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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Obfuscation on June 03, 2011, 06:38:17 PM
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So I am a huge fan of Animals As Leaders and have almost never seen anybody talk about them here so I wanted to know what you guys think about them???
Also they have already recorded a new album so I am looking forward to that very much.
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I'm really not that big on djent other than Meshuggah, tbh.
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I'm really not that big on djent other than Meshuggah, tbh.
Well I think AAL is much more than djent but that's just my opinion.
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I think Tosin is the most incredible guitarist to have ever graced this planet :heart
EDIT: He was rated #2 best modern metal guitarist by Metalsucks.com
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/06/03/2-tosin-abasi-animals-as-leaders/#more-63938
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I think Tosin is the most incredible guitarist to have ever graced this planet :heart
Dude I almost explode whenever I think of a badn featuring a trio of Tosin, JP, and Buckethead.
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I think Tosin is the most incredible guitarist to have ever graced this planet :heart
Dude I almost explode whenever I think of a badn featuring a trio of Tosin, JP, and Buckethead.
Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists. I'd rather see Tosin, Jean Baudin, and Mike Mangini do a collaboration album. That would kill the world.
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Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists.
There's plenty of bands that can do this. Iron Maiden comes to mind.
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I think Tosin is the most incredible guitarist to have ever graced this planet :heart
Dude I almost explode whenever I think of a badn featuring a trio of Tosin, JP, and Buckethead.
Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists. I'd rather see Tosin, Jean Baudin, and Mike Mangini do a collaboration album. That would kill the world.
Tbh, I have never really listened to Periphery but will later today. Also that trio that you just mentioned is incredible.
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Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists.
There's plenty of bands that can do this. Iron Maiden comes to mind.
Maiden has 3 guitarists??? ???
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Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists.
There's plenty of bands that can do this. Iron Maiden comes to mind.
Maiden has 3 guitarists??? ???
Yeah but they still sound like they have 2.
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Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists.
There's plenty of bands that can do this. Iron Maiden comes to mind.
Maiden has 3 guitarists??? ???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden#Band_members
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Woah. I actually had no idea. Okay, Maiden and Periphery. I think that's it.
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Woah. I actually had no idea. Okay, Maiden and Periphery. I think that's it.
WhiteChapel has 3 guitarists but they don't sound like they do and I don't like them anyway.
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Whitechapel? LOL
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Animals can't be leaders.
I am man. Hear me roar.
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Whitechapel? LOL
This. They were a cool deathcore band but then Deathcore got old. Fast.
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Whitechapel? LOL
This. They were a cool deathcore band but then Deathcore got old. Fast.
Especially Whitechapel. I think I have ever listened to one of their songs all the way from beginning to the end.
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Deathcore is the worst genre of music on this entire planet. I'd rather listen to boy bands from the 90's than deathcore.
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In all honesty it was pretty cool at first IMO. After a while though the pummeling open-note breakdowns, constant blast beats, and screaming-induced-by-castration got on my nerves. Whitechapel was, IMO the only band that did all this while retaining any bit of melody or any sense of music other than "chug-chug-chuga-chuga-chug" (See the end of the song 'The Somatic Defilement').
Again,
MY OPINION.
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MY OPINION.
Thank you for that.
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No, the whole point of deathcore is that doesn't have melody. That's its whole purpose.
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Deathcore is the worst genre of music on this entire planet. I'd rather listen to boy bands from the 90's than deathcore.
(https://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbolohHo1x1qax0a1o1_500.jpg)
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No, the whole point of deathcore is that doesn't have melody. That's its whole purpose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9tj-xH1qU
:20-on sounds pretty melodic to me.
Actually, I still kinda like Whitechapel :D
A lot better than Sucide Silence, Carnifex, etc. who's pretty much complete shit.
It's all a matter of taste though.
And anyways, this is an AAL thread. If we wanna discuss Deathcore, we should make a thread for it.
EDIT: okay, most of that song is shit but I really like the opening groove.
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MY OPINION.
Thank you for that.
(https://images.sodahead.com/polls/001550839/4430274795_Not_Sure_if_Serious_Or_just_really_sarcastic_answer_101_xlarge.jpeg)
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all of that song is shit
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I can have an opinion
FTFY.
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Phew, I'm glad there's a constant reminder of Joseph's right to an opinion. I'd be so lost without it.
Thank God opinions are sacred cows that can't be challenged or harmed in any way.
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IT'S JUST MY OPINION OKAY?!?!?!?!
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Well..... ok.
:(
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:heart
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Guys...
We shouldn't argue over this.
We all know it's shit.
But that groove kicked my ass. Plain and simple. That doesn't mean it's good though.
:heart
EDIT: This is all off topic :lol
AAL rules!!!! :metal :metal :metal
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Finally an AAL thread.
Wait, this thread is absolute shit. WTF?
AAL are totally fucking awesome, best songs CAFO and Song of Solomon
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Finally an AAL thread.
Wait, this thread is absolute shit. WTF?
AAL are totally fucking awesome, best songs CAFO and Song of Solomon
I think On Impulse and Song Of Solomon are the best them honestly.
