February 17, 2008 – 11:19 pm
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 (1982′s ‘Asia’), which had stuff like ‘Time Again’ and ‘Wildest Dreams.’ There’s nothing quite like that here, but it’s got many other facets to it.
February 17, 2008 – 11:13 pm
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 the album will shortly be available from our website at magenta-web.com or from Magenta’s Myspace page.
February 17, 2008 – 11:05 pm
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 the event’s website:
This is the hardest decision we have ever had to make, but it is with great regret that we have had to cancel ProgPower UK III. We have made no secret of the financial difficulties that have dogged our first two years, which is why we made a significant number of changes for year three. However, ticket sales have been extremely poor and, as a result, there is no way we can stage the festival without losing a substantial amount of money – again.
Read the full press release here: progpoweruk.com
February 17, 2008 – 11:00 pm
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.
