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A Heavy Mental Christmas
A Heavy Mental Christmas
Studio album by Helix
Released	October 21, 2008
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	25:29
Label	GBS, Universal
Producer	Gord Prior
Helix chronology

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

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

[1] HELIX Christmas CD Slated For Mid-October. Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

[2] CD Booklet

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