HELMET ANNOUNCE REVISED U.S. TOUR DATES IN CONNECTION WITH OCTOBER 5 RELEASE OF‘SIZE MATTERS’ ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS

DT:              SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

FM:             KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY/AMANDA HALE/

        MITCH SCHNEIDER

HELMET ANNOUNCE REVISED U.S. TOUR DATES

IN CONNECTION WITH OCTOBER 5 RELEASE OF
‘SIZE MATTERS’ ON INTERSCOPE RECORDS

            Now on the mend from a broken collarbone that singer/guitarist/founder PAGE HAMILTON sustained in a mountain biking accident, HELMET will launch a five-week U.S. tour October 20 in Vancouver, BC.  This trek in support of the band’s SIZE MATTERS CD–out October 5 on Interscope Records–will include shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and New York’s Bowery Ballroom.  It marks the band’s first tour in seven years.

            While the first single “See You Dead” is creating a buzz at radio, the album is garnering critical acclaim. Here’s an early look at the album’s praise from the media:

"The new album triumphantly reasserts the unit's ferocity, yet evidence of musical growth abounds: Several songs breathe more freely, Hamilton's lyrics are less elliptical, and he assumes a new vocal flexibility.”

–Steve Smith, Time Out New York, September 9, 2004

“Size Matters, indeed, and this is huge.”

–Michael Coyle, Thrasher, October 2004

“On Size Matters…Hamilton sounds like he never left.”

–Mikael Wood, Revolver, October 2004

“…ultimately, this is about what you’d want and expect out of a Helmet album, and by now, I think the mainstream just might be ready to handle it.”

–Dave Pirtle, Zero, August 2004

For the fall tour, HAMILTON will be joined by bandmates CHRIS TRAYNOR (guitars), JOHN TEMPESTA (drums) and FRANK BELLO (bass).  Look for them to draw on songs from such memorable albums as Strap It On, Meantime, Betty and Aftertaste as well as SIZE MATTERS, which was produced by HAMILTON with assistance from producer Jay Baumgardner and former Nine Inch Nails associate Charlie Clouser.

Current tour dates are as follows. Also check out www.helmetmusic.com.
 

Date                            City                                        Venue

Wed    10/20              Vancouver, BC                     Richards On Richards

Thur     10/21              Seattle, WA                         Graceland

Fri       10/22              Portland, OR                                    Doug Fir Lounge

Sun     10/24              San Francisco, CA                  Slim’s

Mon     10/25              West Hollywood, CA             Troubadour

Thur     10/28              Anaheim, CA                         Chain Reaction

Fri       10/29              San Diego, CA                  Casbah

Sat      10/30              Phoenix, AZ                          The Brick House

Mon     11/1                Salt Lake City, UT             Club Sound

Tue      11/2                Boulder, CO                         Fox Theatre

Thur     11/4                Minneapolis, MN                  Grumpy’s

Sat      11/6                Chicago, IL                           Empty Bottle

Mon     11/8                Detroit, MI                              St. Andrews

Tue      11/9                Cleveland, OH                      The Grog Shop

Wed    11/10              Toronto, ONT                        The Mod

Fri       11/12              Philadelphia, PA                  Northstar

Sat      11/13              Boston, MA                          Axis

Sun     11/14              New York, NY                     Bowery Ballroom

Tue      11/16              Washington, DC                   9:30 Club

Thur     11/18              Norfolk, VA                           NorVa

Fri       11/19              Raleigh, NC                          Lincoln Theatre

Sat      11/20              Atlanta, GA                            Cotton Club

Mon     11/22              Houston, TX                         The Engine Room

Tue      11/23              Dallas, TX                               Gypsy Tea Room

Wed    11/24              Austin, TX                               Emo’s

MSO Contacts:

Libby Henry                                             Lhenry@msopr.com             818.380.0400 x224

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson                  Kashton@msopr.com             818.380.0400 x233

Mitch Schneider                              Mschneider@msopr.com    818-380-0400 x235

Amanda Hale                                    Ahale@msopr.com