HIM - Razorblade Romance

Even though H.I.M.'s main goal seemed to be gaining attention from the female audience, Greatest Lovesongs 666 was artistically, but maybe not so musically, a success. The contrast between Razorblade Romance and their debut, however, is quite insurmountable. While Greatest Lovesongs 666 has a truly pressuring atmosphere all the time, Razorblade Romance’s melancholy and angst, although a little artificial here, forgets all about that. The whole concept of gothic rock and so-called love metal repeats itself many times during the album but the songs themselves are actually very good; when ignoring the implementation. Hit songs like "Join Me in Death" and "Right Here in My Arms" work really nicely and the horrendous clichés in lyrics and playing don't really matter. The slightly over-produced sound may distract for a while, but after all, the song material is of a kind that is hard to fit, because H.I.M. recycles it so well, into a demanding format.

Lovingly ripped from a grubby old, well-loved CD (it is over 25 years old) to sparkling MP3

H.I.M.; Razorblade Romance

1.      Your Sweet 666

2.      Poison Girl

3.      Join Me In Death

4.      Right Here In My Arms

5.      Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart

6.      Wicked Game

7.      I Love You

8.      Gone With The Sin

9.      Razorblade Kiss

10.   Resurrection

11.   Death Is In Love With Us

12.   Heaven Tonight

13.  Sigillum Diaboli

14.  One Last Time