ASKA, is an American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

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

ASKA has played at American metal rock festivals such as Rocklahoma

Rocklahoma

Rocklahoma is an annual hard rock music festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma...

, as well as overseas festivals such as Germany's 12th annual Keep It True

Keep It True

Keep It True is a heavy metal festival held annually in Germany since 2003.-I:"The Traditional Heavy Metal Festival": July 19, 2003 Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberfrankenhalle*Omen*Brocas Helm*Majesty*Doomsword*Solitaire*Killers*Killer*Malediction*Gunfire...

 festival. As of 2011, the band has toured 37 countries.

ASKA has released five studio albums with a sixth in production, set for release in late 2011.

Discography

• Aska (1991)
• Immortal (1994)
• Nine Tongues (1997)
• Avenger (2000)
• Absolute Power (2007)

Current members

• George Call – vocals and guitar
  Guitar
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• Keith Knight – bass
  Bass guitar
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   and vocals
• Daryl Norton – guitar
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• Danny White – drums
• Chris Menta - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  

External links

• The official ASKA website
• ASKA at Encyclopaedia Metallum
  Encyclopaedia Metallum
  Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...