http://mp3.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 Metalen720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:39:06 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062715&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062715&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062715&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944629&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666697&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062711&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666699&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666699 tra.2666699 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 Broadcast Emotion tra.2666699 164000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666699&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666699&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6523363&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956353&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956353 tra.4956353 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 Repetition tra.4956353 181000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956353&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956353&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666700&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666700 tra.2666700 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 It's Easy To Get Bored tra.2666700 207000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666700&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666700&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666694&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666702&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666702 tra.2666702 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 Harmless tra.2666702 178000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666702&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666702&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677175&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2677175 tra.2677175 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Repetition tra.2677175 180000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677175&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677175&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666698&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666701&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666701 tra.2666701 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 Diet Aftertaste tra.2666701 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666701&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666701&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956363&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956363 tra.4956363 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 Milquetoast tra.4956363 235000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956363&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956363&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956362&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956362 tra.4956362 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 Just Another Victim - (featuring House Of Pain) tra.4956362 262000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956362&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956362&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062713&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677176&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2677176 tra.2677176 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Rude tra.2677176 253000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677176&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677176&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6445308&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 6445308 tra.6445308 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 See You Dead tra.6445308 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6445308&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6445308&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1944626&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2062714&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666705&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2666705 tra.2666705 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 Crisis King tra.2666705 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666705&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666705&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677180&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2677180 tra.2677180 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 Blacktop tra.2677180 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677180&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677180&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677179&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 2677179 tra.2677179 Helmet art.3384 0.99 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 FBLA tra.2677179 160000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677179&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677179&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956364&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956364 tra.4956364 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 I Know tra.4956364 221000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956364&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956364&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956366&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Helmet on Rhapsody Online 4956366 tra.4956366 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 Wilma's Rainbow tra.4956366 233000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956366&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4956366&variant=data&rws=%2Fhelmet%2Ftop-tracks.rss