The 1990s had their share of great albums that nobody heard. One of the great mysteries of this is the failure of Handsome's first and only album to generate any airplay or sales while crap nu metal bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn topped the charts.
On paper this album should have been a seller. Peter Mengede was part of the classic Helmet lineup, Tom Capone played in Quicksand and Pete Hines played in Cro Mags. Boasting a loud production from Terry Date (Soundgarden), Handsome runs through 12 loud songs that recall Helmet. In fact this album was better than the After Taste that Helmet did put out. Needles did get some minor airplay but sadly the rest didn't.
With the album failing to do much, the band broke up. However, there's still enough love of the band that the folks at ShopRadioCast is reissuing the album in vinyl next month with a bonus 7 inch single of two unreleased tracks. Basically it's easy to say that Handsome didn't extort none of the dubious crap features of a Limp Bizkit or a Mudvayne, they rocked a bit harder without the rap overtones or screamo of Korn, or the cheese factor of Fred Durst. In fact Durst would kill for a hook like Left Of Heaven or Going To Panic. Fans of Helmet would enjoy this album.
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