Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre XXXVII A.S. — HIM

Digital Versatile Doom captures HIM at a fascinating crossroads, recorded during the tour for their heaviest studio effort, Venus Doom. The album trades the sterile perfection of the studio for the breathing, echoing acoustics of the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. It sounds like a midnight seance held in a velvet-lined ballroom.

The guitars are thick and saturated, providing a wall of sound that feels both aggressive and strangely comforting, while the synthesizers add a layer of crystalline frost over the top. It is the definitive document of the 'Love Metal' aesthetic in a live environment.

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition in Sleepwalking Past Hope where the doom-laden riffs give way to a hauntingly quiet piano bridge.

The crowd's roar as the signature Heartagram lights up the stage during the opening chords of Passion's Killing Floor.

Ville Valo's effortless shift from a low, gravelly growl to a soaring falsetto during the climax of The Funeral of Hearts.

Where This Album Departs

How does Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre XXXVII A.S. sound next to the rest of HIM's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.

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