Heaven Below
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Heaven Below is an American hard rock
band based in Los Angeles
. The band's debut album Countdown to Devil released March 2009 reached #1 on Tradebit.com and #15 on Amazon.com's New Releases chart.
The band was formed in late 2007 by Patrick Kennison
(Union Underground), Marty O'Brien
(Disturbed, We Are the Fallen
) and session drummer Chad Clark
to film a video for Kennison's song "The Laughing Dead". In 2008 guitarist Dave Comer was added completing the quartet. Later that year Comer and O'Brien were replaced by guitarist Jesse Billson and bassist John Younger respectively.
The group completed its first tour in mid-2009 dubbed the "Texas Takeover Tour". Media coverage of the tour included a live performance on FOX-TV
in San Antonio, TX.
Heaven Below has recently released their newest album, a 10-track self-titled "EP", and has begun a tour dubbed the "Horns and Halos Tour" which spans over much of the country and even Canada. Chad Clark left the band in late 2010 and was replaced by Julien-K
and Dead by Sunrise
drummer Elias Andra
.
Countdown to Devil has independently sold over 5,000 units as of October 2009. The band toured in the winter of 2009 in support of the free digital album "Reworking the Devil", which contained live & alternate versions of Countdown to Devil material. This tour was dubbed "The Downloading The Devil Tour". Each concert attendee received a free download card for "Reworking The Devil". The band posted online shortly after the tour that nearly 6,000 copies of Reworking the Devil had been downloaded from www.heavenbelow.net/rtd
"Major Tom" originally recorded in 1983 by Peter Schilling
. Often confused with David Bowie's "Space Oddity" recorded in 1969.
Heaven Below (Self-Titled EP, August 17, 2010)
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 based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. The band's debut album Countdown to Devil released March 2009 reached #1 on Tradebit.com and #15 on Amazon.com's New Releases chart.
The band was formed in late 2007 by Patrick Kennison
Patrick Kennison
Patrick Kennison is a rock musician. He co-founded Union Underground who played on Ozzfest 2001 and released an album An Education in Rebellion which sold 350,000 copies...
(Union Underground), Marty O'Brien
Marty O'Brien
Marty O'Brien is a professional bass player and member of the band We Are the Fallen. His live credits include playing bass on tour for such acts as Disturbed, Tommy Lee, Static-X, Methods of Mayhem and many others. He has performed on three different Ozzfest tours, each time with a different band...
(Disturbed, We Are the Fallen
We Are the Fallen
We Are the Fallen is an American gothic metal band consisting of former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson, Marty O'Brien and former Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt, and Rocky Gray. The band's name is an allusion to Evanescence's 2003 album, Fallen, which has resulted in criticism...
) and session drummer Chad Clark
Chad Clark
Chad Clark is an American drummer raised in Marshalltown, IA and based in Los Angeles. He is most known as the drummer for hard rock act Heaven Below, drummer/manager for hard rock act Lexington and was editor of the band's music video "Drowning"...
to film a video for Kennison's song "The Laughing Dead". In 2008 guitarist Dave Comer was added completing the quartet. Later that year Comer and O'Brien were replaced by guitarist Jesse Billson and bassist John Younger respectively.
The group completed its first tour in mid-2009 dubbed the "Texas Takeover Tour". Media coverage of the tour included a live performance on FOX-TV
KABB
KABB is the Fox Network affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas. It is co-owned with The CW Television Network affiliate KMYS by the Sinclair Broadcast Group...
in San Antonio, TX.
Heaven Below has recently released their newest album, a 10-track self-titled "EP", and has begun a tour dubbed the "Horns and Halos Tour" which spans over much of the country and even Canada. Chad Clark left the band in late 2010 and was replaced by Julien-K
Julien-K
Julien-K is a music group that began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Elias Andra, and Anthony 'Fu' Valcic....
and Dead by Sunrise
Dead by Sunrise
Dead by Sunrise is an American rock band. It is the side project of Linkin Park's lead vocalist and songwriter, Chester Bennington. The band also features Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck, Brandon Belsky, Elias Andra, and Anthony "Fu" Valcic from Julien-K and Orgy...
drummer Elias Andra
Elias Andra
Elias "Bones" Andra is an American Musician who is mostly known as the drummer of bands Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise.-Biography:...
.
Members
- Patrick KennisonPatrick KennisonPatrick Kennison is a rock musician. He co-founded Union Underground who played on Ozzfest 2001 and released an album An Education in Rebellion which sold 350,000 copies...
(vocals/guitar) - Jesse Billson (guitar)
- John Younger (bass)
- Elias AndraElias AndraElias "Bones" Andra is an American Musician who is mostly known as the drummer of bands Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise.-Biography:...
(drums)
Countdown to Devil has independently sold over 5,000 units as of October 2009. The band toured in the winter of 2009 in support of the free digital album "Reworking the Devil", which contained live & alternate versions of Countdown to Devil material. This tour was dubbed "The Downloading The Devil Tour". Each concert attendee received a free download card for "Reworking The Devil". The band posted online shortly after the tour that nearly 6,000 copies of Reworking the Devil had been downloaded from www.heavenbelow.net/rtd
Covers
- Major TomMajor TomMajor Tom is a fictional astronaut created by David Bowie, heard in his songs "Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes," and "Hallo Spaceboy." Bowie's own interpretation of the character evolved throughout his career. 1969's "Space Oddity" depicts an astronaut who casually slips the bonds of a crass and...
- originally released in 1969 by David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
. Subsequent to Heaven Below recording their version (late 2008), Shiny Toy Guns recorded one as well.
- Twilight Zone- originally released in 1982 by Golden EarringGolden EarringGolden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
. This track was never officially released. After the release of their self-titled EP, all who bought a copy were able to download Twilight Zone from the internet through a special disc feature.
- HeartbreakerHeartbreaker (Pat Benatar song)"Heartbreaker" is a song recorded by Pat Benatar on her 1979 album In the Heat of the Night. Written and composed by Geoff Gill and Clint Wade, it reached No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is a staple of her live shows....
- originally released by Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
in 1979.
Discography
Countdown to Devil (2009)"Major Tom" originally recorded in 1983 by Peter Schilling
Peter Schilling
Peter Schilling is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes...
. Often confused with David Bowie's "Space Oddity" recorded in 1969.
Heaven Below (Self-Titled EP, August 17, 2010)