Amphetamine Reptile Records

Helios Creed

Helios Creed (upper left) with Chrome

The biting sounds of grunge and industrial ruled the alternative airwaves in the 1990s, and most of the era's guitarists learned their licks from the Sex PistolsZeppelinSabbath and Metallica. A fair number, though, were also inspired by the science-fiction paranoia of Helios Creed, who formed the proto-industrialist group Chrome and erected a lengthy discography of over 20 albums (roughly half of them as a solo act) to enforce his standing in the second tier of influential guitarists in his time. 

Helios Creed founded Chrome in San Francisco around 1977 with vocalist/drummer Damon Edge, guitarist John Lambdinand bassist Gary Spain. Over the following five years, Chrome explored punk and hardcore, with an increasing reliance on synthesizers, tape loops and samples from TV. The group broke up in 1982, and Creed was dormant for several years until his debut solo album, X-Rated Fairy Tales, appeared in 1985. Another dry spell endured until the end of the decade, when Superior Catholic was released on the Subterranean label. (Both albums were later reissued on one disc.) For his third album Last Laugh, Creed moved to the grunge imprint Amphetamine Reptile. He recorded Boxing the ClownKiss to the Brain and Lactating Purple for AmRep, but has also released albums through the industrial label Cleopatra -- including Busting Through the Van AllanCosmic Assault and a self-titled album.

from a bio by Josh Bush at AllMusic


released: 1989
Amphetamine Reptile - AAR 89167
(LP) (cassette) (CD)

Helios Creed
The Last Laugh

  • Helios Creed - Guitar, Vocals, Sampler

  • Daniel House - Bass

  • Jason Finn - Drums

Produced by Jack Endino


released:  1990 Amphetamine Reptile - AAR 89187 (LP) (cassette) (CD)

released: 1990
Amphetamine Reptile - AAR 89187
(LP) (cassette) (CD)

Helios Creed
Boxing the Clown

  • Helios Creed - Guitar, Vocals, Sampler

  • Mark Duran - Bass

  • Rey Washam - Drums

Produced by Jonathan Burnside, Helios Creed, Rey Washam
recorded by Jonathan Burnside


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