Biography

During the late 1980s, guitarist/vocalist Page Hamilton formed the NYC-based Helmet after stints with Glenn Branca's "guitar orchestra" and the Branca-affiliated Band of Susans. Combining remarkably heavy riffs with tight rhythms, spare song structures, and shouted vocals, Helmet's alt-metal roar was offset by their clean-cut, boys-next-door look. In the wake of Nirvana's success, Helmet became the subject of a huge record-company bidding war, and their major-label debut, MEANTIME, was well received. Personnel changes that began in 1993 led to Helmet's decline and eventual break-up in 1999. Since that time, band members have pursued other projects; most notably, Hamilton has worked with singer/songwriter Joe Henry and rock icon David Bowie.

Top Tracks

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• Bad Mood

• Enemies

• Exactly What You Wanted

• Gone

• I Know

• In Person

• In The Meantime

• La Water

• Last Breath

• Milquetoast

• Money Shot

• Murder

• Pure

• Repetition

• Sinatra

• Smart

• Swallowing Everything

• Turned Out

• Unsung

• White City

• Wilma's Rainbow

Discography

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• Seeing Eye Dog

  Work Song Incorporated

  2010

• Monochrome

  Warcon

  2006

• Size Matters

  Interscope

  2004

• Aftertaste

  Interscope

  1997

• Betty

  Interscope

  1994

• Meantime

  Interscope

  1992

• Strap It On

  Interscope

  1991