Helms Alee's debut for Sargent House is a complete monster of an album, full of melody and math. They strike a delicate balance of outrageous fuzz and clean post-rock that allow for an enormous pallet of sounds. Every…
Jan 30 2014
Jan 26 2014
New KEXP Live Sessions
Thanks to Hannah Levin and everyone at KEXP.ORG for having us on.
Jan 14 2014
Noisey premieres new track "Pleasure Center"
Ben Verellen manufactures gear under the family name, so you know that he best make sure his own tone is the sickest. Those heads, with names like "Meat Smoke" and "Skyhammer", come with him on the road and into…
Jan 9 2014
Helms Alee interviewed by Soundcrave Magazine
Helms Alee took time out to discuss their upcoming album Sleepwalking Sailors with Soundcrave Magazine in Denver from one of their two nights there playing with The Sword. Their interview skills are quite astonishing... as you will see and…
Dec 29 2013
Philthy Mag interviews Ben Verellen
Seattle trio Helms Alee have spent the past six years writing and recording abrasively beautiful and avant-garde sounds that have been labeled with phrases such as “experimental metal” and “art rock,” although they would seem far more…
Dec 17 2013
Helms Alee Announces Tour Dates & Album Release Show
Helms Alee are pleased to announce some new tour dates with Sargent House label mates Russian Circles starting on March 5, 2014 also with KEN mode on the bill. In addition to that tour Helms Alee will play…
Nov 26 2013
Pitchfork reviews "Tumescence" from upcoming Sleepwalking Sailors album
Seattle trio Helms Alee doesn’t really do dead weight: bassist Dana James, guitarist Ben Verellen and drummer Hozoji Matheson-Margullis all split singing and songwriting duties, oftentimes in the course of a single tune. “Tumescence”—the first cut off of…
Nov 26 2013
Exclaim.ca debuts Sleepwalking Sailors album, new track
Two years after Seattle post-metal adventurists Helms Alee issued their Weatherhead LP through Hydra Head, the band have announced their next set, Sleepwalking Sailors, which will arrive early 2014 through new label home Sargent House.
The 11-song…
Aug 8 2013
Pitchfork streams "Not Dot" from Helms Alee & Ladder Devils split
“Not Dot” consumes Helms Alee's entire side of a forthcoming split with Philadelphia bruisers Ladder Devils, who manage to squeeze two tracks onto their half. The funny thing is, “Not Dot” sounds more like two separate songs, as…
Aug 2 2013
Helms Alee announces tour with Red Fang
Helms Alee will be touring with Red Fang in October.
RED FANG / HELMS ALEE 2013
10/9: Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
10/10: West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
10/11: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
10/12: Tucson, AZ…
Aug 2 2013
Helms Alee joins Sargent House
Helms Alee will now be managed by and will release their new album through Sargent House.