There are at least seven artists called Quasar… (I) A British progressive rock band (II) A psytrance musician (III) A Funeral Doom metal band from Russia (IV) A three-piece Progressive/Psychedelic Extreme Metal band from Australia. (V) a Punk/Hardcore band from Montpellier, France (VI) a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil (VII) an alias of Japanese electronic/free jazz musician Show Higashiyama I: QUASAR was formed in 1979 by founder Keith Turner.