Helmet are streaming a snippet of the song “Life Or Death”, the lead track from their brand new studio album, Dead To The World, out tomorrow. Listen below:

The long anticipated new album - the first in six years - comes with heavy guitar riffs, blasting drums and the distinctive voice of frontman Page Hamilton. The album is energy at its purest form. Every track adds its unique flavour to mix of hard rock, alternative, metal and punk, showing the world again how versatile a rock album can be.

Produced by Page Hamilton himself and mixed by award winning record producer, engineer and mixer Jay Baumgardner, Dead To The World will be released as 1CD digipak, transparent vinyl and digital on October 28th via earMUSIC.

Helmet will be heading out on a 36-city tour of the US this fall in support of the new album. The band will be joined by special guest Local H. The tour kicks off on November 3rd with further dates for a European tour to be announced soon.

Page Hamilton offered these thoughts: "Catch phrases, punchlines, guns, bluster, ammo, incivility, impatience, murder. You, me, us, them, life, liberty and the pursuit of property.

“We disagree, we disrespect, discourse disappears in the age of access. When in doubt GET LOUD! It's my way or the highway, thank you Lawrence Tierney!

"Religious tchotchkes nailed to the walls of homes above razor-scarred mirrors. Do you meditate, levitate, pray? Live in LA! I'm a huge fan, got a perfume line, smell nice, plan my next move. Threats loom, the bad news network blooms, fear sells. Just get em out, the spying neighbors, suspects, terrorists our forefathers intent. 'If you don't like it, leave' and call it democracy."

Tracklisting:

“Life Or Death”
“I ♥ My Guru”
“Bad News”
“Red Scare”
“Dead To The World”
“Green Shirt”
“Expect The World”
“Die Alone”
“Drunk In The Afternoon”
“Look Alive”
“Life Or Death” (Slow)

“Bad News” lyric video:

 

 

 

 

Tour dates:

November
3 - Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IN
4 - St. Andrews - Detroit, MI.
5 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, Canada
6 - Beachland Ballroom |Cleveland, OH
7 - Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
9 - World Café Live - Philadelphia ,PA
10 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
11 - Met - Pawtucket, RI
12 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
13 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
15 - Black Cat - Washington, DC
16 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
17 - Motorco Music Hall - Durham, NC
18 - Masquerade Heaven - Atlanta, GA
19 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
20 - State Theatre - St Petersburg, FL
22 - Revolution - Fort Lauderdale, FL
23 - The Social - Orlando, FL
25 - The White Oak - Houston, TX
26 - MoHawk - Austin, TX
27 - Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX
29 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ

December
1 - Roxy - Los Angeles, CA
2 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
3 - Discovery - Ventura, CA
4 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
6 - Dante's - Portland, OR
7 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
9 - Pub Station - Billings, MT
10 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
11 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
13 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
14 - Fine Line Music Café - Minneapolis, MN
15 - High Noon - Madison, WI
16 - Metro - Chicago, IL
17 - Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO