On July 5, 1992, Paul Hackman , not wearing a seatbelt, was killed when the group’s van rolled down a 40-foot embankment after a concert in Vancouver . Recovering from the shock of his death, Vollmer regrouped with Brent Doerner once again, and also recruited former Brighton Rock guitarist Greg Fraser. Vollmer took the songs he had recorded for his solo album, and released them as the next Helix record, It’s a Business Doing Pleasure (released on Aquarius in 1993, their Capitol contract now finished). He included the song “That Day Is Gonna Come” as a tribute to Hackman, and the video for the song featured unique Super 8 and video footage shot by Vollmer on the road over the years. Brian Doerner played drums on the album. Greg Fraser stated that no then-members of Helix aside from Vollmer himself actually played on the album, since it was in fact a solo album, although they were all pictured and credited in the packaging. However, longtime bassist Daryl Gray did play fretless bass on “Love Is a Crazy Game” and sing background vocals on the rest of the album. Brian Vollmer would later call the album:
On July 5, 1992, Paul Hackman , not wearing a seatbelt, was killed
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