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CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
‘Coming to a pinnacle at Cowboy's Ranch': Legendary Canadian metal band Helix set to play London later this month
Helix frontman Brian Vollmer is pictured with a poster for the band's show at Cowboy's Ranch in London on June 11, 2025. (Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London) He's known as an elder statesman of Canadian heavy metal. Now, London, Ont.'s Brian Vollmer is getting set to take his legendary band Helix on a retirement tour, of sorts. It includes a stop in the band's hometown of London later this month. 'We always had that huge, grassroots following. We spent time with our fans, we partied with our fans,' explained Vollmer in an interview from his London home. Vollmer and his band Helix have surpassed five decades in the music business, with the Listowel born, London-based front man now the only original member. Last month, Helix released a new version of their 1984 Canadian hit Rock You, and a new 50th anniversary album to boot. 'We laid down Rock You in an afternoon. We had a photographer came in, did a video. We have a new song too called Stand Up. And that got something like 10,000, 20,000 views in the first week,' said Vollmer. But what keeps fans tuned in after five decades? It's Vollmer himself, says music promoter and Helix superfan Jay Panaseiko. The founder of Studio 73 Digital Media, Panaseiko managed to land Vollmer and company to headline last summer's Good for the Sol festival in Ingersoll. 'I know he talked many times in stories about giving up, at one point. And he didn't. And he just doesn't. He's always looking for new ways to get the band out there. And I mean, the music has just stood the test of time. The songs are just as good then as they are now,' said Panaseiko. Vollmer is about to turn 70, and the band is winding down their days on the road. They're set to play Cowboy's Ranch in London on June 27, with special guests London's Howzat and Chicago-based Enuf Znuff. Vollmer said it may be the last chance for fans to see the legendary band in London. 'Basically, that's what people are coming to see. To see the band and everything that's accumulated over the years coming to a pinnacle at Cowboy's ranch,' Vollmer said.
Toronto Sun
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Letters to the Editor, May 16, 2025
Friday letters Photo by Illustration / Toronto Sun LEAFS AND LIBERALS This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Maple Leafs and the Liberals are viewed the same by the Toronto crowd. No matter how many times the Leafs choke or the Liberals ruin the country, the seats at Scotiabank Arena will always be full and the Liberals will be voted in by Hogtown. So sad … Brian Vollmer London, Ont. (That could be considered a fair assessment) JERSEY JAB Leafs fans who threw the Maple Leafs captain jersey on ice, shame on you. Yes, it is frustrating and disappointing, but to throw the captain's jersey on the ice? Would Habs fans throw Rocket Richard jerseys on the ice back in the day? The Leafs and their captain are certainly not good enough to win the Stanley Cup, but Leafs fans do not deserve the Cup. The hockey gods will make sure of that now and in the near future. No Cup in Toronto because of the fan base. That is the bottom line. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Andrew Kotys Kleinburg (It is likely that same fan will be back in stands next season, only to be disappointed again. Those jerseys are not cheap) BUDS ARE LOSERS The Leafs players (the top three) don't care one bit about winning – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner (I might cut Nylander some slack)! All they care about is grabbing their paycheques during the season and not getting hurt in the playoffs! I implore the fans to stop supporting this pathetic team! It must stop! Dr. Steve Starkman Toronto (It really appears they don't care at all) COMPETENCE NEEDED Price, quality, service, pick any two. In business, that is how we framed product purchases. In government cabinets it is region, gender, competence – but in my view, it should be competence only and let the rest fall where it may. If we truly seek meaningful results, that should be the sole criteria. Positive results. That would be the change we apparently voted for. Steve Peck Brampton (Based on what we have heard from some in this iteration of cabinet, we are going to have nothing but incompetence)
