AMG Review of Dark Light/Venus Doom

James Christopher Monger
All Music Guide

This two-fer from Finnish goth rock outfit H.I.M. includes 2005's Dark Light and 2007's Venus Doom. The former was the band's domestic debut and introduced the rest of the world to what Scandinavian audiences had been hoarding in the mid-'90s, while the latter proved to be the group's heaviest yet, boasting fan favorites like "Love in Cold Blood," "Passion's Killing Floor," and "Kiss of Dawn."