Peter Mengede on Helmet
Posted on May 20 2010 | No Comments
Helmet Crash
Back in September last year, Australian blog GuitarNerd featured an article by original Helmet rhythm guitarist Peter Mengede, in which he told the story of the honeyburst Gibson Les Paul he used on many early Helmet recordings and tours, and related a lot of interesting Helmet trivia along the way.
He’s now written another article for the site, this time focussing on his black Les Paul Anniversary and the road accident that, as well as bringing a Helmet tour to an abrupt end, may also have been the beginning of the end of Peter’s tenure in the band.
The article includes a scan of an original newspaper report on the accident (from which the above photo is taken), as well as video of a TV feature covering Helmet’s tour with Ministry and Sepultura.
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