IT’S BEEN FIVE years since we put Ville Valo on the cover in a coffin to symbolise the end of Him, the adored goth-metal band that had been his life’s work. Following something of an identity crisis, he’s resurrected – achanged man, with a new heartagram, and a brand new solo album that’s perfect for a moody winter. But, as former Hammer editor and official Ville Valo correspondent Alexander Milas discovers on p.36, Ville still has the same love of Sabbath and Depeche Mode, the same passion for epic literature, and the same dry wit. It’s great to have him back.