Helmet: Whatever Happened to the Band Behind Unsung & Albums Meantime & Betty?

Helmet: Whatever happened to the band behind Unsung & the albums Menatime, Betty and Aftertaste?
0:00 - Page Hamilton's Early Years
3:15 - Helmet's Formation
5:58 - The Next 'Nirvana?'
8:36 - Mengede Leaves/Betty
10:48 - Breakup/Reunion
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Helmet was a band who never did things the way they were supposed to. From rejecting the idea of having an edgy “rock n’ roll” image, to lead singer Page Hamilton getting a ver1y traditional music education, The media labelled them as heavy metal even comparing Hamilton’s vocals to ozzy osbourne, but Hamilton’s biggest influences drew on jazz and the noise rock scene of New York City.. Today let’s talk about the history of Helmet, how they were considered to be the next “nirvana” and what really happened to the band.
Helmet’s formation didn’t follow the typical formula of two childhood friends starting a group together. Instead, Page Hamilton was always very much the leader of the destiny of the group, and he never set out to be a rock musician. The band’s songs sound like a stop and start sledghammaer, featuring odd time signatures and guitar tunings.
Hailing from Medford, Ore., which Hamilton referred to as and i quote a "typically redneck town of 25,000," One of his first jobs was working at the local logging mill and a fruit orchard. He would recall to Rolling Stone “I was just a really nice little small-town geek who wanted to play baseball and football," He was a pot-head who picked up guitar in his final year of high school after listening to Led Zeppelin IV. After high school he would attend Lane Community College and it was here he played in one of his first bands a new wave cover act named Twist and the Ups. While a student there he would end up learning jazz guitar and classical music. He would also meet two professors, one who was taught philosophy and the other who taught literature who helped him develop as a songwriter. He would tell the News Times “They encouraged him to write "Obviously, it was a literature class. We were writing poetry and things like that. As I started messing around with words more than I had in the past, I always sort of wrote stuff down in a little traveling notebook that I carried around."”
. He would soon enroll in the University of Oregon, but he struggled through his first term getting a 1.9 GPA in his first year. It would be ttwo jazz guitarists who convinced him to pursue music as a career. They also taught Hamilton the importance of Space in music with him telling the newspaper. He would tell the News Times “They turned me on to the use of space in my playing," They said 'You don't have to play out everything you know every time you pick up the guitar. He would earn a degree in jazz and Classical Guitar telling the Chicago Tribune "I began to feel that rock was limited and that jazz had a real language," Of course Hamilton’s parents had other plans hoping their son would become a professional like a lawyer or doctor and he would recall to Rolling Stone his parent’s reaction when he told them he wanted to become a professional musician "They're very small-town, family and work oriented so my dad's first word when I told him I was going to be a music major was 'Bullshit!' His eyes were like saucers!"
By 1985 Hamilton moved across the country New York to further pursue his education and get a masters degree in jazz guitar. It was in New York he met Glenn Branca, who Sonic Youth’s thurston moore and Lee Ronaldo had played with. It was during his time in new york he would be ex
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[@fatcountry5606]

@@sstaners1234 I tell ya a good one made specifically for a movie avoid the light by pantera it was made for Dracula 2000 which I've never watched but that is in my top ten faviorte pantera songs

[@poopooodoodie5929]

@@sstaners1234 ya, the crow soundtrack was killer

[@VictorRobotov00]

I really dug “The Last Action Hero”, “Singles”, and “Spawn” soundtracks.

[@rightchordleadership]

“Meantime” is one of the best albums to come out of the 90’s.

[@Firebrand1967]

Yeah it is.

[@JR-dd4ec]

Hell yes!

[@moze-x]

Best cymbal crash to start the party

[@rightchordleadership]

@@sstaners1234 I like Betty but Meantime crushes your skull from start to finish.

[@egregiousqueef7781]

Yup, so good I recently bought a used CD I found at booka-million, it was worth it (and yes, I still have a car with a CD player). FBLA II is probably my fave on there

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Betty is such a BOSS album. So underrated.

