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Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York. The band was formed in 1989 by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, who is their only constant member.
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Background information | |
Origin | New York, New York, USA |
Genres | Alternative metal,[1] noise rock,[2] post-hardcore,[3] post-metal[4] |
Years active | 1989–1998, 2004–today |
Labels | Amphetamine Reptile, Interscope, Warcon, Work Song |
Members | Page Hamilton Kyle Stevenson Dave Case Dan Beeman |
Past member(s) | Peter Mengede Rob Echeverria Chris Traynor Henry Bogdan John Stanier Frank Bello John Tempesta Mike Jost Jeremy Chatelain Jimmy Thompson Jon Fuller |
Website | www |
Helmet became popular when they released their 1992 major-label debut Meantime, which peaked at number 68 on the Billboard 200 and featured their best known songs "Unsung" and "In the Meantime". Meantime is also Helmet's only album to go gold in the United States.[5] They made two more albums before breaking up in 1998. However, Helmet reformed in 2004 and released a new album later that year. The album was called Size Matters and was their last release on their longtime label Interscope Records. Helmet was briefly signed to Warcon Records, who released their next album Monochrome in 2006, but today, they are signed to Work Song Records. That label released their latest album Seeing Eye Dog in 2010.
So far, Helmet has released seven full-length studio albums, which include:
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