Facts: - years active: 1974 & ndash ; present - landscape: yes - past members: see former members section - caption: helix erie , ontario july 2008 in concert at the friendship festival in fort - origin: kitchener , ontario , canada - label: h , dirty dog , capitol , emi/sanctuary , vollmer , & derock s , aquarius , a & m - genre: hard rock , heavy metal - name: helix - image size: 250 - background: group_or_band - image: helix -lrb- band -rrb- . jpg - current members: brian '' fritz '' hinz daryl gray kaleb '' duckman '' vollmer duck chris julke brent '' the doctor '' doerner greg - associated acts: saga killer dwarfs harem scarem del shannon ray lyell my wicked twin starchild sean kelly brighton rock Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of helix -lrb- band -rrb- .
helix is a canadian hard rock/heavy metal band .they formed in 1974 , and are best known for their 1984 single '' rock you '' .the original lineup was formed by drummer bruce arnold , and consisted of lead vocalist brian vollmer , guitarists ron watson and rick '' minstrel '' trembley , keyboardist don simmons , and bassist keith '' bert '' zurbrigg .however , their most well known lineup , and the one that recorded '' rock you '' , was the 80s version of the band : vollmer on vocals , accompanied by guitarists brent '' the doctor '' doerner and paul hackman , bassist daryl gray , and drummer greg '' fritz '' hinz .the history of the band has been marked by many lineup changes , with vollmer being the sole constant member and only remaining member of the original lineup .although guitarist paul hackman was killed in a tour bus accident in 1992 , the surviving members of the 80s lineup reunited in 2009 for an album and continue to tour in 2011 .helix have toured with bands such as kiss , aerosmith , rush , motley crue , alice cooper , whitesnake , night ranger , heart , quiet riot , w.a.s.p. , ian gillan and motorhead among others .their most recent studio album is '' bastard of the blues '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .