Helmet
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New York City (1989 – present)
Helmet was acclaimed as a thinking person’s metal band. The members’ appearance was a shock to many as they were all clean-cut - the antithesis of the heavy metal stereotype. Their music is characterized by repetitive, syncopated, staccato guitar riffs, often in odd time signatures, and almost always in a minor key with drop-D tuning. The guitar sound is heavily distorted and dissonant, with choruses that often involve guitar feedback waves. Page Hamilton has been hailed as one of the more innovative metal guitarists of the 1990s.
Before Hamilton had settled on a name for the group, Peter Mengede’s then-girlfriend suggested the name “Helmut”. Opting for the Anglicized spelling, Hamilton thought Helmet “sounded like a cool name for a band.” Other names considered were “Cry Ruth” and “Poly Orchids”.
The group rose to international stardom in 1992 after signing to Interscope Records.
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Meantime
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Aftertaste
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Size Matters
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In the Meantime
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Crashing Foreign Cars
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Milquetoast
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Wilma's Rainbow
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Give It
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Turned Out
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I Know
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Better
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Biscuits For Smut
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He Feels Bad
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You Borrowed
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Pure
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Rollo
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Free Page Hamilton guitar clinic!
5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/helmetrocks
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Vote Helmet, Win Guitar Hero!
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Page Hamilton - Sonic Shapes DVD
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House of Blues show in Hollywood
23 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/helmetrocks
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