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Helmet is an American post-hardcore band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar) with Henry Bogdan (bass), Peter Mengede (guitar) and John Stanier (drums) in 1989. They were spotted by Tom Hazelmeyer and signed to his Amphetamine Reptile Records label, releasing their debut 7 inch single, Born Annoying, later that year. AmRep released their first album, Strap It On, in 1990.
Helmet was acclaimed as a thinking person’s hardcore band. The members’ appearance was a shock to many as they were all clean-cut - the antithesis of the heavy metal stereotype. Their music is characterized by repetitive, syncopated, staccato guitar riffs, often in odd time signatures, and almost always in a minor key with drop-D tuning. The guitar sound is heavily distorted and dissonant, with choruses that often involve guitar feedback waves. Page Hamilton has been hailed as one of the more innovative metal guitarists of the 1990s.
Before Hamilton had settled on a name for the group, Peter Mengede’s then-girlfriend suggested the name “Helmut”. Opting for the Anglicized spelling, Hamilton thought Helmet “sounded like a cool name for a band.” Other names considered were “Cry Ruth” and “Poly Orchids”.
The group rose to international stardom in 1992 after signing to Interscope Records.
Helmet was acclaimed as a thinking person’s hardcore band. The members’ appearance was a shock to many as they were all clean-cut - the antithesis of the heavy metal stereotype. Their music is characterized by repetitive, syncopated, staccato guitar riffs, often in odd time signatures, and almost always in a minor key with drop-D tuning. The guitar sound is heavily distorted and dissonant, with choruses that often involve guitar feedback waves. Page Hamilton has been hailed as one of the more innovative metal guitarists of the 1990s.
Before Hamilton had settled on a name for the group, Peter Mengede’s then-girlfriend suggested the name “Helmut”. Opting for the Anglicized spelling, Hamilton thought Helmet “sounded like a cool name for a band.” Other names considered were “Cry Ruth” and “Poly Orchids”.
The group rose to international stardom in 1992 after signing to Interscope Records.
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Unsung
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In the Meantime
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Crashing Foreign Cars
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Milquetoast
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Wilma's Rainbow
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Give It
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I Know
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Turned Out
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Better
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Biscuits For Smut
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He Feels Bad
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Fbla II
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You Borrowed
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Rollo
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Pure
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Shoutbox
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orion_2012 wrote:
Meantime IS a killer album ... 'In the Meantime' just makes you want to grab a guitar and thrash the ugly out of it
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orion_2012 wrote:
I think you'll listen to Monochrome and you may feel the way I do. I feel like Helmet has 3 albums and a handful of great tracks after that. Monochrome has an amazing song off of the EP from Page's 'Ghandi' project,"Money Shot", which is killer! (even though I have a really bad copy) but most of the remaining songs really do feel like 'filler'. It's a great album, I just expected more from such an amazing band, well ... at least from Page. Its better than listening to the Jonas Brothers or something god-awful like that.
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HeWhoSmellsBad wrote:
to be honest, i think Meantime is Helmet's weakest album. don't get me wrong, their are some great songs on the album, but it just doesn't compare to the rest of their music. although i'm saying this without having listened to Monochrome yet.
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nerdist wrote:
meantime is the greatest "metal" album i know :-) heard it when i was 14 all the time and smoked pot
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jamesusillxd wrote:
Same with "Like I Care " =[
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Emannikcufesin wrote:
What a shame that "See You Dead" is missing from the most played tracks. It's a brilliant track that is getting overlooked.
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TheOne5590 wrote:
"Meantime" is a great album... just felt like saying that!
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crni_marek wrote:
"unsung" is great! :-)
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HeWhoSmellsBad wrote:
Strap It On, definitely.
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MrMarigold wrote:
Hey, Im new to this band. Ive listened to a few songs and I especially like Born Annoying. So I wanna know what would be a good album to buy that has songs similar to that one.
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HeWhoSmellsBad wrote:
charts need more Strap It On.
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nine4ever wrote:
long live to page hamilton.super cool guy,a fucking jenius.
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xsweaterx wrote:
awesome
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jamesusillxd wrote:
Post- Hardcore? Really? o.O
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namnatulco wrote:
Unsung was also on GTA:San Andreas.
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indigestion wrote:
Unsung was on Guitar Hero 1.
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themangler wrote:
Helmet was one of the best 90's bands and they still kick-ass today!
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Bleach00 wrote:
So where was Unsung featured to make it so insanely popular? Or was it just a good single?
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ezfranca wrote:
Meantime+Betty 2 Straight Classics!!! I really do not like the others albums. The band lost itself, lost the direction.
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theclosetnook wrote:
i think monochrome is even worse than size matters.
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14º Goiânia Noise
Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer, Goiânia, Brazil
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Helmet
Arena Futebol Clube, Brasília, Brazil
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- Frank Bello
- Henry Bogdan
- Jeremy Chatelain
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