[@Jermeister12]

Hell yeah it is !!!

[@MrFlouch]

I know.

[@aaronzywicki8683]

Yes

[@TRUEiMPROrecords]

Yeah, riffs and grooves and atmosphere. Best of 90's. And the mix kicks ass!

[@adderon7476]

The Tic begins!

[@shaunmarkley2720]

I picked up a guitar just to play those sick riffs. Their first 4 records: Strap it On, Meantime, Betty, and Aftertaste are all flawless records. Criminally underappreciated.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

I did the same thing! (and stil do, lol)🤘

[@unicornsteaks6769]

I'm not one who likes extremely riff-heavy bands that don't play many solos. But this one was different.

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

Aftertaste was not flawless pal. It had that getting bored song.

[@joshdraken1]

@@afistfulofpimples1745 ok,... But just that one

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

@@joshdraken1 the song about being bored is horrible.

[@arronkelly2518]

John Stainer is an absolute legend of a drummer!

[@richharris9489]

He was good

[@turdferguson7112]

Way good! Saw them a few times in the 90's. He had so much energy and was on point every time.

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

Isnt he the drummer for tomahawk now? With Mike patton?

[@richharris9489]

He was don't know if tomahawk is around i know mr bugle is around pretty sure dave lombardo is playing with them .

[@groggyk]

Yeah he's brilliant. His drumming with Mark of Cain is also straight off the top shelf.

[@Likeitornot91]

Helmet is sick, underrated band

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

My first concert was Helmet and Faith No More. Such a great experience....

[@donewithmodernlife]

Me too. Saw them in Jacksonville, AL the JSU arena. It was a paradigm shift for me.

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@donewithmodernlife - We got to meet most of Faith No More out at the busses....Patton climbed all around the theater while singing.....magical

[@michaelbarbarich3965]

No way! It was my very first concert in Marquette Michigan

[@vietnamd0820]

That’s a epic first concert to go to! I saw Helmet open for Faith No More in NYC…where did you see ‘em?

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@vietnamd0820 - In Blacksburg Va. on the Virginia Tech campus. It was great

[@Gwynncore]

They still tour and are heavier than ever. Still a hugely underrated band.

[@Str1ng5]

Well said !

[@Tym16]

I agree but they are less heavier than they were from 1988 - 1997

[@loverschoice885]

@@Tym16 well of course, they grow.

[@matthewjames206]

Helmet is touring with Ministry later this year.

[@robert.m4676]

They’re a great band!

[@lanemeyer9350]

Meantime is basically a flawless album. Easily in the top 10 albums of 1992

[@vietnamd0820]

Seeing Helmet live in NYC for the Meantime tour is one of my favorite concert experiences of all time

[@user-hq9qx3lu6h]

One of my favorite bands. Heavy, minimalistic, melodic, original, rhythic and so 90's.

[@robwalsh9843]

Everyone who likes early 90's heavy rock/alt metal owes to themselves to pick up Meantime.

[@DeadVegaInSpain]

One of my favorite albums. Check out the battles to it’s the drummer from helmets new band. Check my band out to if you want. We’re not the best but we try

[@DemonSlide]

And "Betty".

[@robwalsh9843]

@@DeadVegaInSpain I like the first two Battles albums, if only for their eccentricity. But I prefer the heaviness of Helmet and Tomahawk.

[@seanbecker8937]

"Betty" is a classic album!! I still listen to it

[@Spthomas47]

Such a Milquetoast comment. I'd rather trade Buscuits For Smut and stay Clean rather than get a Tic from _that_ Vaccination. Also, ya gahd damn right it's a classic. 🤘🏼✌🏽

[@raymondwirth89]

Great album

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Same. Picked it up in 94, haven't put it down since.

[@capo_di_capi]

damn right, I don't think ill ever stop coming back to it

[@redjaysgaming]

Rollo milquetoast tic wilmas rainbow damn that albums good!

[@larslan1975]

Helmet and Hum were two of the most underrated bands of the 90's

[@thinmizzy365]

Word

[@robwalsh9843]

Failure, Shudder To Think and Quicksand too.

