{"id":590529,"date":"2019-08-06T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=590529"},"modified":"2019-08-04T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T13:23:11","slug":"go-venue-reviews-invasion-an-explosive-new-album-that-shreds-taps-and-riffs-into-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/08\/06\/go-venue-reviews-invasion-an-explosive-new-album-that-shreds-taps-and-riffs-into-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Venue reviews Invasion. An &#8220;explosive new album that shreds, taps and riffs into the soul&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/07\/09\/invasion-due-out-july-31st-pre-order-available-from-july-12th\/invasion_story_teaser\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,307\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Invasion_story_teaser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?fit=550%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-573355 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?resize=550%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Invasion John 5 and The Creatures\" width=\"550\" height=\"307\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/307;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week John 5 and The Creatures released their third album together (and the ninth solo studio release from John 5). There have already been some outstanding reviews for the album, and this one from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govenuemagazine.com\/album-review-invasion-by-john-5-and-the-creatures\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Venue Magazine<\/a> also heaps praise on Invasion:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The nexus of the album is the guitar, and the use of styles and flavors to indicate the eclectic study base that has created John 5\u2019s ability is astounding.\u00a0\u00a0 The technical ability can be heard by a novice to expert ear, the pace and texture remains smooth and the effect and amplification is that of a master at work.\u00a0 It is no mistake that the varying styles are supported so well by both bass and drums too, \u2018Logan MilesNix\u2018 drops to a country feel, funk and sporadic jazz fills to weave the underground of each track as necessary, again showcasing the talent of the musicianship in the band. \u00a0\u2018Ian Ross\u2018 gives the basslines groove and threads each sequence perfectly and uses effect subtly and yet in equity with the rest of the track.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the review in full here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govenuemagazine.com\/album-review-invasion-by-john-5-and-the-creatures\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">govenuemagazine.com\/review-invasion-john-5-creatures\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>nvasion is available now digitally and a Limited Edition box set or the digipack CD are available to pre-order (coming September 1st): <a href=\"https:\/\/smarturl.it\/invasionalbumJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/smarturl.it\/invasionalbumJ5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go Venue Magazine reviews Invasion saying &#8220;The guitar work is absolutely on point, digitally correct and robotically harnessed as the allegory of the thematic that draw the album together.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":573355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[824,13,559,621],"class_list":["post-590529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-invasion","tag-john-5","tag-john-5-and-the-creatures","tag-review","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Invasion_story_teaser.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-2tCF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":585949,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2019\/07\/29\/dead-rhetoric-reviews-invasion-a-cavalcade-of-guitar-effects-sounds-and-styles-that-illustrates-the-depth-of-creativity\/","url_meta":{"origin":590529,"position":0},"title":"Dead Rhetoric reviews Invasion: &#8220;A cavalcade of guitar effects, sounds and styles that illustrates the depth of creativity.&#8221;","author":"Dillon - 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