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HIM

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Rap

HIM is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Daniel Cavanagh, Aiden, Caspian, Apocalyptica and Eighteen Visions. Those roots explain a lot about how HIM arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Poisonblack, To/Die/For, Type O Negative, Ville Valo and The Awakening, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blood Stain Child, Moonspell, Bloodhound Gang and N.E.R.D., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around HIM, reaching back through Daniel Cavanagh and forward to Blood Stain Child. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
HIMDaniel CavanaghAidenCaspianApocalypticaEighteen VisionsStam1naMy Chemical RomanceType O NegativeBlood Stain ChildMoonspellBloodhound GangN.E.R.D.PoisonblackTo/Die/ForType O NegativeVille ValoThe AwakeningStrange BoutiqueBauhausUnto Others

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HIM connections

HIM grew out of Daniel Cavanagh, Aiden, Caspian and Apocalyptica, shares an orbit with Poisonblack, To/Die/For, Type O Negative and Ville Valo, went on to shape Blood Stain Child, Moonspell, Bloodhound Gang and N.E.R.D.. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced HIM

Roots18

Sounds and acts that shaped HIM.

Artists similar to HIM

Kindred8

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with HIM.

Bands HIM shaped

Legacy4

Where the influence of HIM travelled next.

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