Helmet
Formed: 1989
From:
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Helmet News
Below is our complete Helmet news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Down Announces North American Tour Dates
Down will return to North American stages this Summer for a two-week headlining tour with support provided by Helmet and Spirit In The Room! The Strap It Down tour begins in Atlanta, Georgia on August 15th and closes in Shakopee, Minnesota on September 4th with a special previously announced performance as direct support to Slayer. The journey also includes slots on the 2026 installment of Zakk Wylde's Berzerkus Festival featuring Lamb Of God, Black Label Society, and others on August 28th in Scranton, Pennsylvania and August 29th in Wantagh, New York.
Artist presales begin Wednesday, May 27th at 12:00pm ET (PW: DOWN2026). Knotfest.com and Blabbermouth presales begin Thursday, May 28th at 12:00pm ET. General on sale date is Friday, May 29th at 10:00am local time.
Limited DOWN VIP ticketless packages will be available, featuring a soundcheck experience, meet & greet, photo opportunity, signed poster, and exclusive merch item. Visit down-nola.com/tour to secure yours. See all confirmed dates below.
DOWN w/ Helmet, Spirit In The Room:
8/15/2026 The Eastern – Atlanta, GA
8/16/2026 Piedmont Hall – Greensboro, NC
8/19/2026 House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
8/20/2026 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
8/22/2026 Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
8/23/2026 HISTORY – Toronto, ON
8/25/2026 MTELUS – Montreal, QC
8/26/2026 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
8/28/2026 The Pavilion @ Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA * Berzerkus Fest w/ Lamb Of God, Black Label Society, more…
8/29/2026 Northwell @ Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY * Berzerkus Fest w/ Lamb Of God, Black Label Society, more…
8/30/2026 The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
9/01/2026 Bogart's – Cincinnati, OH
9/02/2026 Ramova Theatre – Chicago, IL
9/04/2026 Mystic Lake Amphitheater – Shakopee, MN * w/ Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed
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10/03/2026 Aftershock – Sacramento, CA
10/24/2026 Sick New World Texas – Fort Worth, TX
12/05/2026 Decibel Metal And Beer Fest – Denver, CO
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Blood Vulture Premiere New Single & Music Video
Blood Vulture, the goth rock project helmed by Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds of ‘2 Minutes To Late Night’ fame, has unveiled a music video for the new track “Burn For It.” The song features a guest appearance from Brian Fair of Shadows Fall, while the video stars Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells in a striking homage to the 1981 psychological horror classic ‘Possession.’
Olds himself took the director’s chair for the video and offered the following about the concept: More...
GWAR Premiere New Single & Music Video
GWAR have officially unleashed their new multimedia project, “The Return Of Gor Gor”. This release combines a 32-page comic book with an accompanying EP, both centered around the legendary exploits of the band’s infamous ‘long-lost, three-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex,’ Gor Gor.
Alongside the launch, a performance-driven music video for the EP’s track “Tyrant King” has also premiered and is available to view below.
Frontman Blöthar the Berserker shared the following about the song: More...
Helmet Premiere New Single "Big Shot"
The gold-certified veteran alternative metal band, Helmet, has released the studio version of the third single from their upcoming ninth studio album, titled "Left." You can now listen to the track, "Big Shot," below. The album "Left" is scheduled for release on November 10th via earMUSIC.
The band performed this latest track during their recently concluded U.S. tour leg and is set to embark on overseas dates in November. More...
Helmet Premiere New Single & Music Video
Helmet premiere a second single from their upcoming ninth studio album, "Left." The album, containing 11 songs, is scheduled for release on November 10th through earMUSIC. The latest single, "Gun Fluf," is accompanied by a music video, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
The band has an extensive tour planned to support the record, including dates in the United States, Europe, and the UK. See their itinerary below for details. More...
