Two years down, and the Aussie Invasion is still going strong. It's hard to believe it's been that long since Dekk & myself started this show (and promotions for that matter), but like a wise Greek metalhead once said in a promo for us ... the force is strong. And like the trusty Victa mower, we're gonna keep on keeping on :D Here are the featured indies from our 2 year anniversary show .... White Wolf (Vancouver, CA) America (Hello Again) - Victim Of The Spotlight (2007) Escape/King http://www.myspace.com/donwolf Baptized X Fire (NY) Juggernaut - Juggernaut EP Self Released http://www.myspace.com/bxftheband Burned In Effigy (CT, US) Dirty - Burned In Effigy (2007) DIY http://www.myspace.com/burnedineffigy Contrive (Melbourne, AU) By Way Of Choice - The Meaning Unseen (2005) Shock http://www.myspace.com/contriveaustralia Blackline (LA) Losing Control - Blackline (2006) Yellow Matter Records http://www.myspace.com/blackline Domain (Germany) All In The Name Of Fire - Stardawn (2006) LMP http://www.myspace.com/domainband Evidence One (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) The Sky Is The Limit - The Sky Is The Limit (2007) AFM http://www.myspace.com/evidenceoneofficial Rise To Addiction Falling As One - A New Shade Of Black For The Soul (2007) Mausoleum Records http://www.myspace.com/risetoaddiction Re:Ignition (Bay Area, US) Short Memory - Empty Heart, Loaded Gun (2006) Corporate Punishment http://www.myspace.com/reignition SIC (Faroe Islands) Reach Inside - Pandemonium (2006) Tutl http://www.myspace.com/sicsix6 Thanks as always to our supporters and affiliates, mates from other stations, and YOU - our regular listeners. Until next week, STAY ME(N)TAL >:)

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We're currently on the search for more Aussie Bands to feature in this segment of the show, so if you're an independent Hard Rock or Metal band we'd love to hear from you!! With that said here's this weeks installment from the Aussie contingent. The Butterfly Effect - Crave www.myspace.com/thebutterflyeffectau Ilium - Chloroform Divinity www.myspace.com/iliummetal Japunga - The Price www.myspace.com/japunga Vanishing Point - Hollow www.myspace.com/vanishingpointofficial Frankenbok - The Night And The Fog www.myspace.com/frankenbok Parkway Drive - It's Hard To Speak Without A Tongue www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive Devolved - Virus www.myspace.com/devolvedmetal See ya next week.....same bat time, same bat channel.....I know that was lame l-) Oh well:D

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To celebrate The Aussie Invasion's 2nd Birthday we hand picked this weeks Independents from the very beginning of our show back in May 2006 right up until May 2008. There's a lot of bands that fall into this category but due to scheduling we couldn't fit them all in :( So here's this weeks selection!!....Enjoy! :D Cold Driven - Heavier Than Heaven www.myspace.com/colddriven A Thousand Shades Of Cold - Suddenly www.myspace.com/athousanshadesofcold Soulidium - Trapped www.myspace.com/soulidium Icewind - Walking Alone www.myspace.com/icewindmetal Last Day Here - Saved From Falling www.myspace.com/lastdayhereband Last One Dying - Anthem Of The Lost www.myspace.com/lastonedying SIC - To Dare To Risk To Regret www.myspace.com/sic Catch yas Next week!!

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A lot of new music on the show this week and the Aussie's don't miss out either!! Here's 6 of the best from the scene here in Oz including a brand new track from Melbourne's Frankenbok!! Crank it Up!! Lucy's Crown - I'm Not The One www.myspace.com/lucyscrown Freestate - Phoenix www.myspace.com/freestate Tread - Truth www.myspace.com/treadrock Dead Letter Circus - Lines www.myspace.com/deadlettercircus Lump - Find Me www.myspace.com/lumplickit Frankenbok - This Monster My Son www.myspace.com/frankenbok Should be an awesome show next week with our 2 Year Anniversary, so be there!! \m/ >:)

