EXCLUSIVE FREE DOWNLOAD: ANIMALS AS LEADERS – “TEMPTING TIME”
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 3:01pm by Vince Neilstein
When we introduced you to Sikth, you thanked us. When we introduced you to Textures, you thanked us again.
So, when we say you absolutely need to hear something… you fucking need to hear it. And why not: it’s free!
LISTEN TO ANIMALS AS LEADERS!!!
The fine folks at the unfuckwithable metal label Prosthetic Records have hooked us up with a free track for you from the brand new Animals as Leaders album, out next Tuesday. This is intricate instru-metal of the highest caliber for the kind of metal fan who’s more concerned with musicianship, arrangement and composition than with “being fucking br00tal dudez!!” (though it certainly is heavy). It’s the brainchild of guitar wunkerkind Tosin Abasi, who is pretty much the Trent Reznor of this micro-genre of metal in that the band is basically just his project. Stream and download below. Enjoy.
Animals as Leaders – “Tempting Time”
-VN
Thanks for another good recommendation.
aboso-lutely fantastic, i was chatting to a mate last night about how good decent electronica and slayer would sound together
and it happened
techno metal worth a listen
I LOVES IT
thx
yes, yes, yes, I had been wondering what that guy was up to. I absolutely loved reflux before they got that awful new lead singer and then split up. Tosin was the real magic that made reflux awesome. And this too is awesome!!
thanks!!
O drumkit from hell
Was wondering when you guys would catch on to this shit.
I’ve heard this album
this is the weakest track. :P
fucking sick
Not a fan of processed metal. If you want really good hardcore metal/industrial crazy type shit go listen to Skinny Puppy, not this.
Wow, this stuff is awesome. Being a fan of IDM, industrial and noisy electronic stuff like Squarepusher, Autechre, Shpongle in addition to metal, this band definitely does it for me.
Nice recommendation.
This song is awesome.
This will be the first instrumental CD that I will have ever bought.
Sometimes metal vocalists can make the band bad and this is awesome music that I have to support.
This is awesome. Medley of influences, all done well. Gonna have to buy this one.
Yet another awesome recommendation from the Metalsucks Mansion. Guys, you r00l.
this album is going to be a no brainer purchase for me. like i said, i ‘ve heard it, and its gonna change the way metal is played. Many of you feel that this is merely electronic/industrial tech. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. All I can say is that none of you are prepared for what is next
This cd is fucking boner jams. Love it
Excellent tune guys, this rips!
Yeah this cd is going to rock…
Also, little known fact, Bulb (aka Misha Mansoor) helped out with this (guitars and drums i believe).
Two great musicians working together is always a good thing!
I guess this stuff is cool. This is super old news if you’ve been paying attention to this style of music for a while.
Djent music will wear out it’s welcome just as quickly as deathcore did.
Ez Drummer + Drumkit From Hell is a cool thing for us musicians looking to get drums sounding good when we write, but it’s not cool when bands are using them to replace drummers.
this is fucking mindblowing
I have this album queued up in Foobar behind a bunch of other stuff… sounds like I may have to move it up.
@fistedsister
fuck you and fuck being cool. use tools that would get the job done. hiring a drummer and booking studio time is not cheap, dammit. what’s wrong with having an option? he can always get a drummer for live stuff if he wants to.
OK, listened to the album, and it’s phenomenal. Great stuff.
I’m sold.
Good call!
misha mansoor has another project called periphery that is similar in a way…i like them a little better then aal
i lost interest in periphery when
1) casey fired the whole band (j/k, he quit)
2) bulb stole tosin’s drummer
i don’t like their current vocalist. bland cleans and randy blythe-ish screams doesn’t do it for me. his lyrics doesn’t impress me also.
This is a great album throughout. Some really inventive passages. Shame periphery had to go spoil their good music with pussies yelping over the top.
this shit needs clean vocals kinda like textures style…with some screaming as well…I still think it rocks, but id love to see what it sounds like with vocals…i know tosin as been asking for vocalists fulltime for this project lets see what he has in mind…
I can say one fucking thing, this band is complete, even without the vocals. All the instruments talks for themselves, and this is pure form of music art to me. Music that don’t need vocal chords to say something, is real music, and better when is metal.
Greetz from Brazil.