So you don't remember Heaven? Chances are you heard them, thinking it was AC/DC - or possible Krokus, since Krokus sounded like AC/DC.
The similarity to AC/DC was no accident. Mark Evans, the bassist for AC/DC albums' High Voltage, TNT and Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, formed Heaven. Meanwhile, his ex-bandmates became international stars with Highway to Hell. Heaven debuted with the Columbia album Bent, followed by 1983's Where Angel Fear to Tread; the album featured the MTV hit "Rock School," the video sporting appearances by Ms. Lita Ford and Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes.
By the time of their final album, former Talas guitarist Mitch Perry became an "angel." Unfortunately, beating out Guns n' Roses on a hard rock cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," wasn't enough to turn the '85 album of the same name into a hit. However, Mitch's old boss Billy Sheenan did O.K. with his gigs in David Lee Roth and Mr. Big.
Mitch Perry remained active in music; he joined the Michael Schenker Group (ex-UFO/Scorpions), then formed Badd Boyz with ex-Rough Cutt/Quiet Riot vocalist Paul Shortino, and bassist Sean McNabb of Quiet Riot/Great White. When Shortino left, Perry and McNabb recruited ex-L.A. Guns vocalist Ralph Saenz and became the 7% Solution. Mitch Perry eventually moved onto the Edgar Winter Group, and issued a 1999 solo album, Better Late than Never. So, what happened to Mitch's old bandmate, Paul Shortino? He made his acting debut as Duke Fame in This Is Spinal Tap.