Helmet

Heavy metal, as it was defined in the 1970s, was a celebration of hedonism, excess and
overkill – the blues all revved up with everywhere to go. But these days, metal – or, to be
precise, the '90s post-punk equivalent – is no longer the province of the flamboyant but of
the deadly earnest. Hard rock is no longer a highway to hell littered with beer cans, coke
spoons and fishnet stockings but a shredding soundtrack for doing push-ups, spi... More >