Editing Size Matters (section)

===Legacy===
In 2011, ''[[Decibel|Decibel Magazine]]'' gave the album a critical reappraisal, and claimed "''Size Matters'' was not only a more cohesive and confident return from the break-up than some of their contemporaries (looking at you, [[Prong (band)|Prong]], [and] lame-o supergroups), but also offered some killer live shows with Frank Bello on bass. It was and is a natural sequel to ''Aftertaste'' and a valiant fuck-you to the [[emo]] foppishness and [[Iron Maiden|Maiden]]esque fret-wankery that was invading metal at the time, despite it sharing emo’s preoccupation about women ruining your life."<ref name="dec"/>

Shortly after the release of their eight album ''[[Dead to the World (album)|Dead to the World]]'', Page Hamilton reflected in an interview, "I would say that I like the first four albums best, ''Strap It On'' (1990) ''Meantime'' (1992), ''Betty'' (1994) and ''Aftertaste'' (1997), because they were created with the original line-up in a natural way. I still like those albums a lot. The comeback album, ''Size Matters'', was also a great experience for me, but we had a lot of pressure on us because it was the first Helmet album after eight years."<ref>[https://lordsofmetalarchive.nl/en/interviews/view/id/6106] {{dead link|date=June 2023}}</ref>

Frank Bello has since spoken positively of his brief stint with Helmet. In a 2014 interview with ''[[Louder Sound]]'', Bello reflected, "I went to go jam with Helmet for a year and a half of fucking the best fun. Page Hamilton, John Tempesta and Chris Traynor, we had a ball. Great musicians in that group — absolutely great musicians. And you know what? I think it made me a better bass player. It made me dig in with a pick, and it was a different form of playing for me. And I really enjoyed it."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/anthrax-frank-bello-helmet-made-me-better-bassist|title=Bello: Helmet made me better bassist|author1=Stef Lach|date=December 17, 2014|website=loudersound}}</ref>

[[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]] vocalist [[Cory Brandon]] picked "See You Dead" and "Throwing Punches" as among the ten best Helmet songs in an article written for ''[[Louder Sound]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-helmet-songs-as-chosen-by-cory-brandan|title=The 10 best Helmet songs, as chosen by Cory Brandan|date=November 13, 2017|website=loudersound}}</ref>