Helmet, Studio Albums.

Strap It On, 1990
The debut album, Strap It On is nine songs of Helmet doing what they do. Lots of drop D riffs. This album is a little less polished then subsequent works, and the raw edge adds to the feel of the album. Many of the songs are great, but Sinatra is a stand out track.

Meantime, 1992
Helmet returned in 1992 with their first major label release, complete with radio and MTV airplay. Meantime is an album with great production that doesn't loss any power from being polished. As a single, Unsung had moderate success.

Betty, 1994
Their first album after the departure of guitarist Pete Mengede, Betty saw the band grow and experiment without losing their core sound. While songs like Wilma's Rainbow or Milquetoast are easily accessible to fans of the band, the band's experiments almost go too far on Beautiful Love and The Silver Hawaiian.

Aftertaste, 1997
With another guitarist leaving the band, Aftertaste was recorded as a three piece, although the band would recruit a touring member to perform the songs live. While the band had attempted to get back to its roots with the followup to the experimental Betty, the album is actually quite unremarkable. The band broke up shortly after touring in support of this album.

Size Matters, 2004
Frontman Page Hamilton reformed Helmet in 2004 without any other original members and recorded Size Matters. Even with an all new line-up, Helmet manages to put out a decent album. Like Aftertaste, this isn't a stand alone classic, but it is a good addition to any Helmet collection.

Monochrome, 2006
Another album and another line-up change. Monochrome features the trademark Helmet sound although, like everything since Betty, fails to recapture the magic that made the first few albums so essential. Still, it's a solid album.

Seeing Eye Dog, 2010
Twenty years after Strap It On, Seeing Eye Dog is another Helmet album with another new line-up. A solid album, but perhaps less Helmet sounding than any other release to date. Not bad at all, but forgettable.