| In the Meantime | |
| Cover: | Helmet In the Meantime.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Helmet |
| Album: | Meantime |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | 1992 at Chicago Recording Company |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 3:08 |
| Label: | Amphetamine Reptile |
| Producer: | Steve Albini, Helmet |
| Prev Title: | Give It |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Primitive/Born Annoying 1993 |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"In the Meantime" is a song from the American alternative metal band Helmet's second album Meantime. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1992.
The song was recorded by Steve Albini and later remixed by Andy Wallace. Wallace's style of mixing, which involves (among other things) triggered samples and a cleaner more polished sound, irritated Albini. Later, when in negotiations to record Nirvana's In Utero, he stipulated a clause be added to his contract stating that Wallace would not be allowed to remix the album, after he had mixed Nevermind, which was released nine months before Meantime.
The song was covered by Soulfly on their 2004 album Prophecy, and by Pig Destroyer on their compilation album Painter of Dead Girls. I Am Become Death covered the song for the song-for-song tribute album to the original Meantime album called "Meantime (Redux)" which was released in 2016. In 2018, Lamb of God covered the song and it is featured in the band's cover album (under their original name Burn the Priest).
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Boston Phoenix | United States | "The 90 Best Songs of the 90s" | [1] | ||
| 2004 | Kerrang! | United Kingdom | "666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)" | 8 | [2] | |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. |