Helmet announce new guitarist

Contributed by alex101. Posted by jesse on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM (EST)

Los Angeles' Helmet have announced that Dan Beeman will be the newest guitarist to join their ranks. Dan will be replacing Jimmy Thompson who left the group at the end of 2007 to move back to his country of origin, Australia. Says band leader Page Hamilton:

He is from Minneapolis and his . . . brother Pete is the drummer in BURNING BRIDES who toured with us [before]. Dan knew all of us in HELMET and loved the music of HELMET and had just moved to Los Angeles a couple of months before we auditioned him. So it just worked out great for him and for us too. So we're really fortunate.

The band recently announced a lengthy tour of the US and Australia. You can find those dates here

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jacknife737 (March 2, 2008)

I saw these guys play the 06 warped tour, Page and co spent about half the set with their backs to the audience.

Silence (March 2, 2008)

That's punk, if you haven't heard. Watch The Clash live videos. Watch Rocket from the Crypt. No punk points for you.

jacknife737 (March 2, 2008)

well minus 5 scene points for me, but i think it has more to do with the fact that Page is a washed up has-been, that doesn't even give a shit about his music anymore.

listofdemands (March 2, 2008)

and you've known him for how long?
-nic

branden (March 2, 2008)

http://markprindle.com/hamilton-i.htm

read that interview, he's actually a pretty bad ass dude.

jacknife737 (March 2, 2008)

The tone from my statement was a little harsh, and i actually kind of like Helemet (thought Meantime was pretty solid, hell i even liked Monochrome), but i was completely under whelmed when i saw them play live.. like it was pathetic

Jihadah (March 2, 2008)

Just bought meantime and i'm quite impressed.

BIG_TIT_WHORES (March 2, 2008)

This is the band I've never heard that I used to see all the time back in the days of used cd shopping in like the late 90's at the Warehouse. That place sucks, only good thing I ever got there was a copy of Flipper "Generic" for $7, score on that.

batsenflaggs (March 2, 2008)

some may say you've wasted your life

and helmet suck

batsenflaggs (March 2, 2008)

sorry, that comment sounded less angry/offensive in my head

Holy_Balls (March 2, 2008)

Gta!

bytheslice (March 2, 2008)

I saw Helmet about 3 years ago, and my friend and I felt like the youngest people there (I was about 25 at the time). Good solid show though (but the opener, Totimoshi, was kind of boring).

"Meantime" and "Betty" rule, but I actually have to say that "Size Matters" is a pretty good album. Give it a chance, it will grow on you....

listofdemands (March 2, 2008)

i saw them back in the day with faith no more and a bunch of shit bands like limp bizkit and our lady peace. they were really good. (faith no more was better!)
-nic

Michael_Berryman (March 2, 2008)

Aftertaste is a severely underrated album.

givemeamuseumandillfillit (March 2, 2008)

omg korn!

AndyPonch (March 3, 2008)

Helmet haven't been Helmet since their Amphetamine Reptile days, however Meantime does count because it was AmRep/Interscope, but man oh man, they should've packed it in YEARS ago.

pleasekillyourself (March 3, 2008)

i've known dan for years.

fucking awesome guy.

dan's old band Snails was sweet.

he was also in the AmRep band Guzzard.

Lesterfangs (March 3, 2008)

I've known the guy next store for years.

Cool guy.

Bought me a beer once.