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"In the Meantime"
"In the Meantime"
Single by Helmet
from the album Meantime
Released	1992
Recorded	1992 at Chicago Recording Company
Genre	Alternative metal; post-hardcore;
Length	3:08
Label	Amphetamine Reptile
Songwriter(s)	Page Hamilton
Producer(s)	Steve Albini, Helmet
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"In the Meantime" is a song from the American alternative metal band Helmet's second album Meantime. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1992.

Recording and production

The song was recorded by Steve Albini and later remixed by Andy Wallace. Wallace's style of mixing, which involves (among other things) triggered samples and a cleaner more polished sound, irritated Albini. Later, when in negotiations to record Nirvana's In Utero, he stipulated a clause be added to his contract stating that Wallace would not be allowed to remix the album, after he had mixed Nevermind, which was released nine months before Meantime.

Cover versions

The song was covered by Soulfly on their 2004 album Prophecy, and by Pig Destroyer on their compilation album Painter of Dead Girls. I Am Become Death covered the song for the song-for-song tribute album to the original Meantime album called "Meantime (Redux)" which was released in 2016. In 2018, Lamb of God covered the song and it is featured in the band's cover album Legion: XX (under their original name Burn the Priest).

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1999	The Boston Phoenix	United States	"The 90 Best Songs of the 90s"	*	^[1]
2004	Kerrang!	United Kingdom	"666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)"	8	^[2]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

Amphetamine Reptile Records 7" vinyl

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Meantime"	3:04

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Nicky No" (instrumental)	2:13

Promo single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Meantime"	3:04

Rock Ahead Records 12" vinyl

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Meantime"	3:04
2.	"Unsung"	3:59

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better"	3:09
2.	"You Borrowed"	3:49

Personnel

Band

Peter Mengede – guitar
Henry Bogdan – bass
Page Hamilton – guitar, vocals
John Stanier – drums

Technical crew

Steve Albini – recording (Side A)
Wharton Tiers – mixing (Side B), recording (Side B)
Andy Wallace – mixing (Side A)

References

^ "The Boston Phoenix - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ "Kerrang! - 666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

[1] "The Boston Phoenix - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-02-02.

