Left (Helmet album) explained

Left
Type:studio
Artist:Helmet
Cover:Helmet - Left.png
Recorded:2023
Genre:Alternative metal
Length:31:14
Label:earMUSIC
Prev Title:Live and Rare
Prev Year:2021

Left is the ninth studio album by the American alternative metal band Helmet, released on November 10, 2023, through earMUSIC.[1] It is the band's first studio album in seven years, since Dead to the World (2016), the longest gap between albums to date.

Reception

Metal Hammers Stephen Hill wrote "Helmet are still capable of harnessing all the elements that made them such a brilliantly idiosyncratic band three decades ago. Left contains some of the year's most instantaneous, memorable, propulsive yet deceptively complex riffs that serve as a base for everything from wild noise freakouts to some truly unexpected vocal hooks."[2]

Distorted Sound writer Gavin Brown wrote that, "With their line-up stable for over a decade, and their ever-present vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton sounding as good as ever, the band still have those riffs ever present on Left and the grooves are just as irresistible today as they have been all through the band's history."[3]

Track listing

All songs are written by Page Hamilton and Kyle Stevenson, except where noted.[4]

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.

Helmet

Additional musicians

Technical

Visuals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helmet To Release First Album In Seven Years, Left, In November. Blabbermouth.net. July 10, 2023. December 5, 2023.
  2. Metal Hammer. Forget Rage Against The Machine and Faith No More: Helmet are nu metal's unsung architects and Left is the best record they've done in nearly 20 years. November 9, 2023. December 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Distorted Sound. Album Review: Left – Helmet. November 13, 2023. December 5, 2023.
  4. Left . . 2023 . booklet . . 0219035EMU.