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The resurrected Helmet pits a growlier Page Hamilton against a new rhythm section, but that's about the only change. Size Matters stutters just like the old days, and favors skewed melodies that, even if they're a little slower or more layered, still sound like New York City in 1990. "Crashing Foreign Cars," for example, could be part two of Strap It On's "Blacktop." There's Hamilton-branded guitar freakery here -- check the bleating car horn intro to "Enemies" -- and opener "Smart" is as economic as metal derivation is going to get in the new millennium, when the genre's dominated by bombast and ridiculously compressed electric guitars. (Ex-Rob Zombie drummer John Tempesta gets credit for his precision snare and deliberate pacing.) And yet, despite its throwback sound, Size Matters starts to run together. Middle-range tempos emphasize the slow-motion roar of Hamilton's guitar, but tracks like "Drug Lord" and "Unwound" also begin to plod at that meter. It's like they lose interest after introducing the huge part. "Everybody Loves You" is stronger, and "Last Breath"'s crunch and altered tempos are knife sharp and cool. "Speak and Spell" is another highlight. Size Matters emphasizes for the bloated alt-metal elite what it means to have craft and a little self-control. It isn't necessarily memorable, but as an exercise in measured, even artistic rage, it's classic Hamilton.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Nicholson, ComposerLyricist - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Craig, ComposerLyricist - Mike Conlin, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Scheidel, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bjorkland, ComposerLyricist - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Christopher Holmes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Boesch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHARLIE CLOUSER, Producer, Additional Producer - Chris Traynor, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Certa, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Page Hamilton, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fox Phelps, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmet, MainArtist - Mark Renk, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Chavez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Bello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tempesta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Forrester Savell, Unknown, Other - Jim Kaufman, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Interscope Records
Album review
The resurrected Helmet pits a growlier Page Hamilton against a new rhythm section, but that's about the only change. Size Matters stutters just like the old days, and favors skewed melodies that, even if they're a little slower or more layered, still sound like New York City in 1990. "Crashing Foreign Cars," for example, could be part two of Strap It On's "Blacktop." There's Hamilton-branded guitar freakery here -- check the bleating car horn intro to "Enemies" -- and opener "Smart" is as economic as metal derivation is going to get in the new millennium, when the genre's dominated by bombast and ridiculously compressed electric guitars. (Ex-Rob Zombie drummer John Tempesta gets credit for his precision snare and deliberate pacing.) And yet, despite its throwback sound, Size Matters starts to run together. Middle-range tempos emphasize the slow-motion roar of Hamilton's guitar, but tracks like "Drug Lord" and "Unwound" also begin to plod at that meter. It's like they lose interest after introducing the huge part. "Everybody Loves You" is stronger, and "Last Breath"'s crunch and altered tempos are knife sharp and cool. "Speak and Spell" is another highlight. Size Matters emphasizes for the bloated alt-metal elite what it means to have craft and a little self-control. It isn't necessarily memorable, but as an exercise in measured, even artistic rage, it's classic Hamilton.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:32
- Main artists: Helmet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Interscope Records ℗ 2004 Interscope Records
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