[2] "Kerrang! - 666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

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+| name       = In the Meantime
-| Cover = Helmet In the Meantime.jpeg
+| cover      = Helmet In the Meantime.jpeg
+| alt        =
-| Artist = [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]]
+| type       = single
-| from Album = [[Meantime (album)|Meantime]]
+| artist     = [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]]
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+| album      = [[Meantime (album)|Meantime]]
-| Released = June 29, 1992
+| released   = 1992
-| Format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]
-| Recorded = 1992 at Chicago Recording Company
+| recorded   = 1992 at Chicago Recording Company
+| studio     =
-| Genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[post-hardcore]], [[groove metal]]
-| Length =  3:08
+| venue      =
+| genre      = *[[Alternative metal]]
-| Label = [[Amphetamine Reptile Records|Amphetamine Reptile]]
+*[[post-hardcore]]
-| Producer = [[Steve Albini]], Helmet
+| length     = 3:08
-| Writer = [[Page Hamilton]]
+| label      = [[Amphetamine Reptile Records|Amphetamine Reptile]]
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+| writer     = [[Page Hamilton]]
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+| producer   = [[Steve Albini]], Helmet
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-"'''In the Meantime'''" is a song from the American [[alternative metal]] band [[Helmet (band)|Helmet's]] second album ''[[Meantime (album)|Meantime]]''. It was nominated the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in 1992 and has so far been their only song to be nominated. The song was covered by [[Soulfly]] on their 2004 album [[Prophecy (Soulfly album)|Prophecy]], and by [[Pig Destroyer]] on their compilation album ''[[Painter of Dead Girls]]''.
+"'''In the Meantime'''" is a song from the American [[alternative metal]] band [[Helmet (band)|Helmet's]] second album ''[[Meantime (album)|Meantime]]''. It was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in 1992.
+==Recording and production==
+The song was recorded by [[Steve Albini]] and later remixed by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]. Wallace's style of mixing, which involves (among other things) triggered samples and a cleaner more polished sound, irritated Albini. Later, when in negotiations to record Nirvana's ''[[In Utero (album)|In Utero]]'', he stipulated a clause be added to his contract stating that Wallace would not be allowed to remix the album, after he had mixed ''[[Nevermind]]'', which was released nine months before ''Meantime''.
+==Cover versions==
+The song was covered by [[Soulfly]] on their 2004 album [[Prophecy (Soulfly album)|''Prophecy'']], and by [[Pig Destroyer]] on their compilation album ''[[Painter of Dead Girls]]''. ''I Am Become Death'' covered the song for the song-for-song tribute album to the original Meantime album called "''Meantime (Redux)''" which was released in 2016. In 2018, [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] covered the song and it is featured in the band's cover album ''[[Legion: XX]]'' (under their original name Burn the Priest).
 ==Accolades==
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-|align=center|1999    ||''[[The Boston Phoenix]]''    ||[[United States]]
+|align=center|1999    ||''[[The Boston Phoenix]]''    ||United States
-| "The 90 Best Songs of the 90s"    ||align=center|*    ||<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/99/12/23/90_of_90_index.html | title=The Boston Phoenix - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s | accessdate=2010-02-02 |publisher=''[[The Boston Phoenix]]''}}</ref>
+| "The 90 Best Songs of the 90s"    ||align=center|*    ||<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/99/12/23/90_of_90_index.html | title=The Boston Phoenix - The 90 Best Songs of the 90s | accessdate=2010-02-02 | newspaper=[[The Boston Phoenix]] | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605135801/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/99/12/23/90_of_90_index.html | archivedate=2011-06-05 }}</ref>
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-|align=center|2004    ||''[[Kerrang!]]''    ||[[United Kingdom]]
+|align=center|2004    ||''[[Kerrang!]]''    ||United Kingdom
-| "666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)"    ||align=center|8    ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang666.htm | title=Kerrang! - 666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock) | accessdate=2010-01-18| publisher=Kerrang!}}</ref>
+| "666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock)"    ||align=center|8    ||<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang666.htm | title=Kerrang! - 666 Songs You Must Own (Alternative Rock) | accessdate=2010-01-18| magazine=Kerrang!}}</ref>
 |-class="sortbottom"
 |colspan=6 style=font-size:8pt; align=center|"'''*'''" denotes an unordered list.
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 ==Track listing==
+===Amphetamine Reptile Records 7" vinyl===
-*A. "In the Meantime" - 3:04
+{{tracklist
-*B. "No Nicky No" - 2:13
+| headline = Side A
+| title1 = In the Meantime
+| length1 = 3:04
+}}
+{{tracklist
+| headline = Side B
+| title1 = No Nicky No
+| note1 = instrumental
+| length1 = 2:13
+}}
+===Promo single===
+{{tracklist
+| title1 = In the Meantime
+| length1 = 3:04
+}}
+===Rock Ahead Records 12" vinyl===
+{{tracklist
+| headline = Side A
+| title1 = In the Meantime
+| length1 = 3:04
+| title2 = Unsung
+| length2 = 3:59
+}}
+{{tracklist
+| headline = Side B
+| title1 = Better
+| length1 = 3:09
+| title2 = You Borrowed
+| length2 = 3:49
+}}
 ==Personnel==
 ===Band===
-* [[Peter Mengede]] - [[Guitar]]
+* [[Peter Mengede]] – guitar
-* [[Henry Bogdan]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
+* [[Henry Bogdan]] – bass
-* [[Page Hamilton]] - Guitar, [[Vocals]]
+* [[Page Hamilton]] – guitar, vocals
-* [[John Stanier (drummer)|John Stanier]] - [[Drum kit|Drums]]
+* [[John Stanier (drummer)|John Stanier]] – drums
 ===Technical crew===
-* [[Steve Albini]] - Recording (Side A)
+* [[Steve Albini]] – recording (Side A)
-* [[Wharton Tiers]] - Mixing (Side B), Recording (Side B)
+* [[Wharton Tiers]] – mixing (Side B), recording (Side B)
-* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] - Mixing (Side A)
+* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – mixing (Side A)
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|helmet|in-the-meantime}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 {{Helmet}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Helmet (band) songs]]
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 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Albini]]
 [[Category:1992 songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Page Hamilton]]

v t e Helmet
Page Hamilton Dan Beeman Kyle Stevenson Dave Case Peter Mengede Rob Echeverria Chris Traynor Henry Bogdan John Stanier John Tempesta Mike Jost Jimmy Thompson
Studio albums	Strap It On Meantime Betty Aftertaste Size Matters Monochrome Seeing Eye Dog Dead to the World Left
Other releases	Born Annoying Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991–1997) Live and Rare
Singles	"Unsung" "In the Meantime" "Just Another Victim" "Milquetoast" "Exactly What You Wanted" "See You Dead"
Labels	Amphetamine Reptile Interscope Warcon
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Related articles	Discography List of band members