Page Hamilton
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Page Hamilton with Helmet at The Hifi Bar, Melbourne May 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born |
May 18, 1960 Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Alternative metal, post-hardcore, hard rock, groove metal, jazz, noise rock, soundtrack |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Amphetamine Reptile, Interscope, Warcon |
| Associated acts | Helmet, Linkin Park, Band of Susans, David Bowie, Gandhi, Elliot Goldenthal, Page Hamilton Quintet, the Jazz Wannabes, The Dead Deads |
| Website | pagehamiltonmusic |
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ESP Page Hamilton ESP Horizon Custom |
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Page Hamilton (born May 18, 1960) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet. Most of his work has been in the hard rock and alternative metal styles, though he trained in jazz guitar and has substantial connections with avant-garde music and film soundtrack composition.
Hamilton was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Medford, Oregon. Hamilton studied guitar at the University of Oregon before moving to New York to study jazz guitar at the Manhattan School of Music. While there he played in avant-garde composer Glenn Branca's guitar orchestra, performing the composer's Symphony No.6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven), and joined noise rock band Band of Susans, performing on their Love Agenda album and Peel Sessions, before finally forming his own group, Helmet.
Helmet initially signed to Amphetamine Reptile Records, releasing a number of 7" singles and one album, 1990's Strap It On. The band then signed to Interscope Records, releasing Meantime (1992), Betty (1994), Aftertaste (1997) and Size Matters (2004). After leaving Interscope, the band released the albums Monochrome (2006) and Seeing Eye Dog (2010).
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