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I haven't heard them, but I really dig Periphery so I'll check AAL out on Spotify at some point.
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AAL kick serious ass. One of my favorite bands, Tosin is an unbelievable guitarist.
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I think Tosin is the most incredible guitarist to have ever graced this planet :heart
EDIT: He was rated #2 best modern metal guitarist by Metalsucks.com
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/06/03/2-tosin-abasi-animals-as-leaders/#more-63938
Not to be off topic, but AJ Minette that high?
REALLY?
I mean, he's great, I love THA. But just NO.
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There is an Animals as Leaders thread already, I'm sure I've seen it around.
Yeah anyway, good band. Tosin is an absolute monster, I love Soraya.
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I really want to see them, but due to it being a couple weeks from my babys birth date, I might not be able to. : ( gotta hope they come here again.
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I have listened to some Animals As Leaders, but I don't recall what. I downloaded some and listened to it while I played video games, which made for a pretty intense soundtrack. I remember a lot of it was pretty nuts, and it was pretty cool, but something I'd have to be in the right mood to listen to in the future. Maybe I'll check them out a little more.
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I have listened to some Animals As Leaders, but I don't recall what. I downloaded some and listened to it while I played video games, which made for a pretty intense soundtrack. I remember a lot of it was pretty nuts, and it was pretty cool, but something I'd have to be in the right mood to listen to in the future. Maybe I'll check them out a little more.
Check out Tempting Time, CAFO, Inamorata, and Song of Solomon. I think those are the best songs on their album.
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Looks like I have the 2009 self-titled album, which I'm listening to again right now. Interesting stuff.
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:omg: Thank you DTF for bringing me that thread and let me know about this amazing guitarist and this amazing project !! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy Just listened to Cafo, and wow... It's brilliant !!!! BTW I like the creature that features in the video :xbones
:omg: :omg: Throughly At Home is freaking amazing!!! I wish that DT11 have that kind of vibe... ::)
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One thing I do hate on the s/t is the terrible programmed drums. Especially that snare... its like Images and Words all over again.
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Yeah I noticed that when listening, the sound really isn't that great because of the drums. The music and the performances are top-notch though.
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:omg: Thank you DTF for bringing me that thread and let me know about this amazing guitarist and this amazing project !! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy Just listened to Cafo, and wow... It's brilliant !!!! BTW I like the creature that features in the video :xbones
:omg: :omg: Throughly At Home is freaking amazing!!! I wish that DT11 have that kind of vibe... ::)
CAFO rapes in just about every single way possible. :tup
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:omg: Thank you DTF for bringing me that thread and let me know about this amazing guitarist and this amazing project !! :hefdaddy :hefdaddy Just listened to Cafo, and wow... It's brilliant !!!! BTW I like the creature that features in the video :xbones
:omg: :omg: Throughly At Home is freaking amazing!!! I wish that DT11 have that kind of vibe... ::)
CAFO rapes in just about every single way possible. :tup
This like hell :tup :tup
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I'm really not that big on djent other than Meshuggah, tbh.
(https://imagemacros.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/jesus_haha_no.jpg)
Meshuggah aren't djent. Djent's all bitches that copy Meshuggah.
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Checked out AAL a while ago, probably something I'd really be into a few years ago but it was easily forgettable to me, not to knock on the band, it just didn't click with me.
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djent isnt a genre
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Djent is an onomatopoeia for a chord consisting of two (or more) octaves of two notes. It comes out really metallic sounding and thus, is not really a 'chug' but 'djent'. Listen to Aztec Two-Step by Meshuggah. That's the djent chord. Djent the 'genre' is just a bunch of idiots who took Misha (from Periphery) a little too seriously.
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exactly, now misha is trying to get as far away from that term as possible haha. but now every band he works with gets the label (animals as leaders, born of osiris, veil of maya)
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Which sucks cause most of them are my favorite bands. But yeah, it's always annoying when something like that happens especially when this whole new 'movement' (as deemed by Guitar World) started from a sound.
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
Quoted for truth. The Discovery is the most amazing album of all time. BOO are incredible songwriters.
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
It is a good album, the first one I ever listened to them and I automatically liked it.
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Animals as Leaders is amazing. Tosin Abasi is a brilliant (both intellectually and musically).
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
It is a good album, the first one I ever listened to them and I automatically liked it.
Just adding to my approval of Born of Osiris. I was obsessed with The New Reign, then I was a little disappointed with A Higher Place, but goddamn have they pulled it back with The Discovery. Every track is fantastic, even the little interlude type things.
Oh yeah, Animals as Leaders! Great band too! They're supporting BTBAM when they come to the UK in September, and I've got tickets to both London shows. I'm genuinely considering booking that week off work to recover from the horrendous hangover and sore neck I will be suffering from.
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
It is a good album, the first one I ever listened to them and I automatically liked it.
Just adding to my approval of Born of Osiris. I was obsessed with The New Reign, then I was a little disappointed with A Higher Place, but goddamn have they pulled it back with The Discovery. Every track is fantastic, even the little interlude type things.
