That future is right now. On September 14, Interscope will release SIZE MATTERS, the first collection of new HELMET music in seven years. The album's title refers to, according to PAGE, "An obsession in {American} culture with higher, louder, bigger and faster. There are no rewards {or regard} for integrity and progressive thought anymore." HAMILTON has reactivated the HELMET name with a lineup including guitarist CHRIS TRAYNOR (Orange 9mm, Bush, Helmet), drummer JOHN TEMPESTA (Rob Zombie, Testament), and bassist FRANK BELLO (Anthrax). Recorded earlier this year and produced by HAMILTON with assistance from producer Jay Baumgardner and former Nine Inch Nails associate Charlie Clouser, SIZE MATTERS isn't necessarily a return to form. Rather, it's an expansion of the vocabulary that HAMILTON has built his reputation upon (minimalist crushing riffs, taut rhythmic propulsion, clusterbomb solos and seething lyrical invective) coexisting with a greater melodic sense.
