Monochrome (album)

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Monochrome
Studio album by Helmet
Released	July 18, 2006
Recorded	May 6, 2006
Genre	Alternative Metal
Label	Warcon
Producer	Helmet, Wharton Tiers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (6.4/10) link
Helmet chronology
Size Matters (2004) Monochrome (2006)

Monochrome is the sixth album by Helmet, released in 2006 through Warcon. This is the third Helmet album in a row to be recorded as a three-piece, with new drummer Mike Jost joining veterans Page Hamilton and Chris Traynor. Bassist Jeremy Chatelain, who replaced Frank Bello on the Size Matters tour, rejoined the band for the 2006 Warped Tour in support of Monochrome.

The album is said to be a "return to roots," co-produced with Wharton Tiers, who recorded Helmet's first two albums Strap It On and Meantime. At least two of the tracks, "Money Shot" and "Bury Me", are known to be from Hamilton's former band Gandhi, but they have been rerecorded with the new Helmet line up.

The track 'Monochrome' is featured on the soundtrack for Saw III and is played over the film's end credits.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Charts 4 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

1. "Swallowing Everything" – 3:54
2. "Brand New"† – 4:11
3. "Bury Me" – 4:31
4. "Monochrome" – 3:50
5. "On Your Way Down"† – 4:16
6. "Money Shot" – 3:14
7. "Gone" – 3:31
8. "Almost Out of Sight" – 4:17
9. "Howl" – 1:04
10. "410" – 4:37
11. "Goodbye" – 5:33

(All tracks by Hamilton, except † by Hamilton/Jost/Traynor)

[edit] Singles

• "Gone" - June 2006
• "Monochrome" - November 2006
• "Money Shot" - April 2007

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2006	The Billboard 200	159

[edit] Personnel

• Page Hamilton - Guitar, Vocals
• Chris Traynor - Guitar, Bass
• Mike Jost - Drums

v • d • e Helmet Page Hamilton • Dan Beeman • Kyle Stevenson • Jon Fuller Peter Mengede • Rob Echeverria • Chris Traynor • Henry Bogdan • John Stanier • Frank Bello • John Tempesta • Mike Jost • Jeremy Chatelain • Jimmy Thompson Studio albums Strap It On (1990) • Meantime (1992) • Betty (1994) • Aftertaste (1997) • Size Matters (2004) • Monochrome (2006) Other releases Born Annoying (1995) • Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) (2004) Singles "Born Annoying" • "Bad Mood" • "Blacktop" • "Unsung" • "Give It" • "In The Meantime" • "Primitive/Born Annoying 1993" • "Just Another Victim" (collaboration with House of Pain) • "Milquetoast" • "Biscuits For Smut" • "Wilma's Rainbow" • "Exactly What You Wanted" • "Like I Care" • "See You Dead" • "Unwound" - 2004 • "Smart" • "Gone" • "Monochrome" • "Money Shot" Labels Amphetamine Reptile • Interscope • Warcon Related bands Adair • Anthrax • Band of Susans • Biohazard • The Cult • Disturbing the Peace • Exodus • Testament • Tomahawk • White Zombie