Heavens Edge are an American glam metal band from Philadelphia, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band reunited with all original members in 2013, and has played occasional shows since then.
Heavens Edge formed in 1987 in Philadelphia and was founded by guitarist Reggie Wu and singer Mark Evans.[2] The band went through several guitar player changes in its earlier days. Heaven's Edge released two albums: Heavens Edge (1990) for Columbia Records,[3] that reached number 141 on The Billboard 200, and Some Other Place Some Other Time (1998) on MTM. Heavens Edge was produced by Neil Kernon.[4] The band released a music video for their most popular single, "Skin To Skin". During recording of their second album, also with producer Neil Kernon, Heaven's Edge signed a new record deal with MTM Records in 1998 and were asked to record a new album. The album was originally scheduled to be released in 1992 but was not finished until 1998 when a couple of new songs were written and recorded. Their second album, Some Other Place, Some Other Time, included both the second album sessions with Neil Kernon and the new 1998 songs, and was released by MTM Music in Europe,[4]Pony Canyon in Japan, and Perris Records in the United States. The US version had a different cover and six additional demo tracks as bonus. A year after the album's release, Heaven's Edge was asked to record a song for the Mötley CrüeKickstart My Heart Tribute Album. The band recorded a cover of "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)".[4]
One night while performing at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia, the bassist George "G.G." Guidotti was shot in the abdomen by a disgruntled bar patron, angry about being turned away by the club bouncer.[5]
After the band split, some of the band members formed the band American Pie with a new singer.[4] American Pie recorded three demos and played live but never released an official album.
In October 2013, a reunited Heaven's Edge played the Firefest festival in Nottingham, England, a sold-out show in Philadelphia at World Cafe, as well as the M3 Festival in Maryland and MelodicRock Fest in Chicago in 2014.
Guidotti died from lung cancer on August 18, 2019.[6]
^Brady, Shaun (November 7, 2013). "The rise and fall of Philly glam metal as told by the reunited heavens edge". Thekey.xpn.org. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^"Heaven's Edge Shares Memories Of Bass Player George G. G. Guidotti Who Passed Away August 18th". Xsrock.com. August 21, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
External links
HeavensEdge.net
January 06, 2023
heaven, edge, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 200. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Heaven s Edge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Heavens Edge are an American glam metal band from Philadelphia active in the late 1980s and early 1990s The band reunited with all original members in 2013 and has played occasional shows since then Heavens EdgeOriginPhiladelphia Pennsylvania United StatesGenresGlam metal hard rockYears active1987 1992 1998 2002 2013 present occasional only reunions 2006 1 LabelsColumbia MTM Rock CandyPast membersMark EvansReggie WuDavid RathSteven ParryGeorge G G Guidotti d 2019 Jimmy MarchianoWebsitehttp www heavensedge net Contents 1 Biography 2 Current Members 3 Former Members 3 1 Timeline 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Singles 4 3 Demos 4 4 Other appearances 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHeavens Edge formed in 1987 in Philadelphia and was founded by guitarist Reggie Wu and singer Mark Evans 2 The band went through several guitar player changes in its earlier days Heaven s Edge released two albums Heavens Edge 1990 for Columbia Records 3 that reached number 141 on The Billboard 200 and Some Other Place Some Other Time 1998 on MTM Heavens Edge was produced by Neil Kernon 4 The band released a music video for their most popular single Skin To Skin During recording of their second album also with producer Neil Kernon Heaven s Edge signed a new record deal with MTM Records in 1998 and were asked to record a new album The album was originally scheduled to be released in 1992 but was not finished until 1998 when a couple of new songs were written and recorded Their second album Some Other Place Some Other Time included both the second album sessions with Neil Kernon and the new 1998 songs and was released by MTM Music in Europe 4 Pony Canyon in Japan and Perris Records in the United States The US version had a different cover and six additional demo tracks as bonus A year after the album s release Heaven s Edge was asked to record a song for the Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart Tribute Album The band recorded a cover of Don t Go Away Mad Just Go Away 4 One night while performing at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia the bassist George G G Guidotti was shot in the abdomen by a disgruntled bar patron angry about being turned away by the club bouncer 5 After the band split some of the band members formed the band American Pie with a new singer 4 American Pie recorded three demos and played live but never released an official album In October 2013 a reunited Heaven s Edge played the Firefest festival in Nottingham England a sold out show in Philadelphia at World Cafe as well as the M3 Festival in Maryland and MelodicRock Fest in Chicago in 2014 Guidotti died from lung cancer on August 18 2019 6 Current Members EditReggie Wu Guitar keyboards piano backing vocals Mark Evans Lead vocals acoustic guitar keyboards piano David Dave Rath Drums Steven Steve Parry Guitar Jaron Gulino Bass guitarFormer Members EditGeorge G G Guidotti Bass guitar died 2019 3 Jimmy Marchiano GuitarTimeline EditDiscography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album US RIAA Certification Label1990 Heavens Edge 141 CBS1998 Some Other Place Some Other Time MTMSingles Edit Year Single Chart positionsUS Hot 100 US Main Rock UK1990 Skin to Skin Demos Edit Heavens Edge 1989 Other appearances Edit Year Album US RIAA Certification Label2000 Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart Tribute Album PulseReferences Edit Heaven s Edge Spirit of Metal Catania Andrew August 29 2017 Where is Heavens Edge Guitarist Reggie Wu These Days Allthatshreds com Retrieved November 19 2017 a b Colin Larkin ed 1999 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock First ed Virgin Books p 209 ISBN 0 7535 0257 7 a b c d Heaven s Edge Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved July 19 2021 Brady Shaun November 7 2013 The rise and fall of Philly glam metal as told by the reunited heavens edge Thekey xpn org Retrieved November 19 2017 Heaven s Edge Shares Memories Of Bass Player George G G Guidotti Who Passed Away August 18th Xsrock com August 21 2019 Retrieved October 1 2019 External links EditHeavensEdge net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heaven 27s Edge amp oldid 1117232656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
