Helmet News

Combine past and present members of Pelican, Shift, Undertow and 16 and you'll get LA's AEGES , a crew preparing their new LP The Bridge for release via The Mylene Sheath on April 17th.

Seminal rock group HELMET will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of its classic "Meantime" album by embarking on a five-week European tour in March/April 2012 and playing the LP in its entirety at each and every show.

Without the mega-firepower of the Metalliance lineup with Saint Vitus , Crowbar , Kylesa , Red Fang , Howl and The Atlas Moth backing them, Helmet headlined a different kind of show at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday , with support from Skeleton Key .

One band that stormed the palace gates with big boots was the NYC-bred bombastic force known simply as Helmet.

In Australia, a tour bus carrying 50 people caught fire and then exploded - but not before the passengers were able to get off.