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Goddamn!! What a kick ass LIVE show it was this week!! A lot of Aussie's tuned to the LIVE broadcast on Saturday night, thanks for showing your support guys we really appreciate it! Here's this weeks installment from the Independents.....Enjoy! Back From Ashes - Father Fiction www.myspace.com/backfromashesmusic 4 Years Past - Misery www.myspace.com/4yp Shovelhook - Falling Apart www.myspace.com/shovelhook Fuelhead - Enemy www.myspace.com/fuleheadmusic Before The Rise - Crutch www.myspace.com/btrband Re:ignition - Like A Beating www.myspace.com/reignition Catch ya's next week for the 2 Year Anniversary Show!! :D

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Time for a new pod, metalheads. This week brings a primarily progressive lineup, with the exception of the surprisingly refreshing new track from Walls Of Jericho - Candace Kucsulain with CLEAN vocals - featuring and produced by Corey Taylor (frontman of Slipknot & Stone Sour). ENJOY Walls Of Jericho (Detroit, MI) Ember Drive - Redemption (2008) Trustkill Records http://www.myspace.com/wallsofjericho The Absence (Tampa, FL) World Divides - Riders Of The Plague (2007) Metal Blade Records http://www.myspace.com/theabsence Shadowside (Santos, São Paulo, Brazil) Highlight - Theater Of Shadows (2006) Memories - Dare To Dream (2008) Chavis Records http://www.myspace.com/shadowsideband Random Eyes (Finland) For All The Nations - Invisible (2008) Bullroser Records http://www.myspace.com/randomeyes Nostradameus (Gothenburg, Sweden) No Trace Of Madness - Pathway (2007) AFM Records http://www.myspace.com/nostradameus Domine (Italy) Tempest Calling - Ancient Spirit Calling (2007) Dragonheart http://www.myspace.com/domineofficial Fires Of Babylon (Akron, Ohio) Castles Are Burning - Ancient Spirit Rising (2007) Metal Heaven http://www.myspace.com/firesofbabylon Cloudscape (Sweden) 1000 Souls - Crimson Skies (2006) Metal Heaven http://www.myspace.com/cloudscapemetal Domain (Germany) All In The Name Of Fire - Stardawn (2006) LMP http://www.myspace.com/domainband Until next week, stay ME(N)TAL!!!

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A HUGE lineup of independent artists this week - a BRAND NEW track from our mates Burned In Effigy, and ... to coincide with the FIRST LIVE INDIE ROCK WAR in Las Vegas, MC'd by HRRL'S own DJ RavenTheDevil, we aired 3 of the competitors from Friday night's competition - The Warned, A.D.D. and The Asphalt. Enjoy!! The Warned (Orange County, CA) Blameless - The Warned EP (2007) Independent Release http://www.myspace.com/thewarned A.D.D. (Lockport, Illinois) Maybe - Elements Of Emptiness (2008) Independent Release http://www.myspace.com/addchicago The Asphalt (Lake Havasu City, AZ) From Afar - Long Story Short (2005) Exit 9 Records http://www.myspace.com/theasphalt Burned In Effigy (CT, US) We Are To Bleed - New Single (2008) DIY http://www.myspace.com/burnedineffigy Art Of Dying (Vancouver, CA) Completely - Art Of Dying (2007) Thorny Bleeder http://www.myspace.com/theartofdying Before The Rise (Danville, NH) Crutch - Seed To Soil (2008) SFW http://www.myspace.com/btrband All The Brightness (Toronto, CA) Beautiful Massacre - Lost In The Soul Deposit (2007) 3 For All Music http://www.myspace.com/allthebrightness Soulidium (Tampa, FL) Trapped - Children Of Chaos (2007) KnightVision /Adrenaline http://www.myspace.com/soulidium Antonamasia (Sydney, NSW, AU) Still I Bleed - Keeping Nothing (2006) Faultline Records http://www.myspace.com/antonamasia Nachtgeschrei (Hessen, Germany) Windstill - Hoffnungsschimmer (2008) Massacre Records http://www.myspace.com/nachtgeschrei Domain (Germany) Don't Pay The Ferryman - Stardawn (2006) LMP http://www.myspace.com/domainband Forefather (Surrey, UK) Steadfast - Steadfast (2008) Seven Kingdoms http://www.myspace.com/forefatherfyrd Battlelore (Finland) We Are The Legions - Evernight (2007) Napalm Records http://www.myspace.com/battleloremusic Savage Crow (Nurnberg, Germany) Way Of The Cross - Way Of The Cross (2008) STF Records http://www.myspace.com/savagecrow The Fifth Sun (Minnesota) The 6th Great Extinction - The Hunger To Survive (2004) Independent Release http://www.myspace.com/thefifthsun Vanishing Point (Melb. AU) Wake Me - The Forth Season (2007) Dockyard 1 http://www.myspace.com/vanishingpointofficial Until next week, Stay \M/etal Muppet

