You really need to watch their live performances in order to witness these geniuses at work.

This is the kind of reaction/review I am expecting. There's alot of reaction videos of AAL song from other musicians that didn't appreciate such a complex and best part of their songs.

It's so fun to see someone who knows stuff about music genuinely react to a track like this, and go back a couple of times on certain very technical parts. 🤩

Matt Garstka is the drum GOAT. Please do his play through of Gordian Naught

You've got to watch them live. It's amazing how 2, 8 string guitar players, and a maniacal drummer, can make the band sound like they have more members than just the three! Cheers.

The world is no prepared for this band

They have to stay instrumental! The guitars sing!!

the band is comprised of those 3 members you see in the video, and yes, they're an instrumental only band. Tosin Abasi is the bassist, Matt Garstka is the drummer and Javier Reyes is the guitarist

Glad you enjoyed it! A couple from each album I enjoy are Tempting Time & Cafo, An Infinite Regression & Earth Departure, Kascade & Tooth and Claw, Inner Assassins & The Brain Dance, Monomyth & Gordian Naught. There many more really good ones though. I think their latest album, Parrhesia, is their best & full of good tracks.

A Mark Zonder reference?! Im subbing just for that lol. Good stuff man. I appreciate the high quality taste in music

This was a great reaction man very well done...enjoyed the breakdowns and critiques of everything definitely subscribing

Huuge AAL fan here, great reaction, I would recommend Thoughts and Prayers, it's my fav AAL tune as of late.

Great commentary. They are my favorite band. No one has reacted to Soraya off their first album on youtube I believe and its such a good song with a majestic guitar solo

Animals as Leaders is all instrumental. At least up to now.

One of my favorite bands.

I think a lot of the sampling was actually done by Misha from Periphery who helped produce the album.

It is amazing that you begin with their newest material, i would have to recommend their Dunlop Sessions playthrough which includes some inspiring words from all three. Also, the brain dance is wonderful and includes an intermission that is not on the album version. Thanks for checking them out and also the name of this channel is really cool.

If youd like some other modern instrumental epics like AAL can i recomnend Myth Of I or Arch Echo both incredible heavy proggy instrumental bands bit under the radar but amazing

Animals as leaders is My favorit metal band. 2 guitars (7 strings ) no bass and a mindblowing drummer . .

CAFO must be next!!....and uhh no bass player. Two 8 string wizards and an alien on drums😂

Check out the drum play through!

Great reaction, seeing these three guys do it live is epic. You might want to check out Modern Day Babylon (more Djent, the bassist is excellent) and also Vildhjarta (heavier Djent in a style they call Thall). Would also love to see you react to Plini.

Do brain dance by animals as leaders bro. You wont regret it

Soon as you dropped Mark Zonders name i knew you knew your shit!

check out a drum play through of this track and see it for yourself. You're correct. Its insanity.

Made MUSIK A FUN, NEW SCIENCE AGAIN...

Animals As leaders DOES what every one else tries to do and their (other musicians ) attempts are great but still attempts AAL is some Jedi level shenanigans. he's

Could they find a MATCH in a voxist? Very Well-Written Time Sig./Melody-wise & Sound Design...MUST BE INTRICATE!

Listen to Kascade... from album "the joy of motion", The woven web, cafo, tooth and claw, listen to everything

2:40 it's actually not quite palm muting, he's playing with his thumb and index finger, picking twice with his thumb. It's a newer technique he is adapting to guitar called "thumping"

Listen to the first album and just let it go (pure Tosin). I always return to Animals as leaders, I can't prefer anything else, that's too crazy. I get crazy goose bumps! XD

There is no bassist tosin plays a 8 string that hits bass registry

Haha it's funny you say he is playing a sample on midi guitar because he is not, the man just sounds like an arpeggiator every time he plays any kind of guitar, it's what got me into getting interested in this band

The next gen of this is Polyphia

My thoughts: Do something different than the other reviewers. Start w/ their 1st recording and react to the entire thing. Then react to their 2nd recording and so on... They don't have any bad works and no vocals. Their 1st drummer is not who they have now... Also Matt Garstka has numerous drum playthroughs on his YT page... Great reaction, thanks.

Too be honest,in the last 50 years, I have never really given guitars their due. I have always seen them as the sprinkles on the cupcakes of vocal talent. Yeah, I have admired the occaisional guitar solo but if it lasted too long, I would get edgy for the vocals to return.☹️ I was absolutely stunned by this music. It started off pleasant but about 1/3 of the way through moved into euphoric shock. I barely remember anything you said or did but I moved to the original link and listened about 10 times in an attempt to process this incredible "something". I find the visuals very creepy. Four years ago, when I heard Dimash-SOS for the first time, I had a very similar feeling. At that time I really knew nothing about vocals either. I was a Pop and Metal gal, swinging from Abba to Mettalica.😂 I am a new fan in a big way for Animals without leaders. I suggest you react to 1 song at a time to bring in the fan base which must be huge for such incredible music. Then tackle full albums. Many die hard Dimash reactors do Concerts which are divided in 3 parts of a little over an hour each, so albums should work fine. Thank you for introducing me to this incredible experince.🥰🥰🥰Hugs from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦

No bass player two 8 string guitars and a drummer

What base.

"CAFO"

Red miso is not even close to being one of their best songs..the album with physical education is better..you didn’t like physical education as much which idk how..I like PE better than red miso..red miso kinda bores me even though it’s still good the album with Kasacade, the woven web, mind spun, is a better album..all those songs I named are great..there is also tooth and claw, lipoincott, and much more