[1] Mengede later got hired to work in distribution for the Dutch East India Trading record label, which led to him meeting Page Hamilton.
[1] Helmet was formed in New York City in 1989 by singer-guitarist Page Hamilton, with the group's lineup being Mengede, bassist Henry Bogdan and drummer John Stanier.
[2][5] By 1995, Handsome's lineup included former Quicksand guitarist Tom Capone[5] and former Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law drummer Pete Hines[5] as well as bassist Eddie Nappi[5] and Salt Lake City native Jeremy Chatelain.
[5] After living in New York City for fifteen years, he moved back to Brisbane in late 2001, and started playing with a new band called El Gordo.
[7] On 23 June 2011 in Brisbane, Peter joined Helmet on stage for the first time in nearly 17 years and played a number of classics from Strap It On and Meantime.