Former HIM vocalist Ville Valo has reignited speculation about a potential reunion, stating that he would be open to playing with his former bandmates again despite the group’s inactivity since 2017.
In a recent interview, Valo said he “would love to play with the lads again someday,” adding that while he hasn’t been in close contact with them, he still misses them and considers them “his brothers.” HIM played their final show on December 31, 2017, at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki, closing a career spanning more than two decades. According to Valo, the split was not driven by conflict but by a gradual drift, noting that “the bittersweet thing was that we were still good friends, we’d just grown apart.”
He also reflected positively on how the band ended, saying there was “beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other or start travelling in separate limos,” and added that at the time it felt like “the right way to bury the corpse,” emphasizing that HIM “was and is his life” and that letting go “was very hard.”
Formed in 1991, HIM became one of Finland’s most successful rock exports. Their album Razorblade Romance (2000) marked a breakthrough internationally, while releases from Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 (1997) through Dark Light (2005) achieved multiple platinum certifications.
Following the band’s split, Valo launched his solo project VV, releasing Neon Noir in 2023 and concluding the project in 2024 with a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
He is currently working on new material, though still in early stages, explaining that he has been trying to develop new ideas but “they’re not there yet,” and that he needs an “Aha!” moment before moving forward.