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Once again on The Invasion we featured 6 of the best from Australia's Independent scene....so here they are!! Turn it up!! The Butterfly Effect - A Slow Descent www.myspace.com/thebutterflyeffectau Sunk Loto - Fall Apart www.myspace.com/sunkloto Antonamasia - Keeping Nothing www.myspace.com/antonamasia Dreadnaught - Cut Throat Blues www.myspace.com/dreadnaughtmusic Pain Division - Everyman www.myspace.com/paindivision Double Dragon - Inflictor www.myspace.com/doubledragonheavymetal More Aussie Independents NEXT WEEK!!! Keep Your Ears Open At The End Of This Set For A Special Myspace Track ;)

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Hey TAI Fans!! Here's another selection of Independent artists from around the globe. To coincide with The Las Vegas LIVE Indie Rock Wars we featured one of the bands in the line up, enjoy! The Warned - One Way Path www.myspace.com/thewarned Echovalve - Dirty Little Secret (2008) www.myspace.com/echovalve Last Day Here - Hide www.myspace.com/lastdayhereband Stemm - Till I Die www.myspace.com/stemm Mygrain - Plastic www.myspace.com/mygrain Thine Eyes Bleed - With Burning Breath www.myspace.com/thineeyesbleed Back next week with another Indie Installment, CYA!! :D

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Alrighty!...Now a permanent addition to The Aussie Invasion, A special block dedicated to the Aussie Independent music scene \m/ If you want to get your band heard here plus the LIVE show then drop us an email and we'll check you guys out!! Karnivool - Themata www.myspace.com/karnivool Japunga - Steps www.myspace.com/japunga Damarill - Hands In The Fire www.myspace.com/damarill Shot In Paris - Just Breathing www.myspace.com/shotinparis Vanishing Point - Surrender www.myspace.com/vanishingpointofficial Frankenbok - What Is Real? www.myspace.com/frankenbok Keep It \m/etal......See YA!!! >:)

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Another week, another Podcast! Check it out guys...Back to the usual format now after The Covers Special last week, and I must say another huge week on the downloads/streams of our shows!! So here it is grab it and enjoy! :D Skypho - My Insomnia www.myspace.com/skypho Cellout - The Tragedy In You www.myspace.com/cellout Dead Season - The End www.myspace.com/deadseason1 Butterfly Coma - You're Killing Me www.myspace.com/butterflycoma Trials - Declaration www.myspace.com/trials Five Finger Death Punch - The Bleeding www.myspace.com/ffdp Until Next Week......See YA!!! >:)

