A Heavy Mental Christmas
A Heavy Mental Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by Helix | ||||
Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 25:29 | |||
Label | GBS, Universal | |||
Producer | Gord Prior | |||
Helix chronology | ||||
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A Heavy Mental Christmas is a CD released by heavy metal band Helix in 2008. It is Helix' 11th full-length studio album and 20th album released overall. It is a Christmas album featuring both standards and original music. It was released in Walmart stores in Canada in October 2008 through Universal Music and GBS Records.[1]
Track listing
- "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
- "Santa Claus Is Back in Town"
- A Wonderful Christmas Time
- "Jingle Bell Rock"
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
- "Sock It to Me Santa"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Silent Night"
- "Christmas Time Is Here Again" *
- Original song written by Steve Georgakopoulos, Gord Prior, and Brian Vollmer
Credits
Produced and arranged by Gord Prior
Co-produced by Brian Vollmer, Steve Georgakopoulos and Aaron Murray
Recorded and mixed by Aaron Murray
Recorded and mixed between August 7 and 27, 2008 at The A Room in London, Ontario.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Helix members
- Brian Vollmer – lead vocals
- Rick VanDyk – lead guitar
- Jim Lawson – lead guitar
- Brent "Ned" Niemi – drums
- Paul Fonseca – bass guitar
This was the current Helix lineup listed and pictured on the CD packaging, but not the musicians who were credited with recording the CD.
Musicians
- Brian Vollmer – lead vocals
- Steve Georgakopoulos – all rhythm guitars, lead guitar
- Gord Prior – back up vocals, arrangements, tambourines and jingle bells
- Brent "Ned" Neimi – drums and backup vocals
- Paul Fonseca – bass and backup vocals
- Rick VanDyk – lead guitar and backup vocals
- Aaron Murray – keyboards on "Sock It To Me Santa"
- Doug Weir – backup vocals[2]
References
- ^ HELIX Christmas CD Slated For Mid-October. Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CD Booklet
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- Brian Vollmer
- Chris Julke
- Daryl Gray
- Gary Borden
- Bruce Arnold
- Denny Balicky
- Kaleb "Duckman" Duck
- Mark Chichkan
- John Claus
- Brent Doerner
- Brian Doerner
- Dan Fawcett
- Gerry Finn
- Paul Fonseca
- Jeff "Stan" Fountain
- Greg "Shredder" Fraser
- Glen "Archie" Gamble
- Paul Hackman
- Mike Hall
- Sean Kelly
- Jim Lawson
- Rob MacEachern
- Rick Mead
- Leo Niebudek
- Brent "Ned" Niemi
- Mark Rector
- Shaun Sanders
- Don Simmons
- Darren Smith
- Rick "Minstrel" Trembley
- Mike Uzelac
- Rick VanDyk
- Ron Watson
- Cindy Wiechmann
- Rainer Wiechmann
- Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg
- Greg "Fritz" Hinz
- Breaking Loose
- White Lace & Black Leather
- No Rest for the Wicked
- Walkin' the Razor's Edge
- Long Way to Heaven
- Wild in the Streets
- Back for Another Taste
- It's a Business Doing Pleasure
- Rockin' in My Outer Space
- The Power of Rock and Roll
- A Heavy Mental Christmas
- Vagabond Bones
- Smash Hits...Unplugged!
- Bastard of the Blues
- Old School
- Get Up!
- Skin in the Game
- Over 60 Minutes With...
- The Early Years
- Deep Cuts: The Best Of
- B-Sides
- "Rock You"
- Vollmer - When Pigs Fly
- My Wicked Twin
- Saga
- Starchild
- Brighton Rock
- Harem Scarem