# helmet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 25, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155 "2001-11-25T15:41:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tapioca\_tundra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@tapioca\_tundra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapioca_tundra)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155/1 "2001-11-25T15:41:20Z")

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~~Anyone know what happened to these guys now that the band no  
longer exists?

Also, am I the only one who hears a little bit of hemet coming out  
of licks from newer bands like God Smack?

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155/2 "2001-11-25T16:13:29Z")

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[list][list][list][list][**Cumshotte**](http://www.cumshotte.com/)  
…😉 [sup]Do they play the organ?[/sup]

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**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155/3 "2001-11-28T10:09:54Z")

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Helmet is the band that really brought out the sound of drop D tuning. EVERY song they have ever written is extremly easy to play because of it. I really used to like helmet. Their last album was Aftertaste, which was really quite good. The only disc of theirs that left a little to be desired was betty, but even that one had some good tunes on it.

Page has put out some solo stuff since then. Some noise rock. Cant explain it. You just dont need to hear it. Its awful.

I may be wrong but I dont think helmet has ever officially broken up.

I wouldnt be surprised to see them come back around.

BTW, Godsmack sux a fat Kok!

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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmet/95155/4 "2001-11-28T10:17:25Z")

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**Helmet** [disbanded](http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1123080958/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/discography.html/frompage=music/ArtistID=HELMET/select=biography) in 1999.

On a side note: Chris Traynor lives in Charlottesville Va, not too far from me, and teaches guitar. I was thinking of going up there and taking some lessons from him.

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