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Asia, British icons of progressive rock and AOR, are announcing a new studio album, »Indigo«, due out on November 6 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single and official video from the band's upcoming new album, for…

Asia, British icons of prog rock and AOR, are announcing their new studio album »Indigo«, due out on November 6 via Frontiers Music Srl. Down below you'll find the second single and official video from the band's upcoming new album, for…

Asia, the British icons of progressive rock and AOR, are announcing a new studio album, »Indigo«, due out on November 6 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you can check out the first single and official video from the band's upcoming…

Asia, British veterans of melodic rock and AOR, have followed up the release of their new live album “Asia – Live In England”, which came out on March 13 via Frontiers Music Srl., with one more live single and video, this time for the…

Asia, the British veterans of melodic rock and AOR, are announcing a new live album, “Asia – Live In England”, due out March 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the new live version of the hit Only Time Will Tell below, complete with…

The often-overlooked "Silent Nation", which boasted excellent production from Payne, was in many ways not your typical Asia album, and that's exactly what remains one of its biggest draws today.

Farewell John Wetton, farewell Asia. It was a bold and unforgettable journey.

This release is more about Frontiers Records marketing the name of a famous band than anything else. It isn't essential, but it does make up for the pale impression left by the group's dismal form on the live release "High Voltage" (2014).

Even though Asia played their entire debut studio album at this show, a first in the band's career, this document reveals some flaws, especially in the vocals and vocal harmonies.

The first Asia album with Sam Coulson is their best since the classic lineup reunited in 2007, with the new guitarist blowing a breath of fresh air into the pretty weathered sails of the legendary band.

Strip away the influences of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century classical music and the early twentieth, and the roots of progressive rock reach back to the first half of the sixties, to what is now the United Kingdom.

»Archiva 1« is the first chapter in a fascinating mosaic of 'forgotten' songs that were 'secretly' created in the middle of Asia's Payne era, and it's a real stroke of luck that, flood in the studio or not, they finally saw the…

Location: Faak Am See (Faaker See) / Harley Davidson Bikers Week / AustriaConcert date: Friday, September 6, 2013 This year's edition of the bikers' week at Faaker See, by the village of Faak Am See near Villach, kicked off the…

Even though Asia no longer churn out hits that shake the tops of the world charts, they remain a first-rate live attraction, holding onto enviable stamina for their age and superb stage form in delivering their famous classics of musical…

»Resonance« is a quality double live recording that shows the classic Asia lineup in the best possible light, with long-running hits and newer material nicely spread out, so that every album from the original and most beloved lineup is…

"XXX" is a solid effort, one with which Asia have marked the thirtieth anniversary of their existence and of their legendary self-titled debut, successfully and with an eye on the future.

A masterpiece inspired by elements of world music, »Arena« reflects the many ambient virtues that adorned Asia in the era when the dynamic Downes-Payne duo was at the helm.

With "Aria," the revamped Asia proved once again that they'd make it through the nineties as one of the finest melodic rock bands around. The difference is that they no longer cared about the eighties or about any potential commercial…

"Aqua" may not rank among the very best of Asia's achievements, but after a long six-year break it was still a surprisingly successful and inspired album, with plenty of songs that earned classic status long ago.

On "Aura," the old cats found just the right formula to satisfy longtime fans and newer converts alike, while successfully reviving Asia and getting them ready for the challenges of the 21st century.

Location: Graz / Orpheum Teater / AustriaDate: 04/28/2010 The supergroup Asia was born in the eighties as a conglomerate of four outstanding musicians from kindred musical philosophies, rooted mainly in progressive rock. They'd all…

"Omega" is definitely not the best Asia have got in them, but we finally have an album that can boast the real punch of that unmistakable Asia charisma. "Phoenix" (2008) has been upgraded!

Venue: Orpheum, Graz, AustriaConcert date: 28.04.2010Attendance: 300Ticket price: 36 € The supergroup Asia came together in the eighties as a conglomerate of four outstanding musicians from kindred musical philosophies, rooted mainly in…

John Wetton, the legendary singer and bassist of the supergroup Asia, who ruled the charts with hit after hit in the first half of the eighties, sat down with RockLine to reveal the story behind the new Asia album ("Omega", 2010) and…

"Astra" is a vivid reflection of the artistic and emotional state of the members of a famous band that, by then, was already past its expiration date.

Compared to the excellent debut, "Alpha" is a bit of a letdown, and you can tell the Asia collective didn't go into it with everything they had.

"Asia" is an album that still stirs up wildly mixed feelings among plenty of music connoisseurs, but everyone agrees on one thing: its exceptional musical quality is beyond dispute.

John Payne is best known as the longtime singer and bassist of Asia. When Geoff Downes reunited the eighties lineup, Payne carried on with his own version of Asia while also starting up GPS. So what's the other Asia like (or

Location: Bratislava / Divadlo Arena / SlovakiaDate: 05/31/2008 Fortified with some noble Slovak hop liquor and Slovak sausages, we found ourselves face to face with the band at exactly 8:00 PM at the Divadlo Arena theater, a venue…

Location: Divadlo Arena / Bratislava / SlovakiaConcert date: May 30, 2008Attendance: 1000Ticket price: 1,500.00 SVK (€50.00) Fortified with fine Slovak hop liquor and Slovak sausages, we came face to face with the band at exactly…

RockLine: How happy are you with how the tour with Asia is going? Carl Palmer: We kicked off on April 1 in England, where we played thirteen shows, followed by the US and Japanese tours. We started the European leg in Bilbao, Spain

John Wetton, Steve Howe, Geoffrey Downes and Carl Palmer. Where on earth have these four poor souls been hiding?!?! This was one of the bigger reunions of classic lineups that shaped the rock map of the eighties, and the hype around it has…

If "Aura" (2001) was conceived poetically, like drifting through heavens of light and positive vibes, "Silent Nation" is its opposite, a firm landing on sacred, real-world ground. On "Silent Nation" the eco

That January evening, the Bavarian capital Munich was covered in a layer of fresh snow, often whipped up by the wind, and the guys uncovered important chapters of their musical history on stage in much the same way, full of fresh wind, so…