What is King Crimson?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = King Crimson | Img = King Crimson - Dour Festival 2003 (01).jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = at the Dour Festival, 2003. | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[experimental rock]], [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[hard rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[New Wave music|new wave]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1969–1974, 1981–1984, 1994–2009, 2013–2021 (hiatus) | Label = [[Island Records|Island]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[E.G. Records|E.G.]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Discipline Global Mobile|Discipline]], [[Caroline Records|Caroline]], [[Polydor]] | Associated_acts = [[ProjeKcts]], [[Giles, Giles, and Fripp]], [[UK (band)|UK]], [[21st Century Schizoid Band]], [[McDonald and Giles]], [[Porcupine Tree]], [[HoBoLeMa]], [[Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.dgmlive.com}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = | Past_members = See: [[#Membership|King Crimson membership]] }}'''King Crimson''' were a [[progressive rock]] [[band]]. They formed in [[England]] in 1968. Their music is usually called [[progressive rock]], but they also have [[jazz]], gamelan, [[classical music]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[20th century classical music|experimental music]] in their sound. Their music has influenced a lot of bands and styles of music. King Crimson are most well known for their first album, ''[[In the Court of the Crimson King]]'', which helped create progressive rock. Only one person has been in the band since they started, [[