HELMET Announces September/October 2023 U.S. Tour

July 21, 2023

HELMET, the iconic alternative rock band known for its groundbreaking sound and electrifying performances, will embark on a U.S. tour in September. Support on the trek, dubbed the "Look Left Tour", will come from SOUL BLIND.

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
Sep. 21 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
Sep. 22 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
Sep. 23 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
Sep. 24 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
Sep. 26 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room
Sep. 28 - Hampton Beach, NH – Wally's
Sep. 30 - Portland, ME - Aura
Oct. 01 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
Oct. 03 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
Oct. 04 - Amityville, NY - Music Hall
Oct. 05 - Asbury Park, NJ - House Of Independents
Oct. 06 - Lititz, PA - Mickey's Black Box
Oct. 08 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
Oct. 09 - Huntington, WV - The Loud
Oct. 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Oct. 11 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Oct. 13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall
Oct. 14 - Fort Worth, TX - Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
Oct. 16 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger

HELMET will release a new studio album, "Left", in November via earMUSIC. To coincide with the LP release, HELMET will embark on a European tour the same month. The trek will kick off on November 8 in Prague, Czech Republic and make stop the Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and France before concluding on December 13 in London, United Kingdom.

For a complete list of tour dates, visit HelmetMusic.com.

In December 2021, HELMET frontman Page Hamilton confirmed to the "Thunder Underground" podcast that he had begun working on material for the band's first album in more than six years.

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.

HELMET's latest album, "Dead To The World", was released in October 2016 via earMUSIC. The effort was produced by Hamilton and mixed by Jay Baumgardner.

In 2021, HELMET released a cover of GANG OF FOUR's 1981 song "Into The Ditch". The track was recorded for a tribute album to GANG OF FOUR's guitarist Andy Gill, "The Problem Of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four".

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.

Photo courtesy of earMUSIC

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