When unknown virtuoso guitarist Tosin Abasi released his debut solo album under the moniker ANIMALS AS LEADERS in 2009, few would have predicted the band's meteoric rise over the next two years. Although Abasi earned acclaim as the lead guitarist in the Washington, D.C.-based metalcore act Reflux, it was still a long-shot that an instrumental album of progressive metal with jazz, electronic and ambient flourishes would develop anything more than a cult following. With "Weightless," the group's sophomore effort, ANIMALS AS LEADERS is revered worldwide as a trailblazing pioneer of modern heavy music. The group's genre-defying compositions have earned extensive praise; Steve Vai called the band "the future of creative, heavy virtuoso guitar playing," and MetalSucks recently ranked Abasi #2 on their list of modern metal's top guitarists.

Tracklist

A1 An Infinite Regression 3:26
A2 Odessa 4:14
A3 Somarium 4:15
A4 Earth Departure 5:10
A5 Isolated Incidents 3:48
A6 Do Not Go Gently 3:41
B1 New Eden 2:41
B2 Cylindrical Sea 4:32
B3 Espera 2:14
B4 To Lead You To An Overwhelming Question 4:50
B5 Weightless 5:16
B6 David 2:28