Name: Weightless
Brand: Animals As Leaders

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PROS105691

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

Blue w/ Black/White Splatter

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

656191056915

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

PROS104964

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Pink

2021-08-06

656191049641

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / pink

Artist

Animals As Leaders

Genre US

Metal

Label US

PROSTHETIC

Animals As Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band hailing from Washington, D.C. The band was formed in 2007 by guitarist *Tosin Abasi* as a solo project and has since evolved into a three-piece ensemble with the addition of guitarist *Javier Reyes* and drummer *Matt Garstka*. Known for their technical prowess and innovative sound, Animals As Leaders have released several critically acclaimed albums including their self-titled debut in 2009, followed by Weightless (2011), The Joy of Motion (2014), The Madness of Many (2016), and most recently Parrhesia (2022).

Inspired by various genres such as jazz fusion, progressive rock, and djent, Animals As Leaders have carved out a unique musical niche that combines complex rhythms, intricate guitar work, and melodic sensibilities. Their music pushes boundaries and challenges traditional notions of what metal can be.

With a dedicated fan base worldwide, Animals As Leaders continues to captivate audiences with their electrifying live performances. If you enjoy the sounds of bands like Periphery, TesseracT, or Meshuggah, then Animals As Leaders is sure to impress with their technical mastery and boundary-pushing compositions.

Cheap Thrills

When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the band's meteoric rise over the next two years. Although Abasi earned acclaim as the lead guitarist in the Washington, D.C.-based metalcore act Reflux, it was still a long-shot that an instrumental album of progressive metal with jazz, electronic and ambient flourishes would develop anything more than a cult following.Now, on the eve of the release of "Weightless," the group's sophomore effort, ANIMALS AS LEADERS is revered worldwide as a trailblazing pioneer of modern heavy music. The group's genre-defying compositions have earned extensive praise Steve Vai called the band "the future of creative, heavy virtuoso guitar playing," and MetalSucks recently ranked Abasi #2 on their list of modern metal's top guitarists - and the diversity of their music has enabled them to tour with a wide variety of acts, including Deftones, Underoath, Circa Survive, BTBAM (with whom the band will tour for the third time this fall), The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Thursday, Dredg and, on the 2010 Summer Slaughter tour, even Decapitated.Whereas the group's self-titled debut was a collaboration between Abasi and Periphery's Misha Mansoor, "Weightless" features the recording debut of ANIMALS AS LEADERS, the true band - that is, Abasi (guitars), Javier Reyes (guitars) and Navene Koperweis (drums). After nearly two years of touring together, the trio wrote and recorded "Weightless" together in mid-2011, with Koperweis producing and Reyes mixing. The group debuted a new track, "Isolated Incidents," during their inaugural headlining tour this summer, which included sellout shows from coast-to-coast - a sign that as quickly as ANIMALS AS LEADERS have risen, the best is yet to come.

Weightless

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