Edge of Excess is the tenth studio album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Triumph

Triumph (band)

Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.Like their fellow Canadians...

, first Triumph album released after original guitarist and lead singer Rik Emmett

Rik Emmett

Richard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...

 left the band in 1988. Drummer Gil Moore

Gil Moore

Gil Moore is most famous for being the drummer and vocalist of the Canadian power trio, Triumph...

 and bassist Mike Levine, after a few years of inactivity, added guitarist Phil X

Phil X

Philip Xenidis, better known as Phil X , is a Greek-born guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder. He also has a second band, the Drills. He is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in the Canadian rock band Triumph, for the Edge of Excess album and tour...

enidis to their lineup and released Edge of Excess in 1993.

The song "Troublemaker" was featured in the 1992 movie Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

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Track listing

1. "Child of the City" – 5:03
2. "Troublemaker" – 4:06
3. "It's Over" – 4:21
4. "Edge of Excess" – 4:44
5. "Turn My Back on Love" – 4:06
6. "Riding High Again" – 4:55
7. "Black Sheep" – 5:25
8. "Boy's Night Out" – 5:19
9. "Somewhere Tonight" – 4:35
10. "Love in a Minute" – 4:45

Triumph

• Gil Moore
  Gil Moore
  Gil Moore is most famous for being the drummer and vocalist of the Canadian power trio, Triumph...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
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  , vocals
• Michael Levine – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Phil X
  Phil X
  Philip Xenidis, better known as Phil X , is a Greek-born guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder. He also has a second band, the Drills. He is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in the Canadian rock band Triumph, for the Edge of Excess album and tour...
  
  enidis – guitar
  Guitar
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  (Credited as "Phil X")

Additional Personnel

• Mladen - guitar and production