See You Dead

2004 single by Helmet

"See You Dead"

Single by Helmet
from the album  Size Matters
Released| August 2004
Recorded| March – June 2004
Studio| Cello Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre| Alternative metal
Length| 3:48
Label| Interscope
Songwriter(s)| Page Hamilton
Producer(s)| Charlie Clouser, Jay Baumgardner, Ted Jensen
Helmet singles chronology
| "Like I Care"
(1997)  | "See You Dead"
(2004)  | "Unwound"
(2004)

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"See You Dead" is a song by American alternative metal band Helmet. The song was released in 2004 as the first single from the band's fifth album, Size Matters. It was the band's first single since reforming and their first in nearly seven years.

## Reception and legacy

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Blabbermouth.net referred to the song as a pop-inflected, airplay-friendly number that bears more resemblance to the generic rock you hear on your modern rock radio outlet than the crushing Helmet of yore."[1] Pitchfork reviewer David Raposa negatively compared "See You Dead" to the Burning Airlines song "Wheaton Calling."[2]

In 2017, Norma Jean vocalist Cory Brandon selected "See You Dead" as one of his favorite Helmet songs.[3] In 2019, Dan Slessor of Kerrang!, in a retrospective of the band's entire discography up to that point, selected the song as one of the best on the album (along with "Everybody Loves You" and "Unwound"), calling it "among the most melodic and catchiest songs of their career."[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "See You Dead"| 3:48

## Chart positions

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Chart  | Peak
position

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US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 29

## Personnel

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* Page Hamilton – vocals, guitar
* Chris Traynor – bass
* John Tempesta – drums

## References

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1. ^ "Reviews - Size Matters". Blabbermouth.net.
2. ^ Raposa, David (November 29, 2004). "Helmet: Size Matters Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
3. ^ "The 10 best Helmet songs, as chosen by Cory Brandan". Metal Hammer. November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
4. ^ Slessor, Dan (June 25, 2019). "The Stories Behind Every Helmet Album". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
5. ^ "Helmet - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

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Helmet

* Page Hamilton
* Dan Beeman
* Kyle Stevenson
* Dave Case

* Peter Mengede
* Rob Echeverria
* Chris Traynor
* Henry Bogdan
* John Stanier
* John Tempesta
* Mike Jost
* Jimmy Thompson

Studio albums|

* Strap It On
* Meantime
* Betty
* Aftertaste
* Size Matters
* Monochrome
* Seeing Eye Dog
* Dead to the World
* Left

Other releases|

* Born Annoying
* Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997)
* Live and Rare

Singles|

* "Unsung"
* "In the Meantime"
* "Just Another Victim"
* "Milquetoast"
* "Exactly What You Wanted"
* "See You Dead"

Labels|

* Amphetamine Reptile
* Interscope
* Warcon

Related bands|

* Adair
* Anthrax
* Band of Susans
* Battles
* Biohazard
* The Cult
* Exodus
* Testament
* Tomahawk
* White Zombie

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of band members

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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