"With the venomous kiss you gave me, I'm killing loneliness," frontman Ville Valo wailed on preceding album Dark Light, "With the warmth of your arms, you save me." While Valo may have finally seen some light'"any light'"at the end of the tunnel, don't count on him concocting Finland's answer to Hanson this time around. The moniker stands for His Infernal Majesty, after all, and the music follows gloomy suit. HIM are probably more popular on this side of the Atlantic due to the heartagram emblem that bosom buddy Bam Margera pimps than their actual tunes, but that should change with this impassioned new collection. Allegedly their heaviest batch yet, Venus Doom swells with more obsession, despondency and bitterness than a Hot Topic clearance rack. Good thing all those hooks make the nasty bits go down so smooth. And if time still seems an infinite charade, remember: Custom HIM pocket watches retail for only $44.99!