{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{good article}} {{Infobox album | name = Venus Doom | type = Album | artist = HIM | cover = Venus Doom.jpg | alt = | released = 14 September 2007 | recorded = 2007 | venue = | studio = Finnvox Studios in Helsinki | genre = {{hlist|Gothic metal|doom metal|{{nowrap|pop metal}}|hard rock}} | length = 48:12 | label = Sire | producer = {{hlist|HIM|Hiili Hiilesmaa|Tim Palmer}} | prev_title = Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Digital Versatile Doom | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Venus Doom | type = studio | single1 = The Kiss of Dawn | single1date = 28 July 2007 | single2 = Bleed Well | single2date = 9 December 2007 }} }}
'''''Venus Doom''''' is the sixth studio album by Finnish rock band HIM. The album was recorded at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki with producers Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer, both whom had collaborated with the band on various occasions, and released on 14 September 2007. During the making of ''Venus Doom'', HIM was struggling with the personal problems of vocalist Ville Valo. In particular, his alcohol abuse had worsened to the point that he suffered health problems and a nervous breakdown during the recording process, after which he entered rehab. Musically the album has been described as HIM's heaviest and darkest album to date, with influences from bands such as My Dying Bride, Anathema and Paradise Lost. Much of the album's lyrical themes and heaviness were inspired by Valo's personal difficulties, including his break-up with fiancé Jonna Nygrén.
''Venus Doom'' received positive reviews from critics, with many commending the album's heaviness and experimentation. The album charted in thirteen countries, including the top ten in four. ''Venus Doom'' was eventually certified gold in Finland and gave the band their highest US chart position to date at number twelve, selling over 38.000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2010-02-17 |title=HIM: 'Screamworks' First-Week Sales Revealed |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/him-screamworks-first-week-sales-revealed/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> The album also gave the band their first Grammy nomination for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package". Two singles were released, with "The Kiss of Dawn" reaching number two in Finland. During the summer of 2007, HIM toured across the United States as a part of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution Tour, as well as opening for Metallica in Europe. HIM began the supporting tour for ''Venus Doom'' in the fall of 2007 in North America, followed by the UK, before returning to Europe in early 2008.
== Production == In September 2006, HIM cancelled a forthcoming North American tour in support of their previous album ''Dark Light'' to begin work on new material.<ref name="ISPeruutus">{{cite web|title = HIM perui kiertueensa |url =http://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000166326.html|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=28 September 2006 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> In February 2007, the band entered Finnvox Studios in Helsinki to record their sixth studio album, with producers Hiili Hiilesmaa and Tim Palmer, both of whom had previously worked on the band's 2003 album ''Love Metal''.<ref name="EnterStudio">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/h-i-m-to-enter-studio-this-month/|title =H.I.M. To Enter Studio This Month |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> After three months of recording, the album was mixed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles by Tim Palmer, and mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York.<ref name="SleeveNotes">''Venus Doom'' album sleeve notes.</ref> For the album's front cover the band used a David Harouni painting that vocalist Ville Valo had purchased while on tour in New Orleans.<ref name="Voice">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvkktL14k4&t=130s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/obvkktL14k4 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title= Ville Valo on The Voice |publisher=YouTube |access-date=14 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The painting had been hanging on Valo's living room wall while he was writing material for the album, so he felt it was only natural to use it as the cover art.<ref name="Voice" /> The title ''Venus Doom'' continues the band's tradition of contrasts in album titles, with Venus being the Roman goddess of love, and doom representing Judgement Day and doom metal.<ref name="Voice" />
The making of the album was plagued with problems Valo was facing in his personal life.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21">''Metal Hammer'' Presents HIM: ''Tears On Tape'' Fanpack Magazine – pg. 21</ref> Exhaustion and his break-up with fiancée Jonna Nygrén had severely affected Valo's worsening alcohol abuse, resulting in him reportedly vomiting and defecating blood at one point.<ref name="Voice" /><ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /> All these issues came to a head when Valo suffered a nervous breakdown during the recording process.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /> Valo did manage to recuperate, until the mixing stage, when he began drinking again.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /> Eventually he was admitted to the Promises Rehabilitation Clinic in Malibu by the band's manager Seppo Vesterinen.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" />
