Group

Helix

Canadian hard rock band

From: Kitchener, Canada
Since: 1974–present
Rating: ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
Releases: 36

hard rock
metal

About

Helix is a Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single "Rock You".

The history of the band has been marked by many lineup changes, with Brian Vollmer being the sole constant member and only remaining member of the original lineup. The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg. However, their most well known lineup, and the one that recorded "Rock You", was the 1980s version of the band: Vollmer on vocals, accompanied by guitarists Brent "The Doctor" Doerner and Paul Hackman, bassist Daryl Gray, and drummer Greg "Fritz" Hinz. Although Hackman was killed in a tour bus accident in 1992, the surviving members of the 1980s lineup reunited in 2009 for an album, and the band has continued to tour since 2011.
Helix have toured with bands such as Kiss, Aerosmith, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Heart, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Ian Gillan, and Motörhead among others. Their most recent studio album is Scrap Metal (2026).

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Members

Brian Vollmer 1974–now · original member lead vocals
Daryl Gray 1984–2002, 2009–now keyboard, bass guitar
Kaleb “Duckman” Duck 2009–now guitar
Chris Julke 2014–now guitar
Rick “Minstrel” Trembley 1974–1974 · original member · former guitar
Ron Watson 1974–1975 · original member · former guitar
Bruce Arnold 1974–1976 · original member · former drums (drum set)
Don Simmons 1974–1976 · original member · former keyboard
Keith “Bert” Zurbrigg 1974–1980 · original member · former bass guitar
Brent “The Doctor” Doerner 1975–1979, 1976–1980, 1993–1993, 2005–2006, 2009–2012 · former guitar, drums (drum set)
Paul Hackman 1976–1992 · former guitar
Leo Niebudek 1980–1982 · former drums (drum set)
Mike Uzelac 1980–1983 · former bass guitar
Greg “Fritz” Hinz 1982–1996, 2009–2023 · former drums (drum set)
Greg “Shredder” Fraser 1992–1996 · former guitar
Glen “Archie” Gamble 1997–2005 · former drums (drum set)
Dan Fawcett 2002–2004 · former guitar
Shaun Sanders 2002–2004 · former guitar
Jeff “Stan” Fountain 2002–2007 · former bass guitar
Cindy Wiechmann 2004–2007 · former background vocals, percussion, keyboard, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Rainer Wiechmann 2004–2007 · former guitar
Jim Lawson 2004–2009 · former guitar
Paul Fonseca 2007–2009 · former bass guitar
Brent “Ned” Niemi 2007–2009 · former drums (drum set)
Rick VanDyk 2007–2009 · former guitar
Sean Kelly 2009–2009 · former bass guitar
Rob MacEachern 2009–2009 · former drums (drum set)
John Claus 2009–2014 · former piano, guitar