Aftertaste | ||||
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Studio album by Helmet | ||||
Released | 18 March 1997 | |||
Recorded | July–November 1996 at Capitol and Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles and RPM in New York | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, post-hardcore | |||
Length | 40:42 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Producer | Dave Sardy and Helmet | |||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10)[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B-)[4] |
Alternative Press | [5] |
Aftertaste is the fourth album by Helmet, released in 1997 on Interscope. This proved to be Helmet's final album with original members John Stanier (drums) and Henry Bogdan (bass). Guitarist Rob Echeverria, who appeared on Helmet's previous outing, Betty, left the group to join Biohazard. Subsequently, the album was recorded as a three-piece, with Page Hamilton covering all the guitar parts. Guitarist Chris Traynor (formerly of Orange 9mm) came on board for the supporting tour.
Aftertaste harkens back to Helmet's earlier, rawer sound, omitting some of the experimental/jazz tendencies of Betty. The album met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response and went out of print in 2006.[6]
This album along with Meantime and Betty is considered a definitive text in post-metal.[7]
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The Japanese release has one extra track, "Complete", which had also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 movie Johnny Mnemonic.
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1997 | The Billboard 200 | 47 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1997 | "Exactly What You Wanted" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
Band
Guest Musician
Production
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