My exact thoughts except maybe a little more. BOO are my favorite band. AAL are great too but I'm not that into them yet. Maybe if I heard the songs in better quality than from youtube :P
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
It is a good album, the first one I ever listened to them and I automatically liked it.
Just adding to my approval of Born of Osiris. I was obsessed with The New Reign, then I was a little disappointed with A Higher Place, but goddamn have they pulled it back with The Discovery. Every track is fantastic, even the little interlude type things.
My exact thoughts except maybe a little more. BOO are my favorite band. AAL are great too but I'm not that into them yet. Maybe if I heard the songs in better quality than from youtube :P
I would say that BOO are my favourite new band, and definitely my favourite to have come out of this new djent explosion (although I'm not sure they sit entirely comfortably within that sound/genre.) They slay live too, and I'm lucky enough to have seen them twice already this year :tup
Also, a friend of mine has this ridiculous sub and amp in his car, and The New Reign in second only to Dimmu Borgir in terms of how goddamn heavy and loud it sounds. That bass drum trigger is like a punch in the back! :metal :metal
There's definitely a BOO thread though so maybe we should leave this topic with AAL, although Tosin Abasi was a temp player with BOO for a while
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VzOvxIMo_c
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Born of Osiris?
LOL
yes magazines call them djent. the discovery is incredible if you are trying to make fun of them.
It is a good album, the first one I ever listened to them and I automatically liked it.
Just adding to my approval of Born of Osiris. I was obsessed with The New Reign, then I was a little disappointed with A Higher Place, but goddamn have they pulled it back with The Discovery. Every track is fantastic, even the little interlude type things.
My exact thoughts except maybe a little more. BOO are my favorite band. AAL are great too but I'm not that into them yet. Maybe if I heard the songs in better quality than from youtube :P
Just get the blum. The sound of the guitars in it just sound amazing, especially when you blast on a surrouns sound system. It's like listening to God fart.
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Why is there more discussion of other bands in this Animals of Leaders thread, than there is of Animals as Leaders?
Anyway, Wave of Babies is my favorite piece by them and I can't wait for the new album. I just hope they don't crush the dynamics again.
Good interview with Tosin: https://niagaramusicscene.com/view_news.php?id=95
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Is AAL more popular than I thought? There are a few girls and two guys I know who are fans.
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Nope, there just happens to be a lot of people online who know them. Especially on SS.org but thats pretty much the go-to 'Djent' or ERG forum. It's pretty awesome. DTF is more homey though. A lot smaller. But yeah, I know maybe 4 or 5 people IRL that know AAL.
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New interview: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159198
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New interview: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159198
That new album has to come out or else I will explode.
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Got into these guys sometime in early 2010 and immediately fell in love. Tosin is fucking fantastic, and the new album is undoubtedly going to kick ass.
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I don't know how many of you have actually heard this song from AAL but I think it's just awesome just like every other of their songs are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA
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I don't know how many of you have actually heard this song from AAL but I think it's just awesome just like every other of their songs are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA
Yeah, that's my favorite of theirs.
Also they will be playing in Mobile, AL. (lol wut?) this month. That's practically where I live. I'll be there.
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I don't know how many of you have actually heard this song from AAL but I think it's just awesome just like every other of their songs are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA
AAL's best song.
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This thread actually got me to check AAL, and then other bands in this style (I'm not sure I buy djent as a full fledged subgenre just yet, but a LOT of people do) back when I was lurking. AAL is amazing, Tosin is a monstrous guitarist. Would love to catch them live someday.
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Fuck this sounds like it's going to kick ass:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/07/t-r-a-m-embark-on-an-endeavor-with-new-track/
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/03/30/all-aboard-the-t-r-a-m-to-awesometown-land-of-ear-pussy-massages/
Tosin and Reyes plus two other dudes playing metal tinged jazz fusion.
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Fuck this sounds like it's going to kick ass:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/07/t-r-a-m-embark-on-an-endeavor-with-new-track/
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/03/30/all-aboard-the-t-r-a-m-to-awesometown-land-of-ear-pussy-massages/
Tosin and Reyes plus two other dudes playing metal tinged jazz fusion.
I love this stuff!
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Fuck this sounds like it's going to kick ass:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/07/t-r-a-m-embark-on-an-endeavor-with-new-track/
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/03/30/all-aboard-the-t-r-a-m-to-awesometown-land-of-ear-pussy-massages/
Tosin and Reyes plus two other dudes playing metal tinged jazz fusion.
Dude, Tosin and Reyes are turning out to be unbelieveable guitarists. They should write music at Buckethead's pace. ;D
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Hey, look, shitty footage of a new song! (https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/12/sideways-bootleg-footage-of-new-animals-as-leaders-song/)
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Hey, look, shitty footage of a new song! (https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/12/sideways-bootleg-footage-of-new-animals-as-leaders-song/)
Holy fuck! I have just smileed.
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Saw these guys a couple of days ago with Tripp at some bar in Scottsdale, Arizona. Great show. I was absolutely floored by just watching these guys hands move all over their instruments. Fucking awe inspiring.
