Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) is a compilation album of Helmet

Helmet (band)

Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....

 in its original form, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton

Page Hamilton

Page Hamilton is a guitarist, singer and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet...

, bassist Henry Bogdan

Henry Bogdan

Henry Bogdan , is an American musician. He is perhaps best known as the original bass guitarist and a founding member of the alternative metal band, Helmet...

, drummer John Stanier

John Stanier (drummer)

John Stanier first came into the spotlight in 1989 as the drummer for the band Helmet. He is known for his speed, endurance, and precision as a performer....

, and guitarists Peter Mengede

Peter Mengede

Peter Mengede is a musician best known as the former guitarist for Helmet. He formed his own group, Handsome, in 1996 with former members of Quicksand, Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law...

 (1989–1993) and Rob Echeverria (1994–1996). It was released in early 2004 in a run-up to the much-anticipated new Helmet album to be released later that year.

The title states the years 1991–1997, presumably because 1991 is the year that Interscope rereleased Strap It On

Strap It On (album)

Strap It On is the first album by Helmet. Originally released in 1990 through Amphetamine Reptile Records, it was subsequently rereleased by Interscope in November 1991....

; however, it was first released in 1990 on Amphetamine Reptile Records

Amphetamine Reptile Records

Amphetamine Reptile Records is a nationally renowned record label which was founded in 1986 by then-US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Washington State, US The label is best-known for its roster of noise rock artists, and its Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking In The Streets series of compilations.-History:Hazelmyer...

.

Track listing

1. "Repetition" – 3:00 (1990, Strap It On
   Strap It On (album)
   Strap It On is the first album by Helmet. Originally released in 1990 through Amphetamine Reptile Records, it was subsequently rereleased by Interscope in November 1991....
   
   )
2. "FBLA" – 2:40 (1990, Strap It On)
3. "Bad Mood" – 2:15 (1990, Strap It On)
4. "Sinatra" – 4:31 (1990, Strap It On)
5. "In the Meantime" – 3:08 (1992, Meantime)
6. "Ironhead" – 3:22 (1992, Meantime)
7. "Give It" – 4:17 (1992, Meantime)
8. "Unsung" – 3:57 (1992, Meantime)
9. "Better" – 3:10 (1992, Meantime)
10. "Just Another Victim" – 4:20 (1993, Judgment Night
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    Soundtrack)
11. "Wilma's Rainbow" – 3:53 (1994, Betty
    Betty (album)
    Betty is the third album by Helmet, released in 1994 on Interscope. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band's success with the previous album, Meantime....
    
    )
12. "I Know" – 3:41 (1994, Betty)
13. "Milquetoast" – 3:53 (1994, Betty)
14. "Rollo"† – 2:38 (1994, Betty)
15. "Overrated" – 2:40 (1994, Betty)
16. "Disagreeable" – 3:52 (1996, Feeling Minnesota
    Feeling Minnesota
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     soundtrack)
17. "Pure" – 3:32 (1997, Aftertaste
    Aftertaste (album)
    Aftertaste is the fourth album by Helmet, released in 1997 on Interscope. This proved to be Helmet's final album with original members John Stanier and Henry Bogdan . Guitarist Rob Echeverria, who appeared on Helmet's previous outing, Betty, left the group to join Biohazard...
    
    )
18. "Renovation"‡ – 2:55 (1997, Aftertaste)
19. "Like I Care" – 3:19 (1997, Aftertaste)
20. "Driving Nowhere" – 4:19 (1997, Aftertaste)
21. "Exactly What You Wanted" – 2:36 (1997, Aftertaste)

(All tracks by Hamilton, except † by Bogdan/Hamilton; ‡ by Bogdan/Hamilton/Stanier)

Personnel

• Henry Bogdan
  Henry Bogdan
  Henry Bogdan , is an American musician. He is perhaps best known as the original bass guitarist and a founding member of the alternative metal band, Helmet...
  
   – Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Page Hamilton
  Page Hamilton
  Page Hamilton is a guitarist, singer and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , Vocals
• John Stanier
  John Stanier (drummer)
  John Stanier first came into the spotlight in 1989 as the drummer for the band Helmet. He is known for his speed, endurance, and precision as a performer....
  
   – Drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Peter Mengede
  Peter Mengede
  Peter Mengede is a musician best known as the former guitarist for Helmet. He formed his own group, Handsome, in 1996 with former members of Quicksand, Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law...
  
   – Guitar (Tracks 1–10)
• Rob Echeverria – Guitar (Tracks 11–16)