“He told me he was a fan the first time I met him in '97. And then I got the call from him a couple of years later”: Helmet’s Page Hamilton is one of heavy music’s most influential riffers – but he was once handpicked by David Bowie to be his guitarist

Left - Vocalist / guitarist Page Hamilton of Helmet performs at The Viper Room on May 4, 2013 in West Hollywood, California; Right- Singer David Bowie performs onstage at the Astoria on December 05, 1999 in LONDON, England.

Helmet's founding member and guitarist Page Hamilton might be one of the most enduringly influential guitarists from the North American alt-metal movement of the ’90s. 

His heavier approach might not make him one of the first guitarists that come to mind as a potential David Bowie guitarist, but he was handpicked by the chameleon of rock as his guitarist for 1999’s Hours tour.