Helmet

Forefathers of the post-hardcore/punk genre, HELMET will return July 18 with MONOCHROME, marking their first release on Warcon Records, one of the leading post-hardcore/punk labels in the industry today. This summer, the band--founding vocalist/guitarist PAGE HAMILTON, guitarist CHRIS TRAYNOR and new members, drummer MIKE JOST and bassist JEREMY CHATELAIN--will play to thousands of music lovers across North America as a main stage-headlining act on the Vans Warped Tour from June 15 through August 13. The album's first single "Gone" will arrive at radio in late June.

For MONOCHROME, PAGE enlisted Strap It On and Meantime collaborator Wharton Tiers to co-produce and return to the organic sound the band is known for. Tiers recorded the band's first two releases Strap It On and Meantime, the latter of which sold over a million copies and defined the brusque element of American's underground rock scene. The HELMET sound sparked a new brand of metal, crossing all traditional music boundaries, paving the way for bands like Chevelle, Deftones, Killswitch Engage, Norma Jean and Silverchair, among many others. The New York Times called HELMET "a band that made important connections between indie-rock and metal'" (September 12, 2004).

"Wharton was my only choice to co-produce this project with me," notes HAMILTON. "Apart from the sounds he can get in his studio, he was also a major influence in terms of helping me shape my guitar playing."

HELMET's catalog also includes Betty (1994) and Aftertaste (1996), after which they broke up in 1998. In 2004, HAMILTON rejoined with TRAYNOR and two other established players to release and tour in support of the critically acclaimed Size Matters. Jim Farber at New York Daily News praised the album, noting: "Helmet's smart rock has returned at just the right time."

The complete track list for HELMET's MONOCHROME is: "Swallowing Everything," "Brand New," "Bury Me," "Monochrome," "On Your Way Down," "Money Shot," "Gone," "Almost Out Of Sight," "Howl," "410" and "Goodbye."

        Go to www.helmetmusic.com and www.myspace.com/helmetrocks for more information and catch the band live in the following cities:

Date City Venue

Thu 6/15 Columbia, MD Merriweather

Fri 6/16 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre

Sat 6/17 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre

Sun 6/18 Minneapolis, MN Metrodome

Mon 6/19 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

Wed 6/21 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre

Thu 6/22 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Park

Fri 6/23 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park

Sat 6/24 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre

Sun 6/25 Orlando, FL Tinker Field

Mon 6/26 Charleston, SC Exchange Park

Tue 6/27 Raleigh, NC Alltell Pavilion

Wed 6/28 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Amphitheatre Lot

Fri 6/30 Houston, TX Reliant Center

Sat 7/1 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center Lot

Sun 7/2 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

Mon 7/3 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U Practice Field

Tue 7/4 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion

Thu 7/6 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre

Fri 7/7 Pomona, CA Fairplex Park

Sat 7/8 San Francisco, CA Pier 30/32

Sun 7/9 Fresno, CA Selland Arena

Tue 7/11 Ventura, CA Seaside Park

Wed 7/12 Los Angeles, CA Dodger Stadium Lot

Thu 7/13 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot

Fri 7/14 Boise, ID Treasure Valley Speedway

Sat 7/15 Seattle, WA Gorge Amphitheatre

Sun 7/16 Portland, OR Columbia Meadows

Tue 7/18 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium

Thu 7/20 Calgary, ALB Race City Speedway

Sat 7/22 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds

Sun 7/23 Denver, CO Invesco Field

Tue 7/25 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion

Wed 7/26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

Thu 7/27 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion

Fri 7/28 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

Sat 7/29 Detroit, MI Comerica Park

Sun 7/30 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center

Tue 8/1 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes Fields

Wed 8/2 Fitchburg, MA Fitchburg Airport

Thu 8/3 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center @ the Waterfront

Fri 8/4 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain

Sat 8/5 New York, NY Nassau Coliseum

Sun 8/6 Old Bridge, NJ Englishtown Raceway

Tue 8/8 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

Wed 8/9 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

Thu 8/10 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion Lot

Fri 8/11 Cleveland, OH Tower City

Sat 8/12 Toronto, ONT Park Place

Sun 8/13 Montreal, QUE Park Jean Drapeau