Animals As Leaders

Name: Animals As Leaders
Start: 2026-08-05T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-05T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Oberhausen

took place · 5 Aug 2026

Oberhausen, Germany

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Concert by Animals As Leaders.

About: Animals As Leaders

Washington D.C.'s three-piece Animals As Leaders plays entirely without vocals - Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes on eight-string guitars, Matt Garstka on drums - fusing djent heaviness with jazz-fusion intricacy. Their catalog spans five studio albums, with 'The Joy of Motion' charting at #23 on the Billboard 200.

590K+

Spotify followers

255.5K

Spotify monthly listeners

#23

Peak Billboard 200 chart position

#20

The Madness of Many - Billboard 200 chart position

What's new

2026-03
Animals As Leaders announced a summer 2026 European and UK tour, covering festivals and club shows from late July through early August.
2025-12
The band was announced as support act for the SatchVai 'Surfing With The Hydra' 40-date North American spring 2026 tour featuring Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
2024-05
Animals As Leaders announced a fall 2024 North American headlining tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of 'The Joy of Motion', performing the album in full.

Tour

RâșnovWackenManchesterBrightonWasquehalOberhausenJaroměřKortrijkLouisville

Tracks

CAFObreakthrough track from the 2009 debut, widely regarded as a djent landmark

Weightlesstitle track of the 2011 album, named one of Kerrang!'s best albums of that year

Tooth and Clawlead single from 'The Joy of Motion' (2014), their highest-charting album

Arithmophobiaopening track of 'The Madness of Many' (2016), showcasing the band's jazz-metal complexity

Monomythfirst single from 'Parrhesia' (2022), their most recent studio album

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