 | HIM Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice
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| 4.5 superb | NikkiAngelus | August 25th 22 |
This is the HIM album that took me the longest to learn how to truly get. Almost a decade to be exact.rI was fifteen when this album came out, just coming out of the super heavy Venus Doom. Naturally, this bold new pop sound didn't quite sit with me. I did bought this record, listened to it religiously and really tried to like it.rMy by 20's, I found my love of 80's music and gave this record a new perspective. Suddenly it was great: Ville Valo is an 80's child and you can clearly hear his passion toward the era in question. Screamworks is definitely one of HIM's strongest albums that really lifts the top hats off for Ville's influences.
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| 1.5 very poor | Jared Floryan | December 4th 14 |
Ville Valo mixes up accessibility and poise with white foundation on Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, whilst the other bandmates utilize weak riffage sporting more of an oversaturated, North American feel this time around. Cheesiness is acceptable when done right, and I believe HIM aren't really using any of it to the best of whatever abilities they have, thereby offering an overall pointless album.
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| 5.0 classic | Apollo999 | July 31st 11 |
1st HIM album i ever listened to and it completely took my breath away ,perfect!
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| 2.5 average | Frozenpostal | July 28th 11 |
Positive: Valos vocals are as amazing as ever, and the songwriting itself is great. just as in earlier albums. The songs tend to be more catchy in this album which can go either way but on Scared to Death it was amazing. rNegative: What happened to Lindes solos? Its like a completly different guitarist is in the band. There was a space valo couldnt pull off in Lindes absence that seemed to hurt this album. Another thing is it went way to poppy. It wasnt anything compared to their other albums and is their worst to date. There best was Venus Doom in my opinion.
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| 2.5 average | Koukla | November 26th 10 |
I almost didn't want to write this review because I felt bad. This is my favorite band of all time ... the album "Venus Doom" was amazing ... but this latest album made me feel like I wanted to cry (and not those happy tears). I've heard different sounds from this band, but they've never changed drastically until "Screamworks". I waited 3 years for this to come out, and when I heard it all I could think was that HIM has sold out. The rock roots and depth seem to be gone, and although the lyrics are still very good, the music is terrible. It's like a bad pop album. Maybe the new producer is to blame, but all I know is I can no longer relate to this music. I loved the dark undertones and gloomy feel that this band used to have. "Screamworks" is trying to break through to mainstream America ... you should have stuck with what you were good at, which was making great love/rock albums. I hope that HIM's next release is more like the band I used to know.
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| 2.5 average | Asiatic667 | April 11th 10 |
Somewhat of a disappointment coming out from the other side of Dark Light, which was great, and Venus Doom, which was a mixed bag.
Valos lyrics are terrible here, and musically, Screamworks is very unadventurous, and a stepback from Venus Doom. The album has its moments in Heartkiller and Katherine Wheel, but overall, casual listeners or newcomers to HIM should steer clear
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| 3.0 good | 45nothings | March 28th 10 |
Not their best, but by no means their wost album. Full of great cheesy and catchy choruses, but that's really about it. Not as bad as people seem to say it is.
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| 1.5 very poor | PracticallyInsane | February 19th 10 |
If HIM decided that they wanted to become even shittier Screamworks would be the album they'd release...oh wait.
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| 0.0 | Comatorium. | February 6th 10 |
Not their best, but beats out Dark Light by a long shot and is on par with Venus Doom.
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| 3.0 good | Cam | April 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | MynisK | February 14th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | November 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | vhv | October 11th 21 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck07 | November 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Rosier | February 10th 18 |
| 3.0 good | elry2k | April 24th 17 |
| 3.5 great | CWBrown | September 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luxx | November 29th 15 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck97 | October 4th 15 |
| 3.0 good | boff | August 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | July 10th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Lassie | April 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | March 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Dylan | March 16th 15 |
| 3.0 good | heck | January 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | miyo | May 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | dragoth | March 31st 14 |
| 3.0 good | Zuh | February 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | AleksiS | September 29th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Kalhur | August 12th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | CK | April 30th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Majkl | April 20th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | adsta1 | March 6th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Ueddy | June 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | aerius | March 30th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Hybza | March 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | bain89 | March 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | humhaz | February 27th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Djjakul | February 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vasckin | February 7th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Wylee | January 9th 12 |
| 2.5 average | TheStig | February 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Jarvig | November 14th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Tim00w | November 4th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Frontex | October 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | tom960 | August 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | tallkid | July 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fobeus | May 12th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | DalioG | April 14th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Hep Kat | March 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jericho | February 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | February 11th 10 |
| 2.5 average | neon13 | February 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sconza | February 6th 10 |
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