[@mogsy2112]

I always refer to them both as the best bands of the 90's that nobody's ever heard of.

[@tytytytyty811]

Shudder to Think too

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

100% agree

[@DrFunk-rk6yl]

Helmet is one of those bands that you find a new song that you like and can listen multiple times within a day and still want to hear more of it the next day.

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

Page is down to Earth and very polite. I was lucky enough to meet him in Charlotte, NC about ten years ago. He was cool enough to sign anything and even let me and my buddy take pictures with him.

[@Matt-tw3oz]

yep, agree. i met him at the Trocadero in Philly two times. i knew the guy that did the booking there and was able to meet a lot of really cool people.

[@Jabberwok28]

Agree. Met him around, man, around 2005 or so when they where on tour. Straight-up guy.

[@mogsy2112]

I met him after a show on the Betty anniversary tour. He's a good dude. Was kind enough to talk shop with me, for a few minutes. It was pretty surreal, getting to meet one of my guitar heroes. 🤘

[@chaddeez8446]

Awesome. I met him too in Charlotte, NC back in 1997 after the show and he was pissed at the other band mates. That's when they were having issues and about to split. The other guys were all on the tour bus a Page is sitting out back all alone. My friend and I talked to him for about an hour and I felt like we were his therapists. He was really down to earth and we just talked about life and shit more than music.

[@jasonelliott7977]

@@mogsy2112 I met him on that same tour and before back in 2007 and he was a great dude. We talked everything from sports to music to life.

[@splatteredplastic]

Stainer’s drum fills in FBLA II are the best fills I’ve ever heard

[@disco_duckbill]

I always turn up that drum fill so loud!

[@death265]

Helmet had one of the greatest songs of the 90's in my opinion. Unsung rocked!!

[@lsxfanatic95]

Was so excited to watch this one, Helmet is one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@JsnHgl]

Saw them open for Nirvana. What a great show!

[@user98xp]

Just like Local H, they are still around and still making music and touring. Local H for life

[@rodneyabrett]

I remember listing to Meantime in college and it made me have the sudden urge to work at some iron works steel factory and weld giant pieces of metal together.

[@alfloxxddy]

Last band I saw before the pandemic they played like 30 songs Couldn’t hear for like 3 days but worth it

[@individualthotpatterns9067]

I also saw them right before the pandemic hit. The first song they played was Role Model and their sound immediately punches you in the face. They played a killer set

[@nobodycares___]

Same. It was their anniversary tour called "30 years x 30 cities x 30 songs". Loved it.

[@steve_m2473]

I saw them in the early 90s at a small club and I couldn't hear for a week. Easily the loudest band ever. And an awesome show.

[@rickmartinez4193]

I went to the 30x30x30 tour in L.A. and they did Strap It On in its entirety and Page sounded amazing.

[@namegoeshereorhere5020]

Helmet and Quicksand were probably my two favourite bands of the 90's and still listen to them pretty regularly now which is saying something since there's so much awesome new music coming out almost daily it's hard to go back to old stuff.

[@lennyghoul]

Bonus points for Quicksand!

[@Eire0849]

Yup.

[@IvanLendl87]

Saw Helmet live in 1992 and again in October 2019. They were even better in 2019 than they were in ‘92 - and that’s saying a lot.

[@vietnamd0820]

I saw them in 92 and again a year or two later for the Betty tour…now you got me wanting to see them again

[@peternunez5634]

I remember buying Meantime in '92. I was 12 and in 7th grade. It blew me away, really stood apart from everything else out there.

[@BrandonJFlores]

I discovered Helmet through Chevelle when they covered (High) Visibility. Which then lead me to hearing Aftertaste which is in my personal top 3 albums of all time. Just pure hard rock. Seen them two times, and even met page and the current lineup. Great dudes. And maybe a third later this year I'll see them again. HELMET RULES

[@donaldlamkin1305]

I saw Helmet live in Philadelphia on the same bill as Les Claypool & Sausage, and Rollins Band. It was a great show. Even Helmet's stage production was impressive

[@jasonpelto1164]

I saw that tour too was my first show ever hope all is great for you

[@winterlynn9012]

I got into Helmet at 11 years old thanks to the song they did with House of pain on the Judgement night soundtrack. Discovered so many great bands from that album!

