The reason Javier is so good is that he has his guitar strapped so high that it's physically impossible to take his guitar off, so he has no choice but to practice

@kma6881

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a phenomenal rhythm player. Severely underrated.

@jordananderson4710

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@BJ.Cardoso

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick B show purposes, Herman li has it low so it looks cool and so he can kick his guitar

@marky7945

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick B but i always strap my guitar low and it's comfortable to me

@lashedandscorned

3 жыл бұрын

it all depends on how low you have your guitar try finding the sweet spot between high and low

This song inspired me to quit guitar

@hu4lifefuckdeuce

3 жыл бұрын

Severely underrated comment 😂

@barialovis865

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha

@leon0210

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Tzilinis 🙏

@shahirraeed

3 жыл бұрын

It's the opposite for me .This type of shit made me learn want to learn the guitar and get better.

@barialovis865

3 жыл бұрын

@@shahirraeed that’s the attitude!

This is still wayyy ahead even 13 years later

@Nokiavirus

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you !!

@vi3686

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah man

@tomcuthbert-sayers1451

4 жыл бұрын

the word "genius" comes to mind.

@AWSum-uf4ri

3 жыл бұрын

Handmade dark techno

@vi3686

3 жыл бұрын

@@AWSum-uf4ri Metal but only for big brains

I just smoked three joints and the crickets started chirping in 7/8

@SparringBuddy

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you woke up

@Paintplayer1

3 жыл бұрын

@@SparringBuddy pineal gland decalcified

@aebious8886

3 жыл бұрын

*wake up wake up*

@williamhopkins1262

3 жыл бұрын

Tool fans listening to Undertow:

@averageconsumer3574

3 жыл бұрын

This comment had me dying laughing😂😂

A black guy, a white guy and a mexican walked into a music studio..

@oskaralegre5094

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Österlund // Drums music has no race

@azertyytreza3005

4 жыл бұрын

mexican is white ...

@ihatejamon

4 жыл бұрын

@@azertyytreza3005 white is black..

@monkeybrains878

4 жыл бұрын

@@ihatejamon black is brown

@ihatejamon

4 жыл бұрын

@@monkeybrains878 yellow is red

The guitar tabs looking like an SAT scantron...

@fajaradi1223

3 жыл бұрын

Really? The other song tabs just looks like my company last year balance sheet.

@isaiahgrandt5305

3 жыл бұрын

They got rid of all the AAL tabs on songster for some reason

@ItsSauIGoodman

2 жыл бұрын

You wanna see tabs like that, look at berried alive tabs

@serpentscoil9868

2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsSauIGoodman fax

I have played guitar for about 20 years. Tosin makes me feel like I just started playing yesterday.

@christopherschleimer3664

3 жыл бұрын

For real .

@nobodylovesme3743

3 жыл бұрын

It’s been 20 years and you CANT SWEEP PICK. Ur obviously lying to try and make a funny comment

@christopherschleimer3664

3 жыл бұрын

Keep practicing ,man. Keep it up :)

@flayky844

3 жыл бұрын

@@nobodylovesme3743 some people paint for 20 years and never do any paintings in an abstract style. Some express themselves with a shotgun blast and some will only whisper.

@nobodylovesme3743

3 жыл бұрын

@@flayky844 ok sorry. But can we just appreciate that analogy

Tosin Abasi is one of the most frustrating musicians to watch - 1 because hes so good, and 2 because he can keep up the superfast tapping/shredding for longer than should be humanly possible. God I love this man.

@Cacatron3000

3 жыл бұрын

3. Because his thumb has a 90 degree angle lmao

@dikardvondoom3574

3 жыл бұрын

4. Makes it look effortless.

@lashedandscorned

3 жыл бұрын

Tosin Abasi is one of my favorite guitarists along with Christian Müenzer, Fredrik Thorendal, Simon Girard & Kevin Chartré.

