Helmet announces revised tour schedule as singer heals

With founder/frontman Page Hamilton on the mend from a recent mountain-biking accident, the start of Helmet 's fall tour has been pushed back more than a month.

The five-week club run--first scheduled to open in mid-September, now kicks off Oct. 20 in Vancouver, and wraps up in Nov. 24 in Austin, TX. The complete itinerary appears below.

Hamilton suffered a broken collarbone in the accident.

"We're supposed to be preparing for [the] tour right now," the singer wrote in a message posted at Helmet's website. "Unfortunately we had to push things back after I hit a tree up in the mountains of Oregon and went over the handlebars of my bike. I had surgery in LA. They sawed off part of the bone near my shoulder and tied it together with a cadaver tendon and 3 screws; I expect to recover completely and the tour ... will proceed as planned."

Hamilton's injury has also led to the delayed release of "Size Matters," Helmet's first collection of new material since 1997's "Aftertaste." The set, which originally was due out on Tuesday (9/14), is now slated for release on Oct. 5.

Helmet's revamped lineup features founding member/frontman Page Hamilton, along with guitarist Chris Traynor (Orange 9mm), drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie) and bassist Frank Bello (Anthrax). Absent from the mix are any of the band members who played with Hamilton on the group's previous albums.

Hamilton produced "Size Matters" with assistance from producer Jay Baumgardner and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Clauser (Nine Inch Nails). The album features the single "See You Dead."

Helmet rose to fame on the strength of its full-length debut, 1992's "Meantime." The set spawned the singles "Give It," "In the Meantime" and "Unsung." The group also scored hits with the soundtrack cuts "Just Another Victim"--a song from the 1993 film "Judgment Night" that paired the group with hip-hop act House of Pain--and "Milquetoast," from 1994's "The Crow."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
October 2004
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
21 - Seattle, WA - Graceland
22 - Portland, OR - Douglas Fir Lounge
24 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
25 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
28 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
29 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Old Brickhouse Grill

November 2004
1 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
2 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
4 - Minneapolis, MN - Grumpy's
6 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
8 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
9 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
12 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star
13 - Boston, MA - Axis
14 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
18 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
19 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
20 - Atlanta, GA - Cotton Club
22 - Houston, TX - Engine Room
23 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
24 - Austin, TX - Emo's

 tour dates and tickets
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