{"id":1921,"date":"2004-11-22T20:00:06","date_gmt":"2004-11-22T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2015-10-20T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:40:09","slug":"helmet-engine-room-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2004\/11\/22\/helmet-engine-room-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmet – Engine Room – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Samuel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov 22, 2004 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"PageFor 5 years Helmet lay dormant. Guitarist\/vocalist\/founder Page Hamilton put the band to bed after he was left to play all the guitar parts for 1997\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Aftertaste. Guitarist Chris Traynor joined the band for the subsequent tour, but it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough to make Hamilton want to keep the project alive, so the machine shut down.Growing up a Helmet fan, I always wanted to see the band live, but never got a chance to get to town when they came through. Well, tonight nothing could stop me, not even the downpour that filled the downtown streets.<\/p>\n

Despite the horrendous weather, the Engine Room filled up with fans looking to get their fix. Five years without a chance to see a favorite band is quite a wait and the buzz in the air was of pure excitement.<\/p>\n

For this tour, Hamilton brought Traynor back to play guitar and recruited Frank Bello (Anthrax) on bass and John Tempesta (Rob Zombie) on drums. There was quite a bit of excitement over seeing the new band as well as Hamilton himself.<\/p>\n

After a short wait, the lights dimmed and the band took to the stage in a hail of camera flashes and screams. A group of guys not too far from me exchanged quick high-fives as the band kicked into their opening song, Pure, which was the opener to Aftertaste.<\/p>\n

With a set heavily loaded with tracks from Aftertaste and Helmet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest effort Size Matters, Hamilton seemed to be trying to give his less performed creations the exposure he wanted them to receive. Despite being personally disappointed with the overdone sound of Size Matters, I was pleasantly surprised with the ferocity that translated in the live setting with them.<\/p>\n

Of course, Hamilton and company didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ignore any release, adding selected songs from Betty, Meantime and Strap It On. While these songs were in the minority, fans new and old had something available to them to enjoy. No one could not enjoy watching four band members having a great time playing songs they love on stage together. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a while since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen a band having such a good time together.<\/p>\n

When this show comes to town or comes back through your town, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t miss it. Helmet influenced most of the bands in your current record collection so go see where the trends began, see this band live.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Samuel Barker Nov 22, 2004 at 08:00 PM For 5 years Helmet lay dormant. Guitarist\/vocalist\/founder Page Hamilton put the band to bed after he was left to play all the guitar parts for 1997\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Aftertaste. Guitarist Chris Traynor joined the band for the subsequent tour, but it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough to make Hamilton want… <\/p>\n

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