Oh really? That’s kind of psychedelic, isn’t it?
• L: It’s very good – hang on – I wish it would stay on there a bit longer – I keep having a look at it. And there’s a snake bit going around the heartagram. It looks a bit like something that’s come out of Indiana Jones, actually.
• V: Oh really?
• M: That’s cool. That’s definitely cool.
• V: Well, depending which one – is it the second one?
• L: Which one is your favorite?
• M: Uh. The Kali Ma things – no I kinda prefer the Germans.
• L: There’s properly good baddies in that one, aren’t they?
• M: That Gestapo guy is awesome.
• V: “Fraulein Ravenwood..
• V & M: “… your fire is dying.”
• All Laughs
• M: “Let me show you what I am used to.”
• Laughs
• L: So what is the significance of the snake going around the heartagram?
• M: Well, it’s a symbol of wisdom, am I right?
• L: Is it?
• V: Well, it could be interpreted as that. This is Rock ‘n Roll.
• L: Okay.
• V: It was basically the artist, Dan, who painted the cover art. I have him free-range. I was just saying “play around with the idea of the heartagram and take it, hopefully, to a new level of pseudo-occultism."
• L: Well, I like it! It’s very good – indeed. So, what brings you to London today?
• V: Um. The weather.
• M: The weather – yeah.
• L: Of Course! That’s why we all flock to London.
• M: Of course! We wanted to get some sunshine… and we got it!
• L: Is it just you two or is the rest of the band knocking about?
• M: Just the two of us talking about ourselves and the band.
• L: Do you pull straws as to who gets to go on the travels and do all the promos or
• whatever is it or is it just mostly you two? Do you just lay down the law and say “we’re going?”
• M: The strongest! There’s a fight club and then you know.. There’s like a thunderdome.
• V: Survival of the fittest.
• M: There can only be one!
• L: Of course!
• M: And when only one of us has to go we settle it like that.
• Laughs
• L: Who would be the Kurgan in HIM, do you think?
• All Laugh
• L: “Hello Ladies!”
• M: I don’t know. There’s many options. I would like to think it would be me but I don’t think I have the charisma.
• V: Yeah, well. You can have it.
• M: Thanks man. I’ll shave my head right away.
• L: He was brilliant though, wasn’t he? As far as Baddies go – he’s one of my favorites.
• M: Yeah.
• L: Now, what’s this Ville – well, I’ve seen a tweet somewhere saying that you’re getting married?
• V: What? Oh, I didn’t know about that. Well, that’s excellent news. Lucky Me.
• M: Well, congratulations.
• V: Thank you sir! I wonder where it is... or when. Hopefully it’s –
• M: Well, you don’t have to attend the wedding.
• V: Maybe it’s happening on the stage at Download or something.
• M: We live in electric times; you don’t have to attend your own wedding anymore.
• V: You can probably do it via App.
• M: Yeah yeah, there’s probably a hologram of a priest.
• L: Well, I’m just glad to be among the first to congratulate you on this wedding you clearly know nothing about.
• V: Yeah, well you know, I do have a problem with alcohol.
• All Laugh
• M: Promises, promises.
• L: Yeah well, that’s how I ended up getting married!
• M: Yeah, well okay. I guess it’s all of us!
• L: Well, we got the new record coming out, Tears on Tape, When can we expect – at the moment we have the artwork, I’ve got a track I’ve been playing on the show, when can we expect to get the actual record itself?
• V: I think it’s coming out the 29th or 28th –
• M: of April.
• V: Yes. Well, at the end of the day, it’s late April. There’s going to be a single I think – We just shot a video, No wait, we’re actually going to shoot a video for it – for the song, “All Lips Go Blue.”
• M: Yeah, true.
• V: Yeah, so that will be the first official single for the U.K. and also in the U.S. It’s a bit of a confusing situation, there’s different singles in different territories.
• L: It does – it gets very confusing, it’s all happening. Well, it’s been nice to talk to you and I gather actually that you’re going to be handpicking some music for us all this week which is nice – some of your personal favorites – so thank you for doing that. And here’s your new single, this is HIM with All Lips Turn Blue. Thanks guys.
• V: Great. Thanks.