Asia from Alpha to Omega

John Wetton and Geoff Downes in the heat of the moment.

Progressive rock super-group Asia have a new studio album on the way. The album, called Omega is the follow-up to their 2007 effort Phoenix. We're assuming that the record will have a cover designed by Roger Dean. No word yet on whether the art will show up in a planned sequel to Avatar.

Omega, whose title is an obvious reference to the band's second album Alpha, is the second release by the original lineup of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, John Wetton and Carl Palmer since reuniting in 2006. The band is scheduled for European tour dates and a short tour of Japan, and then will probably cross the pond to play the States later in 2010.

You can find out more about Asia at OriginalAsia.Com.

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