HIM was scheduled to begin its North American tour in support of Tears on Tape on 3 May 2013, but the tour was cancelled after Ville Valo suffered a severe asthma attack and was diagnosed with presumptive pneumonia. After Valo recuperated, HIM took part in the Rock Allegiance Tour, along with Volbeat , All That Remains and Airbourne . At the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards , HIM received the award for Most Dedicated Fans. In March 2014, the band embarked on its first South American tour. That same month, HIM’s first four albums were digitally reissued in the US by The End Records . In May 2014, the band was scheduled to perform in China for the first time, but the first show in Shanghai was cut short by local authorities, while the second in Beijing was cancelled altogether, due to bad weather conditions. In November 2014, HIM released Lashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective ’96-’03 , a box set containing the band’s first four albums, along with 666 Ways To Love: Prologue , on 180-gram vinyl. In support, HIM embarked on the Love Metal Archives Tour in December 2014. The band also performed at Fields of the Nephilim ‘s 30th anniversary shows in London, England.
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