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"When I think of a Trio live show

the genius artist behind the original Modern English album covers on 4AD

” and Cole’s artwork seems to reflect that with themes around royalty

It was either that or a tiny pair of Dockers insertedinto each LP

it was not long until they decided to head out west to California to enlist a lead guitarist and bassist

HiM / Ville Valo "Neon Noir" Lolla 2025 "When I think of aIn the annals of 21st century alternative rock history there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Valo. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. Zealously revered, gleefully reviled but impossible to ignore, their music left an indelible mark on a worldwide legion of fans. The scarlet letters stood for His Infernal Majesty. Their founder stood for something