Helmet
USA
Formed: 1989
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Post-Hardcore, American Underground
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Like many influential bands, Helmet were born out of an unusual set of influences. Oregon-born guitarist and founder Page Hamilton had actually moved to New York City to study jazz, but found inspiration in the late '80s through post-punk acts Sonic Youth, Killing Joke, and Big Black, and envisioned a group that combined then-unusual tunings (particularly dropped D) with uneven and jazz-like time signatures and harmonies. The result was Helmet, the East Coast's answer to Seattle's then-underground sensation Soundgarden. Hamilton recruited bassi...
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