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Flash Metal Suicide: the story of Helix, Canada’s glam metal saviours
Flash Metal Suicide: the story of Helix, Canada's glam metal saviours,Canada needed Helix. The 1980’s glam metal craze was going full-tilt, raging across the US and bulldozing through Europe. Hair was growing at an alarming rate everywhere, teenagers dropping out

Flash Metal Suicide: the story of Helix, Canada’s glam metal saviours

Canada needed Helix. The 1980’s glam metal craze was going full-tilt, raging across the US and bulldozing through Europe. Hair was growing at an alarming rate everywhere, teenagers dropping out,In 1983 Helix released No Rest for the Wicked, a minor masterpiece of pre-metal. It was street-wise and raw, while still pledging allegiance to its melodic Canuck-rock roots…,In 1983 Helix released No Rest for the Wicked, a minor masterpiece of pre-metal. It was street-wise and raw, while still pledging allegiance to its melodic Canuck-rock roots…