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

That was a great track, and a crazy original idea for a movie ost.

[@clownpenis13]

That whole album was crucial in bringing in a new genre.

[@jamesgeorge4874]

That soundtrack was dope.

[@jasoncecil1674]

I'm sorry that you were introduced to such a great band through such a shity movie and sound track👎

[@sethgibson3167]

For me it was gta san andreas

[@somekidwithacomputer2939]

I'VE WANTED THIS FOR SO LONG.

[@rnrtruestories]

enjoy! I do listen to requests as best as i can.

[@somekidwithacomputer2939]

@@rnrtruestories thank you!!

[@josesalazar993]

Same here. 🤘💯💥

[@stevenmillan9220]

@@rnrtruestories I hope that you do a future story on whatever happened to the Motley Crue/John Corabi demos of their planned second albun "Personality No. 9",which got jettisoned(along with Corabi) in favor of Vince Neil's return and the less-than-stellar albums "Generation Swine","New Tattoo",and "Saints Of Los Angeles". Crue's/Corabi's "Personality No. 9" shared a lot in common with the demos of that planned second Van Halen/Gary Chrone album that also never happened,as Corabi never clearly explained upon what happened to "Personality No.9" in his recent Heavy Metal Recycle Bin interview(where he heavily chainsmoked as though as he heavily frustrated upon how his Crue days ended).

[@rockerbob949]

My Dad worked with Paige Hamilton‘s uncle in Hawaii back in the 90’s.

[@spddiesel]

Saw Helmet back in '92 with Faith No More at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Amazing show, Helmet opened and both bands killed.

[@chrisvalleqatsi]

I'd say dumping John Stanier was a major mistake. I know PH wrote everything, but Big John's playing was just as important and definitive to Helmet's sound. Look at Tomahawk and Battles, and tell me Stanier isn't as big a deal as Page Hamilton.

[@aaronbechtel389]

Truest story ever. And John isn’t continuing a parody of himself. He’s maintained progressiveness. Page? Not so much

[@robwalsh9843]

Well, Page was always the leader. I don't think anyone can replace John, but it wasn't "dumping". They broke up and Page reformed the band when his project Gandhi just kept sounding like Helmet.

[@lockyp204]

100%…. I saw helmet a week ago. The whole time I was thinking where is John’ snare. They didn’t sound like the same band - because they aren’t, they were terrible to be honest

[@shatteredsoldier81]

I viewed Helmet as a band I would listen to late at night in my garage while drinking and working on my motorcycle

[@jasonrackawack9369]

First band I saw in the 90s that proved you could kick ass and have short hair and normal clothes. For some reason I always played im my car on cassette Helmet's meantime in the same rotation with Life of Agony and Biohazard's urban disapline....was a good year for music🤘😉

[@dragon13304]

Saw Helmet in Australia in 2017 when they played Betty in its entirety.

[@dingdong6069]

Whatever happened to Helmet? Well... they've literally just announced they're going on tour with Ministry. PS - Strap It On and Meantime rule!

[@alexc.c.4025]

No way!!! Missing so many great bands touring all the time in the US is one of the biggest reasons why it sucks living in Europe. You lucky bastards. =)

[@Jabberwok28]

Really? That is a combo. I have seen them both, Ministry many times, so maybe I check this tour out.

[@dingdong6069]

@@Jabberwok28 Yep. Really. Here's your uncle Al to tell you all about it! lol ministryband.com/tour

[@dingdong6069]

@@alexc.c.4025 I'm in the UK so missing out too. Although I have seen both Ministry and Helmet several times over the decades.

[@ministerofdarkness]

The summer Betty came out that tape hardly left my deck. PLAY LOUD

[@foundingfodder8225]

That one album inspired more musicians than most bands could with 20.

