Meantime Bags
Description: Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989, releasing their debut album, Strap It On, in 1990. Meantime was the band's second studio album and major label debut, released on June 23, 1992. Despite initially only achieving moderate commercial success and peaking at number 68 on the Top 200 chart, the album was well received by critics. Meantime is considered to be one of the most influential and overlooked metal records of the '90s, and continues to be discovered and appreciated by new listeners.
Description: Turn up the volume with Helmet – Meantime Distortion Era (1992), a raw and gritty tribute to one of the most defining albums of 90s alternative metal. With its lo-fi aesthetic, stark contrast imagery, and bold typography, this design echoes the intensity and precision of Helmet’s heavy yet mathematical sound. A perfect fit for grunge heads, alt-metal fans, and those who thrive in feedback, fuzz, and fury.
Description: A bold vintage-inspired artwork featuring a helmeted rider rendered in a distressed grunge style. The weathered texture, combined with a striking red, black, and cream color palette, creates a rugged retro aesthetic that captures the spirit of motorcycle culture and underground streetwear. Perfect for t-shirt designs, posters, stickers, merchandise, and other creative projects seeking a classic old school look with timeless appeal.
Description: Helmet is an alternative metal band formed in New York City in 1989, quickly earning a reputation for their crushing riffs, unconventional rhythms, and stripped-down, precision-driven sound. After releasing their debut album, Strap It On, in 1990, the band signed with a major label and returned with Meantime on June 23, 1992. Powered by tracks like "Unsung" and "In the Meantime," the album reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200 and received widespread critical acclaim, even if its commercial success was modest at the time. In the decades since its release, Meantime has come to be regarded as one of the defining heavy albums of the 1990s, influencing generations of bands. This design is based on a limited-run tee from the 1992 Meantime tour.
Description: A brutal slice of early-'90s alternative-metal energy built around pressure, control, and mechanical force. This distressed 1992-inspired graphic combines a compressed blue figure, industrial machinery, technical markings, and worn screen-print textures for the look of an obscure tour shirt pulled straight from the underground heavy-music era. Made for fans of noisy guitars, post-hardcore attitude, industrial graphics, and vintage alternative-metal aesthetics
