Republic/
Universal has set a November 14 North American release date for
"Uneasy Listening Vol. 1", a compilation of alternate mixes of
H.I.M. songs that were recorded prior to the band's breakthrough album,
"Dark Light". The track listing is as follows:
01.
The Sacrament (Disrhythm Remix)
02.
The Funeral Of Hearts (Acoustic Version)
03.
Join Me In Death (Strongroom Mix) (previously unreleased)
04.
Close To The Flame (Rappula Tapes) (previously unreleased)
05.
In Joy And Sorrow (String Version)
06.
It's All Tears (Unplugged Radio Live)
07.
When Love And Earth Embrace (AOR Radio Mix)
08.
Buried Alive By Love (Deliverance Version)
09.
Gone With The Sin (O.D. Version)
10.
Salt In Our Wounds (Thusla Doom Version)
11.
Please Don't Let It Go (Acoustic Version)
12.
One Last Time (Rockfield Madness Mix) (previously unreleased)
13.
For You (Unplugged Radio Live)
14.
The Path (P.S. Version) (previously unreleased)
15.
Lose You Tonight (Thusla Doom Extended) (previously unreleased)
Check out the cover artwork at
this location.
H.I.M.'s latest album,
"Dark Light" (2005), has been officially certified gold in the U.S. for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. The single
"Wings of a Butterfly" peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart and No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock tally, according to
Billboard.com.
"Dark Light" has sold more than 900,000 copies worldwide.
H.I.M. last month cancelled a two-week North American tour and will instead hit the studio to record a new album, with an eye on a 2007 release via
Sire. The trek was to begin Oct. 18 in Lowell, Mass., and wrap Oct. 31 in Universal City, Calif.
In a statement, the band said its nonstop touring schedule in support of
"Dark Light" had not afforded it enough time to develop new material. "We just want to keep it fresh for you and stump you with new material," singer
Ville Valo said. "I didn't feel that I could do that without rehearsing some of this stuff that's stuck in my heart."
