Venus Doom
by H.I.M.
  • Record Label: Sire
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2007
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 15 out of 77

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  1. JenH
    Oct 1, 2007
    9
    This album is amazing. I saw the song list and noticed there were only nine songs, but then I listened to it and all nine of those songs are awesome. They're long so it makes up for the short list. By the way...the people who gave it a zero...go to hell. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its awful...and for your information all music is technically noise. Also, I This album is amazing. I saw the song list and noticed there were only nine songs, but then I listened to it and all nine of those songs are awesome. They're long so it makes up for the short list. By the way...the people who gave it a zero...go to hell. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its awful...and for your information all music is technically noise. Also, I would really like to ask if the assholes that gave this album a zero, have ever put an album out. Guess what, its not the easiest thing in the world to do. You can't please everybody so SHUT UP!… Expand
  2. AnnaG.
    Oct 1, 2007
    10
    Yes, i consider *Venus Doom* is an amazing thing, witch includes awesome guitars, kristall keyboards, and deep voice by Ville. In the whole, album looks like a very tragic and melancholy book, and i'm ready to read it again and again.
  3. Dahlia
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    I honestly think this album is really fucking great, i wont discard any of the songs, because each one of them is just charming, i can see the guys really put their souls in it. The guitars are wonderful, the voice the feeling it transmits... i really loved everything and i think that is something that's worth to listen.
  4. ToddW.
    Oct 5, 2007
    5
    These guys are my 15-year-old son's favorite band, so I have to tread lightly. This album is a definite improvement on 'Dark Light,' meaning I don't want to hit the 'off' button quite as fast. I'm hearing different sounds and textures this time, which is a good thing in that it denotes change and experimentation, but those sounds seem to often get lost These guys are my 15-year-old son's favorite band, so I have to tread lightly. This album is a definite improvement on 'Dark Light,' meaning I don't want to hit the 'off' button quite as fast. I'm hearing different sounds and textures this time, which is a good thing in that it denotes change and experimentation, but those sounds seem to often get lost in the band's trying a little too hard to sound heavier. You get the feeling that they know they have to change to be more palatable to the masses, but they don't quite seem to know exactly how to go about doing it.… Expand
  5. KalenaB
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    This album is very refreshing and different from the past albums. HIM manages to reinvent their sound while drawing on influences from their past. I think this album is beautifully done!
  6. SpiderW.
    Sep 22, 2007
    10
    Excellent album from a great band. Heavier yet without sacrificing melody.
  7. EllieC.
    Sep 25, 2007
    10
    This album gives me chills in the very best way. Ville Valo's vocal range is amazing on all the albums, but on this one he really blows me away, especially in the song Sleepwalking Past Hope. H.I.M. is innovative in their music in this album and have gone back to where they sound best.
  8. MakE.
    Sep 25, 2007
    10
    This album is Rock. Everything else out there is just lending its support to it.
  9. PoisonGrl666
    Sep 23, 2007
    10
    Venus Doom is HIM's best album to date. The guitar rifts are amazing, and Ville's voice and lyrics are simply beautiful. Venus Doom is a perfect 10!!
  10. Hottramp
    Sep 23, 2007
    9
    Almost perfect! Add a touch of RR for spontenaiety & rawness & a pinch of DL for it's brilliant lyrics to VD's kickass sound and you'd end up with the PERFECT 10 H.I.M album.
  11. AshleyN.
    Sep 23, 2007
    9
    I've been a HIM fan for a very long time, and this album is definitely one of their best. Out of the 6 albums, this ranks as their second best. (in my opinion, anyway. :P) 6. Greatest Love Songs Vol 666 5. Dark Light 4. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights 3. Love Metal 2. Venus Doom 1. Razorblade Romance Best songs: Sleepwalking Past Hope, Love in Cold Blood, Passion's Killing I've been a HIM fan for a very long time, and this album is definitely one of their best. Out of the 6 albums, this ranks as their second best. (in my opinion, anyway. :P) 6. Greatest Love Songs Vol 666 5. Dark Light 4. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights 3. Love Metal 2. Venus Doom 1. Razorblade Romance Best songs: Sleepwalking Past Hope, Love in Cold Blood, Passion's Killing Floor, and The Kiss of Dawn.… Expand
