The Power of Rock and Roll


The Power of Rock and Roll is a CD released by heavy metal band Helix in 2007. It is Helix' 10th full-length studio album and 19th album released overall. It compiled all 7 tracks from their previous independent release, the EP Get Up! and four new songs. It was released by EMI Records on July 21, 2007, in Canada, August 20 by Sanctuary Records in the UK, and September 4 by Perris Records in the United States. This is the band's only album on EMI in Canada and also the last for a major label. The title track was chosen as the theme song for the 2007 Sweden Rock Festival.

Track listing

All songs originally released on Get Up! except where noted
  1. Fill Your Head with Rock
  2. Get Up!
  3. Nickels and Dimes
  4. The Past Is Back
  5. Eat My Dust
  6. Baby Likes to Ride
  7. Boomerang Lover
  8. Cyberspace Girl
  9. Living Life Large
  10. The Power of Rock 'n Roll
  11. Heavy Metal Love
"Heavy Metal Love" was a re-recording originally from No Rest for the Wicked.
All songs written by Gord Prior, Steve Georgakopoulos and Brian Vollmer except "Heavy Metal Love" by Paul Hackman and Brian Vollmer.

Credits

Produced by Gord Prior
Mixed and mastered Dan Brodbeck and Aaron Murray
Engineered by Rainer Wiechmann
Album cover by Spiro Papadatos
Recorded at Mole Studios, London, Ontario, except "Heavy Metal Love" recorded at EMAC Recording Studios, also in London.

Helix live band members

CD musicians

  • Brian Vollmer – vocals
  • Steve Georgakopoulos – guitar, background vocals
  • Rob MacEachern – drums
  • Jeff Fountain – bass, background vocals
  • Barry Donaghy, Gord Prior, Doug Weir, Dan Brodbeck – background vocals

Music videos

A video for "Fill Your Head with Rock", directed by John Hockley of www.hawk-design.com, was made consisting of live footage from 2007.