Helms Alee

Q&A: Helms Alee finds a home at Sargent House

A boundary-free trio of friends navigates rough recording waters to find home at Sargent House.

Best Albums: Sage Francis, King Buzzo, Helms Alee / Young Widows, Fucked Up

Sage Francis: Copper Gone King Buzzo: This Machine Kills Artists Helms Alee / Young Widows: Split 12" Fucked Up: Glass…

Best Albums: Atomic Ape, Helms Alee, ††† (Crosses), Whispered

Atomic Ape: Swarm Helms Alee: Sleepwalking Sailors †††: † Whispered: Shogunate Macabre

2013 and 1/3: The Best Albums of the 2010s (So Far)

Inspired by the third installment of The Naked Gun, we decided to compile our favorite albums over the first 3…

Fund This: Post-hardcore heavyweight Helms Alee needs your help

Post-hardcore heavyweight Helms Alee, left adrift after the shuttering of Hydra Head, has taken to Kickstarter in a pre-sale for…

Gear: Verellen Amplifiers’ Meatsmoke preamp pedal

On a quest for a more explosive sound at a less perilous price, Helms Alee guitarist Ben Verellen designed the…

Video: Helms Alee’s “8/16”

After a successful Kickstarter campaign and months of preparation, Seattle-based sludge-rock trio Helms Alee has debuted its latest video, "8/16,"…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

Russian Circles announces North American tour in support of new album, Empros

Empros, the new album from Chicago-based instrumental-rock trio Russian Circles, will be released 10/25 via Sargent House. Just a week…

Helms Alee launches Kickstarter project to fund music video

Seattle-based post-punk/metal trio Helms Alee has taken to Kickstarter to raise funds for a new music video. The song in…

Helms Alee to release Weatherhead 6/21 on Hydra Head

Weatherhead, the second full-length from Seattle-based post-rock band Helms Alee, is due out June 21 on Hydra Head. Check out the album's…

Big Business to release new EP and tour US with Torche, Helms Alee, Thrones

Sludge-metal band Big Business will release an EP entitled Quadruple Single on 7/26 via Gold Metal Records. Prior to its release,…