In February 2013, HIM announced that its forthcoming album would be released through Razor & Tie in North America, Double Cross in the UK and Ireland, and Universal Music in Europe. On 26 April 2013, the band released its eight studio album Tears on Tape , which was once again produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and mixed by Tim Palmer. The record charted in nine countries, peaking at number two in Finland and Germany. In the US, the album reached number fifteen on the Billboard 200 . Three singles were released, with “Into the Night” winning the Video of the Year award at the inaugural Noisecreep Creepies Awards . Tears on Tape received mostly positive reviews, with Classic Rock calling it “a glorious return to form for one of the world’s most peculiarly successful bands”. This was echoed by Alternative Press , who stated that “within HIM’s impressive canon, it’s among their best.” Kerrang! gave a less-favorable review, stating: ” Tears On Tape isn’t bad […] it’s just not as seductive as HIM can be.”
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