embarked on European club tour

In September 2005, HIM embarked on European club tour to promote Dark Light . This was followed by a North American leg in October. In December, HIM expanded its annual New Year’s Eve show into a three day festival called Helldone , named so after the group’s booking agent Tiina Welldone and the city of Helsinki. Following the shows, Linde Lindström fractured his wrist bone which forced HIM to postpone a tour of the UK and Ireland. In March 2006, HIM embarked on its first Australian tour, which was followed by the band’s first shows in New Zealand and Japan . In September, HIM cancelled its forthcoming North American tour in order to begin work on a new album. Later that year, HIM released Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 , a collection of rarities and alternate takes of previously released material. The album peaked at number seven in Finland, while the double single “In Joy and Sorrow / Pretending” reached number one.