His Infernal Majesty continued to record several more demos, sending them to Nuclear Blast , Roadrunner and Spinefarm Records , among others, all of whom passed on the band. Eventually they were signed to BMG by production manager Asko Kallonen, who was impressed by the band’s cover of Chris Isaak ‘s ” Wicked Game “. In October 1996, the band, now called HIM, released the EP 666 Ways to Love: Prologue . Recorded in only five days and produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa , the EP also featured Oskari “Oki” Kymäläinen on guitar, but he was fired from the group after allegedly having an affair with Pätkä’s girlfriend. 666 Ways to Love: Prologue debuted at number sixteen on the Finnish Singles Chart and peaked at number nine five weeks later. The band played a special album release show at the Tavastia Club on 19 October 1996, before starting a full tour, for which they recruited keyboardist Antto Melasniemi.
EP 666 Ways to Love released
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