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Well then, you will enjoy watching his hands move all over his instrument in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihqT1aA4Q88
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New albums title and date revealed.
https://got-djent.com/article/animals-leaders-new-album-release-date-announced
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HAHAHAHA thought I posted this already but I guess not.
I ended up going to their concert at the Launchpad here in Albuquerque, its a small place, which is cool because you can pretty much meet the bands. Anyways, I was talking to their Merch lady and asked when Tosin was gonna be by, she then said later on. I said cool, and somehow she ended up making me a bet, as I had no more money, If I jumped off the stage (she asked me what my favorite song was. I replied Wave of Babies) she'd give me a Free Shirt. I said sure, and made sure she was straight on the offer. I saw her at the bar, before Animals went on to make sure she was serious as I was. Waves of Babies started and I jumped on stage, being careful not to fuck up their shit, and leaped for glory....The guy who I think owns the place, took me out and warned me not to do that on his stage, I said no problem, and he let me back in.
I went back in enjoyed the show and after they were done, went to the merch and asked if she saw me, she said yeah, and then proceeded to ask "what type of shirt you want" I took the obvious unique non-black shirt. I then got Tosin's auto, and Dead Letter Circus's auto, which they signed on a poster. I couldn't find the show ad to have Tosin sign it, so I asked him to sign the poster, he laughed and made thought bubbles on 2 of DLC's band members, which was funny as He was writing "Vegemite?" one of them, the same guy yelled VEGEMITE. Got his picture and left the show in awe. My first concert at the Launchpad, and first AAL show...Hope they return.
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Dude, that story is awesome!
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Dude, that story is awesome!
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Deathcore is the worst genre of music on this entire planet. I'd rather listen to boy bands from the 90's than deathcore.
Hey man, Backstreet Boys are pretty damn legit.
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Holy fuck awesomesauce. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC8VFRpwLZc&feature=player_embedded)
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Holy fuck more awesomesauce. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbu9YRzD3Y&feature=player_embedded#!)
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Saw these guys supporting BTBAM this week, bloody brilliant. It's such a shame the sound quality isn't that great on the debut album, because their live sound is fantastic. Really looking forward to the new album!
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That new song is cum-tastic.
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New album pre-ordered like a BOSS.
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I just felt like posting the track list for you guys.
No. Title Length
1. "An Infinite Regression" 3:25
2. "Odessa" 4:14
3. "Somnarium" 4:15
4. "Earth Departure" 5:10
5. "Isolated Incidents" 3:47
6. "Do Not Go Gently" 3:41
7. "New Eden" 2:40
8. "Cylindrical Sea" 4:32
9. "Espera" 2:13
10. "To Lead You To An Overwhelming Question" 4:50
11. "Weightless" 5:16
12. "David" 2:27
Awwwwwwwww yeah. :hat
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So this thread just made me realize I have seen this band live. They were opening for circa survive. The weird thing was I went to see Dredg and ended up becoming a HUGE circa survive fan. Overall, Animals as leaders was impressive technically, but really weren't my cup of tea.
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So this thread just made me realize I have seen this band live. They were opening for circa survive. The weird thing was I went to see Dredg and ended up becoming a HUGE circa survive fan. Overall, Animals as leaders was impressive technically, but really weren't my cup of tea.
Well I fell sorry for you in not being able to enjoy this awesome band. Also they have toured with Circa Survive before and Tosin one the guitarist has even played together with them.
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OMG LISTENING NOW
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THIS. ALBUM. IS. FUCKING. AWESOME.
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FUUUUUCK this albums RAAAWWWWKSSSS! :metal :metal :metal :metal
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So, I think I'm gonna get my first album from Animals as Leaders. Should I get the 1st or 2nd one?
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Start with numero uno. The whole album is just bliss. That said, I haven't even heard the second one yet.
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I thought the new album came out on November 8?
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I thought the new album came out on November 8?
I think you can connect the dots.
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I ALREADY DID LOL ALBUM IS AWESOME
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcqvCOifPxo
:metal
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Add my name to the list of people saying "AWESOME ALBUM!" :metal
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cylindrical sea
dat riff
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Well shit, now this is a good fucking album. Not just good. But good fuckin'. A good, fuckin' album.
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Has anybody else besides me noticed how the 12 tracks from both albums titles seem to have a similarity with each other????
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Has anybody else besides me noticed how the 12 tracks from both albums titles seem to have a similarity with each other????
Actually... yes, yes I did. Weird.
Got it today. Just as amazing as the debut, honestly. I love this album.
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two spins in, the new album is sounding pretty good thus far.
will be seeing them in 4 weeks. :corn :metal
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I don't find this album to be nearly as good as the S/T after several listens.
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same
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I thought this should go here(?):
Samples from T.R.A.M.'s upcoming album Lingua Franca. They sound dope bomb diggity.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0076PDK9U/280-6075115-7043739
p.s. for those not in the know: T.R.A.M. is a band featuring the guitarist and drummer from Animals as Leaders plus two other guys.
