HELIX - Hard Rock Story (2011) Canadá

Hard Rock Story, como título do álbum já diz tudo, colectânea da banda Helix com alguns dos melhores temas da carreira da banda por mais de 30 anos.
Helix é uma banda canadense de hard rock / heavy metal, formada em 1974 e seu maior êxito foi em 1984 com o tema "Rock You". A banda passou por muitas mudanças na formação tendo Vollmer como sendo o único membro constante e único membro remanescente da formação original. Apesar de o guitarrista Paul Hackman ter morrido num acidente de autocarro da turnê, em 1992, os membros sobreviventes da formação dos anos 80 se reuniram em 2009 para um álbum e continuar a turnê em 2011.
Helix tem tocado com bandas como KISS, Aerosmith, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Heart, Quiet Riot, WASP, Ian Gillan, e Motörhead, entre outros.



Temas:
CD 1 :

01. White Lace & Black Leather
02. You're a Woman Now
03. Hangman's Tree
04. Wish I Could Be There
05. Long Distance Heartbreak
06. Thoughts That Bleed
07. No Rest For The Wicked
08. Dirty Dog
09. Never Want To Lose You
10. Rock You
11. Animal House
12. When The Hammer Falls
13. (Make Me Do) Anything You Want
14. You Keep Me Rockin'
15. Deep Cuts The Knife
16. Without You (Jasmine's Song)
17. Don't Touch The Merchandise
18. House On Fire
19. She's Too Tough
20. That's Life

CD 2 :

01. Breakdown
02. Heavy Metal Cowboys
03. Good To The Last Drop
04. Wheels Of Thunder
05. Mad Mad World
06. Six Feet Underground
07. Stumblin' Blind
08. Eat My Dust
09. Fill Your Head With Rock
10. Get Up
11. Boomerang Lover
12. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
13. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
14. A Wonderful Christmas Time
15. Jingle Bells
16. Christmas Time Is Here Again
17. The Animal Inside (Won't Be Denied)
18. When The Bitter's Got The Better Of You
19. Best Mistake I Never Made
20. Make 'em Dance

Formação actual:

Brian Vollmer - lead vocals (1974–present)
Brent "The Doctor" Doerner - guitar, vocals (1975–1989, 1993, February 2009–present)
Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums (1982–1996, August 2009–present)
Daryl Gray - bass, keyboards (1984–2002, August 2009–present)
Kaleb "Duckman" Duck - guitar (September 2009–present)

Musicos que passaram pela banda:

Bruce Arnold - drums (1974–1976)
Ron Watson - guitar (1974–1975)
Rick "Minstrel" Trembley - guitar (1974)
Don Simmons - keyboards (1974–1976)
Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg - bass (1974–1980)
Paul Hackman - guitar (1976–1992) †
Brian Doerner - drums (1976–1980, 2005–2006)
Leo Niebudek - drums (1980–1982)
Mike Uzelac - bass (1980–1983)
Peter Guy - touring bassist (1983)
Mark Rector - touring bassist (1983)
Denny Balicky (Blake) - touring guitarist (1990–1991)
Greg "Shredder" Fraser - guitar (1992–1996)
Rick Mead - guitar (1993–1999, various shows)
Gary Borden - guitar (1996–1998, various shows)
Mark Chichkan - guitar (1996–1999, various shows)
Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums (1997–2005)
Gerry Finn - guitar (1998–2002, various shows)
Mike Hall - guitar (1999–2002, various shows)
Darren Smith - guitar (2001–2002, various shows)
Dan Fawcett - guitar (2002–2004)
Shaun Sanders - guitar (2002–2004)
Jeff "Stan" Fountain - bass (2002–2007)
Jim Lawson - guitar (2004-August 2009)
Cindy Wiechmann - backup and lead vocals, keyboards, percussion and acoustic guitar (2004–2007)
Rainer Wiechmann - guitar (2004–2007)
Paul Fonseca - bass (2007–2009)
Brent "Ned" Niemi - drums (2007–2009)
Rick VanDyk - guitar (2007–2009)
Sean Kelly - bass (February 2009-August 2009)
Rob MacEachern - drums (February 2009-August 2009)