HIM’s Ville Valo has announced a new album called “Neon Noir.” The effort will be released in 2023 under his VV moniker and a video for it’s first single, “Loveletting,” will debut tomorrow (April 8). Valo said the following about that track:

“As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Eventually, I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That’s how ‘Loveletting’ was born.”

He also commented on VV as a whole:

“Artistically speaking, the main difference between HIM and VV is the extra line in the Heartagram, but what an exquisite line it is! It’s the Mamas and the Papas dressed up as Metallica on their way to a Halloween bash at the Studio 54, and now who wouldn’t want to witness that?”

Furthermore, Valo has booked a headlining tour for next year:

Europe/UK:

01/13 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
02/14 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
02/15 Krakow, POL – Kwadrat
02/16 Prague, CZE – Lucerna Music Bar
02/17 Berlin, GER – Huxley’s
02/18 Hamburg, GER – Fabrik
02/20 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
02/21 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
02/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
02/24 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
02/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
02/26 Lisbon, POR – Cineteatro Capitolio
02/27 Porto, POT – Hard Club
03/02 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
03/03 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
03/04 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
03/05 Vienna, AUT – Arena
03/07 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/08 Cologne, GER – LMH
03/09 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
03/10 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
03/11 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
03/13 Glasgow, UK – Garage
03/14 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
03/15 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town

U.S.:

04/01 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
04/02 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
04/04 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
04/05 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
04/06 Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
04/08 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
04/09 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
04/11 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/13 Denver, CO – Summit
04/14 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04/16 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
04/17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04/18 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
04/21 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
04/22 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
04/23 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/25 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
04/26 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
04/27 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/28 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
04/30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
05/01 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
05/03 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
05/04 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
05/05 Charlotte, NC – Underground
05/07 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
05/08 New York, NY – Irving Plaza