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The Label Situation

Posted on Mar 18 2010 | No Comments

Ever since Helmet parted ways with Warcon a few years back, there’s been a lot of speculation among fans about who would be releasing any future albums. Now that it’s common knowledge that a new album will be appearing in the next few months, the question is all the more pertinent.

Details are still a little sketchy, but I understand from the band’s management that Helmet’s new album will be self-released. They’re working with a newish company called Topspin Media, who provide retail and promotional infrastructure to musicians, and who’ve also worked on, amongst other things, the David Byrne and Brian Eno release Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. You can see an example of how the Topspin thing works at the Everything That Happens… website.

I’ve also gathered that Page Hamilton has regained ownership of the last Helmet album, Monochrome, so it’s likely that this will in future be sold directly by the band.