King Crimson

King Crimson, the British pioneers and icons of progressive rock, will release a double Blu-ray set titled "2014 (The Complete US Tour)" on October 30. This was the band's first tour in six years, and the one where King Crimson first…

BEATTuesday, 7 July 2026, 8:30 PM – 10:45 PMZagreb / ŠRC Šalata / Croatia Some things only come around once in a lifetime. If the current European tour by BEAT — a superstar prog/art rock outfit dedicated to the legacy of prog-rock…

BEATThursday, 18 June 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:15 PMPrague // Universum O2 Arena // Czech Republic King Crimson played their final European concerts in the summer of 2019, following their 2015 reactivation. Our last encounter with this…

King Crimson put out not one but two albums in 1970. The second one, "Lizard" (RockLine review), was recorded by a completely different lineup, one that, just like the patched-together crew behind its predecessor, was doomed to a short…

"“In the Wake of Poseidon” is less predictable than the debut thanks to some fresh avant-garde touches, and that makes it a real treat for music connoisseurs."

Even though the unpredictable summer weather played a nasty trick on them this time, King Crimson didn't leave their loyal followers in the middle of Palmanova out to dry, pulling off the shortened show just as it should be done and just as…

On the predictably eclectic "Pop Sided," Mr. Belew captures the more accessible side of his creative voice in his trademark energetic, witty way, though fans of more experimental sounds will find plenty to chew on here too.

This year marks fifty years since the release of "In the Court of the Crimson King," the debut from English band King Crimson, now recognized as the album that laid the cornerstone of the progressive rock movement. A musical phenomenon from…

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location: Vienna / Wiener Stadthalle, Halle F / Austria date: 23.06.2018 The most important band in the history of progressive rock, King Crimson, who celebrate their fiftieth anniversary this November 30, rolled into Vienna's…

Every King Crimson gig is a story unto itself, and this dreamlike Vienna show by the cult octet was no exception, once again demonstrating in vivid fashion why they are the most important band in the history of prog rock, if not the…

The excitement of all of us who caught King Crimson's Vienna show 'live' in late 2016 was, of course, huge when this live document came out. No exaggeration: this is one of their best live albums, and there are far from few of those, which…

When it comes to any live show by experimental 'heavyweights' like King Crimson, who have more claim than any other band to the title of 'fathers of progressive rock', it's always hard to find enough words of praise, and their second night…

An impressive live collection with an oddball title that (in keeping with their long tradition) has absolutely nothing to do with its even odder cover art, and offers the most thorough look yet at the live shows of the new King Crimson.

We waited long, way too long, but the chance for a close encounter with King Crimson finally came, and they rewarded us with a spectacular show that glided between hell and heaven with utterly convincing ambient mastery, all while casually…

This flawless double live treat, »Live in Toronto«, can be declared without hesitation a triumphant return of the most important progressive rock band of all time.

»Live at the Orpheum« doesn't have enough performances from the two nights to give listeners who haven't (yet) seen the latest version of King Crimson the full concert experience, but there's still enough good stuff on it to get at least a…

Longtime King Crimson devotees, who are what this double release is really meant for, will be richly rewarded by "The Elements of King Crimson." This two-disc set of rarities packs in loads of previously unreleased goodies from every…

The improvisational merry-go-round »Live in Mainz« is one of the better live documents from the Wetton-era King Crimson vault, and also a historical testament to a brilliant band that was already starting to come apart at the…

»Live in Detorit« is a fairly interesting and relatively good-quality recording of the most chaotic King Crimson incarnation, one that was 'bursting at the seams' the whole time but still had enough mutual cohesion and drive that night to…

»Epitaph, Volumes Three & Four« is a must-have companion to the live album »Epitaph, Volumes One & Two«, which every King Crimson devotee has long had in their collection too.

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.

»Absent Lovers« is hugely important historically for all the longtime devotees of the prog rock legends. The cult 1981-1984 King Crimson lineup couldn't have asked for a better send-off, and this live album, with its practically ideal…

»EleKtrik: Live in Japan« may well be the best official live document we have of what is very likely the last live incarnation of the legendary King Crimson, a band that always sounds even better on stage than in the studio.