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Now that the newness has worn off, I can say my last post is wrong. This new album's still good, but it doesn't have anywhere near the memorability of the s/t album. Shame, really.
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I definitely feel the exact opposite. The new album is still my favourite of the two. Odessa and Isolated Incidents are fucking amazing songs.
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AAL's music sounds like it was designed specifically for my brain to pleasure it
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Wait, it was designed for your brain to pleasure AAL?
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Periphery is the only band that can sucessfully pull off 3 guitarists.
There's plenty of bands that can do this. Iron Maiden comes to mind.
Maiden has 3 guitarists??? ???
Yeah but they still sound like they have 2.
Radiohead have three guitarists but they sound like they have 1.
And it's in the case.
And it's got no strings on.
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Radiohead have three guitarists but they sound like they have 1.
And it's in the case.
And it's got no strings on.
hehe. awesome.
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tiem to rate songz!!!
top = best
To Lead You To an Overwhelming Question
An Infinite Regression
Cylindrical Sea
Weightless
Isolated Incidents
New Eden
David
Odessa
Espera
Earth Departure
Somnarium
Do Not Go Gently
i think das about rite
Oh, and here is info about their North American Spring tour as well: https://www.ryansrockshow.com/php2/news/9995-thrice-animals-as-leaders-spring-tour-announced.html
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Odessa
Isolated Incidents
Weightless
An Infinite Regression
Cylindrical Sea
To Lead You to an Overwhelming Question
Somnarium
David
Earth Departure
New Eden
Do Not Go Djently
Espera
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Not to derail the ranking but in case you guys didn't know, Navene left the band. The new guy's pretty darn good though. His name's Matt Garska. Here's a performance clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDfqfBrnTcA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDfqfBrnTcA)
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So I just saw Animals as Leaders live for 2nd time.
They were opening for Thrice and I must say that it was pretty funny to see every single girl in the building simultaneously take out their phone and start texting or go on facebook. One girl even had her head in her arms like she was gonna cry. Man, oh man.
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So I just saw Animals as Leaders live for 2nd time.
They were opening for Thrice and I must say that it was pretty funny to see every single girl in the building simultaneously take out their phone and start texting or go on facebook. One girl even had her head in her arms like she was gonna cry. Man, oh man.
I had a similar experience at my Thrice concert :smiley:
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So I just saw Animals as Leaders live for 2nd time.
They were opening for Thrice and I must say that it was pretty funny to see every single girl in the building simultaneously take out their phone and start texting or go on facebook. One girl even had her head in her arms like she was gonna cry. Man, oh man.
I had a similar experience at my Thrice concert :smiley:
Same here a few weeks ago, however I also took my phone out and started texting. I like AAL in very, very small doses.
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Preview for The Joy of Motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-3W9uhlEWo
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stoked :metal
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March 25th? oh man thats a long wait
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I knew they were playing here next month, but I had no idea a new album was coming out. :eek
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Here's one of the new songs from the album if you haven't heard it.
https://audiour.com/playlist/4sfa5mbj
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New track "Tooth and Claw" just posted online today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P4GsF1zdzM
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this song is right up my alley. gimme moar
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Great song, digging it more with each listen.
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official stream of Lippincott, awesome visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saKHKt1A5Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saKHKt1A5Q)
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Preorders are live, but based on a lot of the comments, I'm not sure I want to. Whatever site the preorders are on, I see a lot of complaints about shipping prices and stories of past bad experiences with the place. Which is a shame, the poster and some of those shirts look badass.
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I'm getting the bundle with the pullover
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Preorders are live, but based on a lot of the comments, I'm not sure I want to. Whatever site the preorders are on, I see a lot of complaints about shipping prices and stories of past bad experiences with the place. Which is a shame, the poster and some of those shirts look badass.
Yeah you are most likely going to be waiting for sometime for the pre-order to arrive if you order from there. The shipping is usually very expensive too.
If you don't mind it then go for it. If you just want the CD right away, I'd just order it from best buy.
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Would anyone here be able to, if I sent them an AaL recording, tell me the track names and approximately how long each song lasts?
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I probably could
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Cool, PM incoming.
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Amazing drum covers of the 2 new songs. Just thought I'd share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReWuozLbSnM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReWuozLbSnM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZl2WRglaU&list=UU0EDRIQCc3tNuysn7-LCBFA&feature=c4-overview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZl2WRglaU&list=UU0EDRIQCc3tNuysn7-LCBFA&feature=c4-overview)
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I can't wait to hear this album. The songs they've released sound really promising!
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It's officially streaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbA3jxab4A0&list=PLH22-xSMERQpG4M9HshhXUJ9OKMNlwU8T
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Another Year tho
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I'm gonna say, I feel like this falls short of the last 2 albums. Especially the self-titled. Maybe I just need to give it more listens.
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Even though I enjoy AAL, I find myself not really interested in going beyond the self-titled. (the only one I own) Not sure why, they just don't seem like a group I would find interesting over multiple albums.
