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Guitar World Names KORN's "Blind" As The Best Seven-String Guitar Song Of All Time…Wait, What?!

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When you think of seven string guitar gods, what's the first name that pops into your mind? Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah? Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders? Guess what? Guitar World says you're wrong, it's Munky from Korn! (more…)

Tour Dates

SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2013 Tour Dates Announced

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Finally! We know all the tour dates for the 2013 Summer Slaughter tour, headlined by The Dillinger Escape Plan. (more…)

A/V

Get To Know ANIMALS AS LEADERS' Tosin Abasi

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During one of many late night internet spirals, I came across this gem of a video featuring Animals As Leaders main man, Tosin Abasi, talking shop. I'm not a guitar player so I certainly didn't expect to get much from a video meant to plug the Atlanta Institute of Music's guitar course, but it turned out to be a fantastic interview clip with lots of insight and stories behind Abasi's life, told by the man himself. He touches on subjects like how he got where he is today, the importance of understanding your instrument to it's fullest potential, knowing your limits, technical playing in today's music, endorsements, and even how he's handling his own success. It's definitely worth the watch for any fan of AAL and/or career oriented musicians. (more…)

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SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2013 Initial Lineup Announced

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Well, some of the rumors were true. In what was basically the worst kept secret ever, The Dillinger Escape Plan have been announced as the headliners for this year's Summer Slaughter tour. BUT WHO ELSE?! (more…)

A/V Monday Wake Up Call

Watch This Girl Play ANIMALS AS LEADERS On Harp

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It's Monday, I'm hung over from an intense weekend and can't quite stomach a full on metal blast at the moment. Maybe once I have my coffee I'll be fully awake and ready for breakdowns, but for now, I need something soothing. Thankfully, Animals As Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi posted this incredibly soothing video of a young girl covering an AAL song on harp, and it's just what the doctor ordered. (more…)

ANIMALS AS LEADERS CAFO video

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The first video from the instrumetal masters, Animals As Leaders. Video directed and edited by Scott Hansen, visual effects by Jay Wynne.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS CAFO Acapella Cover

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A sweet cover of the instru-metal classic by Animals As Leaders. Created by Dan-Elias Brevig. Originally found at[link]

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Wave Of Babies live multicam at Summer Slaughter 2010

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For all our Summer Slaughter live videos/interviews visithttp://met.al/bdm - Metal Injection was on hand at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD to shoot multi-cam footage of Animals As Leaders as part of their appearance on the Summer Slaughter tour.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Interview at Summer Slaughter 2010

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For all our Summer Slaughter live videos/interviews visithttp://met.al/bdm - We interview all 3 members of Animals As Leaders, one of our favorite new bands. We discuss how founder Tosin Abasi found the other two members of the band, how to train yourself musically, what type of music they listen to, a possible headlining tour and more.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Tempting Time live multicam at Summer Slaughter 2010

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Tempting Time live multicam at Summer Slaughter 2010 Play this video

For all our Summer Slaughter live videos/interviews visithttp://met.al/bdm - Metal Injection was on hand at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD to shoot multi-cam footage of Animals As Leaders as part of their appearance on the Summer Slaughter tour.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Song of Solomon live @ SXSW 2011

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Go to http://metalinjection.tv/tags/sxsw+2011 for all of our coverage of metal at this year's South by Southwest

ANIMALS AS LEADERS CAFO live @ SXSW 2011

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Go to http://metalinjection.tv/tags/sxsw+2011 for all of our coverage of metal at this year's South by Southwest

Upcoming Releases

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Working With PERIPHERY's Misha Mansoor On Their New Album RIGHT NOW!

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While I appreciated the sophomore Animals As Leaders release, Weightless, it didn't pack the same punch as the original release. The original had such replay value… I could listen to it anytime. Maybe the missing ingredient from the second album was producer, Periphery guitarist and drum programming mastermind Misha Mansoor.

Well it looks like that missing ingredient is back in the fold. (more…)

Tour Dates

MESHUGGAH, ANIMALS AS LEADERS & INTRONAUT 2013 Tour: Full Itinerary Revealed

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A few weeks back we posted a leaked Minneapolis date for Meshuggah's return US tour and we couldn't have been more excited at the prospect of seeing the band and the openers they chose: Animals As Leaders and Intronaut. What an unfuckwithable bill. Today, almost two weeks worth of dates have surfaced, with on-sales happening this Friday (with pre-sales tomorrow).

I assume we should be getting a press release with official info sometime today, at which point we will update this post, but for now, here are the confirmed dates

We now have the full itinerary: (more…)

Tour Dates

MESHUGGAH, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, INTRONAUT To Tour In Early 2013?

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Here's an awesome tour rumor that I feel really good about, Meshuggah will be returning to the US early next year for a run of dates with Animals As Leaders and Intronaut. Is that an amazing tour or what? (more…)

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