HELMET triumphantly returned September 14, 2004 with SIZE MATTERS (Interscope), their first collection of new music in seven years. Singer/guitarist/founder PAGE HAMILTON has reactivated the HELMET name with guitarist CHRIS TRAYNOR (Orange 9mm, Bush, Helmet), drummer JOHN TEMPESTA (Rob Zombie, Testament), and bassist FRANK BELLO (Anthrax). Produced by HAMILTON with assistance from producer Jay Baumgardner and former Nine Inch Nails associate Charlie Clouser, SIZE MATTERS imaginatively merges the band’s vocabulary (minimalist crushing riffs, taut rhythmic propulsion, clusterbomb solos and seething lyrical invective) with a greater melodic sense.
Helmet have recently signed to New York's WARCON records and are preparing to record their follow up to 2004's Size Matters, to be co-produced by Page Hamilton and Wharton Tiers (Strap It On, Meantime). More info here
Also, look out for them on the 2006 Vans Warped tour.