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The origins of Helmet started in 1989 in the city of New York. Despite that the band has experienced many changes, its leader, singer and guitarist Page Hamilton has carried on as the captain of this ship of alternative metal that still makes the headlines with its new fans who are nostalgic of the 90s and who enjoy the best rock of that time. During the band´s existence, despite the change in band members and their split for many years, Helmet has produced seven official albums, an important feat for a band of the alternative global scene.
Their first production was the classic ´Strap It On´, from 1990, a long time before the explosion of grunge and the Seattle Scene, before Guns N´ Roses bored everyone to death with their Elton John-esque pretentions with ´Use Your Illlusion´ 1 and 2, much before that the radio waves in the United States tuned into Seattle and bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Smashing Pumpkins became popular. After the edition of ´Nevermind´ by Nirvana in 1991, Helmet had their chance to come out to the world in 1992 with the also classic album ´Meantime´, which brought them instant commercial success. The album is an abrasive mix of metal, grunge, math rock and hardcore, bringing them closer to what was to be, many years later, the nu-metal sound that many bands such as Korn or Limp Bizkit popularized to make money with their terrible sound. To clarify: Helmet was first and much better.
´Unsung´ was the video that would make them famous thanks to MTV. Then, seeing a band of guys pure hardcore style with short hair and metal attitude seemed strange at a time when TV were full of the worst possible hair-metal. The original video of ´Unsung´ showed the band in an abandoned factory with black and white takes of trains, cutting lights and dark colours, with the band unleashing their best sound. So, it was clear that the metal aesthetic that had filled so many TV programmes and radio stations was coming to and end and never to return. Thanks Helmet for such a great job!
This year, Helmet is back with a European tour that commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the release of ´Meantime´, that as we mentioned before not only was a staging of an original sound of revolution facing the options of hard rock, but also a different aesthetic proposal to the rest of the bands, with plenty of attitude and future vision. Helmet will be in Rome on the 16th of March. For more information visit: http://www.helmetmusic.com/
Get apartments in Rome and enjoy this important concert with one of the best bands from the 90s. Don´t miss Helmet in this unique European tour.