@smackthatfemale

2 жыл бұрын

In your defense he does use loops

@CARROTMOLD

2 жыл бұрын

@@smackthatfemale also in his defense, tosin can never play this live

I like the part where he played the guitar. that's my favorite

@bryanvazquez6234

4 жыл бұрын

AhhahahahHahaha

@Stretchzz

4 жыл бұрын

Keyboard solo a close second

@surekhaahlawat6068

4 жыл бұрын

You have a big brain, dontcha? XD (I'm just joking around)

@brushot

4 жыл бұрын

U mean the whole thing? (This is a joke btw, obviously he's only playing guitar for 30 seconds out of this whole song)

@ukaszlewicki3533

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

That drummer deserves some serious recognition.

@WADEDESTROYS

Жыл бұрын

He has it now

@zenzybar

Жыл бұрын

​@@WADEDESTROYS No he doesn't. Their first drummer Lavene, quit as he didn't want to tour ect. Matt Garstka was a fan of the music and wanted in, and everyone knows him as AALs drummer. Navene was sick regardless, but I don't think he comes to mind unless you're into the band's history.

@claude3957

Жыл бұрын

It's not really Lavene nor Matt in the album. Drums were programmed by Misha Mansoor from Periphery

@zenzybar

Жыл бұрын

​@@claude3957 I wasn't saying Matt was on this album or Weightless. But you're 100% right if memory serves right. Misha did produce thre self titled album, and Navene played it live.

@royjones3099

Жыл бұрын

Also he's one sick guitar player as well......

Lyrics are below:

@judgedredd31

4 жыл бұрын

Ann Stone those are the lyrics to physical education...

@galaxygamerpro3868

3 жыл бұрын

@@judgedredd31 i cant believe aal reuse the same lyrics in different songs

@DarkVileScream

3 жыл бұрын

I did a cover of it on FB

@JJPMaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarkVileScream i found the link:

@ivgentis

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love keeping a 4/4 headbang to this and watch how different each one lands.

@eightpathshellsgate6983

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yea

@serpentscoil9868

2 жыл бұрын

2:30 you can headbang to this section cuz of the time on this one finally

@sirstabulous

2 жыл бұрын

Bad maths.

@serpentscoil9868

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirstabulous math? Where

@SoneNando

2 жыл бұрын

You are creating polyrhythms, but with your movement instead of with sound

This song gets better with time. When I was younger I couldn't appreciate the brilliance. Now I think this is one of the best songs ever written.

@dr.seesaw8894

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jesus Christ

@Dm3qXY

2 жыл бұрын

it has to do with what you're exposing yourself to, your dopamine paths gradually need more of that "odd factor" as you get used with what you're training your brain to enjoy, at both high-level (genre) and low level (time signatures, surprising twists...)

@shantanudhiman8194

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus Fuck*ng Christ...!! Are you serious!!? 🙆🏻‍♂️😮

@patatejambom6310

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dm3qXY that is exactly why i felt in love with meshuggah, AAL dont have alot of secret after abusing it for a decade, try to understand the polyrythmia and permutation from meshuggah just for fun man its crazy structuraly

@mrbananaman8032

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing what bands can do if they literally just sit down and practice with some thought behind it. It's hard to find a group thst respects thought and theory without giving up. This is how most professional level music is handled. They just don't evolve as quickly.

Dream Theater: *exists Animals As Leader: Hold my beer

Late to this band. This came around on my playlist the other week and my wife asked if it was even music. I said, no. It's better.

@groan_of_tedium

4 жыл бұрын

M8, you're a proper mad one! Great stuff. Bet your wife thought it was a bloody clanger! What a lad! #murky2020

@amackclassic6737

4 жыл бұрын

A girl I'm dating already knew them. My heart exploded.

@legacyxxx5691

4 жыл бұрын

Get a new wife.

@CoolAsianGuy

4 жыл бұрын

your wife was right. there's no fucking melody whatsoever in this song. typical instruments wankery

@katiemcweeny8196

4 жыл бұрын

Just imagine, some people don’t think this is music.

It is 2021, almost 11 years from when this was posted. This is still phenomenal.

@SpookyStorkRunningWild

3 жыл бұрын

ok

@dominikweber4305

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy how long ago this was

@AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne

Жыл бұрын

Good music doesn't age. Ergo phenomenal stuff doesnt

@anomymouse5043

4 ай бұрын

I am looking at this 2024, January.

