Helmet is an American alternative rock band from New York City formed in 1989 by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton. Since 2010, the band has consisted of Hamilton, drummer Kyle Stevenson, guitarist Dan Beeman and bassist Dave Case. Helmet has released eight studio albums and two compilation albums. After releasing their debut album, Strap It On (1990), on Amphetamine Reptile, Helmet signed to Interscope Records and released three albums for the label, including the highly successful Meantime (1992), Betty (1994) and Aftertaste (1997). Helmet broke up in 1998, but reformed in 2004, and has since released four more albums ― Size Matters (2004), Monochrome (2006), Seeing Eye Dog (2010) and Dead to the World (2016). In June 2021 the band released via their website only a limited edition box set entitled “Move On” featuring 4 x 7” singles including the following covers and live tracks: Move on (David Bowie) w/ More Bad News live Mercy (Wire) w/ Rollo live ETI (Blue Oyster Cult) w/ Blacktop live I’m only sleeping (The Beatles) w/ Crisis King live   2023 saw the band return to the studio for it’s ninth album Left which was released by earMusic in November 2023.

For forty years the Dwarves have shocked and mystified audiences across the globe with their unique blend of punk, garage, thrash and experimental music. Hailing from the Midwest, they settled in San Francisco in the mid 1980’s, played over a thousand shows, released over a dozen full length records and appeared in the soundtracks for hundreds of films, television shows, skate videos and multimedia presentations. With a revolving cast of memorable characters and brutal live musicians, singer Blag Dahlia has carved out legendary status declaring the Dwarves, ”the last punk band!” Look for new recordings, reissues, and appearances at rock festivals and crack houses across the country and around the world! THE DWARVES ARE ROCK LEGENDS! thedwarves.com

This is the story of a vampire known as “The Blood Vulture.” A once-insatiable bloodthirsty abomination of a creature, he is now a recluse long locked away as he grapples with what it means to live forever in a world of impermanence. His tales of regret and grief and terror will be told from hereon through songs that meld the emotive vocal stylings of grunge’s golden era with death metal, goth rock, and doom metal.