Hardrockhouse.com has posted a review of the “Extended Versions” live CD.

John, Jay and Guthrie are pleased to officially announce that the band lineup has finally been completed with the addition of keyboard wizard par excellence Erik Norlander. Erik’s evocative synthesizer technique and style is reminiscent of the legendary Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson and Jon Lord while still creating a very unique musical voice of his own.

Erik has stayed active with his own solo releases and his Rocket Scientists project, and he also produces, performs and writes with his wife, Lana Lane, for her highly regarded solo albums.

Vocalist John Payne adds, “We know that the keyboard position is extremely critical to this band and therefore much time was invested to find the right person and all roads lead us to Erik.”

The band has commenced recording the much-anticipated album ‘Architect of Time’ to be released in 2008.

Red Entertainment is currently booking worldwide tour dates.

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I am pleased to announce the opening of our new webstore.

Operating under the name “Devgel Merchandising,” the store is your place to order albums, apparel and more for “Asia featuring John Payne,” “GPS,” and a few others. Currently, there are only a handful of items available, but that number will grow over the next few months and will include downloadable content. If you have been waiting to order a signed copy of the Sony/BMG “Extended Editions” CD, you may now do so via the store.

All payments are handled via PayPal (including credit card transactions), and shipping is through the US Postal Service. Drop by, take a look, and let us know what you think.

For those of you interested in ordering a signed copy of the Sony/BMG “Extended Versions” live CD, we are putting the final touches on an online store and will launch it soon with that release.

Pricing is expected to be around $12.95 plus shipping, but final pricing will be established when the store goes live.

It is with great pleasure that we unveil the home of “Asia featuring John Payne.” Here you will find a wealth of information pertaining to John’s tenure in the progressive rock band “Asia.” Several features will be added over the next two weeks including a complete discography, photo gallery, jukebox, tour dates, and more.

We’d also love to have you join our Google Groups discussion list using the sign-up form in the left sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by, and we hope you’ll visit often.