The ’90s were a wild time for rock music. From grunge to industrial and the rise of punk in the mainstream… a lot was going on.

One thing that maybe gets overlooked sometimes is how a lot of ’90s bands utilized both ambient and noise elements in their sound, which could blend fairly evenly in some cases, or simply be an ingredient for others. Let’s start with a band that leaned much more towards noise…

Helmet

Helmet is the most likable heavy band on the planet. Bar none. Not that that necessarily relates to this list, but it’s a truth I need the world to understand.

Interestingly, the band’s first era ran for nearly the entire ’90s decade (before they disbanded for about 5 years), and they pretty much wrote the recipe for how loud, heavy, bass-centric noise rock.

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