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http://www.helmetmusic.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/helmetrocks
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelmetMusic

23 апр 2025 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: 'A Lot Of People Think 'Betty' Is Our Best Album. That Cracks Me Up.'
22 авг 2024 :	HELMET Cancels U.S. Tour Due To 'Financial Concerns And Lower-Than-Expected Ticket Sales'
12 апр 2024 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Names The Album That Made Him Want To Pick Up A Guitar
4 фев 2024 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: 'It Feels Like We're About To Embark Upon World War III'
30 янв 2024 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: DONALD TRUMP Is 'The Worst President In The History Of The United States And A Terrible Human Being'
22 янв 2024 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: DONALD TRUMP Is 'The Most Toxic Pile Of S*** That We've Ever Had In American Politics'
8 дек 2023 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: 'It's Not In My DNA' To 'Write The Same Song Over And Over Again'
1 дек 2023 :	Watch: HELMET Performs In Stockholm During Fall 2023 European Tour
11 ноя 2023 :
15 окт 2023 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: 'I Have Every Right To Express My Opinion' On State Of U.S. Politics
7 окт 2023 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Rips DONALD TRUMP: 'Orange Juice Face Made It Okay To Be A Racist Douchebag'
21 сен 2023 :	HELMET Releases 'Gun Fluf' Single From Upcoming 'Left' Album
25 авг 2023 :	HELMET Releases 'Holiday' Single From Upcoming 'Left' Album
11 июл 2023 :	HELMET To Release First Album In Seven Years, 'Left', In November
1 мар 2022 :	Watch ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Play HELMET's 'In The Meantime' With His 10-Year-Old Son
29 дек 2021 :	PAGE HAMILTON Will 'Buckle Down' And Work On New HELMET Music In Early 2022
10 дек 2021 :	HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON: COVID-19 'Sees No Borders Or Political Affiliations'
16 сен 2021 :	HELMET To Release First Official Live Album, 'Live And Rare'
27 апр 2021 :	HELMET Releases First New Song In Five Years, A Cover Of GANG OF FOUR's 'In The Ditch'
22 окт 2020 :	PAGE HAMILTON: How HELMET Influenced PANTERA
23 фев 2018 :	HELMET: 'Life Or Death' Video Released
10 июн 2017 :	HELMET To Release 25th-Anniversary Colored-Vinyl Edition Of Landmark LP 'Meantime'
27 окт 2016 :	HELMET: 'Life Or Death' Song Preview
5 окт 2016 :	HELMET: Lyric Video For New Song 'Bad News'
8 сен 2016 :	HELMET Announces First Studio Album In Six Years, 'Dead To The World'
16 апр 2013 :	Video: Three-Robot Band COMPRESSORHEAD Performs MOTÖRHEAD, HELMET Classics At MUSIKMESSE

12 апр 2024

HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Names The Album That Made Him Want To Pick Up A Guitar

In a new interview with Jordi Pinyol, HELMET frontman Page Hamilton reflected on how he first started playing guitar. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I wanted a guitar because of LED ZEPPELIN. The first album I got was 'Led Zeppelin IV', the one with 'Stairway To Heaven'. I bought it because I liked the album cover — that old man with the bundle of sticks. And I saw it at a Payless drugstore; it was probably three dollars. And I traded… For Christmas that year, I got two copies of 'A Night On The Town' by Rod Stewart. That was the big hit at the time. And so I took the second copy back to Payless and traded it for LED ZEPPELIN. And I got home and I put the record on my crappy record player, and it starts off with 'Black Dog'. And I just was, like, 'What is this? What is this?' I didn't know anything about chords, I didn't know anything about music, I knew about vibe. That vibe was so fucking powerful. It took me someplace. It created this world, this musical world."

He continued: "So many people get impressed by quote-unquote musicianship — you know, 'Wow. He's got incredible technical facility.' I'm, like, where is he going — he or she? Where are they going with it? Is it technique for the sake of technique? Oh, no, thanks. It doesn't do it for me. I mean, as a guitarist, for 15 minutes, I can be, like, 'Wow, this guy can really get around the fretboard. That's really great. Are you going to say anything? Are you going to communicate anything from [the heart]?' Mozart said music is ear, brain and heart. You need all three of those to make a great song, to be a great musician. And I'm more heart than anything. My brain, I'm a half jackass; I can barely express myself. And my technique is okay. I practice and I can play some fast stuff, but I'm not a shredder. But my solos are part of a musical statement. The solo is supposed to do something.

"I always loved Rick Nielsen from CHEAP TRICK — not a technically amazing guitarist, but when he plays a solo, he jumps out for eight measures, boom, and he hits you with this solo and it's, like, 'Yeah!'," he explained. 'Or THE STOOGES' 'Raw Power'. Those solos, they jump out and punch you in the face. And that to me is — I need that, I need that kind of raw energy and excitement in music too. And that's why I love everything from [John] Coltrane to AC/DC and THE BEATLES.

"Not all music is gonna connect with all people, and I never made that a goal of mine," Page added.

HELMET is continuing to tour in support of its latest studio album, "Left", which was released in November via earMUSIC.

Guided by Hamilton alongside co-producers Jim Kaufman and Mark Renk, and mastered by Howie Weinberg, the 11 songs on the new album are leaner and meaner in their execution than previous aural throwdowns.

Joining Page in HELMET's current lineup are drummer Kyle Stevenson, guitarist Dan Beeman and bassist Dave Case.

HELMET's first official live album, "Live And Rare", was released in November 2021 via earMUSIC. It was made available on heavyweight black vinyl as well as a CD digipak edition and digital.

Although HELMET disbanded in 1997, Hamilton revived the band in 2004, and the group has continued to tour and record.

Having cut his teeth playing with avant-garde guitar icon Glenn Branca and indie stalwarts BAND OF SUSANS, Hamilton launched HELMET in 1989, and the band released its debut album, "Strap It On", on the independent Amphetamine Reptile label the following year. HELMET soon became the subject of an unprecedented major-label bidding war, ultimately signing with Interscope and releasing "Meantime" in June 1992.

Even while the band was absent from the spotlight, HELMET continued to exercise considerable influence on multiple generations of bands. Their songs have been covered by the likes of CHEVELLE, DEFTONES, FAITH NO MORE, PIG DESTROYER and SOULFLY, and the band inspired a 2016 HELMET tribute album titled "Meantime Redux". HELMET has also been cited as a key influence on such bands as GODSMACK, KORN, MARILYN MANSON, MASTODON, PANTERA, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SEPULTURA, SLIPKNOT, STAIND, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and TOOL.

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12 апр 2024

gravitgroove

Вот это исповедь! Только с техникой в нынешних реалиях у него до нормально не хватает.