[@inphanta]

I was a HUGE Helmet fan in the 90s. They were unique in a lot of ways and also crushingly heavy to boot.

[@michaelpaparelli3227]

Unsung! If that song doesn't give you the FEELS, I don't know what will!

[@jasonmeador7861]

By far the most underrated band of the 90s. Seen them a few times!! Listen to the hell out of them albums!! Still do....

[@tictocbang7443]

Just saw them a month ago. Absolutely incredible!!

[@ihateweezer7222]

Helmet completely changes what metal should be for anyone who gives their discography a listen

[@festival3051]

Betty is a masterpiece ✨️

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

I absolutely love Helmet. Thanks for this video. They are an immensely underrated band

[@circleofstone3114]

Aftertaste will always be in my top 10 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@dannyfunderburg5458]

1993 Helmet w/ The Jesus Lizard & Therapy is still one of my favorite concerts.

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

The First Post Hardcore band that combined the genre with Alternative Metal and signed to a major label during the grunge era. They influenced bands like Deftones, Quicksand, FAR etc

[@carriep5999]

Thank you for this! Helmet still keeps me rocking all these years later, always love learning more! ♥️

[@DrDetroit_]

When you speak of underrated bands..these guys must be in the conversation.

[@mikethemechanic7395]

Loved the shit out of Helmet. Saw Helmet play with Manson in 97. I was 23. The club in Atlanta advertised the concert on a Tuesday. I called ahead to make sure the concert was still on. The club told me the concert was on a Wednesday. I kept quiet about it. I was at Ft Benning and drove with my friends to the concert. When we got there. It was maybe 30 people there. The band managers were screaming at the club owner for the mistake. Helmet came out first. The whole time they were playing. The crowd was chanting “Manson” “Manson” During Meantime the lead singer yells. “Fuck you and he kicks the amp off the stage. The amp almost hit me and my friends. Manson came out. It was one of my favorite shows. At the end of the concert. Manson came up to me and asked me if I was in the military. I told him yes. So then Manson salutes me and licks the side of my face! Twiggy thanked us. I told twiggy I knew about the mixup and said nothing. Manson said. We got paid anyway so it’s cool.

[@ericmorrison8772]

Would love to see one of these about KMFDM , Lords of acid, VAST

[@deburton7245]

VAST is so fucking good. Jon Crosby is still pumping out VAST music

[@ericmorrison8772]

@@deburton7245 amen to that. Criminally underrated songwriter. We suck as a culture for not recognizing that

[@Pugetwitch]

The bigger the better the tighter the sweater

[@cinemacoyote3376]

Great video, Helmet is criminally underrated. Would love to see a video on the band Handsome.

[@guilhermegarcia8750]

Handsome did 1 album only

[@egregiousqueef7781]

Saw them in Albuquerque in 2014. It was awesome. Nearly everyone there were late 30's, early 40's. Crowd was rather chill.

[@satevo462]

I saw the in 2012 at a small venue called Smiths Old Bar in Atlanta. Got to meet him after the show. He was extremely friendly guy.

[@nodrogdivad]

Betty was my 1st album by them and it was mindblowingly good.

[@vood00samurai]

I've seen them 3 times and just before covid they had a 30 song set tour and I got to meet Page! Killer band

[@arnieslab]

I love these guys. Thank you for doing a video on them!

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

I like that the band wire was mentioned. They’re one of my favorite bands and I could totally see helmet being influenced by them

[@THEeyepatch11]

I was about to request this about a month ago, thanks. Strap, Meantime, and Betty definitely have some ambitious songs on them and HELMET is one of the influential bands that came out of the 1990s. Just ask Linkin Park, Korn and the Deftones to name a few.

[@TheStammzilla]

Excellent work on this. Does this mean you might do a doc on Clutch soon?

