VA - Meantime [Redux] (Deluxe Edition) (2016)

Magnetic Eye Records is thrilled to announce MEANTIME [Redux], which sees 15 artists including ROSETTA, FUCK THE FACTS, KEN MODE, MEEK IS MURDER, and IRONWEED take on Helmet's classic Meantime album in full (along with additional tracks from Helmet s catalog). Says Magnetic Eye founder Mike Vitali: The first time I heard Unsung, I immediately fell in love... the drumming, the guitar attack, the disengaged vocals and the Brooklyn grit all captivated me, as it did for many others. Meantime was a post-hardcore masterpiece. It was new, raw and an amazing record that had me completely hooked from start to finish. Meantime was the defining noise-rock release for many of us coming of age in the early nineties, and bringing together the bands to pay homage to a work of this magnitude was tremendously rewarding. Covering an artist's album from start to finish is like writing them the ultimate love letter, as if to say, the work you made influenced us all so deeply, and we want to show you how thankful we are that you created this. Meantime is a masterpiece, and Magnetic Eye's intention in bringing these fantastic heavy bands together is to honor the legacy, nearly 25 years later, of the awe-inspiring record that Helmet made.