See You Dead Explained

See You Dead
Cover:See_You_Dead.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Helmet
Album:Size Matters
Released:August 2004
Recorded:MarchJune 2004 at Cello Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre:Alternative metal
Length:3:48
Label:Interscope
Producer:Charlie Clouser, Jay Baumgardner, Ted Jensen
Prev Title:Like I Care
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Unwound
Next Year:2004

"See You Dead" is a song by American alternative metal band Helmet. The song was released in 2004 as the first single from the band's fifth album, Size Matters. It was the band's first single since reforming and their first in nearly seven years.

Reception and legacy

Blabbermouth.net referred to the song as a pop-inflected, airplay-friendly number that bears more resemblance to the generic rock you hear on your modern rock radio outlet than the crushing Helmet of yore."[1] Pitchfork reviewer David Raposa negatively compared "See You Dead" to the Burning Airlines song "Wheaton Calling."[2]

In 2017, Norma Jean vocalist Cory Brandon selected "See You Dead" as one of his favorite Helmet songs.[3] In 2019, Dan Slessor of Kerrang!, in a retrospective of the band's entire discography up to that point, selected the song as one of the best on the album (along with "Everybody Loves You" and "Unwound"), calling it "among the most melodic and catchiest songs of their career."[4]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Reviews - Size Matters.
  2. Web site: . Raposa . David . Helmet: Size Matters Album Review . November 29, 2004 . April 16, 2024.
  3. Web site: The 10 best Helmet songs, as chosen by Cory Brandan. November 13, 2017. April 16, 2024. Metal Hammer.
  4. Web site: . Slessor . Dan . The Stories Behind Every Helmet Album . June 25, 2019 . April 16, 2024.
  5. Web site: Billboard. Helmet - Chart History. April 19, 2015.