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HELMET - new album

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Started by Jobrok in Other Bands & Artists

Just heard that HELMET are releasing a new album next month.

They have the same producer as Strap It On and Meantime to work on the new album.

Sounds good to me. They are my favoutite HELMET albums.
Their later releases are good too, but I really like the roughness of their sound on the first few releases.

Anyway! Fingers crossed that it will be a good return to form for them. Like T? they deserve a lot more attention than they usually get.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 07:43

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Taunty Dan wrote:

good news! Meantime is an awesome album. Have you heard the last one Jobrok? Was it size matters or something?

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 09:14

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Gimme Back My Brainsaw wrote:

Meantime was good, I only ever heared Crashing Foreign cars (from Size Maters) and i wasnt too keen on it.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 09:19

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deadsetgav wrote:

I fucking loved the last one. Helmet are a fantastic band and heavily under-rated.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 09:37

#4

allroy wrote:

“HELMET RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS WITH ‘MONOCHROME’ OUT JULY 18 ON WARCON RECORDS; BAND CONFIRMED AS VANS WARPED TOUR HEADLINER

Forefathers of the post-hardcore/punk genre, HELMET will return July 18 with MONOCHROME, marking their first release on Warcon Records, one of the leading post-hardcore/punk labels in the industry today. This summer, the band - founding vocalist/guitarist PAGE HAMILTON, guitarist CHRIS TRAYNOR and new members, drummer MIKE JOST and bassist JEREMY CHATELAIN - will play to thousands of music lovers across North America as a main stage-headlining act on the Vans Warped Tour from June 15 through August 13. The album’s first single “Gone” will arrive at radio in late June.

For MONOCHROME, PAGE enlisted Strap It On and Meantime collaborator Wharton Tiers to co-produce and return to the organic sound the band is known for. Tiers recorded the band’s first two releases Strap It On and Meantime, the latter of which sold over a million copies and defined the brusque element of American’s underground rock scene. The HELMET sound sparked a new brand of metal, crossing all traditional music boundaries, paving the way for bands like Chevelle, Deftones, Killswitch Engage, Norma Jean and Silverchair, among many others. The New York Times called HELMET “a band that made important connections between indie-rock and metal…” (September 12, 2004).

The complete track list for HELMET’s MONOCHROME is: “Swallowing Everything,” “Brand New,” “Bury Me,” “Monochrome,” “On Your Way Down,” “Money Shot,” “Gone,” “Almost Out Of Sight,” “Howl,” “410” and “Goodbye.”” (from http://www.helmetmusic.com)

Size Matters was ok, the shows of the accompanying tour were amazing. I’m really looking forward to the new stuff.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 09:58

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Jobrok wrote:

I really liked “Size Matters”. It was much better than “Aftertaste”. I found that one hard to keep paying attention to.

I’m still undecided about “Betty”.
It’s a very good album in it’s own right! But a funny one for Helmet compared to all the others.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 10:02

#6

Superunknown wrote:

I liked “Enemies” from the last album, that was about it.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 15:37

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viking_pooh wrote:

Hell Yeah, meantime sounds soooo good, event if it is a bit quiet, but it is older than most of the kids that listen to slipknot so its excusable.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 20:02

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todd wrote:

Title: ehhh

the last one (Size Matters) was modeate at best IMO. Still I love the early stuff so I am sure I’ll grab this one.

Posted on Tue, 6 June 2006 at 21:43

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Auto_Surgery (Mad Axe Man) wrote:

Title: New Helmet Album (merged)

New Helmet Album guys, Monochrome released on July 18th. I really liked Size Matters, as well as every other Helmet realese.

You can check out three tracks at…

http://www.purevolume.com/helmet

Posted on Tue, 20 June 2006 at 19:41

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Auto_Surgery (Mad Axe Man) wrote:

Hooch, would you be so good as to merge this, just read this has already been listed…sorry!

Posted on Tue, 20 June 2006 at 19:44

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

Cool i’m looking forward to this…there has been so many good albums out and coming out this year!

Posted on Mon, 26 June 2006 at 15:41

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(FIN) King Alcohol (Sami) wrote:

Jobrok wrote:

I really liked “Size Matters”. It was much better than “Aftertaste”. I found that one hard to keep paying attention to.

And I found Aftertaste much better than Size Matters. Only Crashing Foreign Cars was something I liked.