@marcogreco725

3 ай бұрын

it is 2024, still rips

AAL makes me want to pick up an 8 string guitar, they really show what an extended range guitar is for.

@Meurieza

4 жыл бұрын

@juna wood hey i can't even manage 6 strings my fingers are small

@Meurieza

4 жыл бұрын

5 fret stretch kills me

@juanvazquez5836

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Most death metal bands that use 8 string guitars are taking so little juice out of them. They are meant more for stuff like this in my opinion

@brushot

4 жыл бұрын

@Tony Glock infant an********* i won't even say the name. Maybe on their new albums

@edwardpaul4671

4 жыл бұрын

@@brushot yes, they do

Tosin has some of the best technique and most efficient playing I've ever seen.

@dumbasiansissyboi

2 жыл бұрын

and he's self taught wtf

@rollinmdma

2 жыл бұрын

@@dumbasiansissyboi he went to AIM

@WadeIckes

2 жыл бұрын

Anthony Sommer i listen to your videos Cool to see you commenting here

@patatejambom6310

2 жыл бұрын

@@dumbasiansissyboi he the studen of victor wooten. navene k , tosin, evan brewer, all from nashville. same highschool, being teached music by the wooten brother who owned nuclear record.

@adamwenger6171

2 жыл бұрын

And he can cook a mean wood fired pizza

My ex-boyfriend used to tell me that music without vocals wasn't real music. And that, boys and girls, is how he became my ex-boyfriend.

@adamrose6969

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂I laughed

@putalaweaweonoh

3 жыл бұрын

so classic music isn't real music? how could you be with someone that dumb hehe.

@snow5772

3 жыл бұрын

you made the right choice

@sonicsubjunkie

3 жыл бұрын

So how you doin..

@royTheLightning

3 жыл бұрын

since u single now :D Hi

There are some types of music that should have no words. I can just imagine this with vocals, God it would be horrible. I'm glad to hear some peeps playing with the 8 string for the sound, not just to make it heavy

@YaqoHomo

6 жыл бұрын

i made up some lyrics. doo doo doo doo doo doo doo dee doo dee doo dee doo doo dee doo doo doo doo dee doo dee dee....

@IrrelevantPlease

5 жыл бұрын

most music should have no words tbh

@Vulkanzed-117

4 жыл бұрын

This was recorded before they used 8 strings in their music.

@zacharywhite5631

4 жыл бұрын

Vulkanzed he’s literally playing an 8-string in the video.

@Vulkanzed-117

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacharywhite5631 Yes but this song does not use the 8th string in the recording.

Tosin is so good, he is playing the bass at the same time with his feet.

@jesseling6672

4 жыл бұрын

There's already a 16 year old doing the in Japan

@minhchauhoang172

4 жыл бұрын

No, I think the bass is from misha

@ciannolan9713

4 жыл бұрын

What?

@fablewalls

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesseling6672 - doing what? And is he/she better? Plenty of copyists out there but original artists are rare.

@raycolon3696

3 жыл бұрын

Javier is playing the low notes on his 8 string. At one point in the song they'll switch it up briefly. There is no bass player and no bass pedals. Tosin confirmed this in an interview.

What are the odds that 3 individuals THIS talented all met and all had the same vision for their music?

One of the best instrumental metal songs ever recorded.

Take a moment to acknowledge that in this universe, in this dimension, we're fortunate enough to have had Tosin, Javier, and Matt find each other in this absolute randomness and chaos. Think on that. So many, many things fall to shit despite best effort, but we got this. I'll take it, this universe, for the few excellent things that have fallen into place. There they are.

@nickborrrego

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@casuallabour665

Жыл бұрын

nothing special about it. If it weren't for them, there'd have been other ppl to eventually come to the same "musical conclusion". Watch "Everything is a remix". It's the progress of humanity as a whole that's been manifested through them. I'm not talking about anything spiritual here (or maybe a little).

@MooPics9898

Жыл бұрын

@@casuallabour665 That's cool

Heard this when i turned 20, now im turning 30. Still the same feelings. Good music dont age, they stay young forever 🙌🏻

@TheDragonsRose

Жыл бұрын

YO me too. I always come back to this to give it a good listen.

