Strap It On (album)

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Strap It On
Studio album by Helmet
Released	1990 (re-released November 1991)
Recorded	1990
Genre	Post hardcore, Noise rock, Alternative metal
Length	30:49
Label	Amphetamine Reptile, Interscope
Producer	Helmet
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Helmet chronology
— Strap It On (1990) Meantime (1992)

Strap It On is the first album by Helmet. Originally released in 1990 through Amphetamine Reptile Records, it was subsequently rereleased by Interscope in November 1991.

Critics considered the album innovative for its explosive, propulsive, and often staccato riff style which greatly exploited drop D tuning. It has since become a cult classic in underground metal/ post-hardcore. The moody, atmospheric "Sinatra" differed from most of the fast-paced, metallic songs on the album; its lyrics featured a paraphrasing of Dean Martin's famous line about the crooner, "It's Sinatra's world/ We just live in it."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Repetition" – 3:00
2. "Rude" – 4:13
3. "Bad Mood" – 2:15
4. "Sinatra" – 4:31
5. "FBLA" – 2:40
6. "Blacktop" – 3:20
7. "Distracted" – 3:12
8. "Make Room" – 3:28
9. "Murder" – 4:03

(All tracks by Hamilton)

Early pressings of the album incorrectly listed the title of the third song as "Bad Moon". The Japanese release has one extra track, "Impressionable", which also appears on the Amphetamine Reptile compilation 7" EP Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking in the Streets Vol. 5.

[edit] Personnel

• Henry Bogdan – Bass
• Page Hamilton – Guitar, Vocals
• Peter Mengede – Guitar
• John Stanier – Drums
• Wharton Tiers – engineer

v • d • e Helmet Page Hamilton • Dan Beeman • Kyle Stevenson • Jon Fuller Peter Mengede • Rob Echeverria • Chris Traynor • Henry Bogdan • John Stanier • Frank Bello • John Tempesta • Mike Jost • Jeremy Chatelain • Jimmy Thompson Studio albums Strap It On (1990) • Meantime (1992) • Betty (1994) • Aftertaste (1997) • Size Matters (2004) • Monochrome (2006) Other releases Born Annoying (1995) • Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) (2004) Singles "Born Annoying" • "Bad Mood" • "Blacktop" • "Unsung" • "Give It" • "In The Meantime" • "Primitive/Born Annoying 1993" • "Just Another Victim" (collaboration with House of Pain) • "Milquetoast" • "Biscuits For Smut" • "Wilma's Rainbow" • "Exactly What You Wanted" • "Like I Care" • "See You Dead" • "Unwound" - 2004 • "Smart" • "Gone" • "Monochrome" • "Money Shot" Labels Amphetamine Reptile • Interscope • Warcon Related bands Adair • Anthrax • Band of Susans • Biohazard • The Cult • Disturbing the Peace • Exodus • Testament • Tomahawk • White Zombie