Artist · chart history
Helix
Band Kitchener Canada Formed 1974 Canadian hard rock band
Helix formed in 1974 in Kitchener, Canada. Helix has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1990. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Rock You”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #289. The station that charted Helix most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 2 appearances.
Helix came roaring out of Kitchener in 1974, and if there's one thing that has held the band together through a small army of lineup changes, it's Brian Vollmer, the lead singer and the only member left from the original crew. That first version was assembled by drummer Bruce Arnold, with Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley on guitars, Don Simmons on keyboards and Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg on bass.
The Helix most people know is the '80s model: Vollmer out front, Brent "The Doctor" Doerner and Paul Hackman trading guitars, Daryl Gray on bass and Greg "Fritz" Hinz pounding the drums. That's the band that made No Rest for the Wicked in 1983, with "Heavy Metal Love", and Walkin' the Razor's Edge in 1984, which gave them "Rock You", the fist-pumping, shout-along single they're still best known for. It's hard rock with a heavy metal leather jacket on, and they took it on the road with Kiss, Aerosmith, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake and Motörhead, among plenty of others.
Hackman died in a tour bus crash in 1992. The surviving members of that '80s lineup got back together in 2009 to make an album, the band has been touring again since 2011, and Scrap Metal, released in 2026, is their latest studio record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Helix on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock You | 1 | #289 | – | – | |
| 2 | Heavy Metal Love | 1 | #570 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 289 | Rock You | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 570 | Heavy Metal Love | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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