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BONE THUGS-N-ANIMALS AS LEADERS

 Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 3:00pm by

When Sumerian Records announced they’d signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Bizzy Bone to a recording contract this past July I predictably ridiculed the move and made a joke that we’d likely soon see Bizzy Bone opening up for The Faceless on their next tour.

Well, seems that I wasn’t too far off. This footage of Bizzy Bone performing live in California is actually from June 12th, before the signing was announced, but that’s Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders on guitar. AAL aren’t on Sumerian but Abasi’s ties with the label run deep; he filled in on guitar for Sumerian signees Born of Osiris on tour in 2009 and his frequent collaborator Misha Mansoor’s band Periphery is signed to Sumerian, just to name a couple of connections.

Unfortunately the sound on this video is pretty poor, but a few of Tosin’s leads do shine through. Now… an Animals as Leaders shred cover of “Tha Crossroads”… that’s something I’d pay to hear!

-VN

Thanks: Binary Code guitarist Jesse Z.

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  • http://metalinjection.net RobInjection

    Hot tip: Tosin was in Reflux with Ash, the owner of Sumerian

    • Bob Cock

      Hot tip 2: Reflux is still awesome and hugely underrated.

      • Matt

        Reflux was really ahead of it’s time. I bet if that cd would have came out now kids would eat that shit up. Clean vocals can get a little old but tosin shreds none the less. I wanted to see them back in the day but missed my chance.

        • Bayon3twork

          Where can I go in order to listen to Reflux w/ Tosin?

          • Bob Cock

            http://www.myspace.com/reflux has one of the songs, and this is a solid live clip of the first track on the CD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qAm-WK1Vjc

          • Matt

            I think you should be able to find a torrent somewhere. I have it on my computer but unless I make a mediafire I can’t really share it. If enough people want it I will. I’m not going to start a torrent though

          • Brownsound

            I ordered Illusion Of Democracy straight from the Prosthetic website about 8 months ago. I had Reflux in my myspace friends for the longest time and couldn’t figure out how I heard of them, but I was obsessed with listening to the song Single File To Bliss.

            It was only after I received the album did I realize that Tosin Abasi was the guitarist and my brain exploded right then and there.

      • kmfcm

        I miss that band. They were something else.

        • Bayon3twork

          @Matt you should totally upload it to mediafire

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sanskar-Wagley/1376400331 Sanskar Wagley

    that’s cool

  • Sandman

    This album is likely the worst thing I’ve heard all year. Seriously…it fucking sucks.

  • violent soho rules!

    Illusion of Democracy rips!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mikey-Ck-Vanderven/502827008 Mikey Ck Vanderven

    this is cool! i love bone thugs

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tyler-Osborn/100001135401725 Tyler Osborn

    sumerians choices in new talent are questionable…. ohhh well still love em!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tyler-Osborn/100001135401725 Tyler Osborn

    haha i just watched the animals as leaders interview at metalinjection i think abasi is actually LaVar Burtion (Star Trek, Reading Rainbow)! hes dropping subtle hints with his rainbow tie

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tynan-Evans/733097285 Tynan Evans

    well…he is black.

  • dederrdederr

    give me krayzie bone in his prime instead