@tarantulamadness6191

Жыл бұрын

I'm turning 29 this year, I've never heard this until just recently. It's insane! Reminds me of some intense anime or something lol.

@stallionstudios

10 ай бұрын

The arab guitar bobbing his head looks funny. He should be standing on a dashboard of a truck.

@imadie1484

9 ай бұрын

I heard this when first came out. I was just getting into high school then, blew my mind and didn’t know what to do with myself. When I finally did, I had to tell my buddies about it. They were just as equally shocked and blown away.

@markandersen793

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s called timeless 🤘

i know this song is full of awesome playing but those chords at 2:22 - 2:30 are my favorite part of the song.

@bryanrivera4864

Жыл бұрын

same. I cant explain it but its such a clean transition

@RipperDoc97

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@Hedgy-sz2cv

Жыл бұрын

Gave me chills 😩

Me: "So how many time signature changes can you do?" Animals as Leaders: "Yes."

@YourMom-nl4uw

3 жыл бұрын

All of them

@Htheorphanarian

3 жыл бұрын

can anyone break down the different time signatures...anyone...ne1??

@ninizeldav7174

3 жыл бұрын

This is called syncopation.

@TheRealFoxeR

3 жыл бұрын

@@Htheorphanarian the song is in 4/4, it just changes in feel at certain parts.

@SpookyStorkRunningWild

3 жыл бұрын

shut up bitch

Oh yeah, this is big brain music. My fingers hurt just watching this

@oskaralegre5094

4 жыл бұрын

John Stitz this is real music for real smart people

@nalla1782

4 жыл бұрын

@@oskaralegre5094 curb your musical superiority complex

@oskaralegre5094

4 жыл бұрын

Werberjerbins tell me a rapper who can play guitar like this??

@nalla1782

4 жыл бұрын

@@oskaralegre5094 Tell me a guitarist who can rap like Eminem.

@nalla1782

4 жыл бұрын

@@oskaralegre5094 Music isn't a competition. Just because something is hard to play, that doesn't mean it is superior music to something else. Have you completely forgot that the purpose of music is to SOUND GOOD? What the actual fuck, this is the stupidest music take I've seen in years jesus.

This is the definition of art. Its crazy how instruments can be manipulated in such a way that it brings out specific emotions in those who are listening.

Every time I watch this it just reminds me I'll never be as talented as these guys and I go and cry in a corner. But then I have to watch this to cheer me up, it's a never-ending cycle...

@CorvetteCoonass

7 жыл бұрын

Advance use of techniques is not talent, it's called practicing. Now they just need to actually use it tastefully and in a musical manner rather than just wanking off all over the fingerboard.

@spudmagnum7394

4 жыл бұрын

@@CorvetteCoonass Jealous

@wannabeserpento99

4 жыл бұрын

@@CorvetteCoonass Bruh you do type o negative covers :DDDD

@teacherfromthejungles6671

4 жыл бұрын

it's not talent. it's skill.

@teacherfromthejungles6671

4 жыл бұрын

@@CorvetteCoonass finally someone except for me said it!!!

First time hearing these guys...WHY is it my first time, guess better late than never. This is amazing!

@justbrandonll2773

3 жыл бұрын

Please check out my cover the song😁

@Sanctifiers

3 жыл бұрын

haha late, but welcome to the party. best guitarist alive right now

@dwayne1859

3 жыл бұрын

I to have to question why the hell you've only just heard of these guys. You've missed years and years of orgasmic music haha

@Sanctifiers

3 жыл бұрын

@@AG-ur1lj I first heard them in 2010 I believe, when some guy was playing them at a gas station so obviously I had to ask who it was.

@locrianphyrigian3779

3 жыл бұрын

same. stumbled upon them, gojira, and polyphia all within the same like 3 week span. That was a good span.

This tune is pure musical genius. Also artistic genius; it perfectly expresses that intense, wordless horror that millions of animals have to go through as their alien, technological, overlords attempt to satiate their own hunger...

