NEWS 2024/01/16
When the American alt-metal band Helmet formed in 1989, little did frontman Page Hamilton realise how much of an impact on heavy music his band would have. After a well-received debut in the form of Strap It In, the band hit mainstream success across the alternative scene with their classic albums Meantime, released in 1992, and Betty, the follow-up from 1994. However, it wasn’t just alt-metal fans who took the band to their hearts, musicians across the rising alt-metal scene regularly cited the noise-rock band as an influence. Bands like Deftones, System of a Down, and Korn have all name-checked Helmet as an inspiration. Breaking up officially in 1998, Page Hamilton reformed the group in 2003 and, twenty years later, the band recently dropped their latest album, Left. Opening with the ful...