Helmet Announces New Album "Left"
Alternative metal legends Helmet has announced that they will be releasing a brand new album entitled, "Left" this November. An exact release date has yet to be revealed, nor has a picture of the album cover, but the record will be released through earMUSIC. In celebration of the album, their first since 2016, the band has announced a headlining run across Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The tour dates are as follows:
November 8 - Prague, Czechia
November 10 - Berlin, Germany
November 11 - Roskilde, Denmark
November 12 - Stockholm, Sweden
November 14 - Helsinki, Finland
November 16 - Hamburg, Germany
November 17 - Koeln, Germany
November 18 - Antwerp, Belgium
November 19 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
November 20 - Frankfurt, Germany
November 21 - Augsburg, Germany
November 23 - Aarau, Switzerland
November 24 - Vienna, Austria
November 25 - Budapest, Hungary
November 27 - Mezzago, Italy
November 28 - Ravenna, Italy
November 30 - Madrid, Spain
December 1 - Hondarribia, Spain
December 2 - Nantes, France
December 3 - Paris, France
December 5 - Leeds, England
December 6 - Nottingham, England
December 8 - Dublin, Ireland
December 9 - Limerick, Ireland
December 10 - Belfast, Northern Ireland
December 11 - Glasgow, Scotland
December 12 - Manchester, England
December 13 - London, England
Clutch Premiere New Track “Slaughter Beach”
Clutch have now officially premiered their new single, “Slaughter Beach“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming thirteenth studio full-length “Sunrise On Slaughter Beach“, due out September 16th through Weathermaker Music.
Comments frontman Neil Fallon: More...
Clutch Premiere New Single
Clutch premiere their new single “We Strive For Excellence” online. It’s the latest single to emerge ahead of the band’s forthcoming new album, which they plan to release this year.
Tells frontman Neil Fallon: More...
Helmet Cancels European Tour
Alternative rock/metal legends Helmet has announced that, due to a number of reasons, their planned "Covers And Hits" tour of Europe has been cancelled. A statement from frontman Page Hamilton reads as follows:
"Hey everyone,
"We were so looking forward to returning to Europe and getting back out on the road this Spring. After the past 2 1/2 years of Covid crushing live music we’d started rehearsals and even played 2 shows in LA. Unfortunately we are forced to cancel our 2022 European Tour due to several circumstances beyond our control (the world is still not back to normal) and for a band member to deal with a serious but non life threatening health issue.
"We would like to sincerely apologize to all our fans who have reached out to us to make plans to hang, catch up and hear us play. For now it’s back to the drawing board and we hope to see you next year.
"Refunds will be given for tickets purchased."
Korn Premiere Full-Album Stream Of Brand New Album
Korn‘s brand new fourteenth full-length “Requiem” has premiered online and is streaming in its entirety accompanied with a visualizer for each song via YouTube below.
Korn‘s current touring schedule in support of “Requiem” looks as follows: More...
Korn Premiere New Single “Lost In Grandeur”
Ahead of this Friday’s, February 04th, release of their fourteenth studio full-length “Requiem“, nü-metal veterans Korn premiere their final single titled “Lost In The Grandeur“ from it. You can give that track a spin via YouTube and Spotify below:
Korn have the following dates booked to support their new release: More...
Ministry Premiere New Single "Good Trouble"
After incubating for the larger part of 2020 – at a time when creative mastermind Al Jourgensen was able to ruminate on the new world we as a society have found ourselves in – the time has finally come for Ministry to unleash their much-anticipated 15th studio album.
Aptly titled "Moral Hygiene," the album will be released via Nuclear Blast Records on October 1st. With some of Ministry’s strongest and most inspired material to date, the 10 tracks are a follow-up to 2018’s lauded "AmeriKKKant" and put forth Jourgensen’s societal manifesto and plea for civilization to get back to a set of standards that lives up to and embraces our humanity.
"The good thing about literally taking a year off from any social activity or touring is that you really get to sit back and get an overview of things as they are happening, as opposed to being caught up in the moment. And what I saw with how we handled several public crises - from the pandemic to racial injustice to who we vote in to lead our country - is that times are changing, and society needed to change to get away from the idea that has permeated us of take care of yourself, fuck everything else. Now more than ever we need moral hygiene," says Jourgensen of the new album. "It consumed me as I wrote this album. It’s not some pious term. It’s what we have to return to in order to function as the human species on this planet. And I'm proud to have had such great guests on this album to help cement that message like Billy Morrison, Jello Biafra and Arabian Prince."
In conjunction with today’s album announcement, the latest track 'Good Trouble' has also been released. The song, inspired by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the activist work of the late US Congressman John Lewis, is accompanied by a new video that includes sampling from last year’s demonstrations in Los Angeles as captured by Jourgensen and his partner Liz Walton. More...
Tomahawk (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Video
Tomahawk - the supergroup featuring Faith No More singer Mike Patton, The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, former Helmet drummer John Stainer and Mr. Bungle, etc. bassist Trevor Dunn - premiere a new Diego Cumplido directed music video for "Predators And Scavengers". The track is taken from the group’s new outing “Tonic Immobility“ out in stores today.
Explains Denison: More...
