Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
Studio album by HIM
Released	27 August 2001 (2001-08-27)
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Finnvox Studios in Helsinki Petrax Studios in Hollola Crystal Sound Studios in Helsinki
Genre	Gothic rock[1]
Length	40:52
Label	BMG
Producer	HIM T. T. Oksala Kevin Shirley
HIM chronology
Razorblade Romance (2000) Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001) Love Metal (2003)
Singles from Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
"Pretending" Released: 2001 "In Joy and Sorrow" Released: 2001 "Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame" Released: 2002

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM, released 27 August 2001. The album was produced by Kevin Shirley, T. T. Oksala and HIM. The record had a troubled production, which lasted approximately eleven months. The prolonged recording process was partially due outside influences within the music industry hoping to repeat the success of HIM's previous album. As a result, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights features a sleeker and more pop-oriented sound. It is the first HIM album to feature keyboardist Janne "Burton" Puurtinen.

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights received mixed reviews from music critics. While some gave praise to the songwriting and Ville Valo's vocal performance, most were highly critical of the production and overall commercial sound. Despite this, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights charted in seven countries, peaking at number one in Finland and Austria. It would later go platinum and gold, respectively. Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights was also the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200. Three singles were released, all of which reached the top two spots on the Finnish Singles Chart. The supporting tour for Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights saw HIM playing in the US for the first time, but overall strained the band to the point of nearly breaking up.