ASKA; What more can we possibly say regarding this perennial favorite underground metal band that hasn't been touted from rooftops across the electrified globe? Would they have been huge in the early 80's if they'd been around? You bet! For the uninitiated: ASKA is born during the nascent alternative/grunge movement of the early 90's and eschews the popular fad in favor of playing uncompromising metaltheir way. From their first release to their fourth, the band embarks on a variety of world tours that would be the envy of better established acts and nets them notoriety, credibility, two indie record company contracts, financial gain, and 37 countries notched on their belts to date and counting. Impossibly the band's songs are added to HARD RADIO playlists - without benefit of label support- and the intrepid muses follow blow-for-blow with what can only be described as an unheralded classic of true-metal mastery and majesty; "Avenger". Critics and fans of the genre fortunate enough to discover the band raise their fists in the air and rejoice. Metal Gods both past and present find worthy and trusted brothers-in-arms in ASKA. They rest easier knowing that their ways have not been forgotten but are carried on with pride and finesse by this Dallas based construct of metal passion and fury. Hail them without question as they fight their way to the great hall of champions and take their place among the new metal defenders of the dark millennia. ------------------------------------------------ Discography: ASKA - EMA records 1991 IMMORTAL - EMA records/Statue records 1994 NINE TONGUES - EMA records 1997 AVENGER - EMA records/Adrenaline/Steelheart records 2000/2002 CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED/A TRIBUTE TO IRON MAIDEN - Adrenaline Records 2000 ELECTRICBASEMENT.COM PRESENTS..."HIGH VOLTAGE ROCK ON THE UPSURGE - Thunderground Media 2003