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The legendary guitarist of San Amphetamine Reptile label, later half of the 1990s to form Francisco's proto-industrial acid- resulting in a succession of Dark Matter, which created two punk band Chrome, Helios Creed's releases over the next 5 years, albums of the electronic/ambient psychedelic guitar work has including The Last Laugh, Boxing genre. He has also collaborated influenced bands such as The the Clown, Lactating Purple, Kiss on projects with Nik Turner, Jesus Lizard, Prong, Butthole to the Brain, and Planet-X. , , Jack Surfers, and Clone. Endino's Skin Yard, Genesis P- Never afraid to go on the road, Orridge, and Bill Laswell. Helios Creed joined San Helios is no stranger to touring. Francisco's Chrome in 1977 to Helios and his varying group of After 's death in record their 2nd album Alien musicians have toured extensively 1995, Helios re-assembled Soundtracks. Helios' mastery of since 1985 and have two live Chrome, enlisting former band- sustained, distorted guitar effects albums as a result. The first was mates John and Hillary Stench and deep, crooning vocals recorded on a tour of Europe in among others. More albums were noticeably changed Chrome's 1993 for the Your Choice Live released, and a touring version of direction and made them the series. Seven years later came the the group made their way around science fiction inspired, avant- release of On Tour 1999 which the U.S. in 1998, performing to garde acid-punk that Chrome is was recorded in California at the incredulous fans who most likely best known for. After seven end of that year's U.S. tour. had missed the single American albums, the creative relationship Incorporating tape loops, a live performance of Chrome between Helios and Chrome multitude of FX boxes, and even a nearly 17 years earlier. In 2002 founder Damon Edge dissolved. telephone handset, Helios' live Helios was re-united Damon moved to Europe, taking shows expand upon his talents, posthumously with Damon on the the Chrome name with him. demonstrating that his layering of album Angel of the Clouds, in multiple sounds isn't just studio which he completed some of After forming his own band, trickery. Damon's unfinished work culled Helios released his first solo from the Dossier archives. record X-Rated Fairy Tales in Perhaps influenced by touring as a 1985 on the based guitarist with Hawkwind's Nik With his latest solo release, On the Subterranean label. This album Turner in 1994, Helios' later Dark Side of the Sun, Helios has vaguely followed in the style records combined a noise-rock ventured back to the darker, guitar where Chrome had left off, at least style with the hazy soundscapes of driven sounds of Chrome. Pulling more so than the albums Damon space rock. Released on Man's some of the cold industrial- was producing overseas under the Ruin, Cleopatra, and Germany's psychedelic themes from the past, Chrome name. After a hiatus of a Dossier labels, these records he incorporates new ideas in a few years, Helios was back with include Cosmic Assault, “NUGG” way that may signify a new Superior Catholic Finger in 1989. The Transport, Activated direction. And judging from the Also released on Subterranean, Condition, Chromagnum Man, overwhelmingly positive response this album saw a return to Helios' Colors of Light, and Spider he has received with the new noisier heritage with early Prophesy. material while on tour this Chrome, and coincided with the summer, this change can only be a rising popularity of the noise and As well as releasing titles under good thing. grunge sounds. Helios was quickly his own name, Helios also brought grabbed by Tom Hazelmeyer's together several musicians in the ©2003 staticwhitesound

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