[@rnrtruestories]

oh boy let me tell you about Clutch.....oh i guess you guys will have to wait when that one comes out (it's actually being edited as we speak)

[@TheStammzilla]

@@rnrtruestories well I began to think one might happen eventually, especially after that Melvins episode. I look forward to seeing it. 👍

[@joshdraken1]

@@rnrtruestories Helmet, Clutch, and Every Time I Die are 3 of a handful of the greatest live bands you will ever see that haven't been completely exploited by the industry.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

@@joshdraken1 I've seen clutch 40+ times I've lost count and a few ticket stubs but in the 27 years I've been going to concerts and missing 1/2 there shows in my area it's a testament to their touring schedule. Nobody tours harder really!

[@joshdraken1]

@@DetroitFettyghost dayum! You could have been their rhodie! Looks like I have some serious catching up to do

[@knockda887]

Meantime will always be one of my fav Rock albums- so underrated

[@clifton250]

Yeah, i do indeed remember buying Srap it on when it was first released back in the day. I bought the Vinyl and subsequently purchased it on CD. Have also purchased the other albums on CD. They will always be remembered as a great band in my estimation. Only got out to see them the one time. Again they were great. Long live Helmet! Excellent!

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Betty is one of my favourite records of all time.

[@alucard6919]

They're touring with Ministry and Front Line Assembly!

[@ronaldowens5025]

Got my tickets for October.

[@jlobiafra]

It was supposed to be KMFDM????

[@alucard6919]

@@jlobiafra Yea :(

[@MykeLewisMusic]

I had tickets to that show when it was KMFDM, and now I want them even more! Unfortunately, border closings and such. SO jealous of everyone who gets to witness this event!

[@vsander09]

@@jlobiafra FLA is better than KMFDM honestly although it’s an odd match fir this tour

[@benjaminwatt2436]

I grew up in a small place, our only rock station, only ever played big hits, so i was into all the mainstream Grunge, but these more indie groups never came on my radar. Thanks for another great recommend. I just listened to 'unsung' and wow.

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

I remember the first listening to Helmet....i couldnt believe what was coming out of my speakers, it was almost music that i had dream off, straight up. In 1992 when most people were listening to Nirvana and PJ i always put on that Meantime album to watch their faces lol. In the meantime, iron head, give up, role model, unsung etc man what a great album. (Betty was awesome as well)

[@guillermomartinez5435]

Please do a video about Handsome

[@jasonarmstrong4551]

Helmet, Henry Bogden and John Stanier was a big influence on my playing. Meantime is such an AMAZING album. Betty is a good record as well but Meantime.......fuck yes!!🤘🤘🤘

[@alexlackner1945]

Indeed! I thought the artwork was killer as well. Strap it on is their second best imho, Betty was good but a little bit too neat

[@fattmattamus7534]

God I love this Channel! Always bringing storys about bands I actually care about!

[@that44rdv4rk]

good pull from the way back machine. you should do a piece on Fugazi, too.

[@rnrtruestories]

Yes I should....

[@Godflesh88v2]

@@rnrtruestories Yes you should

[@TimBitten]

Helmet was a huge influence on me. I loved them a lot, especially the Meantime album.

[@kresbok8092]

Thanks for doing this video about Helmet!!! After the break up in 98 Hamilton had a project call Gandhi (with some industrial vibes thanks to Charlie Clouser), a big fan from Argentina! Keep the good work!

[@gagestens]

YES I’M SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT THESE GUYS

[@benevans211]

I've seen Helmet live more than any other band. 6 times! And they're always awesome

[@turdferguson7112]

Every single time!

[@turdferguson7112]

They're touring again this summer!

[@adamparr6464]

I got their album “betty” and it’s a real good one.

[@harveyradius]

Been waiting on this video for a while. Been my favorite band since I was 14. Fuck yeah dude.

[@dangernoodle4305]

I saw them at Wacken 2018 - I had completely forgotten about Helmet at that point. I was a massive fan in the late 90s in my mid teens but being in Australia, if Northern Hemisphere bands fell off the radar there - you can bet we'll never hear about that here. Long story short, after seeing them in Germany I have now been back on the Helmet train!

[@jpotter7716]

The first 4 were really good, but Meantime is iconic! One of the best metal or heavy music albums of all time!!!

