On their third album, Betty, New York alt-metal gods Helmet veered way left, augmenting heavy rock with sounds borrowed from the blues, John Coltrane and avant-garde composer Glenn Branca. “If things are going really well, do the opposite,” frontman Page Hamilton said in 2015.
Classics like "Wilma's Rainbow,” retain the band’s penchant for groove alongside Hamilton’s melodic vocals. But Brazilian guitar and abstract jamming, meets bluesy metallic twang and weirdo funk, meets atypical meters and piles of noise adds up to a landmark metal album.
This limited 30th anniversary release pressed at Third Man Records features a gatefold jacket, alternative art and etched illustration from Derek Hess, printed sleeves with a personal note by Page Hamilton, gray vinyl, an original album cover lithograph, and 5 additional tracks.
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