== Music and lyrics == {{Listen |filename = Sleepwalking Past Hope (sample).ogg |title="Sleepwalking Past Hope" (2007) |description="Sleepwalking Past Hope" is HIM's longest song at over 10 minutes in length, and demonstrates the doom metal influenced sound of ''Venus Doom''.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /> }} ''Venus Doom'' has been described as HIM's heaviest and darkest album to date, and was written with the intent of creating a much heavier and darker follow-up to ''Dark Light''.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /> Valo stated that the band's idea was to combine ''Loveless'' by My Bloody Valentine and ''Master of Puppets'' by Metallica, and that the album drew on some of the band's early influences, including My Dying Bride, Anathema and Paradise Lost.<ref name="MetalHammerPg21" /><ref name="Heavier">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/h-i-m-frontman-new-album-is-a-lot-heavier-than-anything-we-ve-done-before/|title =H.I.M. Frontman: New Album Is 'A Lot Heavier Than Anything We've Done Before' |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=7 April 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> Valo also described ''Venus Doom'' as a more personal album than previous efforts, as well as more "organic" and "violent".<ref name="Seconds">{{Cite web | title = HIM – ''Venus Doom'' – Ville Valo Interview | website = YouTube | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimOdHbK-Ek | access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref> Valo also wrote some of the album while in Sirkka, Lapland.<ref name="Voice" /> Speaking on the sound of the album, BBC described it as a "grand, gothic metal [record] combined with cod-mysticism, crunchy guitars, thrashy drums and a breathy vocal delivery tinged with effects."<ref name="BBC" />
Talking about the themes explored on ''Venus Doom'', Valo stated: "Lyrically, it's about me losing a relationship and then actually regaining it, and losing my sanity and regaining it [...] It's like me getting rid of my demons and putting the pain in the music."<ref name="Heavier" /> The title track talks about "how much love has to suffer for our humankind's insanity and our stupidity to get through to our jaded, cold hearts".<ref name="Seconds2">{{Cite web | title = Ville Valo – Interview @ 120 Seconds: Venus Doom Cover [London, England, 27/04/2007] | website = YouTube | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgoyUs1jGx4 | access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref> "Passion's Killing Floor" was included on the soundtrack album of the 2007 film ''Transformers'', while "The Kiss of Dawn" was partly inspired by a friend of Valo's who committed suicide.<ref name="Wiki">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8hOK890b8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/6b8hOK890b8 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title= HIM – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? |publisher=YouTube |access-date=14 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In "Song or Suicide", Valo used lines from the poems of Finnish author Timo K. Mukka, while the title was inspired by American singer-songwriter Judee Sill.<ref name="FinInterview">{{Cite web | title = Another Finnish Interview with Ville Valo 2007 | website = YouTube | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxIvBgIlMA | access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref> Valo also described the song as being very "positive", and talks about the "feeling that you have enough to do and say, at least for yourself, not to end your days, and not to want to leave this world."<ref name="FinInterview" /> The track was also recorded at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.<ref name="SleeveNotes" /> "Sleepwalking Past Hope" is the longest song in HIM's catalogue and was partly inspired by Valo's relationship with Jonna Nygrén.<ref name="DVD">{{Cite web | title = Ville Valo interview from ''Digital Versatile Doom'' | website =YouTube | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRA3bKGImw| access-date = 14 July 2017}}</ref> Valo explained, stating: "It's about 'When do you really want to let go?' 'When is the time?', because nobody can tell you the time to let go of a relationship or let go of yourself."<ref name="DVD" />
== Release and promotion == thumb|right|270px|HIM performing in Marysville, California, in August 2007 ''Venus Doom'' was originally scheduled to be released on 10 July 2007, but was pushed back to September in May 2007.<ref name="PushedBack">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/h-i-m-new-album-pushed-back-to-september/|title =H.I.M.: New Album Pushed Back To September |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=16 May 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> From 25 July to 3 September 2007, HIM toured the US with Linkin Park on their Projekt Revolution Tour, which also included My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and Placebo.<ref name="ISLinkin">{{cite web|title = HIM ja Linkin Park yhteiskiertueelle|url =https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000321724.html|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> Prior to the beginning of the tour, HIM also held a contest for fans to win a trip to meet the band at tour's opening date in Seattle.<ref name="Contest">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/are-you-h-i-m-s-biggest-fan/|title =Are You H.I.M.'s Biggest Fan? |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=29 June 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> The winners of the contest would also be featured on a forthcoming live DVD.<ref name="Contest" /> HIM also played a number of concerts in the summer of 2007 opening for Metallica on their Sick of the Studio '07 Tour, including a show at Wembley Stadium in London.