Helmet

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alternative metal band band musical group

Helmet is an American alternative metal band known for its precise, riff-driven sound and influential role in the 1990s post-hardcore and metal scenes.

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instanceOf alternative metal band →
band →
musical group →
activeYearsStart 1989 →
associatedAct Anthrax →
Band of Susans →
Biohazard →
Handsome →
House of Pain →
Quicksand →
awardReceived Gold certification for Meantime (RIAA) →
countryOfOrigin United States →
formedInYear 1989 →
genre alternative metal →
alternative rock →
hard rock →
heavy metal →
noise rock →
post-hardcore →
hasCharacteristic influential in bridging underground noise rock and mainstream metal →
minimalist, riff-centric songwriting →
tight, precise musicianship →
hasInfluenced Chevelle →
Deftones →
Korn →
Nine Inch Nails →
Norma Jean →
Pantera →
Rage Against the Machine →
Silverchair →
System of a Down →
Tool →
hasMember Brandon Pertzborn NERFINISHED →
Chris Masuak →
Chris Traynor →
Dan Beeman →
Dave Case →
Frank Bello →
Henry Bogdan →
Jeremy Chatelain →
Jimmy Iovine →
John Stanier →
John Tempesta →
Kyle Stevenson NERFINISHED →
Mike Jost →
Page Hamilton →
Peter Mengede →
Rob Echeverria NERFINISHED →
Steve Harnett →
hasNotableStyle precise riff-driven sound →
staccato, drop-tuned guitar riffs →
syncopated rhythms →
unconventional song structures →
influencedScene 1990s alternative metal →
1990s post-hardcore →
1990s underground metal →
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance →
notableSong Exactly What You Wanted →
Give It →
In the Meantime →
Ironhead →
Just Another Victim →
Milquetoast →
Unsung →
Wilma's Rainbow →
notableWork Aftertaste →
Betty →
Dead to the World →
Left →
Meantime →
Monochrome →
Seeing Eye Dog →
Size Matters →
Strap It On →
origin New York City NERFINISHED →
recordLabel Amphetamine Reptile Records →
Earache Records →
Interscope Records →
Metal Mind Productions →
PledgeMusic →
Warner Bros. Records →
Work Group →
earMUSIC →
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DGC Records →
signedArtist
Steve Albini →
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