[@jrjohn77]

Aftertaste is an incredible album and doesn't get the respect it deserves.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

That's one album I used to put in my car cd player and it would just play on repeat for weeks at a time. Not a single bad tune on that one, and Driving Nowhere was my own personal Covid lockdown theme song.

[@SniffHeinkel]

It's better than Meantime imo.

[@jumhed994]

'Aftertaste' is definitely their best album lyrically. It's on par with 'Meantime' musically. Just brilliant.

[@Rocketpower713]

I saw them in Houston opening for primus back in 96, i was blown away.

[@jpoorr9973]

West Palm Beach, Florida👍

[@MyCatInABox]

Yo- you've got a straight up awesome channel. I can't imagine how much work it must take to put all of these videos together. ...AND I can't believe you only have 263K subscribers 🤔? You'll have over a milly in no time, now that more folks know about it....keep up the good work! 🤟😎🤟

[@trouncer24]

They are opening for kORN, SOAD & FNM in Los Angeles (Oct.’21.)

[@Danfromoverthere]

Stanier is one of my favorite drummers

[@rockerbob949]

My Dad worked with Page’s Uncle who lives in Hawaii! He got to meet Page too and had him autograph a poster for me.

[@benjaminclark4030]

I was aware of Helmet during the 90s, but I really come to appreciate them, especially the early albums, within the last couple of years.

[@wikked1936]

I remember when i was in a band we kept searching the East Coast Rocker mag for a new singer😁

[@fatcountry5606]

Betty,meantime ,monochrome, seeing eye dog, and size matters Are some my faviorte albums in music I've never heard a bad helmet song there probably in my top 10 paige halmiton is a musical genius

[@carcaridon]

Saw them at livid 94 in a circus tent. One bloke climbed up the tent pole and fell. The entire crowd were packed in and you swirled where the mass moved you. It was delightfully hypnotic and at 18 and completely drunk was one of the best anythings in my life ! Their music is very cool

[@bassman8144]

I remember hearing Unsung in 95 and thinking these guys could kick anyone’s ass….and instantly became a fan!

[@ericdahlstrom7115]

They would have never got to Nirvana level. The Aftertaste lp my favorite. Interscope also signed cop shoot cop to similar deal. Todd A from Cop is a great song writer. Handsome lp is good, had quicksand guys too.

[@nathanrodriguez780]

Saw these guys on tour with Ministry back in 1991. It remains one of the most epic shows of my life. Sepultura were also on the bill, but they weren’t my cup of tea.

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

Holy shit, ministry heltmet and sepultura in 1991?? What a show.

[@nathanrodriguez780]

@@fungus_am0nguz644 Found my ticket stub because my memory is foggy. I was off by a year. It was Wed, December 23 1992 @ Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco.

[@jlobiafra]

I saw that tour also but Al was so fucked up that night they played about 20 minutes

[@toddking7004]

I saw Faith No More and Helmet in '92. Awesome show.

[@rs8461]

both on tour again together with front line assembly

[@colinlarson9656]

Helmet was my very first show. My older brother took me to see them at Soma in San Diego when I was 14 or 15. Simply amazing experience!

[@jmason61]

Out of the scene back then, Helmet was the most tight, most ferocious... fully still holds up today played Very LOUD

[@badboy46528]

Great band can't understand why they aren't as big as tool also their jam with House of pain on judgement night soundtrack is legendary

[@guilhermegarcia8750]

Tool ain't that big lol almost same level of popularity

[@badboy46528]

@@guilhermegarcia8750 they filling upreally big concert venues at least here in Europe recent Helmet tour was in small clubs not compalining like small gigs !

[@eldude-iv8dw]

Helmet’s Betty is a God damn masterpiece

[@deletado12]

Thanks for the video, Helmet is a great insane band, riffs and groove.

[@Egoblivion]

I went to spotify immediately after the video...there's a new single called "In the Ditch." You're welcome; now I'm gonna go listen to it!

[@cheesehore]

In 97 I sore Gorilla Biscuits open for them. It was just an incredible showe.

[@williamjosephdunn5879]

You should do a video on Quicksand. An under rated 90's band that was in the same vein as Helmet