Elite_Magazine__Issue_94_2018

London’s roundhouse was tonight, filled
with diehard HIM fans heart throbbing
over the sad news of the Finnish Goth rock
legends announcing their farewell from the
music industry. Spanning an incredible 26
years, HIM brought tonight a set of all sets.
One that would leave fans talking about
them for years to come…
First up, along with being the only support
act of this evening were American rock
band Biters. These guys look the part, play
the part and one things for sure; This band
can bash out rock ballads like an eager
teenager with a box of Kleenex…they just
keep coming! These guys ooze fashion
(and mullets), as if Noel Fielding had been
asked to join Velvet Revolver. With a set
list of classic sounding rock songs, heavily
influenced by David Bowie, Thin Lizzy &
Slade, with hits like ‘Stone Cold Love’ and
‘1975’, these guys definitely turned some
heads. They even chucked in a cheeky
cover of ‘American Girl’ by Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers…If that doesn’t say
rock’n’roll, then I don’t know what does.
And now for what everyone came here to
see… As the music slowly came to an end,
and the lights dipped, only to reveal the all
famous heartagram under a backlit stage,
HIM entered with the London Roundhouse
cheering them as they appeared. Kicking it
off ‘Buried Alive by Love’ from their album
Love Metal the room was packed with a sold
out crowd of 3500 which almost drowned
out the sound of the band. Following
with more collective hits from the bands
back catalogue, such as ‘Heartache’ and
‘Your Sweet Six Six Six’, this night will be
remembered by all the die-hard heartfelt
fans for years to come.
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