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Billboard.com has spoken with Carl Palmer about Asia’s upcoming CD and tour. And, of course, the possibility of an ELP reunion. Says Carl:

The album’s pretty adult… It’s not super proggy. Melody-wise it’s unbelievably strong. I would like it to be a little more aggressive, but Asia isn’t an aggressive band except for that first album [...]

Magenta have announced that pre-orders for their new album, Metamorphosis, have begun at The Magenta Shop. All pre-orders placed via the Magenta shop will be shipped from 22nd March, prior to the album’s general release on April 21st. A North American edition released via Lasers Edge will come out on May 6th. Sound clips of [...]

AntiMusic is reporting that this year’s ProgPower UK festival has been canceled due to poor ticket sales. The two day festival was to take place on March 28th and 29th in Bristol and feature sets from Jon Oliva’s Pain, Kamelot, Leaves’ Eyes, Communic, Haggard, Dreamscape, Scar Symmetry, and Cloudscape. The following statement was posting on [...]

John Wetton will be interviewed on UK radio (KCR FM) tonight, February 17. The interview is scheduled for around 21:30 GMT. KCR FM can be found online here.

Mr. Gabriel turns 58 today.

Kerry Livgren was in Texas recently filming the motion picture, “The Imposter”. According to Kerry’s official website, it stars Kevin Max as a fallen Pop Star, and Kerry as “Proff”, who tries to turn his life around. Says Kerry:
When I was asked to play a prominent role in the movie, my initial reaction was a [...]

The fine folks at Repertoire Records have released a re-master of Gentle Giant’s 1972 masterpiece Three Friends. Also slated for release this month is another GG classic, Octopus.