Helix
The quintessential Canadian metal band, Helix has been rocking audiences around the world for over three decades with varying degrees of success. A party band for all seasons, chances are Helix will continue to release music until their dying days.
Current Members (Edit)
- Brian Vollmer – vocals
- Brent “The Doctor” Doerner – guitar
- Daryl Gray – bass
- Greg “Fritz” Hinz – drums
- Kaleb “Duckman” Duck – guitar
Albums (Edit)
- Breaking Loose (1979)
- White Lace & Black Leather (1982)
- No Rest For The Wicked (1983)
- Walkin’ The Razors Edge (1984)
- Long Way To Heaven (1985)
- Wild In The Streets (1987)
- Over 60 Minutes With…Helix (1989)
- Back For Another Taste (1990)
- The Early Years (1991)
- It’s A Business Doing Pleasure (1993)
- Half Alive (1998)
- Deep Cuts: The Best Of Helix (1999)
- B-Sides (1999)
- Rockin’ In My Outer Space (2004)
- Get Up! (2006)
- The Power Of Rock And Roll (2007)
Live Albums (Edit)
- Live! In Buffalo(2002)
Intro (Edit)
The quintessential Canadian metal band, Helix has been rocking audiences around the world for over three decades with varying degrees of success. A party band for all seasons, chances are Helix will continue to release music until their dying days.
Helix was formed in Kitchener, Ontario and had numerous line-up changes and limited success before signing to Capitol records. For their first major label release, No Rest For The Wicked, the group consisted of Brian Vollmer (vocals), Brent Doerner (guitar), Paul Hackman (guitar), Mike Uzelac (bass) and Greg Hinz (drums).
The album reached the Billboard charts behind the hit single “Heavy Metal Love”. Daryl Gray became the bassist on Walkin’ The Razors Edge, which comprised Helix’s classic line-up and most successful release. The album contained the hit anthem “Rock You” as well as a controversial video for “Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’”, which included a topless and underage Traci Lords (the same woman that would throw the pornographic film industry into chaos). Long Way To Heaven offered more of the same, but it was becoming obvious that the group’s commercial and creative peaks were behind them.
History (Edit)
After Wild In the Streets the band would lose guitarist Brent Doerner and their major label deal, their best days were clearly behind them. Denny Balicki would join on guitar for the Back for Another Taste tour, but they went unnoticed outside their home country. In 1991 Paul Hackman would tragically pass away when the group’s tour bus plunged off an embankment, and Helix became little more than a Brain Vollmer side project after this tragedy. Vollmer’s solo album would be released under the Helix name in 1993 and it’s change in style confused fans.
Helix continued to release albums and tour sporadically throughout the late 90s and Vollmer would release his first solo album in late 1999. The group soldiered on with members of the Killer Dwarfs and Harem Scarem joining at various times. In 2004 a revamped line-up consisting of Vollmer, long time drummer Archie Gamble and some new recruits recorded the first new Helix material in years.
Helix is one of those bands that will never go away, taking their energetic live show to fans in smoke filled bars across America.
Update (Edit)
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February 11th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Where are the members of helix now? are they still together? and when are they coming to VEGAS?
September 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Already seen Helix play live 12 times and could easily make it 13 if therockdoc would come along with me LOL!
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September 19th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Helix are the fucking creme a’ la creme of the glam genre! figgy, did you say you went to school with the drummer?
September 26th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
I Love Helix?i love you sooo much?.I Miss the old Helix?.what do you think cybersnake
October 3rd, 2010 at 12:47 pm
My fav band of all time. I love Helix.
October 10th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
OMFG I’ve forgotten that Helix existed once upon a time. So overwhelmed by the memories. Thank you glamrock.com
October 17th, 2010 at 5:15 am
hahaha what memories, i used to drum along to Helix when i was like 12 yers old
October 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
One of the Best Live Bands EVER! Come back to Raleigh!
November 1st, 2010 at 3:49 am
I’ve heard so much about Helix. Hope to get to a show one day soon..
November 7th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
One good album. The rest were uplayable but the bio sure reads well
November 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Just because I love glam doesn’t mean that I love ALL the bands. Helix are an example of a band that I can’t stand and I know at least that skidrow1976 doesn’t like them either
November 28th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
I never thought I’d see the day to find a website that immortalized Helix. LOL
December 4th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
There is much that I wouldn’t do to see Helix play live again.
December 13th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Please come to Athens, Greece!!!
December 19th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Helix’s music never dates. it’s a fresh today as what it was back then. Rock on
December 26th, 2010 at 2:52 am
Those were the good old days!
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 am
When it came to power ballads, no one could play them with as much emotion as Helix does xxx
January 10th, 2011 at 8:52 am
killer guitar player in this band
January 17th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
When it came to power ballads, no one could play them with as much emotion as Helix does xxx
January 24th, 2011 at 5:00 am
Can anyone remember who produced their debut album? I used to know but can’t think of who it was right now
January 30th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
best band in the world.
February 7th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
i am a big fan your songs are great i still listen to up to this day
February 14th, 2011 at 10:09 am
Haha, you get a snippet of each song on the music players in the left hand column. Cool feature
February 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 am
My fav band of all time. I love Helix.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:13 am
they kick ass! Love them!
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March 8th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Love them! They kick serious ass m/
April 3rd, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Gosh I wish they were touring right now. It’s the first time I have enough $$$ to follow them around the country and stay at the same hotels….yep, I’m a true fan….
April 9th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Have every of their albums and listen to them every weekend!
April 16th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
I wish they would comeout with new music?they are so great. I have the box CD set ..and it?s is great?
April 23rd, 2011 at 11:10 am
I feel silly but good. Used to sing along to the first album with a hairbrush for a microfone
May 1st, 2011 at 1:32 am
Helix is by far the Best Live Rock Show that you will see! They may not have been as big as some of the other groups from that era but?trust me?they blow everyone else off the freakin stage! Not even close and I know that even most of those bands will agree!
May 8th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Love you forever <3. Keep rockin'
May 14th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Loved the costumes and make up. You could always count on Helix to put on a great concert