Ministry Postpones U.S. Tour
Ministry will be moving forward with the much anticipated Industrial Strength Tour, today announcing that the previously announced spring dates have now been moved to October and November 2021 to allow additional time for COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted as the country nears towards more normalcy this fall.
The new dates will kick off October 3, 2021 in Albuquerque and run through November 3, 2021 in Seattle, hitting all the previously announced markets except Pittsburgh, PA and Missoula, MT which unfortunately have been canceled and Baltimore, MD which will be postponed for a later date. The Buffalo, NY show has moved to a new venue and previous ticket purchases will be honored. And an additional show date has been added for Charlotte, NC that will go on sale Monday, March 22 at 10 am ET.
The tour’s special guests Front Line Assembly remain on the lineup for this one-of-a-kind celebration alongside newly announced support act Helmet. This special tour honors not only the 40th anniversary of Ministry in 2021 but also the 30th anniversary of revolutionary album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste and will also include brand-new material from Ministry’s upcoming 15th studio album. Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 protocols for visas, travel and vaccine distribution in Germany as well as immigration uncertainty, KMFDM will regrettably not be taking part in this tour.
Says Ministry founder Al Jourgensen, "With current COVID-19 restrictions, we are forced to again move our scheduled March/April 2021 U.S. tour to October/November 2021 and hoping normalcy returns by then. With vaccinations and better care happening, we all feel the fall is realistic. We can’t wait to get out there and play not only The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste material for you all but some stuff off our new album as well. Stay safe and see you in the fall!" More...
Tomahawk (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Single
Tomahawk - the supergroup featuring Faith No More singer Mike Patton, The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, former Helmet drummer John Stainer and Mr. Bungle, etc. bassist Trevor Dunn - premiere another new advance track online. Below you can stream “Dog Eat Dog” from the group’s new outing “Tonic Immobility“. That album is scheduled for a March 26th release date.
Tomahawk (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Tomahawk - the supergroup comprised of Faith No More singer Mike Patton, The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, Battles/ex-Helmet drummer John Stainer and Mr. Bungle, etc. bassist Trevor Dunn - have titled their impending new album “Tonic Immobility”. A first advance track from it, “Business Casual“, has premiered via YouTube and is streaming for you below.
The new album has officially been slated for a March 26th release by Ipecac Recordings.
Says Duane Denison: More...
Helmet Announces North American Tour Dates
"Last month we announced a 30th Anniversary tour of Europe," states a message from Helmet. "Today we're happy to announce today it's American counterpart."
Page Hamilton adds: "The day John, Peter, and I auditioned Henry is the day I consider to be the beginning of Helmet. The year was 1989 and I think the month was May. I love playing this music more than ever with my current bandmates Kyle, Dan, and Dave. To celebrate 30 years of recording and touring we decided to play 30 songs a night in 30 cities in Europe and 30 more cities in the USA. We hope to see you all there."
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Monument Of Misanthropy To Open Brutal Assault 23
Monument Of Misanthropy announce they will be performing with Suicidal Tendencies at the warm-up party of this year's edition of Brutal Assault Festival in Jaroměř, Czech Republic. The warm-up party will take place on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Root, Gride and Beast Within The Sound will join them as support acts.
Time schedule for Tuesday August 7: More...
Helmet Announce Summer U.S. Tour
Helmet will be out touring the U.S. this summer and will be joined by Bush on several dates. Below’s where that trek will stop:
06/26 Lombard, IL – Brauer House
06/27 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
06/28 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
06/29 Rock Island, IL – Daiquiri Factory
06/30 Toledo, OH – Civic Music Hall
07/02 Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre (feat. Bush)
07/03 Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater (feat. Bush)
07/04 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
07/05 Wichita, KS – The Cotillion (feat. Bush)
07/06 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
07/08 Sioux Falls, SD – Icon Lounge
07/09 Bismarck, ND – Bismarck Event Center (feat. Bush)
Helmet European Tour Announced
Helmet announce a summer European tour which will take them to the following stops:
07/25 Sint-Niklaas, BEL – Concertzaal De Casino
07/26 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle
07/27 Trebur, GER – Trebur Open Air Festival
07/28 Viersen, GER – Eier Mit Speck Festival
07/29 Paris, FRA – Petit Bain
07/30 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo
07/31 Munich, GER – Free & Easy Festival
08/01 Nuremberg, GER – Der Hirsch
08/02 Leipzig, GER – Werk2
08/03 Berlin, GER – SO36
08/06 Bratislava, SLO – Randal Club
08/07 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
The tour will follow the band’s already announced North American co-headlining trek with Prong: More...