Behind The Scenes Of Our New HIM Cover
Check out a video that goes down the rabbit hole and behind the scenes of the awesome new Metal Hammer cover.
We don’t like to blow our own trumpet around these parts but the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer (on sale this coming Wednesday) really is something special. To celebrate Ville Valo adopting the guise of ‘The Mad Hatter’, we’ve brought you some exclusive behind the scenes video of the shoot itself.
Thanks to photographer John McMurtrie and Hammer art editor James Isaacs for this kick-ass video.
Get your Metal Hammer wallpaper of Ville as The Mad Hatter here!





Hammer is putting HIM on the cover again?! WTF!
and your point is?…
Personally I think the front cover looks pretty cool actually.
I get MH on subscription so I’m really looking forward to this through the letterbox.
I’ll watch the video when I get home from work but the cover looks awesome, it’s such a quirky thing to do. I’ve got the wallpaper set on my laptop.
Awesome, why does HIM get the best MH covers? excellent makeup, looks like Jhonny Depp.
Innit…and why are his always rip offs from films? Still sick tho
anyone know the name of the song in the vid?
Funnily enough it’s not a HIM song played in the vid…
hehe yh i noticed that too,i was like wtf (and thank god)
Ratt, what do you mean ‘again’? We haven’t touched them in nearly 3 years!
Great idea, this could be the best HM cover ever.
…It’s a good cover though.
Chew on that one Ratt. Haha.
LOL, loving this shoot. McMurtrie always take amazing pics of Ville. Metal Hammer covers are always awesome.
So happy I get MH in Norway.
How about the idea there HAS BEEN a HIM song as background, a NEW HIM song, but it’s gone because the album is not out yet?.. Ever thought of that?
Where’s me fuckin comment gone??
Where’s me fuckin comment gone Hammer???
Got mine in the post today and I’d like to thank you once again for a great issue! You had a proper tribute for The Rev unlike *another* magazine and the sticker was nice as well. I’m glad that the stickers are back! I’ve missed them! The Razor CD was excellent as usual and the articles were brilliant (HIM, DevilDriver, Sabbath *cummage*), my subscription term is almost up but I think you’ve got a loyal reader for another 12 months.
Ravn94@ – I know, imagine how hard it would suck if Norway didn’t have MH!
And the cover looks amazing. Ville as the mad hatter just can’t fail, really
HIM is just awful….they’re not metal at all…..I’d rather see Lady Gaga on the cover….at least shes hot
Ville Valo and Lady Gaga could make the best music together… they both have unique voices
All the little metal heads getting their panties in a wad! LOL
this is just great. i love tim burton and the new alice in wonderland movie is going to be great. and ville is my favourite singer. its the best combination. i love it he pulls it off very well
First of all, Lady Gaga is not hot. Regardless of what I think of HIM I still think the cover is cool, but not as cool as the 5FDP one. Do Rise to Remain have a full album out yet because the EP is brilliant! 1 WEEK TIL LAMB OF GOD AT BRIXTON
@Tom, I ‘gree! Also, three days until Lamb Of God at Brum, can’t fucking wait!
i like HIM and im glad there on the cover agian BUT I WANT DEATHSTARS!!!! i love them so much.
@ brett: okay jackass then you define metal. and give me a complete damn list of all metal bands. how does that sound?
is there any video here?
İf there is I cant see:S
And valo is looking amazing
the song on the cover is from the new song called “In Venere Veritas”
The song is Hate by Drowning Pool, love that song!
ok tesser sure…i like alot from all different decades 80’s Kreator,Slayer,Exodus,Megadeth,Mayhem,Corpse,Iron Maiden theres more but thatll do
90’s
Slipknot,Mudvanye(first album),Manson(antichrist),Danzig,Korn(kinda)
more recently Lamb of God,Devildriver,divine heresy, Children of Bodom…there is more but thats all you get douchebag
^ ^ Slipknot!?! lol
Of all the Finnish bands I hate to love or love to Hate that is HIM, It’s better if the guys emigrated to the US, they are like the only Finnish band who ain’t Finnish.
@Brett Dude,if you dont like HIM so much then why did you even watch that video and even bother to post??? if you hate HIM and ville valo and you think they suck then okay, but dont sit here and tell everyone who DOES like HIM that their music sucks. youll just piss us off.