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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Helmet - The Untold Story

"I had an A&R guy at one label tell us that we were the next U2." The story behind Helmet's Meantime, the alt.rock masterpiece that even Beavis and Butthead thought was "cool"

Helmet's Meantime is still shaping modern metal, 34 years after its release

Metal Hammer

“Sales is not a mark of success": 10 brilliant rock bands from the '90s who should have been absolutely massive

The biggest-selling alt. rock bands from the '90s weren't necessarily the best alt. rock bands from the '90s

Louder

"If you saw these guys on the street, you wouldn't even know that they're cool." Every Helmet album ranked from worst to best

New York's Helmet have been kicking up a racket since 1989. We assess, rate and rank their catalogue to identify which noise-rock album is their defining work

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“It was prophetic. Right after that exploded, Limp Bizkit, all of these groups, was doing what was being done on that record”: This 1993 action movie was a bomb. But it produced one of the most revolutionary soundtracks of the decade

Box office bomb, killer soundtrack

Metal Hammer

"We have a special treat for you tonight." Watch Linkin Park debut brand new song Casualty and play a deep cut for the very first time with Helmet's Page Hamilton on guitar at Texas show

Linkin Park mixed up their setlist a little ahead of new album From Zero dropping this week

Metal Hammer

“Everybody was trying to make money off us, and we were oblivious. I thought everybody understood what we were doing. We weren’t trying to be Nirvana”: Page Hamilton on Helmet’s 1994 classic Betty – the unsung curveball the critics tried to kill

After the claustrophobic intensity of Meantime, Hamilton opened up the doors and chased down different sounds on album number three. No one was ready for Betty

Guitar World

Helmet cancel US tour over financial concerns and poor ticket sales

New York noise-rock heroes Helmet have pulled the plug on 14-date US tour due to kick off next month

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Helmet announce US tour, plus UK and European dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of Betty

"We’re stoked to get back to Europe to perform the entire Betty album for the last time" says Page Hamilton

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“He told me he was a fan the first time I met him in '97. And then I got the call from him a couple of years later”: Helmet’s Page Hamilton is one of heavy music’s most influential riffers – but he was once handpicked by David Bowie to be his guitarist

David Bowie was such a big Helmet fan that he recruited Page Hamilton as his touring guitarist

Guitar World

“We needed a female vocal and Katy Perry was hanging around the studio. She came in, did it… then she got big!”: the greatest P.O.D. collaborations, in their own words

From Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Suicidal Tendencies’ Mike Muir to an unknown Katy Perry, P.O.D are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable

Metal Hammer

"Tommy Lee and Billy Idol liked our band; we were doing pretty well." Milquetoast could have made Helmet MTV superstars, but they weren't interested

When Milquetoast was picked up for 1994 cult hit The Crow, it looked like Helmet were about to hit the big time - but the New York band had other plans

Metal Hammer

Every Helmet album ranked from the worst to the best

New York's Helmet have been kicking up a racket since 1989. We assess, rate and rank their catalogue to identify which noise-rock album is their defining work

Metal Hammer

“I became this musician because of jazz. I mean, I still wake up every day and work on Charlie Parker’s Hot House!” Even with a broken finger, Helmet’s Page Hamilton is one of the all-time great heavy riffsmiths – but he owes it all to jazz

Nothing can stop Hamilton's flow as Helmet return with a politically charged masterclass in punishing rhythms, off-kilter melodies and open-tuned acoustics

Guitar World

The 20 greatest Korn songs ever - as voted by you

They kickstarted nu metal and have become living metal legends, but which Korn song is the greatest of all? Here's what you picked

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"I thought David Bowie would call me a thieving Irish toerag!": The epic track-by-track guide to Therapy?'s Troublegum in their own words

Inspired by everyone from Ministry and Metallica to The Pixies and Husker Du, Therapy?'s second album turned them into alt. metal stars

Metal Hammer

"I love that we do this thing that other musicians relate to": Page Hamilton on Helmet's rock royalty fans and advisors

Helmet leader Page Hamilton on playing with Bowie, catching a fragrant whiff of Ozzy Osbourne, and not turning into Night Ranger

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“I am always able to come up with brand-new chords that no one has been stupid enough to sing over”: Page Hamilton on harmonic curiosity and the aggressive expansion of Helmet’s musical vocabulary

Hamilton discusses how drop tunings, NYC, fine art, Led Zep, the Bee Gees, Glenn Branca, jazz and soul all played their part in shaping Helmet's unique, uncompromising sound

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Forget Rage Against The Machine and Faith No More: Helmet are nu metal's unsung architects and Left is the best record they've done in nearly 20 years

After some patchy albums in recent years, Helmet's Left is the best the band have done since their 2004 comeback

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The ravaged rock wasteland between Endless Boogie and Mötorhead, and a comeback for one of the most influential riffsmiths of his generation: This week's essential guitar tracks

From Robin Trower to Spiritbox, Black Pumas to George Lynch, Helmet to Polaris, these are the guitar-forward songs you can't afford to miss this week

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Helmet announce UK and Europe tour dates in support of Left, their first studio album in seven years

Page Hamilton's influential NYC noise-rock quartet announce new album, winter UK and European tour dates

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"New York in the '80s was lawless and f**ked-up": How heroin, hardcore and a headless corpse inspired Unsane's insane early adventures in Gotham

Unsane vocalist/guitarist Chris Spencer revisits the NYC noise rock band's formative years ahead of their upcoming Early Cuts European tour

Newcastle Herald

Love of music runs deep for metal band Helmet

"I was like, 'Wow, bro you're not Paul McCartney'."

Newcastle Herald

Helmet strapped in for first Newcastle show in 10 years

US alternative-metal legends Helmet will kick off their Australian tour at Newcastle's Cambridge Hotel on April 20.

Newcastle Herald

10 acts you need to catch at West Best Bloc Fest

AS a showcase for Newcastle's diverse range of live original acts, Sunday's West Best Bloc Fest will provide an embarrassment of riches. One wristband will get you the ultimate musical pub crawl, with bands and soloists filling The Family Hotel, The Happy Wombat, Jams Karaoke, Rogue Scholar, The Star Hotel…

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Aftershock Festival calls on Muse to fill Foo Fighters spot

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Muse, one of the best live acts on the planet, has been announced as a replacement headliner for the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento.

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