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666 Ways to Love: Prologue

EP by Finnish band HIM, released in 1996

Summary

EP by Finnish band HIM, released in 1996

Field	Value
name	666 Ways to Love: Prologue
type	EP
artist	HIM
cover	666 Ways to Love.jpg
released	19 October 1996
length	19:35
label	BMG
producer	Hiili Hiilesmaa
prev_title	This Is Only the Beginning
prev_year	1995
next_title	Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666
next_year	1997

666 Ways to Love: Prologue is an EP by Finnish band HIM, released in 1996, only in Finland. It was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa, and was recorded at Finnvox, MD, and Peacemakers, Helsinki. It is their first release after a demo in 1995. Only 1,000 copies were produced. The woman pictured on the front cover of the album is the mother of HIM's lead singer, Ville Valo.{{cite book | access-date = 19 February 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150312122323/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6251489/him-vinyl-boxed-set-remastered-catalog | archive-date = 12 March 2015 | url-status = live

Track listing

All songs written by Ville Valo, except where noted.

"Stigmata Diaboli" – 2:55
"Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) – 3:56
"Dark Sekret Love" – 5:19
"The Heartless" – 7:25

The last 1:40 of "The Heartless" was included as the hidden track on Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666, which also included a shorter re-recording of "The Heartless" and a new recording of "Wicked Game".

Personnel

Ville Hermanni Valo − lead vocals
Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström − lead guitar
Oskari "Oki" Kymäläinen − rhythm guitar
Mikko Henrik Julius "Migé" Paananen − bass guitar
Antto Melasniemi − keyboards
Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala − drums

Guest musicians

Sanna-June Hyde − vocals on "Dark Sekret Love"
Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa − moog synthesizer on "Dark Sekret Love"

Notes

References

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