  12. ToryE.
    Sep 24, 2007
    10
    This is the HIM that the fan's of the band have been waiting to come back. Dark Light was a horrible record and for those of you not familiar with HIM and there music it may have left you with a bad taste it even made me question why i loved the band in the first place. Venus Doom has made that clear in my mind. Check this out along with the rest of HIM's catalog Love Metal goes This is the HIM that the fan's of the band have been waiting to come back. Dark Light was a horrible record and for those of you not familiar with HIM and there music it may have left you with a bad taste it even made me question why i loved the band in the first place. Venus Doom has made that clear in my mind. Check this out along with the rest of HIM's catalog Love Metal goes great with this album and was also produced by guy. Venus Doom is the best HIM album to date in my opinion and I have been a fan for many years now.… Expand
  13. BryanH.
    Sep 25, 2007
    5
    A heaping pile of mediocrity. With this album, I've pretty much officially moved on from HIM. They really would have done well to just break up after "Love Metal" and quit releasing sub-par, phoned-in slop like this.
  14. SnakeX
    May 3, 2008
    9
    I don't give it 10 only because I believe they can do even more amazing stuff in the future
  15. Ville'sPrincess
    Oct 1, 2007
    10
    Best album ever! The boy's have done it again. I have not stopped listening to it since I got. You don't make it to #12 for nothing.
  16. Toni
    Sep 23, 2007
    10
    Just perfect HIM-album!!Dark,heavy,beautiful..Best performance from HIM since Razorblade Romance.
  17. DavidS.
    Sep 28, 2007
    10
    One of the best HIM album Its really rocks, thanks God, HIM back there perfect sound! ))) Sleepwalking Past Hope...is also one of the best HIM's song ever!
  18. SnakeX
    May 3, 2008
    9
    I don't give it 10 only because I believe they can do even more amazing stuff in the future
  19. mindulios.
    Oct 2, 2007
    10
    This stuff is amazing...one of the best albums overall in 2007!!!
  20. JamesA.
    Oct 29, 2007
    10
    I love them because they are very good and Ville Valo has a very good voice.Plus he pulls off the gothic look so well!
  21. JainaT.
    Sep 22, 2007
    10
    This is the best album HIM has ever put out. I can't stop listening to it!
  22. XDeviantXXDoomX
    Sep 22, 2007
    8
    Its awesome...love it or hate it...its VD baby!
  23. GregA
    Sep 23, 2007
    0
    This is terrible music, but what is even worse is having to see overweight teenagers the band's name all over their dirty hoodies.
  24. GeorgeA
    Sep 24, 2007
    0
    This is terrible noise...I'd rather hear a light bulb than this dribble. Its not hard to turn up distortion on the amplifier.
  25. [Anonymous]
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    David Hasselhoff is better...
  26. luke
    Sep 26, 2007
    0
    This music was designed to please ordinary white trash girls. not recommended.
  27. OlgaB.
    Oct 13, 2007
    3
    Full bullshirt.
  28. MarkasL.
    Dec 15, 2007
    10
    Having not heard the entire album I find it profoundingly easy to say it's a really good album. besides I'm a HIM fan in the rising.
  29. TimP.
    Sep 23, 2007
    10
    Best HIM album so far. Great songs and performances and the production is immaculate.
  30. Wendy
    Sep 28, 2007
    10
    One of the best rock albums ever!!! You just can't rate it 0.
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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    70
    H.I.M. isn't a band known for profound lyrics, but, at the same time, most fans of the band don't want to philosophize, they want to hear the group rock out, and this release shows them doing precisely that, even harder than before.
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  2. Blender
    70
    When Ville lets loose a rare scream on 'Love in Cold Blood,' it's a downer. Dude: We know you've come to suck our blood, but at least have the courtesy to romance us first! [Oct 2007, p.110]
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Though it's pretty easy to be the best band in their self-created genre of 'love metal', if you can ignore the cartoon goth twaddle that comes out of Valo's mouth, you'll find an extremely well-executed pop-metal album underneath.
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