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American heavy metal act
ASKA
has released single
‘From Out Of The Sky’
ASKA release the lyric video for the track ‘From Out Of The Sky‘ a song about one of their favorite topics, extraterrestrial alien invasion.
The song is taken from their latest album ‘Knight Strike‘.
George Call, from ASKA:
“We love Science Fiction as much as we love writing about medieval fantasy and such. On our previous album, ‘Fire Eater’, we had a brief soundscape called ‘The Last Message’. It was a final message left on a beacon in space from a now extinct civilization where our world had once been. This message had been playing in space for practically an eternity before our listeners stumble upon it and hear the tale of humanity’s demise. ‘FOotS’ kind of picks up, extrapolates and delves deeper. I think we see it as a kind of sequel of sorts. Questions are asked; Are they friend or foe? Will you run or will you stand and fight? As ‘TLM’ was put together by ASKA bassist, Keith Knight, and he was the principal songwriter on ‘FOotS’, we felt it appropriate that he should take the lead vocals on this one. I thought it would be a great surprise for our fans as it’s the first time Keith has sang lead vocal on an ASKA song since our 3rd album, ‘Nine Tongues’.”
Catch ASKA live with BraveWords Records labelmates, Lillian Axe on August 17th, 2025, at Reno’s in (Deep Ellum) Dallas.
American heavy metal group
ASKA
has released single
‘1944’
ASKA are:
Danny White – drums
Keith Knight – bass, vocals (backing)
George Call – vocals, guitars
Eric Halpern – guitars
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The Metal Command Show:
“The new album is just straight ahead classic heavy, heavy metal and features George Call who also sang in Cloven Hoof, Omen, and a few other bands.”
Metal Zone:
“‘Knight Strike’… exceeds expectations, offering a tour de force of U.S. heavy/power metal replete with vigor, melody, and fervor. George Call’s vocals, a sublime fusion of Coverdale’s grit, Defeis’s range, and Lizzy Borden’s theatricality, further elevate the sonic tapestry, infusing it with depth and resonance. This album is a masterful amalgamation of diverse sounds and emotions, inviting listeners on a captivating sonic journey.”
Lance Souther Metalholics, Rock, Punk & Comedy for Eternity:
“94 out of 100, so what does this mean, well if you are an ASKA fan you will get it, if you love metal an essential purchase, if you have never heard of ASKA this is a good one to get you will not be disappointed!”
ASKA released single/video ‘1944‘ to accompany the digital release of ‘Knight Strike‘ via BraveWords Records.
The single and video is a work of historical fiction and posits the question: ‘What if….?‘
ASKA talking about their new video 1944,
“This song is a work of historical fiction which takes a pivotal point in world history and posits the question: ‘What if….?’ Controversial? Maybe. Yet there have been many books, films and television series written on the same premise. To say we find it a bit preposterous that we were forced to remove all symbology and iconography of one side’s combatants and leadership from our video to meet YouTube’s censorship standards would be the understatement of the year. Especially when one can see far worse on any documentary dealing with the actual events, not the fictionalized ones we were originally portraying here. It goes without saying, the song is a work of historical, military fiction based on actual events. ASKA does not condone war, discrimination or persecution of anyone based simply on religion, gender or race. Now crank up the volume, hit play, share with your friends…”
ASKA, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas-based, long-running heavy metal band has, as the title they gave their 3rd international tour can attest, ‘been there, done that‘.
And how!
In 1992, just a short year after the release of the group’s self-titled debut album, they began touring the world performing at military bases, embassies and satellite installations around the globe for the U.S. Dept. of Defense/USO entertainment services.
For nine years the group maintained a steady course, playing for U.S & foreign military troops in well over 56 countries and territories globally before turning their focus to the civilian world.
There, they promptly played festivals around America and Europe and furthered their exposure in no small way.
From inception to present, ASKA released seven full length albums on both national and international labels.
During the process, ASKA’s triple-threat frontman/vocalist/guitarist, George Call, came to the attention of cult, US underground metal pioneers, Omen, where he was promptly recruited to take over the lead vocalist slot for three years while still maintaining his role in ASKA.
When that association dissolved, George was immediately snatched up by former Atlantic Records/Metal Blade, Midwestern, MTV veterans, Banshee, where he’s been front and center on the band’s two newest top notch releases.
While helming both bands after a fateful meeting at a festival performance with ASKA in Germany, Call, was further enlisted to join U.K. legendary, cult NWOBHM band, Cloven Hoof, where he proceeded to record and release three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite albums.
ASKA drummer Danny White joined George on two of these endeavors while the band’s long-serving bassist/vocalist, Keith Knight, engineered and recorded a high percentage of George’s extra-curricular activity at his Knight Recording Studios, keeping the three working together even when it was outside of the band.