<ref name="ISMetallica">{{cite web|title = HIM lämmittelee Metallicaa Lontoon Wembleyllä|url =https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000132316.html|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=30 April 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="BMMetallica">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/h-i-m-new-album-pushed-back-to-september/|title =H.I.M. To Support METALLICA In Scandinavia |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=23 March 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> "The Kiss of Dawn" was released as the first single from ''Venus Doom'' on 28 July 2007, and reached number two in Finland,<ref name="FIN">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/him|title =HIM Discography|publisher=Musiikkituottajat |access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> number 30 in Sweden,<ref name="SWE">{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM|title=Discography HIM |publisher=Swedishcharts.com |access-date=7 February 2009}}</ref> number 44 in Germany,<ref name="GER">{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |title=HIM Discography |publisher=Offiziele Deutsche Charts |access-date=8 June 2017 |language=de }}</ref> and number 59 in the UK.<ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1099/him/ |title=HIM – Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref> "Bleed Well" followed later that year as the second single from the album.<ref name="BleedVideo">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/him-bleed-well-official-video-premiere-scheduled-for-tomorrow/|title =HIM: 'Bleed Well' Official Video Premiere Scheduled For Tomorrow |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=26 November 2007|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> Both also received music videos.<ref name="Kiss">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISQCCQ6ZKI |url-status=dead |title=HIM – "The Kiss of Dawn" (Music Video) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014211457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISQCCQ6ZKI }}</ref><ref name="Bleed">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pHO8F3sSxU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/6pHO8F3sSxU |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title =HIM – "Bleed Well" (Music Video)|publisher=YouTube |access-date=9 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
''Venus Doom'' was released on 14 September 2007, and charted in thirteen countries, including at number two in Finland,<ref name="FIN" /> number three in Germany,<ref name="GER" /> number five in Switzerland,<ref name="SWI">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discographie HIM |publisher=HitParade.ch |access-date=7 February 2009 |language=de }}</ref> and number nine in Austria.<ref name="AUT">{{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discographie HIM |publisher=AustrianCharts.at |access-date=7 February 2009 |language=de }}</ref><ref name="MetalHammerPg125">''Metal Hammer'' Presents HIM: ''Tears On Tape'' Fanpack Magazine – pg. 125</ref> The album also gave HIM their highest US chart position to date at number twelve.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/303494/him/chart |title=HIM – Chart history|publisher=Billboard|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> ''Venus Doom'' was eventually certified gold in Finland,<ref name="FINcerts" /> and was also nominated for the "Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package",<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.fi/viihde/musiikki/artikkeli/him-jai-ilman-grammya/2840352|title=HIM jäi ilman Grammya|publisher=MTV|date=11 February 2008|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-date=1 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801172130/http://www.mtv.fi/viihde/musiikki/artikkeli/him-jai-ilman-grammya/2840352|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2007 Emma Awards.<ref name="Emma">{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/popstars/a/200801157098049|title =Emma-ehdokkaat 2007|publisher=Iltalehti |date=15 January 2008 |access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> HIM began the North American leg of the supporting tour for ''Venus Doom'' on 18 October 2007 in Sayreville, New Jersey, with Bleeding Through serving as support.<ref name="Tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/him-bleeding-through-north-american-tour-dates-announced/|title =HIM, BLEEDING THROUGH: North American Tour Dates Announced |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=4 September 2007 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> The band's shows at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on 14 and 15 November 2007 were also filmed and recorded, and later released as the live album ''Digital Versatile Doom'' on 29 April 2008.<ref name="LiveAlbum">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/him-digital-versatile-doom-delayed/ |title =HIM: 'Digital Versatile Doom' Delayed |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> In December 2007 HIM toured across the UK, before starting a European tour in early 2008.<ref name="Voice" />
