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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The long awaited return of Helmet

Helmet returns with new studio album Dead to the World on Oct. 28 via earMUSIC.

The alt-metal band's first full length release in six years was produced by Hamilton and mixed by Jay Baumgardner and will be released as 1CD digipak, transparent vinyl and digitally.

Helmet will be heading out on a 36-city tour of the U.S. this fall in support of the new album. The band will be joined by special guest Local H. The tour kicks off on Nov. 3 with further dates for a European tour to be announced soon.

Page Hamilton offered these thoughts:
 

"Catch phrases, punchlines, guns, bluster, ammo, incivility, impatience, murder. You, me, us, them, life, liberty and the pursuit of property.

"We disagree, we disrespect, discourse disappears in the age of access. When in doubt GET LOUD! It's my way or the highway, thank you Lawrence Tierney!

"Religious tchotchkes nailed to the walls of homes above razor-scarred mirrors. Do you meditate, levitate, pray? Live in LA! I'm a huge fan, got a perfume line, smell nice, plan my next move. Threats loom, the bad news network blooms, fear sells. Just get em out, the spying neighbors, suspects, terrorists our forefathers intent. 'If you don't like it, leave' and call it democracy." — Page Hamilton, September 2016

Track listing:
 

1. Life or Death
2. I ♥ My Guru
3. Bad News
4. Red Scare
5. Dead to the World
6. Green Shirt
7. Expect the World
8. Die Alone
9. Drunk In the Afternoon
10. Look Alive
11. Life or Death (Slow)
 

Tour dates:
(with Local H)

11/3 — Castle Theatre | Bloomington, IN
11/4 — St. Andrews | Detroit, MI.
11/5 — Lee's Palace | Toronto, Canada
11/6 — Beachland Ballroom |Cleveland, OH
11/7 — Soundstage | Baltimore, MD
11/9 — World Café Live | Philadelphia ,PA
11/10 — Brighton Music Hall | Boston, MA
11/11 — Met | Pawtucket, RI
11/12 — Highline Ballroom | New York, NY
11/13 — Music Hall Of Williamsburg | Brooklyn, NY
11/15 — Black Cat | Washington, DC
11/16 — Visulite Theatre | Charlotte, NC
11/17 — Motorco Music Hall | Durham, NC
11/18 — Masquerade Heaven | Atlanta, GA
11/19 — Jack Rabbits | Jacksonville, FL
11/20 — State Theatre | St Petersburg, FL
11/22 — Revolution | Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/23 — The Social | Orlando, FL
11/25 — The White Oak | Houston, TX
11/26 — MoHawk | Austin, TX
11/27 — Gas Monkey | Dallas, TX
11/29 — The Crescent Ballroom | Phoenix, AZ
12/1 — Roxy | Los Angeles, CA
12/2 — Casbah | San Diego, CA
12/3 — Discovery | Ventura, CA
12/4 — The Independent | San Francisco, CA
12/6 — Dante's | Portland, OR
12/7 — The Crocodile | Seattle, WA
12/9 — Pub Station | Billings, MT
12/10 — Marquis Theatre | Denver, CO
12/11 — Slowdown | Omaha, NE
12/13 — The Record Bar | Kansas City, MO
12/14 — Fine Line Music Café | Minneapolis, MN
12/15 — High Noon | Madison, WI
12/16 — Metro | Chicago, IL
12/17 — Delmar Hall | St. Louis, MO

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