In 2005 , HIM released '' Dark Light '' , which became their most successful album to date , going gold in Germany , the UK , the US , and platinum in Finland . In 2007 , HIM released '' Venus Doom '' , which went gold in Finland and Germany , and gave the band their highest US chart position ever at number twelve . After 2010 's '' Screamworks : Love in Theory and Practice '' , the band went on hiatus after drummer Gas Lipstick was diagnosed with a repetitive stress injury and nerve damage in his hands . HIM eventually regrouped and released the album '' Tears on Tape '' in 2013 . In 2015 , Gas Lipstick announced his departure from HIM after sixteen years to pursue other musical projects . He was subsequently replaced by Jukka " Kosmo " Kröger . On 5 March 2017 , HIM announced the end of the band following a farewell tour that same year . HIM played its final show on New Year 's Eve 2017 as a part of the band 's annual Helldone Festival
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Bang and Whimper 2017 – The Farewell Tour
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