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INVASION

Follow the smoke to the riff-filled land

About Me

London based band Invasion are a massively heavy bass-less trio made up of two-thirds girls. They finalised their line-up in January 2007 and play short, fast, riff-based tracks with incredible vox to accompany a late 80's style extreme metal attack. And maybe sound like a space diva on acid fronting a young, stoned Metallica playing Sleep songs too fast (and too short).
Invasion have played Camden Crawl, Download and Latitude this year and are set to play Bloodstock and Hokaben Festivals. The band have just released their limited debut 7" EP 'Moongazer' on Run for Your Lives and recently recorded a brutal 13 track debut album in 4 days at Toerag Studios with James Shaw from Simian Mobile Disco. Following a 10" in 2008, their debut album is due in January 2009 from This is Music Ltd.
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Six Red Wizards - lyrics

Look down to, his eyes blue
And through his cape, let me ask you...
Are his brows thick? Drunk off the power?
With a godly wave on his spire
Now he wants it all and shows you nothing
He feels like hell with drums knocking
He controls it all, with his hands of fire
It's what he wants, it's his desire!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/23/2006
Influences: Marek (AXE): Black Sabbath, dextroamphetamine, Stunt Rock, wizards, heavy metal 1986-1993
Zel (STIX): Metallica, booze, weed, Mastodon, Enid Blyton
Chan (VOX): Stevie Wonder, Pattie La Belle, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Chomsky

Sounds Like:

60's soul, 70's psychedelia, 80's thrash, 90's stoner, 00's experimental



INVASION - Moongazer (EP version) from Marek Steven on Vimeo .
Made by Paulie Cocodiz, Dave Prosser and Marek Steven

Limited 4 track MOONGAZER 7" EP OUT NOW - £3!!!



Some press quotes...


"An irresistable time-warp coolness and tunes so strong they could wrestle that bomb-resistant blob that destroys Manhattan in Cloverfield" Rock Sound
"...this band are the metal assault that will sweep away all in their path. Don't argue, just submit to the overlords, a new era is born." John Kennedy - XFM
"Invasion give heavy metal a good name once again, mining the pounding, grooving primeval seam which inspired the greats." Time Out
"When the only thing that will cure those ills is a dose of psychedelic stoner thrashing, take one prescription of Invasion and call us in the morning" Kerrang!
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BOOKING AGENT: Paul Ryan @ The Agency Group
PUBLICITY: Mike Watson @ Flat Cap PR
MANAGEMENT/ SMALL BOOKINGS: Invasion

INVASION also runs SKILL WIZARD

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Record Label: Run for Your Life
This is Music

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Best review of Moongazer ever...

Teletext planet sound review... INVASION Moongazer 3/10 'The mix of thrash, grunge and soul would be original but for Do Me Bad Things doing it so much better a few years ago. A stark, unforgiving r...
Posted by INVASION on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:00 PST

Best stoner rock tracks of all time

(I was asked to do this for a magazine)"Look onto the rays of the new stoner sun rising" Sleep  Holy Mountain (1992)None of the bands below would appreciate the 'stoner rock' tag but it's fair to say...
Posted by INVASION on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:20:00 PST

Marek interviews THE SWORD (Jan 2008)

An interview with THE SWORD'S drummer Trivett Wingo (January 2008)Once in a while a band comes along that is not only perfect musically, but perfect for it's time. The Sword delivered one of the best ...
Posted by INVASION on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:09:00 PST

Mareks best thrash tracks of all time...

I tried to stick to fairly pure thrash. These are the tracks I like the best (I know I'm missing some classic late 80's and German tracks):Metallica .. Blackened 88 (The best chug of all time and Meta...
Posted by INVASION on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:03:00 PST

Southern Lord sign OM. Thank fuck for that!

Just when it seemed like the coolest and most groundbreaking doom band for years would slip through the net Southern Records sign Om. The two gods ex-Sleep create amazing, spiritual doomy songs that s...
Posted by INVASION on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:26:00 PST