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Artist
Brian Vollmer
11+ albums
Canadianrock
about
Helix were formed in 1974 for a Battle of the Bands contest in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada by drummer Bruce Arnold. They originally consisted of Arnold, lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg (who always wore his trademark tuxedo on stage). Their original name was The Helix Field Band, soon shortened to simply Helix. Trembley was gone after a few months. Soon after, Helix scored some crucial shows as Del Shannon's backing band on some Canadian dates. However, the original lineup disolved by 1976, and three new members entered the fold. Replacing Simmons, Watson and Arnold were guitarists Brent "The Doctor" Doerner and Paul Hackman (who would both remain with Helix through the 80's), and drummer Brian Doerner, Brent's twin. Brian would only last a few years, but later joined progressive rock band Saga in the 2000's. In February 2009, Vollmer reunited the surviving members of the No Rest For The Wicked lineup (Brent Doerner, Mike Uzelac, and Greg Hinz) to record a new version of the AC/DC classic "It's a Long Way To The Top", to be included on an tribute album and a bonus track on the next Helix CD. Concurrent to the new Helix lineup and CD, Brent Doerner has formed his own band, My Wicked Twin. My Wicked Twin consists of Brent's twin brother Brian Doerner (drums), and Mike Uzelac (bass, both ex-Helix), as well as Kitchener's Shane Schedler (lead guitar, formerly of Martyrs of
