Metal Injection — Although there seems to be a healthy overlap between the instrumental progressive and metal community, I feel that it may be more accurate to label this album as experimental jazz-fusion instead of metal with many of these compositions reminding me ... more info

JamBase — Legendary prog-rockers King Crimson will tour North America between mid June and mid July. more info

Consequence of Sound — Robert Fripp and co. are also working on their first new material in 14 years. more info

New York Times — Mr. Wetton, a technically adept bassist with a smooth tenor voice, adapted the progressive rock of his earlier bands into later mainstream hits. more info

BBC News - UK — The rock musician has died after a battle with colon cancer, his bandmate Carl Palmer says. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Singer and bassist John Wetton of the rock group Asia has died. He was 67.  A statement from his publicist, Glass Onyon PR, says Wetton died Tuesday from colon cancer.  Wetton was a founding member of Asia. He rose to fame as part of English ro... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer and bassist John Wetton of the rock group Asia has died. He was 67.  A statement from his publicist, Glass Onyon PR, says Wetton died Tuesday from colon cancer.  Wetton was a founding member of Asia. He rose to fame as part of English ro... more info

TMZ — Asia frontman John Wetton died Tuesday morning in his sleep after battling cancer ... according to the band.  Wetton was a fixture in the '70s and '80s British rock scene, playing with bands like King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Uriah Heep -- but… ... more info

Stereogum — NPR reports that Asia frontman John Wetton has died. Wetton, a longtime fixture in UK rock circles, played in a great many bands -- King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash -- before forming Asia. He had been suffering from cancer, and he d... more info

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