Formed 1987, U.S.A.
Albums:
1990
Heavens Edge
1998
Some Other Place - Some Other Time
History:
Heavens Edge was a highly melodic rock band that flirted with AOR. They
played a similar style to that of Harem Scarem but came upon the metal scene too
late to make many waves.
Mark Evans (vocals), Reggie Wu (guitar/keyboards), Steven
Parry (guitar), George "G.G." Guidotti (bass) and David Rath (drums)
got together in Philadelphia, PA to form Heavens Edge. With an uncanny ability
of fusing hard rock riffs with huge melodies, it wasn't long before their demo tape
attracted Columbia records and resulted in a recording contract. Famed producer
Neil Kernon was at the helm for the self-titled debut that managed to crack
the Billboard Top 200. A video was released for the single "Skin To Skin", but when a
second single was scrapped the group decided it would be best to part ways with Columbia.
Landing a development deal with Capitol records Heavens Edge began
working on a follow-up, but during this time Parry was replaced by Jimmy
Marchiano (of LeCompt). About to showcase their new material, Marchiano
defected to Blackeyed Susan that eventually led to the demise of Heavens
Edge.
A call from MTM records in 1998 led to the original band minus Parry
to record a couple new songs to go along with the previously unreleased tunes on
Some Other Place - Some Other Time. A new Heavens Edge album isn't out of
the question, but the members are laying low for the time being.
Links:
The Official Heavens Edge Page
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