Heartagram Day Inspires HIM Rock Band Debut
The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of the band that features a inverted pentagram symbolizing the balance of love and hate.
On Heartagram Day the band's official website and it's many street teams put together a number of events designed to get fans involved.
This year's events included a number of parties, a karaoke contest and a HIM special on Euro-Rock Radio that included a call in from HIM frontman Ville Valo.
Yesterday in honor of the day the band made its Rock Band debut with two tracks from their new album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice: Heartkiller and Ode To Solitude, as well as a HIM staple, Wings of a Butterfly from 2005's Dark Light album.
These tracks will be available for purchase as "HIM Pack 01" and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Individual tracks are $1.99 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and $2 on the Wii. The pack is $5.49 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The tracks will be available February 23 on Xbox 360 and Wii and February 25 on PlayStation 3.
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