Love Metal is the fourth studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM. Released on 11 April 2003, HIM began recording demos for the album in northern spring 2002, after an exhausting touring cycle for their previous album, which nearly broke the band up. Excited and invigorated by the new material, HIM entered Finnvox Studios in September 2002 with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who had previously helmed the group's 1997 debut album. Musically Love Metal featured a more raw and organic sound, inspired by the band's early influences, which was also seen as a reaction to the difficulties they faced while recording their previous album. Vocalist Ville Valo has since described Love Metal as the album where HIM found their sound. Love Metal was also the band's first album to predominantly feature their logo, the Heartagram, on the cover, while the album's title was coined in the mid-nineties as a description for HIM's musical genre.
01. HIM - Buried Alive By Love [5:02]
02. HIM - The Funeral Of Hearts [4:30]
03. HIM - Beyond Redemption [4:28]
04. HIM - Sweet Pandemonium [5:46]
05. HIM - Soul On Fire [4:02]
06. HIM - The Sacrament [4:32]
07. HIM - This Fortress Of Tears [5:47]
08. HIM - Circle Of Fear [5:27]
09. HIM - Endless Dark [5:35]
10. HIM - The Path [7:43]
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Total time [00:52:53]
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 27. August 2017, 12:00
HIM / Love Metal
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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2 | 5:01.59 | 4:29.70 | 22634 | 42878
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Track 2
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Track 8
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Track 9
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Track 10
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foobar2000 1.1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-11-25 14:40:04
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Analyzed: HIM / Love Metal
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 0.00 dB -7.34 dB 5:02 01-Buried Alive By Love
DR7 -0.20 dB -8.97 dB 4:30 02-The Funeral Of Hearts
DR7 0.00 dB -7.85 dB 4:28 03-Beyond Redemption
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DR6 0.00 dB -8.38 dB 5:27 08-Circle Of Fear
DR7 0.00 dB -8.70 dB 5:35 09-Endless Dark
DR7 0.00 dB -9.06 dB 7:43 10-The Path
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Performer: HIM