Venus Doom released

On 14 September 2007, HIM released its sixth studio album Venus Doom , which charted in the top ten in Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It also gave the band its highest US chart position to date at number twelve. The album would eventually go gold in Finland and Greece. ” The Kiss of Dawn ” and “Bleed Well” were released as singles, with the former peaking at number two in Finland. Venus Doom was well received by critics, with Spin calling the album “[maybe] the year’s heaviest, creepiest, and sexiest hard-rock group effort”, while NME declared it “an extremely well-executed pop-metal album.” AllMusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five and found the band “back on track and sounding more metal than ever.” Venus Doom later garnered the band its first and only Grammy nomination for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package . During the supporting tour, HIM recorded the live album Digital Versatile Doom at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, California. Released on 29 April 2008, the album peaked at number ten in Finland. The 2008 edition of Helldone was expanded into a tour, which took the festival around Finland, before returning to the Tavastia Club on New Year’s Eve.