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Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) is a compilation album of Helmet in its original form, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, bassist Henry Bogdan, drummer John Stanier, and guitarists Peter Mengede (1989–1993) and Rob Echeverria (1994–1996).
Steve Huey from AllMusic reviewed the song positively by stating in his review: "Boasting a stuttering, grinding main riff and the wall-of-noise guitar work of Page Hamilton and Peter Mengede, 'Unsung' was the second video pulled from Helmet's second full-length album, Meantime, and quickly became the band's signature song and an MTV favorite ...
He noted Helmet's influence on the contemporary music scene by saying, "Silverchair cite the band as a major influence, while both Korn (who toured with Helmet) and Pantera borrow from Helmet’s stripped down metal, open-shut timing, and detuned guitars", and claimed, "for Helmet fans, Aftertaste is a much-anticipated album that lives up to ...
Meantime is the second studio album and major label debut by American alternative metal band Helmet.It was released on June 23, 1992, through Interscope Records.. Despite initially only achieving moderate commercial success, peaking at number 68 on the Billboard 200 chart upon release in 1992, [6] the album influenced multiple bands in its wake, [6] and has been well received by music critics ...
Helmet headlined the 2006 Warped Tour in support of Monochrome, with Jeremy Chatelain reprising his role from the 2005 Size Matters tour. Helmet's seventh studio album, Seeing Eye Dog , was released on September 7, 2010, via Work Song, the label imprint shared by singer/songwriter Joe Henry and Helmet mainman Page Hamilton's manager.
Born Annoying is a compilation album of alternative metal band Helmet's early songs, released in 1995 by their old label, Amphetamine Reptile, a.k.a. AmRep.It is a collection of singles, B sides, compilation tracks, and other rarities spanning from the band's inception in 1989 until they were signed to Interscope in 1992.
"Milquetoast" is the first single by the American alternative metal band Helmet from their 1994 album, Betty. It is the album's fourth track and only charting single, reaching No. 39 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Many of the album's lyrics were inspired by Hamilton's year long relationship with actress Winona Ryder in 2003. [4] Hamilton has since commented that Ryder was a fan of Helmet and that she has heard the album, saying in 2007 that she didn't like their next album Monochrome because "it didn’t sound like her favorite song on Aftertaste, or her favorite song on even Size Matters."