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 Helms Alee working on new album

Posted by Loren on May 4, 2013

Helms Alee working on new album
Helms Alee working on new album

Hydra Head alumni Helms Alee will self-release their upcoming third full-length, Sleepwalking Sailors, on Rold Neslund Records. The album, financed via Kickstarter, will release this fall.

Helms Alee released Weatherhead in 2011.

Helms Alee working on new album
Helms Alee working on new album

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