Warner and HIM part ways

What a great news waiting for me as I come back home after some time out of reach. Finally it is official. Him and Warner part ways. Well said. The announcement published at heartagram.com is bellow, translation as well.

HIM part ways with Sire/Warner Music

After 6 years and three albums, Finnish rock band HIM and Sire/Warner Music have decided to part ways.

Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records says: "It was a pleasure working with HIM, and we're very proud to have been their partners for the last six years. Ville is a rare talent, and my relationship with their manager Seppo dates back to the days when he pioneered rock music in Finland looking after the career of Hanoi Rocks. HIM are particularly important because they are the first and only band from Finland to reach Gold status in America. I, along with the entire Sire/Warner Bros. family, wish them continued success in the future."

HIM's discography on Sire includes the 2005 album Dark Light, which reached gold in the US. Follow-up albums Venus Doom (2007) and Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010) charted both in the US and Europe.

"We're ever so grateful for having had Seymour and Co as the generous hosts on our extended first stay in the New Country. It's been a Blast Royale but now it's time to clean up the rubble and start anew", comments Ville Valo of HIM.

HIM sa rozchádzajú s Sire/Warner Music

Po 6 rokoch a troch albumov fínska rocková kapela HIM a Sie/Warner Music sa rozhodli ísť rozdielnou cestou.

Seymour Stein, zakladateľ Sire Records, povedal: "Bolo potešením pracovať s HIM a sme hrdí, že sme boli ich partnermi posledných šesť rokov. Ville je ojedinelý talent a môj vzťah s ich manažérom Seppom sa datuje do obdobia, kedy sa len rozmáhala rocková scéna vo Fínsku a on dozeral nad kariérou Hanoi Rocks. HIM sú obzvlášť dôležití, pretože ako prvá kapela z Fínska dosiahli v Amerike zlato. Ja, spolu s celým Sire/Warner Bros., im želáme v budúcnosti úspech."

Diskografia HIM v Sire zahrňuje album Dark Light z 2005, ktorý dosiahol zlato v predajnosti v US. Nasledujúce albumy Venus Doom (2007) a Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010) bodovali v rebríčkoch v US a aj v Európe.

"Sme stále vďační Seymourovi & co. za veľkorysú pomoc pri našich začiatkoch v novej krajine. Bolo to skvelé ale teraz je čas poupratovať a začať odznova." komentoval Ville Valo.

Source/zdroj: heartagram.com