http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3384&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.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 11:24:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3384&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.2062715&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062715 tra.2062715 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Unsung tra.2062715 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062715&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062715&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062711 tra.2062711 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 In The Meantime tra.2062711 188000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 14 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 1944629 tra.1944629 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Betty alb.116359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/2/1082065_170x170.jpg 1994-06-17 00:00:00.0 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Milquetoast tra.1944629 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 14 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 1944626 tra.1944626 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Betty alb.116359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/2/1082065_170x170.jpg 1994-06-17 00:00:00.0 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Wilma's Rainbow tra.1944626 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956359&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956359 tra.4956359 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Unsung: The Very Best Of Helmet (1991-1997) alb.4938822 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/1/1081148_170x170.jpg 2004-01-27 00:00:00.0 2004-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Unsung tra.4956359 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956359&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956359&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062714 tra.2062714 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Give It tra.2062714 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062713 tra.2062713 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Ironhead tra.2062713 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062723&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062723 tra.2062723 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Role Model tra.2062723 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062723&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062723&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062716&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062716 tra.2062716 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Turned Out tra.2062716 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062716&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062716&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666696&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666696 tra.2666696 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Like I Care tra.2666696 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666696&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666696&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523365&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 6523365 tra.6523365 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 See You Dead tra.6523365 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523365&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523365&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062718&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062718 tra.2062718 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 He Feels Bad tra.2062718 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062718&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062718&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666695&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666695 tra.2666695 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Exactly What You Wanted tra.2666695 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666695&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666695&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062719&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062719 tra.2062719 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Better tra.2062719 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062719&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062719&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 6523363 tra.6523363 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Smart tra.6523363 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666698 tra.2666698 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Birth Defect tra.2666698 151000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944631&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 14 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 1944631 tra.1944631 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Betty alb.116359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/2/1082065_170x170.jpg 1994-06-17 00:00:00.0 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Rollo tra.1944631 158000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944631&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944631&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062720&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 23 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2062720 tra.2062720 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 You Borrowed tra.2062720 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062720&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062720&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944627&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 14 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 1944627 tra.1944627 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Betty alb.116359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/2/1082065_170x170.jpg 1994-06-17 00:00:00.0 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 true I Know tra.1944627 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944627&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944627&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666694 tra.2666694 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Renovation tra.2666694 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666697 tra.2666697 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Driving Nowhere tra.2666697 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666704&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666704 tra.2666704 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Aftertaste alb.301093 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/1/1081992_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true Insatiable tra.2666704 154000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666704&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666704&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944875&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 14 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 1944875 tra.1944875 Helmet art.3384 0.99 Betty alb.116359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/2/1082065_170x170.jpg 1994-06-17 00:00:00.0 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Overrated tra.1944875 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944875&variant=play&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944875&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10823961&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 10823961 tra.10823961 Helmet art.3384 0.0 Monochrome alb.10822621 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/2/1/861208_170x170.jpg 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 false Swallowing Everything tra.10823961 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10823961&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10823961&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10823964&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top 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