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 [5:01]
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 [5:36]
10. HIM - The Path [7:45]
11. HIM - Love's Requiem [8:36]
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Total time [01:01:30]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 25. September 2011, 8:10
HIM / Love Metal (Limited Edition)
Used drive : HL-DT-STBD-RE UH10LS20 Adapter: 3 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
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1 | 0:00.00 | 5:00.60 | 0 | 22559
2 | 5:00.60 | 4:30.17 | 22560 | 42826
3 | 9:31.02 | 4:28.08 | 42827 | 62934
4 | 13:59.10 | 5:45.70 | 62935 | 88879
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7 | 28:19.27 | 5:46.73 | 127452 | 153474
8 | 34:06.25 | 5:27.25 | 153475 | 178024
9 | 39:33.50 | 5:35.50 | 178025 | 203199
10 | 45:09.25 | 7:45.30 | 203200 | 238104
11 | 52:54.55 | 8:35.57 | 238105 | 276786
12 | 64:02.37 | 14:18.20 | 288187 | 352556
Track 1
Filename C:\HIM\01. Buried Alive By Love.wav
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Peak level 89.1 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 48) [861E2681]
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Track 2
Filename C:\HIM\02. The Funeral Of Hearts.wav
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Track 3
Filename C:\HIM\03. Beyond Redemption.wav
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Track 4
Filename C:\HIM\04. Sweet Pandemonium.wav
Peak level 89.1 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 48) [D4134BFD]
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Track 5
Filename C:\HIM\05. Soul On Fire.wav
Peak level 89.1 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 49) [3BF5A5F0]
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Track 6
Filename C:\HIM\06. The Sacrament.wav
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Track 7
Filename C:\HIM\07. This Fortress Of Tears.wav
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Track 8
Filename C:\HIM\08. Circle Of Fear.wav
Peak level 89.1 %
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Track 9
Filename C:\HIM\09. Endless Dark.wav
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Accurately ripped (confidence 49) [A5FC8788]
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Track 10
Filename C:\HIM\10. The Path.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.10
Peak level 89.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 49) [FEDE3CFB]
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Track 11
Filename C:\HIM\11. Love's Requiem [Bonus Track].wav
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Peak level 89.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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All tracks accurately ripped
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foobar2000 1.1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-11-26 10:31:19
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Analyzed: HIM / Love Metal (Limited Edition)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -1.00 dB -8.34 dB 5:01 01-Buried Alive By Love
DR7 -1.20 dB -9.97 dB 4:30 02-The Funeral Of Hearts
DR7 -1.00 dB -8.85 dB 4:28 03-Beyond Redemption
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.45 dB 5:46 04-Sweet Pandemonium
DR6 -1.00 dB -8.94 dB 4:02 05-Soul On Fire
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.25 dB 4:32 06-The Sacrament
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.70 dB 5:47 07-This Fortress Of Tears
DR6 -1.00 dB -9.34 dB 5:27 08-Circle Of Fear
DR7 -1.00 dB -9.70 dB 5:36 09-Endless Dark
DR7 -1.00 dB -10.06 dB 7:45 10-The Path
DR7 -1.00 dB -11.14 dB 8:36 11-Love's Requiem
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 860 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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FILE: 06. The Sacrament.flac
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FILE: 05. Soul On Fire.flac
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FILE: 04. Sweet Pandemonium.flac
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FILE: 03. Beyond Redemption.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 02. The Funeral Of Hearts.flac
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FILE: 01. Buried Alive By Love.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 51F136C22095E19B03C62D88316A2AC9205437F0
Performer: HIM