== Reception == {{Music ratings | MC = 67/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|work=Metacritic|title=Critic Reviews for ''Venus Doom''|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/venus-doom/him|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = ''NOW'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="NOW">{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/him-2007-11-15/|title=''Venus Doom'' Review|date=15 November 2007|publisher=NOW|access-date=13 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | rev2 = ''Soundi'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Soundi">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/him-venus-doom/|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |date =27 September 2007 |publisher=Soundi |access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Rumba'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Rumba">{{cite web|url=https://www.rumba.fi/artikkelit/nostalgiamatka-rumban-arkistoista/|title =HIM-nostalgiamatka Rumban arkistoista |publisher=Rumba |access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref> | rev4 = Imperiumi.net | rev4Score = 8+/10<ref name="Imperiumi">{{cite web|url=http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=6667|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |publisher=Imperiumi.net |access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> | rev5 = Allmusic | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/venus-doom-mw0000494360|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6Score = Positive<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-him-8974|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |date =20 September 2007 |publisher=NME|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Spin'' | rev7Score = Positive<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2007/10/him-venus-doom-sire/|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |date =17 October 2007 |publisher=Spin|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> | rev8 = BBC | rev8Score = Positive<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gb4h/|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |publisher=BBC|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Helsingin Sanomat'' | rev9Score = Mixed<ref name="HSReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/levyarvostelu/art-2000002584674.html|title =''Venus Doom'' Review |date =14 September 2007 |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> }} ''Venus Doom'' received positive reviews from critics, with an average score of 67 out of 100 on Metacritic.<ref name="metacritic" /> ''NME'' described it as "an extremely well-executed pop-metal album", while Aaron Burgess of ''Spin'' called the album "may be the year's heaviest, creepiest, and sexiest hard-rock group effort".<ref name="metacritic" /> He also commended the rest of the band for being able to stretch out alongside Valo.<ref name="Spin" /> Sauli Vuoti of ''Soundi'' awarded ''Venus Doom'' four stars out five and described as "dark, depressing and extremely twisted".<ref name="Soundi" /> He also gave praise to guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström's performance, and called "Sleepwalking Past Hope" "melancholic HIM at their best".<ref name="Soundi" /> Vuoti did compare ''Venus Doom'' as being less "hit-focused" and "straightforward" than ''Dark Light'', describing the album as more "experimental".<ref name="Soundi" /> ''Rumba'''s Janne Flinkkilä also gave the album four out five stars, and while he did comment on the band's intent on repeating themselves, he still touted ''Venus Doom'' as HIM's best album, with special praise being given to Valo's vocal performance.<ref name="Rumba" /> Mape Ollila of Imperiumi.net also called ''Venus Doom'' the band's heaviest and darkest album yet, awarding the album eight-plus out of ten.<ref name="Imperiumi" /> He also commended the band's decision not to repeat the formula of ''Dark Light'' to gain more success.<ref name="Imperiumi" />
''NOW'' also commended the band's choice to experiment, while ''Rolling Stone'' stated: "The melodies tend toward the lush, while underneath, Valo's bandmates rock with fury and efficiency, ensuring that all the heartbroken laments are badass enough for hardcore metalheads."<ref name="metacritic" /> AllMusic's Jason Lymangrover gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, and described the album as finding the band "back on track and sounding more metal than ever."<ref name="Allmusic" /> He did criticize the lyrics, but also stated that "most fans of the band don't want to philosophize, they want to hear the group rock out, and this release shows them doing precisely that, even harder than before."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Eamonn Stack of the BBC was also positive in his review of ''Venus Doom'', describing the album as "instantly catchy, heavy and melodramatic, and produced with polish and with some great choruses", but did feel that the material lacked variety.<ref name="BBC" /> Jarkko Jokelainen of ''Helsingin Sanomat'' was more mixed in his review, giving kudos to the Lindström's guitar playing and the arrangements, but overall felt that the album lacked the hit-potential of ''Dark Light''.<ref name="HSReview" />
Valo later ranked ''Venus Doom'' as one of his favorite albums by the band,<ref name="LoudLegacy">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSOTXJSLYw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/PaSOTXJSLYw |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title= HIM – ''Loud Legacy'' documentary|publisher=YouTube |date=25 February 2015 |access-date=9 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in 2017 described it as a "tribute album to the artists, because of whom we formed the band", and as a "look at personal limits through the lenses of Melleri and Mukka. The search for the core of Slavic melancholy."<ref name="HS">{{cite web|title = Jäähyväiset HIMille – Ville Valo kertoo, miksi Suomen suurin rockyhtye lopettaa ja mitä siitä seuraa|url =http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000005275642.html|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=2 July 2017 |access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> ''Loudwire'' later ranked ''Venus Doom'' fifth in the band's discography, describing it as "focusing more on chunky, heaving riffs" and displaying "HIM's dynamic interplay between unchained love and heartbreak".<ref name="Ranked">{{cite web|title = HIM Albums Ranked|url =http://loudwire.com/him-albums-ranked/|publisher=Loudwire |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> ''Kaaoszine'' ranked the album as HIM's fourth-best album, calling it "one of the band's strongest albums as a whole".<ref name="Ranked2">{{cite web|title = Tuotanto ruodinnassa: HIM|date =27 December 2017|url =http://kaaoszine.fi/tuotanto-ruodinnassa-him/|publisher=Kaaoszine |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> "Sleepwalking Past Hope" was also voted the band's best song by the readers of ''Metal Hammer'' in 2017.<ref name="Top20">{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2017-12-01/the-20-best-him-songs-of-all-time-as-voted-for-by-you|title =The 20 best HIM songs of all time, as voted for by you |publisher=TeamRock |date=1 December 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref>
