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• Helmets Meantime is a groundbreaking slab of precision-crafted aggression that helped redefine the sound of heavy music in the early 90s. With its tight, drop-D riffing, staccato rhythms, and Page Hamiltons barked vocals, the album fused elements of metal, hardcore, and noise rock into a lean, muscular form that felt both cerebral and brutal. Produced by Steve Albini and released on Interscope in 1992, Meantime stands as a masterclass in controlled intensityits riffs are jagged yet surgical, its grooves heavy yet disciplined.

  The albums unrelenting focus and stripped-down approach made it a blueprint for countless post-hardcore and alt-metal bands that followed. Tracks like Unsung and In the Meantime became anthems for a new generation of heavy music fans who wanted both power and precision. Helmets refusal to indulge in guitar solos or typical metal theatrics gave them a unique identitycold, clinical, and utterly captivating. Over 30 years later, Meantime remains an essential listen for anyone seeking the perfect balance of force and finesse.

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  “Meantimes punishing but cerebral take on hard rock remains one of the decades most influential metal albums.” AllMusic

  “Helmet gave metal a new sense of discipline and post-hardcore a new sense of weight.” Pitchfork

  “With Meantime, Helmet helped invent a new kind of rock: brutal but brainy, simple but smart.” Rolling Stone

  “An uncompromising and sonically tight record that laid the groundwork for countless bands in its wake.” Kerrang!

  “Helmets Meantime is as taut and compelling today as it was in the 90sa milestone in alternative metal.” The Guardian

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (592 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Helmet Label: Interscope Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Alternative Rock, Hardcore

• A1 In The Meantime
  A2 Ironhead
  A3 Give It
  A4 Unsung
  A5 Turned Out
  B1 He Feels Bad
  B2 Better
  B3 You Borrowed
  B4 Fbla Ii
  B5 Role Model