Origin: Seattle, Washington, USA  
Genres: Alternative Metal, Sludge Metal
Page online: August 1, 2024
Last update/review: August 1, 2024

Helms Alee

Helm's Alee has been toiling in Seattle for a number of years, not often mentioned in metal circles as, when one gets down to it, they are far from a traditional metal band even if they incorporate several metal-friendly influences. On their most recent effort, 2022's Keep This Be The Way, the band is all over the map stylistically -- there's some early grunge, some alterna-metal, some true sludge, a bit of post-metal, and a fair bit of non-metal experimentalism as well. As hard as the band is to pin down, this might be one of those "a bit of something for everyone" bands.

Current Members

Ben Verellen

guitars/vocals

Dana James

bass/vocals

Hoziji Matheson-Margullis

drums/vocals


Discography


Helms Alee  EP
2007
  1. A Wierding Away
  2. Rogue's Yarn
  3. Paraphrase
  4. Borrowed Wind
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Night Terror  
2008 Hydra Head
  1. Left Handy Man Handle
  2. New Roll
  3. A Weirding Away
  4. Rogue's Yarn
  5. Betwixt
  6. Big Spider
  7. Grandfather Claws
  8. Paraphrase
  9. Shhmna
  10. Wild Notes
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Weatherhead  
2011 Hydra Head
  1. Untitled
  2. Elbow Grease
  3. 8/16
  4. Music Box
  5. Pretty As Pie
  6. Anemone Of The Wound
  7. Mad Mouth
  8. Epic Adventurer Through The Wood
  9. Speed Sk8r
  10. Pig Pile
  11. Revel!
  12. Ripper No Lube
  13. Born In Fiberglass
  14. Weatherhead
  15. Pimp Bunnies
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Sleepwalking Sailors  
2014 Sargent House
  1. Pleasure Center
  2. Tumescence
  3. Pinniped
  4. Dangling Modifiers
  5. Heavy Worm Burden
  6. Crystal Gale
  7. New West
  8. Fetus. Carcass.
  9. Slow Beef
  10. Animatronic Bionic
  11. Dodge The Lightning
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Stillicide  
2016 Sargent House
  1. More Weight
  2. Untoxicated
  3. Tit To Toe
  4. Meats And Milks
  5. Stillicide
  6. Galloping Mind Fuk
  7. Creeping You Company
  8. Dream Long
  9. Bullygoat
  10. Andromenous
  11. Worth Your Wild
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Noctiluca  
2019 Sargent House
  1. Interachnid
  2. Beat Up
  3. Play Dead
  4. Be Rad Tomorrow
  5. Lay Waste, Child
  6. Illegal Guardian
  7. Spider Jar
  8. Pleasure Torture
  9. Pandemic
  10. Word Problems
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis


Keep This Be The Way  
2022 Sargent House
  1. See Sights, Smell Smells
  2. Keep This Be The Way
  3. How Party Do You Hard
  4. Tripping Up The Stairs
  5. Big Louise
  6. Do Not Expose To The Burning Sun
  7. The Middle Half
  8. Mouth Thinker
  9. Three Cheeks To The Wind
  10. Guts For Brains
  • Ben Verellen
  • Dana James
  • Hoziji Matheson-Margullis



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