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At 1:29
Possibly the best AAL riff or if not best riff ever written in my opinion!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g68hQ4zJ3t0
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New album is the dankest of dank. :metal
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Don't know why I haven't been listening to these guys earlier. It might be odd to start with the new album, but I'm digging it a lot.
At 1:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g68hQ4zJ3t0
GOD YES
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Enjoy all their work so far but this new album is soooo nice! Loving it. :hat
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So this album is incredible, definitely my favorite of the year so far along with the new one from Alcest.
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Yeah, this is by far and away my favorite album of the year thus far. Not that I've had many others to compare it to but still, I have a feeling it'll be my favorite for a while.
I absolutely adore that soft section starting at 1:15 in Nephele, along with DAT CHURNNIN' ENDING. :metal :yarr :heart
Other favorites right now are the more mellow and groovy Another Year and Para Mexer. Great album, so many layers.
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Yeah, this is by far and away my favorite album of the year thus far. Not that I've had many others to compare it to but still, I have a feeling it'll be my favorite for a while.
I absolutely adore that soft section starting at 1:15 in Nephele, along with DAT CHURNNIN' ENDING. :metal :yarr :heart
Other favorites right now are the more mellow and groovy Another Year and Para Mexer. Great album, so many layers.
^^^That^^^ so much! Glad I'm not the only one who is in love with that soft almost Hendrix-esque section in Nephele! And the ending :metal
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That first minute of Crescent. Holy crap that was awesome.
Really liking the album so far.
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The Future That Awaited Me is awesome
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I saw this album in store and had heard of the name around here. Never heard them before but checked out a couple of songs. I think I will pick this up next week.
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Definitely should, it's an amazingly diverse album from a band that (in my kingly, superior opinion) sits right in the middle of genre saturated with the same sound. I'm still pretty stunned by how much I love this album.
I second that, PROG, and Physical Education is equally as hypnotic in a completely different way. DEM TONES!
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I kind of wish all of the tracks flowed into one another on this album, that would have made a pretty cool listening experience.
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I like the mixing and sounds of this album. Not as good as self-titled but one of the best albums of the year for now. Gets the first place quite easily, poor music year, hopefully it will change.
My favourites are PE and maybe Another Year.
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I just got a copy of their debut. It's awesome!
One doubt... I see people criticizing the drumming on that record. Is that a human being playing or is it just programmed stuff?
It sounds incredible to me!
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I just got a copy of their debut. It's awesome!
One doubt... I see people criticizing the drumming on that record. Is that a human being playing or is it just programmed stuff?
It sounds incredible to me!
The debut is 100% artificial drum machine.
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The debut is 100% artificial drum machine.
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Really? Shit! But they do have a drummer for the live shows, right? Can he play like that?!
[I suppose the debut is all Tosin then... A solo album.]
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The debut is 100% artificial drum machine.
Really? Shit! But they do have a drummer for the live shows, right? Can he play like that?!
[I suppose the debut is all Tosin then... A solo album.]
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Yup they have a drummer.
The first album though was more of a "home produced" album by Tosin and Misha Mansoor. Misha programmed the drums.
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So... the same thing happens in the other albums as well? Or Tosin put a band together? I haven´t listened to them yet.
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So... the same thing happens in the other albums as well? Or Tosin put a band together? I haven´t listened to them yet.
In the next two albums, Tosin put a band together (a drummer and another guitarist).
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I played it for my wife in the car and asked what she thought about it.
She said: "This is not music. It´s just noise!" :rollin
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LOL so typical :lol
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Jesus Christ! I just started listening to Weightless. The drumming is insane!!!!!
I'm having drum classes for 2 months now and I'm already thinking about quitting! ;D How can a human being play like that?!!! So fast and precise! It's Portnoy x 4!! The double bass technique is far from this earth!
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The drumming/drum production is awesome on the new album. Thanks to Nolly from Periphery!
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AAL is the only band I know where the bass guitar is replaced by the double-bass of the drums.
If you have a kick-ass drummer with a good double-bass technique, a band does not need a bass player!
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Maybe that's why my bassist friend doesn't want to listen to them any more. :lol
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I'm listening to the last album now, Joy of Motion.
My first impression is that AAL is becoming less jazzy and more commercial. I might be wrong thou...
1. AAL debut - very complex, very jazzy, hard-listening
2. Weightless - not as complex as the debut, less jazzy, less hard-listening
3. Joy of Motion- not as complex as the second, even less jazzy, almost easy-listening
And the drums, on the last album, sound more human to me. I bet they used programmed drums in Weightless as well, mixed up with Navene's performance.
What do you guys think?
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Just bought a ticket for the show in Amityville, NY, in a few weeks. When they came to NYC a month or so ago, there was a terrible snowstorm and I'm sure many people didn't go. The Amityville venue is much closer to me anyway. So psyched!
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John Petrucci was at the AAL show last night on Long Island.
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Cool! On the stage or in the crowd?
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He's become so beefers that he was everywhere.
