http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3384&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rssHelmet's 1990 release on Amphetamine Reptile was a monumental debut, but by that time band leader Paige Hamilton had keenly honed his sonic guitar craft in New York noise metal act Band of Susans. During his tenure there, Hamilton had experimented with a rock sound stripped of its blues roots and devoid of anything remotely funky. <i>Strap It On</i> was pure Ubermensch metal, machine tooled in its precision, a paragon of robotic self-control. Though it didn't rely at all on drum machine beats or synthetic guitar, Helmet's music sounded industrial in its own way. It won the band enough recognition to secure a major-label spot for their second release, <i>Meantime</i>. Though that album was far more melodic (symptomatic of the general trajectory of the band), it recaptures at times the white-knuckle intensity of their first. After another couple of records -- none hailed as much as their first two -- Helmet parted ways in an unamicable split brought on by pressure and personality differences. Hamilton retreated to L.A. from New York and did some guitar playing for David Bowie, while drummer John Staneir joined the post-rock supergroup Battles. After years of resisting, Hamilton brought in new sidemen and revived the Helmet moniker in 2004 to record <i>Size Matters</i> for Interscope. In 2006 the band jumped to Warcon Records, a label closely tied to the Warped Tour, and that summer headlined the tour and released their seventh album, <i>Monochrome.</i> - Chad DriscollAlt Metalen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:35:40 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3384&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Helmet's 1990 release on Amphetamine Reptile was a monumental debut, but by that time band leader Paige Hamilton had keenly honed his sonic guitar craft in New York noise metal act Band of Susans. During his tenure there, Hamilton had experimented with a rock sound stripped of its blues roots and devoid of anything remotely funky. <i>Strap It On</i> was pure Ubermensch metal, machine tooled in its precision, a paragon of robotic self-control. Though it didn't rely at all on drum machine beats or synthetic guitar, Helmet's music sounded industrial in its own way. It won the band enough recognition to secure a major-label spot for their second release, <i>Meantime</i>. Though that album was far more melodic (symptomatic of the general trajectory of the band), it recaptures at times the white-knuckle intensity of their first. After another couple of records -- none hailed as much as their first two -- Helmet parted ways in an unamicable split brought on by pressure and personality differences. Hamilton retreated to L.A. from New York and did some guitar playing for David Bowie, while drummer John Staneir joined the post-rock supergroup Battles. After years of resisting, Hamilton brought in new sidemen and revived the Helmet moniker in 2004 to record <i>Size Matters</i> for Interscope. In 2006 the band jumped to Warcon Records, a label closely tied to the Warped Tour, and that summer headlined the tour and released their seventh album, <i>Monochrome.</i> - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16829693&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.16829693 alb.16829693 Helmet art.3384 0.0 Revenge Destroys Everything alb.16829693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/7/7/1127730_170x170.jpg 2007-09-26 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16829693&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16829693&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12126903&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12126903 alb.12126903 Helmet art.3384 4.99 Warped Tour Bootleg Series 2006 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Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10500827 alb.10500827 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Gone alb.10500827 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/8/5/1675824_170x170.jpg 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10500827&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10500827&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884999&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6884999 alb.6884999 Helmet art.3384 3.99 Born Annoying 7 Inch alb.6884999 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/7/9/1319726_170x170.jpg 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884999&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884999&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6523186&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6523186 alb.6523186 Helmet art.3384 8.99 Size Matters alb.6523186 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/4/2/1422423_170x170.jpg 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 2004-10-05 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6523186&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6523186&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6439256&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6439256 alb.6439256 Helmet art.3384 0.99 See You Dead alb.6439256 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/4/1/1081428_170x170.jpg 2004-08-24 00:00:00.0 2004-08-24 00:00:00.0 true false single 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Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.87243 alb.87243 Helmet art.3384 8.99 Meantime alb.87243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/0/2/1082060_170x170.jpg 1992-06-19 00:00:00.0 1992-06-23 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.87243&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.87243&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174325&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.174325 alb.174325 Helmet art.3384 0.0 Born Annoying alb.174325 null 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174325&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174325&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123898&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Fri, 4 Dec 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.123898 alb.123898 Helmet art.3384 7.99 Strap It On alb.123898 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/0/2/1082061_170x170.jpg 1992-12-04 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123898&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.123898&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884994&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6884994 alb.6884994 Helmet art.3384 9.99 Born Annoying alb.6884994 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/1/4/1624185_170x170.jpg 2004-09-24 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884994&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6884994&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174331&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss Alt Metal Fri, 21 Apr 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Helmet Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.174331 alb.174331 Helmet art.3384 0.0 Born Annoying alb.174331 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/3/3/493306_170x170.jpg 1995-04-21 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174331&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.174331&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Fdiscography.rss