1997’s Maybe It’s Me was the band’s major label debut. Palter recorded drums for only a few tracks, and, after Nori considered recording the rest of the drums himself, session drummer Mike Levesque stepped in. The album featured a more polished, commercial sound than the band’s earlier albums, and launched…
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Keyboardist Richard Sera came on to fill in for Johnson in December 1996 through 1997.
After the exhaustive touring ended, IME ended up in different studios in Toronto and Morin Heights, Quebec in the summer and fall of 1995. In these studios, the band worked on its second album, co-produced by Jag Tanna and Paul Northfield , who was most noted for producing Rush. Daniel…
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In March 1996, an almost completely new line-up was announced. Ricci was the only returning original member. Jacques Bélanger was the new vocalist and Rik Charron and Marc Charron (no relation) would handle drum and bass duties respectively. The new line-up played a few well-received gigs in Canada before recording…
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In 1996, the Dummies’ third album, A Worm’s Life , was released to mixed critical and moderate commercial success. The guitar-heavy singles were warmly received in some markets. Lead single ” He Liked to Feel It ” hit No. 2 in Canada, becoming the band’s highest-charting single in their home…
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The band recorded Born on a Pirate Ship (1996) as a quartet. The album included ” The Old Apartment “, whose music video was directed by Jason Priestley , and “Shoe Box”, which appeared on the soundtrack to the television series Friends . Hearn joined for the ensuing tour and…
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They signed in 1996 to Germany’s Mad Mob Records and recorded four new songs, which were to be released as a split CD with Feeding the Fire . But, after a European tour in 1996, the band decided to break up. They played their last show in March at the…
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The band released the albums Brand New Day and Silent Radar in 1996 and 1998, respectively.
In 1996, the management company Coalition Entertainment took them on.
Brent Doerner left the band for the second time after a few shows supporting It’s a Business Doing Pleasure . Helix were forced to carry on with a rapid succession of replacement guitar players: Gary Borden (ex- Ray Lyell ), Mark Chichkan (ex-Mindstorm), and Rick Mead (ex-Sire), a rotating cast…
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