"Live At Moles Club" is a cult live recording of huge historical importance for every fan of prog-rock giants King Crimson, because it captures the first gig by the legendary band after their 1981 reunion.

"Vrooom Vrooom" is a must for anyone who wants to hear the endless, utterly unpredictable sonic dimensions of the two-headed King Crimson rhythm beast embodied by the Double Trio.

"King Crimson have every right to be proud of this album, which in many ways even outdid its far more commercially successful predecessor. Musically, stylistically and in its message. "In the Wake of Poseidon" is also another masterpiece…

King Crimson have every right to be proud of this album, which in many ways even surpassed its far more famous predecessor: musically, stylistically and in the message it carries.

""In The Court Of The Crimson King" is a legendary, now-cult record for every prog rock fan, and the very one that laid the foundations of the genre."

"In the Court of the Crimson King," King Crimson's debut album, is today recognized as the record that defined everything we now file under progressive rock.

»Epitaph« is a double live album of huge historical importance for every King Crimson devotee, featuring some of their earliest recordings and snapshots from the live shows of the legendary original lineup of the band

Gray skyscrapers rising into the sky, a heavily contaminated atmosphere that forces people to wear special breathing masks, stinking fumes, traffic so dense that cars can barely move around each other, mutated new

The double live collection "Cirkus" was one of the first King Crimson releases to come out on Discpline Global Mobile, the band's own label, run by their ever-disciplined and strict chieftain, guitarist Rober

"Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With" (anyone who can say that five times in a row without tying their tongue in knots deserves a heartfelt congratulations) was an EP of over half an hour and, in many ways, a tasty appetizer ahead of

King Crimson, the original apostles of progressive rock and one of the most influential rock bands of all time, stepped into the new millennium as a quartet. After the excellent album "Thrak" (1995) and a pile of releases under the…

review no. 2 by Peter Podbrežnik (15.01.2008) "Thrak" was yet another magnificent comeback for prog rock champions King Crimson, a band that at the time probably even most of their most loyal followers weren't sure would ever crawl back…

Through the rather grueling 80s for prog rock, King Crimson were the only band from that elite of the genre's most important groups that actually kept making innovative, rhythmically demanding and varied music that pr

After the excellent »Discipline« (1981), the newly (re)born King Crimson pushed ahead with their vision of progressive rock, which at that point mixed elements of avant-garde, minimalism and world music with

In 1981, music and especially guitar oddball Robert Fripp, in large part the inventor of what we now call progressive rock, after years as a solo musician, guest spots on various albums by other musicians such as Peter Gabriel and David…

King Crimson are a one-of-a-kind phenomenon, the kind the world of rock music has precious few of. Over their long, rich and often chaotic career, even before the release of their legendary debut »In The Court Of The Crismon King« (1969)

"USA" was King Crimson's second live album, recorded on their American tour in mid-1974, which also turned out to be their last tour for seven years. For more than 20 years it was the only live document of the band's third incarnation.

King Crimson broke up before this album even came out, totally out of the blue. According to guitarist and unofficial band boss Robert Fripp, the reason was the growing corruption that had started to eat away at the music industry and with…

Label: Island Records / Atlantic RecordsRelease date: December 10, 1970Production: Robert Fripp & Peter SinfieldLength: 42.30 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 In mid-1970, King Crimson were still in an unenviable spot,…

Lovers of improvisation, this album is for you! With "Starless and Bible Black," King Crimson made one of their most experimental and innovative records. The big thing about this album is that it was recorded almost entirely live, with the…

King Crimson came back with "Larks' Tongues In Aspic" completely reborn. And in a good way. Robert Fripp, the band's undisputed leader from this album on, lost his patience after the end of the previous tour, for the album "Island

"Earthbound", their first live album, is without a doubt the most obscure release in the band's catalog and really something of an anomaly. It's a bootleg recorded in the final days of the Fripp/ Burrell/Collins/Wallace lineup and is…

"Islands" is the most meditative and mellow album in the band's catalog, and the one with the fewest parts for Fripp's electric guitar. It still doesn't skimp on adventurous musical ideas, as befits King Crimso

In mid-1970, King Crimson were still stuck in the unenviable position left by the breakup of the original lineup that recorded the legendary debut "In the Court of The Crimson King" (1969). Of the original lineup, only two