Size Matters

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Size Matters

Studio album by Helmet
Released	October 5, 2004
Recorded	March - June 2004 at Cello Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Length	39:38
Label	Interscope Records
Producer(s)	Helmet, Charlie Clouser & Jay Baumgardner
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Helmet chronology
Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991-1997) (2004)	Size Matters (2004)	Monochrome (2006)

Size Matters is the fifth album by Helmet, released in 2004 through Interscope. It is the first new album since the band ended with a bitter break up in 1998. Page Hamilton, the band's founder and chief songwriter, is the only original member appearing on the album. Therefore, many purists object to it being called "Helmet" and consider it to be a Page Hamilton solo project. According to Hamilton, John Stanier (drums) and Henry Bogdan (bass) both declined the invitation to reunite.

Despite the purists' objections, the album carries on in the Helmet tradition with Hamilton's trademark staccato sound. The album was recorded as a three-piece with John Tempesta on drums and Chris Traynor (guitarist on the Aftertaste tour) on bass. After recording was done, bassist Frank Bello was brought in so Traynor could return to guitar.

1 Track listing
2 Singles
3 Charts
4 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

"Smart" (Hamilton) – 3:44
"Crashing Foreign Cars" (Hamilton/Nichelson/Tempesta/Traynor) – 2:31
"See You Dead" (Hamilton) – 3:48
"Drug Lord" (Hamilton) – 5:24
"Enemies" (Clouser/Hamilton) – 5:00
"Unwound" (Bjorkland/Conlin/Craig/Hamilton/Scheidel) – 4:12
"Everybody Loves You" (Hamilton) – 3:27
"Surgery" (Hamilton) – 3:14
"Speak and Spell" (Clouser/Hamilton) – 3:31
"Throwing Punches" (Clouser/Hamilton) – 3:44
"Last Breath" (Hamilton/Tempesta/Traynor) – 3:03

The Japanese release has two additional tracks: "Black Light" and "Just Like Me". These tracks, as well as "Smart" (a.k.a. "Opportunity"), "Enemies", and "Unwound", were originally recorded as Gandhi tracks, Page Hamilton's previous band.

[edit] Singles

"See You Dead", released in August 2004
- United States: Premiered on the Los Angeles, California station KROQ and other stations.
- United Kingdom: Premiered on BBC Radio 1 and other stations.