“That was the thing with the labels, they pissed money away like there was no tomorrow…like drunken sailors…and that’s probably why they’re not here today.”
George Dionne interviews HELIX frontman BRIAN VOLLMER about their latest album ‘Scrap Metal’ for KNAC.COM. The album is set for release on January 23, 2026 through Perris Records.
Highlights include:
- Discussion of the new album
- Where the tracks were sourced from
- Re-writing unreleased tracks
- The story behind “Stuck In The 80’s”
- His book ‘The Golden Age of the Canadian Bar Circuit’
- Covering/meeting STEPPENWOLF
- JOHNNY CASH & ALICE COOPER influencing his career
- Getting one on one time with Alice
- Producers Daryl Gray & Aaron Murray
- Special edition vinyl of ‘Scrap Metal’
- Selling vinyl direct to mom & pop shops
- Another HELIX album on the way
- How his 2006 deal with Sanctuary Records funded his retirement
- Plans to re-release their back catalog
- Wasteful spending by their old label Capitol Records
- Universal Records not wanting to do anything with their albums from 1983-1987
- Their recent tour with NAZARETH
- 2026 tour plans
- Thoughts on retirement
- Losing his voice, recovering with a vocal coach
- Passing on the techniques to the next generation
- High points of a 50+ year career
- $35k to tour with KISS back in the day
- Following up his 1999 solo album
- Origin story behind his hat
- Kim Mitchell hating it
And much, much more!
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