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Petrucci was in the crowd. I noticed him and his wife after the show talking to someone toward the back of the venue. Would've been awesome if he went on stage. At one point between songs Tosin said that one of AAL's favorite bands came from Long Island. Of course, I expected him to say Dream Theater. He said Glassjaw.
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Awesome! :metal
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Pretty excited for the show tonight. It'd be cool if the same merch lady was there from the last time when she gave me a free shirt for stage diving, during Wave of Babies
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Only have the first AAL album, but, it was amazing. I think I had an orgasm the first time I listened to that album. I think, as far as being technical is concerned, they are better than DT.
However, they don't seem to have the soul and passion that DT have.
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After giving all their albums a couple of listens, I can't say I'm really into the first two. Yeah, it's technical, and a lot more wacky than most things DT has done, but that's as far as the music goes and it doesn't really become anything more than that.
TJOM, on the other hand, I dig a lot for the fact that it has more soul to it and memorable grooves that don't feel technical just for the sake of being technical.
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I agree. I still really only love CAFO from the first couple albums. I still spin 'em every now and again but overall, to me, CAFO just kinda embodies what they did before. TJOM is a completely amazing evolution, and it's got so many layers and is so dynamic and versatile; it's really one of my favorite albums in a long while. I listen to it almost every other day and it still hasn't degraded a bit and I haven't gotten tired of it in the least.
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TJOM: less guitar chords and real drums! That's the recipe!
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I love this band. Tosin Abasi is an amazingly creative musician with a really distinct style and vision. It's really awsome how this guy can write music that's very technical and twisty but still holds a very strong atmosphere throughout.
I think the first album is still my favorite (I mean, CAFO and On Impulse, you can't get better than that!) but TJOM is a close second. I think it's more song and groove based than the previous records with lots of variation. I remember Tosin himself saying that at this point he doesn't need to prove to anybody that he can play blazingly fast, so now he can focus more on songwriting.
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I dug the first AAL, Soraya was my lady jam. A mate played me The Woven Web the other day and it piqued my interest in them again after not really finding anything of theirs I liked as much as Soraya.
weird sentence.
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Where the heck did this song come from? Just noticed it online. I'm a big Ashe O'Hara fan.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H21IZ1ZbeLE
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Wow! :o is this real??
This was so good, really catchy! Interesting to hear AAL doing more 4/4, non-complex music!
I'm in love already. They should release an album with Ashe! :heart
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New Song: The Brain Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Yb_vf-Qfo
New Album "The Madness of Many" coming November 11th
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Interesting direction they're taking. I like it a lot.
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A very interesting (and good) song. Love the new direction. I'm pretty excited for November 11th now. :biggrin:
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Can't wait for this. Spinning 'Motion' in anticipation. Love the new song and am glad they're still experimenting with a tweaked sound. Really cool stuff.
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Well..... ok.
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Mmm' K
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I don't like the new album, and didn't care much for The Joy of Motion. The first two albums are nothing short of brilliant, however, with the first being my favorite. I tried to get into the new album, but it's just boring. For me, I don't think the current approach works on an instrumental level, because there is a lot of riffing in unison, a much more noticeable lack of lead guitar/melody, and as a result it just feels empty. It has an unfinished sort of feel to it. The songs just meander, and don't seem as cohesive as previous efforts. Tosin is a very unique and innovative player, but over the past two albums he has been focusing a lot more on slap guitar and thumping, which is great and all, but it's a bit too much. I don't mind that technique (I do it myself from time to time), but when a riff consists of holding one note and slapping/thumping various rhythmic groupings in odd meters for more than eight bars, it tends to get old. I remember reading an interview where he said he wanted the newer AAL material to focus more on songwriting than on technicality, which is funny, because I find the older technically over-the-top material to be way more musically interesting and memorable.
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Man, I think I have the polar opposite opinion of that. Which is cool. I love the new approach and have listened to TJOM and TMOM ten fold more than I have the prior albums. I think the unison actually brings more melody and helps to create memorable moments.
On my own end, I love the hell out of Inner Assassins, most notably the late latter half/ending, that's a really gorgeous handful of seconds. I also really like Ectogenesis and appreciate it for being one of the most (if not the most) heavy songs on the album (which isn't saying a whole lot, granted) while still having a hell of a lot of jazzier moments blended in nicely.
I can't tell if I like Madness or Motion more but I love these two albums a lot.
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So I went to my first AAL concert here in Hong Kong last night. Man, what a show and they were awesome! :metal
(https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/16797239_10155084967438453_1560231419102571780_o.jpg?oh=9ec71556642a20c30769c46f4e2553ef&oe=592867F6)
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(https://scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/16819315_10155084967403453_4519449286278974971_o.jpg?oh=b07531f6908d78549aac87b750ece671&oe=5935245E)
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Nice pics! :tup
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ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Monomyth (Official Music Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gi5KtoWY8U&ab_channel=SumerianRecords)
Just an amazing composition and superb playing by everyone. Matt is a beast!!
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ANIMALS AS LEADERS recently announced its highly anticipated new album, “Parrhesia”.
