ASKA (band)

ASKA, is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. In 1992, ASKA began touring for the United States Department of Defense until 2000.

ASKA
Background information
OriginDallas, Texas
GenresHeavy metal, power metal
Years active1990–present
LabelsPure Steel Records
Websitehttp://www.askaband.net
MembersGeorge Call
Bryant Contreras
Dave Harvey
Danny White
Past membersDarren Knapp
Damon Call
Jason Sweatt
Jim Arnett
David Ogle
Derek Wright
Lamberto Alvarez
Chris Menta
Keith Knight
Daryl Norton

ASKA has played at American metal rock festivals such as Rocklahoma, as well as overseas festivals such as Germany's 12th annual Keep It True festival.[1] As of 2011, the band has toured 37 countries.[2]

ASKA has released six studio albums.[3]

Discography
  • Aska (1991)
  • Immortal (1994)
  • Nine Tongues (1997)
  • Avenger (2000)
  • Absolute Power (2007)
  • Fire Eater (2013)

Line-up

Current members
From left to right: George Call, Keith Knight, Daryl Norton, Danny White, and Chris Menta

Former members
  • Darren Knapp
  • Damon Call
  • Jason Sweatt
  • Daryl Norton
  • Chris Menta
gollark: http://osmarks.tk:8080/view/tjMriHzvwfhRwBjs ← yet another strain now circulates!
gollark: Due to a bug you can't actually edit some of the pages it creates...
gollark: My new replicator (which is admittedly just the previous one tweaked slightly) creates C(++)* articles.
gollark: They do persist some data between copies, but very little.
gollark: Trouble with that is that it is very easy to make totally wrong code and very hard to make better code.

References
  1. "Aska - metal festival dates confirmed for 2011, 2010 and 2009". All Metalfest. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. "ASKA Bios". ASKA. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. "ASKA (USA)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.