10 Questions: Helmet Multiple Choice Quiz | Music

Answer: Page Hamilton

Hamilton trained in jazz guitar, the complex arrangements taken from which have heavily influenced Helmet's work. Hamilton has also collaborated with David Bowie, Linkin Park and fellow alternative metal band Therapy?.

John Stanier was Helmet's drummer for the first four albums, Dave Grohl was Nirvana's drummer and is now known for being the vocalist and guitarist of Foo Fighters. Mike Patton has been involved with many bands, but is most widely known for his work as Faith No More's vocalist.

Answer: 1990

"Strap It On" was released in early 1990 under Amphetamine Reptile Records, but was re-released in late 1991 when the band moved to Interscope in 1991. While the songs received little attention, the album is regarded as a cult classic and was listed at number twelve on Alternative Press' 90 Best Albums of the 90s.

Answer: Sinatra

The song contains the lyric "It's Sinatra's world, she just lives here", paraphrasing Dean Martin's famous line "It's Sinatra's world, we just live in it". "Sinatra" is much different to the rest of the album, utilising a slower pace, without compromising on the aggression that would define Helmet. The song has also been covered in the studio by Deftones.

Answer: A man shoveling

The album is available in two alternative colours, one has a red background and the other has a red background. The photo was taken in 1979 of a worker in a steel mill. The other possible answers all come from albums, a woman picking flowers describes Helmet's third studuio album, a girl buried in the desert describes Alice in Chain's "Dirt", and the naked baby underwater describes Nirvana's iconic "Nevermind".

Answer: Unsung

"Unsung" was the catalyst that catapulted Helmet into the mainstream, the music video being one of the most popular on MTV in 1992. The song was covered for the first "Guitar Hero" game and is included on "Radio X" in Rockstar Games' 2004 open world sandbox "Grand Theft Auto San Andreas".

Answer: Betty

"Betty" charted higher than "Meantime" when it was released in the summer of 1994, but never hit the heights of its predecessor in terms of commercial success. The band took the risk of taking a more experimental approach incorporating themes from jazz (a genre Hamilton is well versed in with his jazz guitar background), funk and blues.

The band went on a North American and European tour in 2014-15 to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The album was played in full, followed by a selection of fan favourites from the rest of their albums.

Answer: Rainbow

"Wilma's Rainbow" is named after a shop Hamilton saw while walking around before a show in New Orleans, according to his 2015 interview with Rolling Stone. The album it comes from, "Betty", was eagerly anticipated and reached number 45 on the Billboard 200 album chart, an impressive feat for a band who never expected mainstream success.

Answer: In The Meantime

"In The Meantime" surprisingly comes from the 1992 album "Meantime". The rest were all featured on "Aftertaste", "Exactly What You Wanted" was released as the lead single from the album. Back in 1999 Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme claimed it was his favourite album and also listed Helmet as one of his favourite bands of all time, just one of many artists influenced by Helmet's music.

Answer: Birth Defect

It's certainly a lyric that resonates with me, and I must say I enjoyed inventing the other incorrect answers. The "Aftertaste" album received mixed reviews at opposite ends of the spectrum, 'Allmusic' described it as a "bland alternative metal album", yet 'Alternative Press' gave it a 5/5. The album went out of print in 2006.

Answer: Appetite For Destruction

It is unlikely any band will copy Guns n' Roses' 1987 album title "Appetite For Destruction". "Size Matters" was released in 2004, "Monochrome" in 2006 and "Seeing Eye Dog" in 2010. Despite a lack of frequent album releases, the band still tour regularly.