Aftertaste has so many great songs: Renovation, Like I Care, Diet Aftertaste, Crisis King..I really love that record and it’s just too under-rated album.

But I’d like to get into Size Matters. It’s sad ‘cos the album is not easy listening stuff. I admit I listened to Aftertaste many many times and then one beautiful day it rocked like hell.

Posted on Sun, 16 July 2006 at 12:15

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CS (Colin S) wrote:

Divers wrote:

Cool i’m looking forward to this…there has been so many good albums out and coming out this year!

Is OCFA one of them? ;)

Cx

Posted on Sun, 16 July 2006 at 12:51

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

Yes:)

Posted on Sun, 16 July 2006 at 13:10

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gapu wrote:

oh cool
helmet are great.. i actually just have betty, someone recommended it to me. it was his favourite album so i thought i need to get this first! i think it has some great songs on it, but i still think they can do it better… need to check out their other albums…

Posted on Mon, 17 July 2006 at 13:51

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Taunty Dan wrote:

meantime!! Meantime!! :D

Posted on Mon, 17 July 2006 at 14:08

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deadsetgav wrote:

Get the new one then Dan, same producer, its the closest thing they have done to Meantime

Posted on Mon, 17 July 2006 at 17:00

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gapu wrote:

yes, sir! :)

Posted on Mon, 17 July 2006 at 17:25

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Auto_Surgery (Mad Axe Man) wrote:

I was pretty disapointed with this album and it went straight into my pile of CD’s

I started to watch some vids from RockAMRing on youtube and found a few ones by Helmet, I got the CD out again and it’s been in my car for a few days now. It’s really starting to grow on me.

Anyone else have any thoughts cos I’d recommened gving it a second chance if you were like me

Posted on Wed, 6 December 2006 at 16:15

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deadsetgav wrote:

I really enjoyed it… not one of their best, but I’d take a bad Helmet album over most bands good albums so I am probably a bit biased.

Posted on Sat, 9 December 2006 at 09:59

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ipo wrote:

i have it in a pile of cd”s to listen to so now i”ll be putting it to the top.think i”ll dig the old one”s out as well

Posted on Sat, 9 December 2006 at 10:13

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Beefgrinder wrote:

It’s OK. Never been a big fan of that spastic guitar soloing Page does, and it’s on this album in abundance. Still, plenty good songs on here!

Posted on Sat, 16 December 2006 at 15:30

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deadsetgav wrote:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode= … emID=90920

would be cool to have some euro dates… check out the video at the bottom!

Posted on Sat, 16 February 2008 at 20:31

#24

Auto_Surgery (Mad Axe Man) wrote:

Have they been to the UK since they released Monochrome?

Posted on Mon, 18 February 2008 at 11:55

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deadsetgav wrote:

I don’t think so - I saw them on the Size Matters tour though and they were fantastic.

Posted on Mon, 18 February 2008 at 12:26

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allroy wrote:

European dates:

26.06. Augsburg - Kantine
29.06. B-Dessel - Graspop
02.07. A-Wien - Arena
04.07. Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
05.07. NL-Bergum - Wâldrock
06.07. Köln - Gebäude 9

Posted on Fri, 4 April 2008 at 16:27

#27

deadsetgav wrote:

no uk? :(

Posted on Fri, 4 April 2008 at 21:35

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Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:

Jobrok wrote:

I really liked “Size Matters”. It was much better than “Aftertaste”.

I thought Aftertaste was the job.

Posted on Sat, 5 April 2008 at 10:40 in reply to an earlier post

Last edited by Teethgrinder on Tue, 8 April 2008 at 13:22 (Corrected use of quotes)

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butters (mikey) wrote:

nothing theyve done or do will ever eclipse meantime.
in the meantime is probably one of the best opening tracks to any album ever and it just continues without relent throughout the whole album

awesome

Posted on Sat, 5 April 2008 at 14:37

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Auto_Surgery (Mad Axe Man) wrote:

Kill_Hill wrote:

I thought Aftertaste was the job.

Couldn’t agree more mate - it’s my fav album, most underrated one they did imo.

If you play guitar try learning ‘Like I Care’ for a tricky riff.

Shame there’s no uk dates, I hope that’ll change as Helmet are one band I’d like to see live again soon

Posted on Sat, 5 April 2008 at 16:03 in reply to an earlier post

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