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Animals As Leaders - Debut New Video

It's been over a year since Animals As Leaders released their latest album, The Joy Of Motion. The djent unit from Washington D.C. chose now to release a video from the album. The band recently premiered a brand new music video for their song "Physical Education". You will see the band members in a different light as well as showing off their chops, all in good fun. Check it out below!

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Band profile: Animals As Leaders
Posted: 02.06.2015 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Devin Townsend - Confirm North American Tour With Animals As Leaders

Devin Townsend has some joyful news for the North American fans. He and his band will be hitting the North American grounds with American trio Animals As Leaders and UK's Monuments. Dubbed as 'Abstract Reality North America Tour', it will be executed in November and December, 2014. Check out the full list of tour dates below under the flyer.

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Posted: 07.08.2014 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Conquering Dystopia - To Tour With Animals As Leaders

By now, you have probably listened to Conquering Dystopia's self-titled debut album. This new band features guitarists Jeff Loomis, Keith Merrow, bassist Alex Webster and drummer Alex Rüdinger. Soon, you will be able to see them perform live as well since they will be opening for Animals As Leaders on their US tour. Chon will also perform on the tour.

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Posted: 17.04.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Animals As Leaders - New Album Streaming Online

Who wants to listen to the entire new Animals As Leaders' album The Joy Of Motion? Wait no more. The instrumental trio has released an online stream of the entire record and all you have to do is click play below or here and enjoy it! After Animals As Leaders and Weightless, what do you think about the newest release?

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Posted: 20.03.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Animals As Leaders - Stream Another New Song

After showcasing the first taste of their new album, the song "Tooth And Claw", djent masters Animals As Leaders are giving us more new music. This time you get to listen to "Lippincott" off of The Joy Of Motion, due for release on March 25th via Sumerian Records. Until then, enjoy the motion of the music.

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Posted: 27.02.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (5)


Animals As Leaders - Premiere New Track

Instrumental masters Animals As Leaders are not wasting any time and just premiered "Tooth And Claw", a new song off their upcoming album The Joy Of Motion, whose details were announced a few days ago. You can enjoy the track right down here.

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Posted: 19.02.2014 by R Lewis | Comments (11)


Animals As Leaders - New Album Title, Teaser And More

The new Animals As Leaders album finally has a title: The Joy Of Motion. It was just announced that their third album will hit the streets on March 25th through Sumerian Record. Hear the first new sounds on the album teaser available right here. There you go, it is only a month away. As for the cover and tracklist, it is still under wraps for now.

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Posted: 14.02.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Animals As Leaders - Announce Album Release Tour

Currently hard at work on their new album, proggers Animals As Leaders have also announced a 2014 spring album release tour with After The Burial, Navene K and Chon. The band will be headlining shows in North America this February/March. While more dates will be revealed later, you can check out the first batch of shows below.

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Posted: 22.12.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Animals As Leaders - Recording New Album

The last Animals As Leaders album was Weightless in 2011, so it's about time for a new one, right? Well, things are underway because the band has shared a pic of drummer Matt Garstka tracking drums at Swing House Studios. Animals As Leaders also shared a photo from the studio on their Instagram. Do you think the Americans can outdo themselves again?

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Posted: 25.11.2013 by BloodTears | Comments (10)


Meshuggah - Announce N. American Tour With Animals As Leaders And Intronaut

Swedish extreme technical metallers Meshuggah have announced their 2013 headlining return to North America around February/March. If that isn't enough to make you dance a bit, the band will be accompanied by Animals As Leaders as direct support and Intronaut opening each evening.

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Event: Meshuggah: North American Tour 2013
Posted: 28.11.2012 by BloodTears | Comments (6)


Animals As Leaders - Guitarist To Release Solo EP

Javier Reyes, part of the trio that makes up the US instrumental progressive outfit Animals As Leaders, has inked a deal with Sumerian Records for his project Mestis. This will see the release of a debut EP, Basal Ganglia, set to be released on November 27th, 2012. The EP is a five-track offering showcasing Reyes' vast musical diversity and features an intriguing variety of instrumentation performed by highly acclaimed musicians.

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Posted: 02.10.2012 by BudDa | Comments (4)


Animals As Leaders - European Tour Postponed

Instrumental trio Animals As Leaders have announced that they were forced to postpone their European headlining dates with TesseracT in October, including their show at the Euroblast festival. The band did not, however, go into details about the specific reasons behind it or the new dates.

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Posted: 10.08.2012 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Animals As Leaders - Part Ways With Drummer

Navene Koperweis is no longer the drummer of US instrumental progressive metallers Animals As Leaders. He recently decided to leave the group. Filling in for him will be Matt Garstka (Gokh Bi System, Two Man Trio and Verse The Fire) on the band's upcoming European and North American tours.

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Posted: 25.03.2012 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Animals As Leaders - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album

Audio samples of all the tracks from Weightless, the new album from US metallers Animals As Leaders, are available for streaming at this location.

Weightless was released today in Europe via Prosthetic Records. The album will be released on November 7 in the UK and November 8 in North America.

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Posted: 04.11.2011 by White Winter Sun | Comments (3)


Animals As Leaders - New Song Streaming Online

A new track entitled "Somnarium" from US progressive instrumentalists Animals As Leaders is now streaming online at this location. The song comes off their upcoming release Weightless due out on November 8th via Prosthetic Records. More album details were previously reported here.

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Posted: 02.11.2011 by pisymbol | Comments (1)