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Another show done, thanks to all that tuned in. Thanks also to you all in the podcast community - your support has been invaluable. The Aussie Invasion reaches its' 2nd Year Anniversary on May 8, more details of that to come in the coming weeks. Exciting times ahead on this side of the global pond .... The first ever Live Indies Rock War kicks off next weekend (April 25-27) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event can be seen REALTIME on your PC and TV - go to http://www.blackmountainproductions.com and register to view this history in the making event. Local seasonal venues are gearing up to open their doors - let the summer metal madness begin!! One HIGHLY NOTEABLE gig approaching (being the season opener) is at Club Mirage @ Old Orchard Beach, May 17, hosted by JKR (RatPak Records/ The Big Rock Show). Other huge upcoming events include the 6th Annual Chicago Powerfest, May 1 - 3 (http://www.chicagopowerfest.com) and Paganfest USA, April 28 - May 22 (http://www.myspace.com/paganfestusa). OK, enough bullshit for now, here are the featured indies for this week: A.D.D. (Lockport, Illinois) Bridges Burning - Can't Breathe - Elements Of Emptiness (2008) Independent Release http://www.myspace.com/addchicago Etched In Red (San Diego, California) Paradox - Dylate (2007) Independent Release http://www.myspace.com/etchedinred Pennywise (Hermosa Beach, California) All We Need - Reason To Believe (2008) Myspace Records http://www.myspace.com/pennywise Overdrive (Karlshamn, SWE) Let The Metal Do The Talking - Let The Metal Do The Talking (2008) Lion Music http://www.myspace.com/overdrivesweden Warrior (L.A., California) Only The Strong Survive - Fighting For The Earth (1985) 10 Records http://www.myspace.com/warriorusa Derdian (Milan, Italy) Eternal Light - New Era (Prt 1) (2005) Steelheart Records http://www.myspace.com/derdianspace Nostradameus (Gothenburg, Sweden) No Trace Of Madness - Pathway (2007) AFM Records http://www.myspace.com/nostradameus SuidAkra (Düsseldorf, Germany) Darkane Times - Emprise To Avalon (2002) Wacken Records / SPV http://www.myspace.com/suidakra Witchking (Cracow, Poland) Awakened - Witchking (2007) Aural Offerings Records http://www.myspace.com/witchkingband Until next week, RAWK THE FUCK ON. STAY ME(N)TAL \m/uppet

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As promised, here is a second helping of Australia's Indie Scene. I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple of these bands and seeing them LIVE and this collection is some of the hardest working independent acts Australia has to offer!! This doesn't mean the ones not featured aren't .....we just don't have the time to fit you all in ;) Check it out guys and crank it up!! Each Revolving Door - Desperate www.myspace.com/eachrevolvingdoor Freestate - Twice Alive www.myspace.com/freestate Antonamasia - Driven Away www.myspace.com/antonamasia Tread - Tomorrow Begins Again www.myspace.com/treadrock Dead Letter Circus - The Mile www.myspace.com/deadlettercircus Sleight Of Hand - Armageddon www.myspace.com/sleightmusic This Collision - Idle Insignia www.myspace.com/thiscollision If you're enjoying hearing the Aussie's in their own podcast just like this then drop us a line and we'll keep this running as a permanent addition to the show ;) Until next time....CYA!!!

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Welcome back for another installment of todays best independent artists!! This is the final week of flying solo as Muppet returns next week to The Aussie Invasion after 2 weeks off from the flu. Rock on Guys.....This week features.... The LoveCrave - Can You Hear Me? www.myspace.com/thelovecrave Zeromind - Wish It All Away www.myspace.com/zeromind1 Art Of Dying - Inside It's Raining www.myspace.com/theartofdying Adrift - Absolution www.myspace.com/adriftsounds Frankenbok - As It Comes Down On You www.myspace.com/frankenbok Hell Within - Asylum Of The Human Predator www.myspace.com/hellwithin Dead Season - The Weakness www.myspace.com/deadseason1 A Thousand Shades Of Cold - Miasmic Suffering www.myspace.com/athousanshadesofcold Last One Dying - The End Of All Dismay www.myspace.com/lastonedying Mygrain - The Psychonaut www.myspace.com/mygrain Enjoy - See you all next week :D

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From the vault of The Invasion here comes another helping of the best Independent artists in the world today. So hit the PLAY button or DOWNLOAD the file and SAVE it to your PC and listen to it over and over and over and over....ok you get the point! Here we go........ Last Day Here - Never Coming Around Last Day Here - Standing In Dark www.myspace.com/lastdayhereband Spiral Trance - Dead Set www.myspace.com/spiraltrance Pestroy - Open Minded? www.myspace.com/pestroy Lump - Escape www.myspace.com/lumplickit Fuelhead - Brand New Day www.myspace.com/fuelheadmusic Stemm - One King Down www.myspace.com/stemm Etched In Red - Infallible www.myspace.com/etchedinred Tears From The Sky - Good Mourning Forgiveness www.myspace.com/tfts Blinded Colony - Need www.myspace.com/blindedcolonymusic We'll see you all at the LIVE show on Saturday!! Horns High >:) \m/

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