Formed 1987, England
Albums:
1990
Trouble
1990
Fuel For Your Soul
History:
An excellent melodic rock band, Jagged Edge U.K. fit in perfectly alongside other
long forgotten classy rockers such as Beggars & Thieves, Dirty White Boy
and Baton Rouge.
Early incarnations of the band had a revolving door membership, with guitarist
Myke Gray being the only mainstay. Demos were recorded, at different times, with
a female vocalist and production by Whitesnake's Neil Murray. The
classic line-up would form in 1989 around Gray, Matt Alfonzetti (vocals,
ex-Bam Bam Boys), Andy Robbins (bass, ex-Tokyo Blade and Shogun)
and Fabio Del Rio (drums).
The band signed with Sanctuary management (which also looked after the
affairs of Iron Maiden) and a record deal with Polydor. The debut EP Trouble
arrived in early 1990, but it would be the full-length Fuel For Your Soul that
really showed what Jagged Edge U.K. was capable of. The Sanctuary connection
led to Del Rio playing drums on Bruce Dickinson's solo album Tattooed
Millionaire. The band would also tour behind Dickinson, as well as
Thunder and David Lee Roth in 1990/91. But the band was promptly dropped
by Polydor and split apart soon after.
Gray and Robbins resurfaced in the even more popular Skin,
while Matti Alfonzetti joined the heavy Skintrade before returning with
a solo band and then hooking up with Damned Nation.
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