Hall of Fame Inductee: Helix
 For over 30 years Brian Vollmer of HELIX has been rocking you and loving it!
With 5 gold and 2 platinum albums under their belt, we saw HELIX release there 13th studio album this past year, “The Power of Rock and Roll” on EMI in Canada, Sanctuary in Europe and Perris Records in the USA!
Brian Vollmer’s HELIX stands out as a Canadian rock act that has achieved international success and recognition. HELIX’s music
is rooted in classic rock and could easily be compared to AC/DC or Aerosmith (you get the idea.) Check it out!....These guys toured Europe with Motörhead in the eighties and were there with Quiet Riot
and Whitesnake in LA for the whole heavy metal explosion that brought bands like Judas Priest and the
Scorpions into the mainstream! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. When MTV was first launched, Helix
was there with their video of “Heavy Metal Love” which went to heavy rotation! Helix was also there for
the inaugural year of MUCH MUSIC in Canada and was the first band to give them commemorative gold and platinum
albums. Helix has had some of the most successful rock videos of our time (“Rock You” for example.) This is
something that sets HELIX apart stylistically from many other successful Canadian bands who originated from that
same era. HELIX was a metal band and they had an American record deal on Capital! WOW!
NEW CD! THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL!
Fans and critics agree that this is the
best HELIX record since “Walking the Razors Edge”, with a balls to the wall, straight ahead Rock and Roll
guitar driven sound, lead by the legendary Brian Vollmer who continues to prove he’s one of Rock’s
greatest vocalist and front men period!
In 2007 Brian Vollmer was visited by MTV CRIBS for an introspective look at the legendary singer’s home of
“Planet Helix”. Also in 2007 Brian Vollmer let his fans into his personal life once again with
his autobiography “Gimme An R” that spans his childhood to his thrust into the world of rock and roll
legends.
HELIX’s “Heavy Metal Love” was featured in the Trailer Park Boys Movie and Brian and
HELIX performed at the movie premiere as well! Brian also has done a cameo on the Trailer Park Boy’s extras!
THE LEGACY CONTINUES! BETTER THAN EVER!!!
Brian Vollmer has played every small run down bar to the largest concert stadiums in the world! He has
shared the stage with the biggest acts in the world. He has graced the covers of all the biggest Rock and Roll
rags in the world. He has been TV Royalty on MTV and Much Music, making some of the most memorable rock
videos of our generation. He has been to the mountain and has lived to tell the tale through all the highs
and lows. Brian is also an accomplished vocal student(33 yrs.) as well and instructor of Bel Canto (the same
singing technique used by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet)... (not too many people know that!)
Brian and the band continue doing what they do best and that’s performing live and making kick ass
records!
HELIX are reaching out to its loyal fans and winning over the next generation of head bangers. They have
performed with over 200 national recording acts world wide and most recently with Alice Cooper, Vince
Neil of Motley Crue, Cheap Trick, Dio, April Wine, Swollen Members, and The Trailer Park Boys.
2008 has turned out to be one of the band's busiest in years, taking them from Ontario to British
Columbia to Texas to the Canadian Maritimes and all points in between. In August they recorded their
12th studio CD “A Heavy Mental Christmas” which will available on G.B.S. Records through the
Planet Helix website at www.planethelix.com, at live
gigs, through mail order companies, and in Canada at Wal-mart/retail stores through Fontana/Universal.
HELIX’s new line up is lean and mean and gives their audience just what they want!...(All the HELIX classics like “Heavy Metal Love”, “Rock You!”, “Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’”, “The Kids Are All Shakin’”, “Wild In The Streets”, “Deep Cuts The Knife”, “Running Wild In The 21st Century”, “Get Up!”, “Fill Your Head With Rock” and many more!)
So keep a look out in 2008 for Brian Vollmer and HELIX coming to your town, to unleash the true Power of Rock and Roll on you!!!!!!
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