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The next Animals As Leaders concert is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Teatro Metropolitano in Querétaro, Mexico. See all 11 upcoming concerts
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About Animals As Leaders
Hometown
Washington, D.C.
Formed
2007
Genre
Metal
Animal as Leaders is an instrumental progressive metal/djent trio comprised of virtuosic Nigerian-American guitarist Tosin Abasi, Berklee-educated drummer Matt Garstka, and classically trained guitarist Javier Reyes. Emerging in 2009, the band found commercial success in 2014 with the release of their third long-player, The Joy of Motion, which reached number one on the Billboard hard rock charts. Subsequent efforts The Madness of Many (2017) and Parrhesia (2022) added elements of jazz fusion, funk, and electronica to the band's innovative and wide-ranging sound.
Members of Animals As Leaders include, or have included, Matt Halpern, Tosin Abasi, and Navene Koperweis.
Influenced by Animals As LeadersAnimals As Leaders has influenced the music of With Different Eyes, Myth of I, Anthony Raglin and more.
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