“Sorry about that, but you can't worship Satan with your shirt on.”
NAME: Ville Hermanni Valo
NICKNAMES: Rakohammas, Don Vittu, Willa Walo
BIRTHPLACE: Vallila, Helsinki, Finland
BIRTHTIME: 22nd November 1976
SIGN: Scorpio cuspid-Sagittarius
HEIGHT: 185 cm
EYE COLOUR: Green
HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown
ADDICTIONS: Music, coffee, books
* Used to have an addiction to cigarettes, but quit the habit in early 2010.
IDOLS: Gene Simmons, Edgar Allen Poe, Rauli Somerjoki, Iggy Pop, Black Sabbath
ROLE OF THE BAND: Vocalist/ Songwriter
VILLE'S INSTRUMENT: His voice
ALSO CAN PLAY: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano
BANDS BEFORE HIM:
Blood (1986-89)
Eloveena Boys (1987-88)
Kemoterapia (1989-97)
Daniel Lioneye- Drums (2001)
Ville portrayed Jim Morrison in the video, "Wasting The Dawn", by the Finnish band, The 69 Eyes.
Valo can be seen in the movie 'Jackass Number Two' and the movie 'Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% Is Santa?', which includes the whole band playing "Dead Lover's Lane."
In 2008, Ville was the voice-actor for the role of Moto-Moto in the Finnish version of 'Madagascar 2'.
Skreppers (1995, 2002, 2004)
Apocalyptica (1996, 2004)
Tehosekoitin (1999)
The 69 Eyes ('97, '99, '00, '01, '02, '04)
Agents (1999)
Nelja Ruusua & HIM (1999)
Tributti Tuomari Nurmio (2000)
Musta Paraati (2001)
Five Fifteen (2001)
The Mission (2002)
Lowemotor Corporation ('03/ '04)
Two Witches (2005)
Bloodhound Gang (2005)
Isabelle's Gift (2006)
Cradle of Filth (2006)
Daniel Cavanagh (2006)
Tommi Viksten (2006)
Kari Tapio (2006)
Natalia Avelon (2007)
Mariam "Manna" Jantti (2007)
Ville does have another side project- The Mercyfvcks- which mostly is an inside joke between him & friend, Brandon Novak. However, The Mercyfvcks did 'mix' a song for the SWRMXS album in 2010.