{"id":101,"date":"2013-01-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/01\/11\/steve-howe-leaves-asia\/"},"modified":"2013-01-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T00:00:00","slug":"steve-howe-leaves-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/01\/11\/steve-howe-leaves-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Howe Leaves Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asia, the super-group formed by Steve Howe, <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/2017\/09\/19\/an-interview-with-yes-keyboardist-geoff-downes\/\">Geoff Downes<\/a>, Carl Palmer and John Wetton sent along two press releases today. The first is announcing Howe&#8217;s departure from the legendary band to concentrate on his other musical projects and the second announcing his replacement and the band&#8217;s future plans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/0b\/SteveHowe_9640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Asia released their first LP in 1982, driven by hits like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heat_of_the_Moment_(Asia_song)\">The Heat of The Moment&#8221;<\/a>, it spent nine weeks at the top of the Billboard charts riding on the pedigree of the band while helping the explosive growth of MTV. The band reunited in 2006 for a US tour, which was followed by several world and continental tours, the release of three cds, three dvds and numerous live albums. Their critically acclaimed release XXX marks the end of Howe&#8217;s tenure. Just a 30 year history or so, and it continues on. Howe said, &#8220;Myself and the band wish to thank our fans for the enthusiasm shown during the original members&#8217; reunion. I will continue with Yes, my trio and solo guitar works. I wish my friends continued success&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/2013\/01\/10\/asia-pr-2013---cmyk-copy-4_3_r560.jpg?f061b7ce9937c38b702e6f308816ac2a14e2a4ec\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2013 will be a new chapter in Asia&#8217;s history as newcomer Sam Coulson joins the band to fill Steve Howe&#8217;s shoes on guitar. Sam is well known and world-renowned with virtuoso players. Asia will be touring and recording a new album titled &#8220;Valkyrie&#8221; cementing their relationship with new label, Frontier Records. Sweden Rock 2013 will mark Sam&#8217;s first international gig with the band, no pressure man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia, the super-group formed by Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer and John Wetton sent along two press releases today. The first is announcing Howe&#8217;s departure from the legendary band to concentrate on his other musical projects and the second announcing his replacement and the band&#8217;s future plans. 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