HIM Frontman Interviewed By MISS SWITZERLAND

Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM was recently interviewed by Linda Fäh, a Swiss model and a pageant titleholder who will represent Switzerland at the Miss Universe 2010. Watch the chat below.

"Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice", the new album from HIM, sold 26,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 25 on The Billboard 200 chart.

HIM's previous CD, "Venus Doom", opened with 38,000 units back in September 2007 to land at No. 12.

HIM will tour North America this spring in support of "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice", which was released by Sire Records on February 9. The headlining trek begins March 26 in Philadelphia and criss-crosses the continent before finishing up in New York City on May 7. WE ARE THE FALLEN, DOMMIN, and DRIVE A will provide support.