Artist Profile

Invasion

Label: This Is Music Ltd
Agent: Mark Lewis

Having become disillusioned with the technical, over-produced and samey metal of the last decade the band fell upon their own brand of wizard metal. Out would go the pointless solos and fake macho posturing and in would come classic riffing and maximum heaviosity. The blueprint for Invasion was fully laid out in 2007 when Marek and Cornish drummer Zel Kaute recruited singer Chan - who provides the power soul element (think Betty Davis born on Alpha Centauri).
 
The three agreed on a love of space, fantasy imagery, wizards, dragons and the like. “Fantasy fits perfectly with heavy music. All the best metal is about wizards and magic”. This love of fantasy becomes apparent on brief inspection of their debut album track-listing ‘Six Red Wizards’, ‘Spells of Deception’ anyone?
 
Finding that there was no scene they fit in within London, the three-piece started to meet like-minded bands refine their music at their own Skill Wizard club at the Old Blue Last. After releasing a small EP ‘Moongazer’ and having been noticed by artists as varied as The Sword and Diplo, who says they are “Like the Gossip but with some balls,” the band were duly snapped up by the forward thinking people at independent record label This Is Music.
 
Invasion’s debut album “The Master Alchemist” was recorded with Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw in just four days at London’s own temple to minimalism Toerag Studios. Recorded using analogue equipment and played entirely live (“Mostly first takes and it didn’t go anywhere near a computer.”) The album is a synapse shredding twenty one minute assault which owes more to “Spine Of God” era Monster Magnet and “Masters of The Universe” era Hawkwind than anything else. In short, as Marek says “It should sound pretty good when you’re stoned.”

"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!