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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelInterscope
EAN0606949223526
eBay Product ID (ePID)30604645
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1990s
Run Time1849 Sec
Release Year1992
FormatCD
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
TypeAlbum
StyleHeavy Metal, Post-Hardcore
ArtistHelmet
Release TitleStrap It on
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Recording ModeStereo
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks9
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Reviews4 Stars - Excellent - "...a mix of Black Sabbath, avant-rock minimalism and hardcore/thrash delivery, with gruff vocals, arsequake dynamics, densely squalling guitar layers and sudden time-signature changes that can turn on a sixpence..." Flipside (Nov.-Dec./90) - "...Helmet are the living end of any concept you might have on the term heavy. The intensity, release of hardcore, stitched together with the relentless abrasiveness of industrial noise. One of the few recordings you'll own forever...", Ranked #25 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...STRAP IT ON remains the quintessential anti-metal metal album. Page Hamilton's minimalist riffing is direct and crunchy and his guitar solos are mercilessly abrasive....the songs are further rammed home by Hamilton's hostage-taking vocals..."