== Track listing == All Lyrics written by Ville Valo. {{track listing |total_length = 48:12 | title1 = Venus Doom | length1 = 5:08 | title2 = Love in Cold Blood | length2 = 5:55 | title3 = Passion's Killing Floor | length3 = 5:10 | title4 = The Kiss of Dawn | length4 = 5:54 | title5 = Sleepwalking Past Hope | length5 = 10:03 | title6 = Dead Lovers' Lane | length6 = 4:29 | title7 = Song or Suicide | length7 = 1:10 | title8 = Bleed Well | length8 = 4:24 | title9 = Cyanide Sun | length9 = 5:57 }} {{track listing | total_length = 57:15 | headline = Special edition bonus disc | title1 = Love In Cold Blood | note1 = Special K RMX | length1 = 4:25 | title2 = Dead Lover's Lane | note2 = Special C<sup>616</sup> RMX | length2 = 4:29 }} {{track listing | total_length = 61:08 | headline = Special limited edition bonus disc | title1 = Love in Cold Blood | note1 = Special K RMX | length1 = 4:25 | title2 = Dead Lovers' Lane | note2 = Special C<sup>616</sup> RMX | length2 = 4:29 | title3 = Bleed Well | note3 = acoustic VRS | length3 = 3:53 }} {{track listing | total_length = 68:48 | headline = iTunes bonus tracks | title10 = Killing Loneliness | note10 = live | length10 = 4:21 | title11 = Wings of a Butterfly | note11 = live | length11 = 3:19 }}
{{track listing | headline = Japanese bonus track | title1 = The Kiss of Dawn | note1 = video | length1 = 3:55 }}
== Personnel == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;HIM *Ville Valo − lead vocals, photography, art direction *Mikko "Linde" Lindström − guitar *Mikko "Mige" Paananen − bass *Janne "Burton" Puurtinen − keyboards *Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen − drums {{col-2}} ;Production *Hiili Hiilesmaa – producer, engineer *Tim Palmer – producer, engineer, mixer, photography *Arto Tuunela – assistant engineer *Jamie Seyberth – mixing assistant *Ted Jensen – mastering *Michael Goldstone – A&R *Matt Taylor – art direction, design, photography *Ville Juurikkala – photography *David Harouni – artwork {{col-end}}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums Chart<ref name="AUS">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discography HIM |publisher=Australian-charts.com |access-date=7 February 2009}}</ref> |align="center"|32 |- !scope="row"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="AUT" /> |align="center"|9 |- !scope="row"|Belgium Albums Chart<ref name="BEL">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discografie HIM |publisher=Ultratop.be |access-date=10 June 2017 |language=nl }}</ref> |align="center"|69 |- !scope="row"|Finnish Albums Chart<ref name="FIN" /> |align="center"|2 |- !scope="row"|German Albums Chart<ref name="GER" /> |align="center"|3 |- !scope="row"|Hungarian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista/2007/38|title=2007/38 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista|publisher=MAHASZ|language=hu|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|21 |- !scope="row"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="ITA">{{cite web |url=http://www.italiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title= Discografia HIM|publisher=ItalianCharts.com |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> |align="center"|20 |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref name="NED">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discografie HIM |publisher=Dutchcharts.nl |access-date=10 June 2017 |language=nl }}</ref> |align="center"|36 |- !scope="row"|Norwegian Albums Chart<ref name="NOR">{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=HIM Diskografi |publisher=NorwegianCharts.com |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> |align="center"|22 |- !scope="row"|Spanish Albums Chart<ref name="SPA">{{cite web |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=HIM |title=Discography HIM |publisher=Spanishcharts.com |access-date=7 February 2009}}</ref> |align="center"|22 |- !scope="row"|Swedish Albums Chart<ref name="SWE" /> |align="center"|12 |- !scope="row"|Swiss Albums Chart<ref name="SWI" /> |align="center"|5 |- !scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="UK" /> |align="center"|31 |- !scope="row"|US Alternative Albums<ref name="US" /> |align="center"|3 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="US" /> |align="center"|12 |- !scope="row"|US Hard Rock Albums<ref name="US" /> |align="center"|1 |- !scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums<ref name="US" /> |align="center"|3 |}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|title=Venus Doom|artist=HIM|relyear=2005|type=album|region=Finland|award=Gold|certyear=2007|access-date=25 July 2017|salesamount=23,318|domestic=true|refname=FINcerts}} {{Certification Table Entry|title=Venus Doom|artist=HIM|relyear=2005|type=album|region=Greece|award=Gold|certyear=2007|id=20071027160549|access-date=20 November 2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.heartagram.com/}}
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Category:2007 albums Category:HIM (Finnish band) albums Category:Albums produced by Tim Palmer Category:Sire Records albums Category:Albums recorded at Finnvox Studios