“Parrhesia” track listing:
1. Conflict Cartography
2. Monomyth
3. Red Miso
4. Gestaltzerfall
5. Asahi
6. The Problem Of Other Minds
7. Thoughts And Prayers
8. Micro-Aggressions
9. Gordian Naught
The new album will be released on March 25, 2022
Preorder here: https://animalsasleaders.org/
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - The Problem of Other Minds (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOAf8YdAOqU
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Monomyth (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gi5KtoWY8U
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Gordian Naught (Official Audio Stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw4BkF60o2U
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Yeah, been looking forward to this album... can't believe it's been nearly 6 years since The Madness of Many.
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I am digging their new album... Gestaltzerfall is my early favorite at this point.
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It's really good. Insane playing.
It's also really short. One or two more songs would have been nice.
Favorite is Micro-Agressions
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My list of favourite drummers is so long and vast but honestly at present time Matt is the number one metal drummer in the industry right now. He's so complete in his technic, fluidity and creativity. He's kinda the next Virgil Donati. He lives and breathes his instrument everyday and has been for a long time and that's how you become so proficient at your craft.
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I gotta agree with you MrBoom. I went down the rabbit hole of watching his drum video's and he is insane:
Gordian Naught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpFnbgqHmjQ
Micro-aggressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzmuxUtRj-w
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I've never been able to get into this band. While I can appreciate their talent and complexity of their music, is just does absolutely nothing for me.
The crazy thing is that a few years ago I saw Javier Reyes (Mestis) opening for Plini, and I enjoyed that show a lot more than anything Animals as Leaders has put out. I tried liking them, I've even seen them twice and it's just not my thing.
I'll give the new album a try, maybe having such low expectation will be a good thing.
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Matt Garstka just posted a drum cam of the full set from an Animals as Leaders show, incredible playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHHPHoLXyA
I've never been able to get into this band. While I can appreciate their talent and complexity of their music, is just does absolutely nothing for me.
The crazy thing is that a few years ago I saw Javier Reyes (Mestis) opening for Plini, and I enjoyed that show a lot more than anything Animals as Leaders has put out. I tried liking them, I've even seen them twice and it's just not my thing.
I'll give the new album a try, maybe having such low expectation will be a good thing.
It took me a long time to get into Animals as Leaders, it was a little to percussive for my taste but after a while it just clicked, but I still have to be in the mood for it. Mestis is incredible by the way, I think I prefer it more to AAL.
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ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Monomyth (Official Music Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gi5KtoWY8U&ab_channel=SumerianRecords)
Just an amazing composition and superb playing by everyone. Matt is a beast!!
Cool composition, but freakin weird video! 🤯🤯 :mehlin
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That video was wild as shit.
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I gotta agree with you MrBoom. I went down the rabbit hole of watching his drum video's and he is insane:
Gordian Naught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpFnbgqHmjQ
Micro-aggressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzmuxUtRj-w
The thing about Matt is that while he's very creative and fluid he's so damn solid live almost to the point he feels kinda inhuman.
He posted this whole live set from a recent gig, watching that it's like seeing someone building a foundation out of concrete, it's rock solid.
Matt Garstka - Animals as Leaders - Live in Austin TX - Whole Set (https://youtu.be/FKHHPHoLXyA?t=1011)
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bump.
very sad news, their Guitar Tech dies at Counterparts concert
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu0vRU7r2pr/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Metalcore/comments/152qay0/counterparts_fan_who_got_knocked_out_at_show_has/
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Oh damn, that sucks
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Does anyone know what went down at the Counterparts concert?
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Does anyone know what went down at the Counterparts concert?
Apparently he received blow to the head with an elbow (not sure if it was during a mosh pit or fight), suffered a seizure, and never woke up. It was during a day off after the Billings, WI show I believe.
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Does anyone know what went down at the Counterparts concert?
Apparently he received blow to the head with an elbow (not sure if it was during a mosh pit or fight), suffered a seizure, and never woke up. It was during a day off after the Billings, WI show I believe.
I think it said it happened in the pit. What a freak accident, I can't imagine how the vibe of the tour will be from here on out, with that hanging over it all. I mean, don't they finish the show with them all coming out and doing The Spirit Carries On? Damn.... :'( :'(
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From faizoff in the Dreamsonic thread
"Someone in the thread linked this comment saying it wasn't a mosh pit incident.
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as someone who works at the venue and has been dealing with this for hours. this isn't as simple as some may it to be. at the end of the day, it was an accident. BUT ALSO THIS WASNT A MOSHING ACCIDENT. this man was barside and fell. from emts and other people around. it seem liked it was. cardiac arrest.[size=78%][/size"]
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Does anyone know what went down at the Counterparts concert?
Apparently he received blow to the head with an elbow (not sure if it was during a mosh pit or fight), suffered a seizure, and never woke up. It was during a day off after the Billings, WI show I believe.
I think it said it happened in the pit. What a freak accident, I can't imagine how the vibe of the tour will be from here on out, with that hanging over it all. I mean, don't they finish the show with them all coming out and doing The Spirit Carries On? Damn.... :'( :'(
I imagine it will be difficult for Tosin to do that
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