Meantime
E416611
Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meantime canonical | 5 |
| In the Meantime | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meantime Context triple: [Helmet, notableWork, Meantime]
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A.
Meantime
Meantime is a 1983 British television film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the bleak lives of a working-class family in Thatcher-era London.
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B.
Everything in Between
"Everything in Between" is a 2010 studio album by the Los Angeles punk rock band No Age, known for its blend of noise, punk, and experimental indie sounds.
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C.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
Just Wait
"Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meantime Target entity description: Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
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A.
Meantime
Meantime is a 1983 British television film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the bleak lives of a working-class family in Thatcher-era London.
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B.
Everything in Between
"Everything in Between" is a 2010 studio album by the Los Angeles punk rock band No Age, known for its blend of noise, punk, and experimental indie sounds.
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C.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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D.
You Ain't the First
"You Ain't the First" is an acoustic, country-tinged rock song by Guns N' Roses known for its laid-back, barroom style and breakup-themed lyrics.
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E.
Just Wait
"Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Helmet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| chartPosition | Billboard 200 number 68 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Betty
ⓘ
Meantime self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post-hardcore ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Meantime Helmet album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Better
ⓘ
FBLA II ⓘ Give It ⓘ He Feels Bad ⓘ In the Meantime ⓘ Ironhead ⓘ Role Model ⓘ Turned Out ⓘ Unsung ⓘ You Borrowed ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative metal bands
ⓘ
post-hardcore bands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 36:10 ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Henry Bogdan
ⓘ
John Stanier ⓘ Page Hamilton ⓘ Peter Mengede ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on 1990s heavy music
ⓘ
precise riff-driven guitar sound ⓘ staccato, syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
In the Meantime
ⓘ
Unsung ⓘ |
| performer | Helmet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Strap It On ⓘ |
| producer |
Helmet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Albini ⓘ Wharton Tiers ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York
|
| recordingPeriod | 1991 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Amphetamine Reptile Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-06-23 ⓘ |
| RIAACertification | Gold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meantime Description of subject: Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
In the Meantime
this entity surface form:
In the Meantime
subject surface form:
Strap It On