The tour began on 14 June 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and concluded on 31 December 2017 in Helsinki, Finland, as a part of the band's annual Helldone Festival.

In conjunction with the tour, a special photo exhibition by Ville Juurikkala was held at the Helsinki Art Museum and the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York.

They regrouped at the end of the year to start work on new material with drummer Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger, who had replaced Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen in 2015.

"[3] In February 2017, HIM held a band meeting at a pub near their rehearsal place, where they discussed the future of the group.

[5][6] In the announcement, Valo said: After quarter of a century [sic] of love and metal intertwined we sincerely feel HIM has run its unnatural course and adieus must be said in order to make way for sights, scents and sounds yet unexplored.

Before this event of great transformation we would love to offer you one last chance to experience our live performances in His Majesty's service.

Valo later said "My deep personal wish is, that HIM's last note would be heard on the stage of the Tavastia Club on the first day of next year, but we'll see.

[17][18] Jimsonweed performed for the Helldone shows, and The 69 Eyes and Delta Enigma accompanied HIM on select dates.

[23] "When Love and Death Embrace" and a cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" were the major mainstays of the encore, with "Pretending", "Razorblade Kiss" and "Sleepwalking Past Hope" occasionally appearing as well.

[30] The Guardian's Graeme Virtue concluded his review by stating that "in an era saturated with cash-in reunions it is refreshing to see a band devil-sign off on their own eccentric terms".

[31] Pasi Kostiainen of Ilta-Sanomat commented how HIM "never became journeymen, whose only fuel for touring was just nostalgia", noting how their show at the Helsinki Ice Hall featured a band with "more fury and character than most performers ever".

[34] Loudwire's Graham Hartmann touted Valo as sounding "perfect the entire night" at the band's show in New York.

[35] The rest of the band also received praise, with Millamari Uotila of Etelä-Suomen Sanomat noting how all members got their respective moments to shine, singling out Linde Lindström's solo in "Wicked Game" as a particular highlight.