A Heavy Mental Christmas
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A Heavy Mental Christmas | ||||
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Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 25:29 | |||
Label | GBS, Universal | |||
Producer | Gord Prior | |||
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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
[edit]- "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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ HELIX Christmas CD Slated For Mid-October. Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CD Booklet