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2011 album from this band led by virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi. 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, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Thursday, Dredg and 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 a 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.
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As good as you think,
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This review is from: Weightless (Audio CD)
If you're thinking about buying this and not sure, buy it.You won't regret it. Enjoyed the first album better, but probably only because of overlistening to it...
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4.4 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews) 33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Anchoring themselves down as one of Metals Best New Bands,
By C. M. Gillum - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Weightless (Audio CD)
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I am loving this!,
By Solvent Abuser - Published on Amazon.com
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This album put a huge smile on my face the instant I hit play. It's so weird, heavy and beautiful. That eight string...my god man, that eight string. Tosin's combinations of crazy poly-rhythms, spacy-sounding progressions and face-melting power riffs just really hits the spot for me. (Thank you Tosin!) I've been looking forward to this since his first album, and it does not dissapoint. I actually feel smarter after having listened to this.
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Djazz!,
By Gareth J. Phillips "G-man!" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Weightless (Audio CD)
"Djazz?" I can hear the readers of this review asking.Yes, Djazz. It is really the only way I can categorise (not that one needs to categorise music) the music of Animals as Leaders. They definitely form part of the 8-string madness and musicianship that has been given the name "Djent" in the last couple of years. But they rise above that category just purely due to how ridiculously talented they are as musicians, and how musical they are at the same time. The jazz influences are undeniable on an album that is both brutal and spacey at the same time! A purely instrumental album, Weightless is not for everyone, but the chances are that if you have heard of the band you already form part of the collective of people that would probably love it! Weightless is a great example of just how far you can push the envelope on heavy rock music without falling off the edge and rendering it unlistenable. It boggles the mind to consider the sounds that these guys are able to get out of their instruments. Every time I listen to it I hear something new, which is one of the marks of a good instrumental album (of any album, in fact, but more importantly for an instrumental album due to the fact that the lack of lyrics can cause an album to slip into the background) Animals as Leaders have already taken their place alongside Scale the Summit for me as forerunners in this relatively new genre of music, and this album only solidifies that position. I hope that reading this review inspires you to take a listen to the album, because if you enjoyed their last album, or if you have enjoyed bands like Scale the Summit then this album is for you! Enjoy! |
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