@damiangomez8540

7 ай бұрын

i like how the song isn't really inspired in that but it makes perfect sense

@ryan742

Ай бұрын

Didn't ask don't care

@clarkem4119

18 күн бұрын

@@ryan742 You cared enough to demonstrate that you're a dick, however.

Shout-out to all listening in 2024

@patriotschannel1336

Ай бұрын

👍🏽🤘🏽💪🏽🇺🇸

@andrewditton7226

Ай бұрын

Never stopped

@MatthewLang83

Ай бұрын

For sure, Tosin is unending.

@brucegruben140

Ай бұрын

How the fuck did I miss this I love death, cynic, Rush, Mnemic, Satriani. Heard this FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

@tylerdowd4335

28 күн бұрын

Forever

This is as fresh and avant-garde in 2023 as it was when it premiered - killer composition and performance!

This is by far one of the most beautiful, unique and insane pieces of Metalmusic in this Century. Thanks for CAFO.

@angelofwar9223

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

4:57 is just one of the greatest riffs ever and nobody can convince me otherwise

@tyleraskelton10

2 жыл бұрын

Was looking for a comment about the breakdown. Such a brutal transition into the end of the song

@marioironside5830

2 жыл бұрын

same fucking here

@TheGringuish12

Жыл бұрын

Still one of the greatest AAL riffs

@elBanananas

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGringuish12 not just AAL imo, period

@Sephcala

Жыл бұрын

You aint lyin!!!!

the tabs for this must look like source code or some programming language

This song gave me the strength to throw my entire drum set out the window with one hand

Animals As Leaders: Providing 4 different grooves to headbang to, all at the same time...

4:57 What a great shot; you can just see the intensity in his eyes as they go into the next riff!

This song completely changed everything .

If you get a chance to see these guys live DO IT! Absolutely one of the best live trio's I've seen live.

@chrisj7656

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, but the fans are fucking shit. Get pissed about a pit being started near the front. Uh, hello, that's where they happen.

@warrybon9779

9 ай бұрын

Just saw them at DreamSonic tour with Devin Townsend and Dream Theater!! Oh man what a show!! I was completely blown away by AAL So freaking good live !!

@theflaggeddragon9472

9 ай бұрын

@@warrybon9779 I was there! Mind blowing indeed!

@pm9928

6 ай бұрын

Yeah but have you seen The Aristocrats :-)

This band could have one person different and could not compare to this absolute perfect lineup. This is, THE PERFECT recipe for beauty, perfection, and awesome.

ten years later...still here listening....still addicted...still discovering new things in it...

4:47 has to be the best riff ever.

@Meurieza

4 жыл бұрын

galneryus did a really good rift in hunting for your dream

@prathamdangi3388

2 жыл бұрын

@@Meurieza 4:47

It only took me 10 years to bump into this

A CAFO stands for Confined Animal Feeding Operation. CAFOs are farms that house and feed many animals in confinement. Thanks for raising awareness, AAL.

4:57 *confused headbanging*

@maddexrowe8391

4 жыл бұрын

There only triplets. If your a drummer like me, you would understand simple arithmetic

@ZikyMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@maddexrowe8391 i'm a guitarist 😅 i didn't learn theory, that's probably why i can't get arythmetic here, but yeah there's probably a sense playing this way

@thornthornthorne4531

4 жыл бұрын

just go crazy bro.

@nechastivi3187

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZikyMusic I don't know, for me it's not hard at all, it grooves so much that I don't need to fallow drums all time.

@afonsotopa5921

4 жыл бұрын

IMO that's the easiest part to headbang to 5:55 is where it starts to get weird for me, but gets really sick when the other guitar comes on

I've been listening to AAL for 4 years and I knew instantly that they're one of the greatest bands ever to exist. But only recently after actually doing some independent music theory study do I finally start to understand *why*

@hakeemahmadjamal7403

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Paintplayer1

Жыл бұрын

Update: I'm trying out for a metal band tomorrow. I'm 30 and have never made music with other people, but I saw AAL live the other day and it inspired me to at least try. This band doesn't make super complicated music and I just play bass but it's worth it to me to try to make something others can enjoy. I owe a guy I talked to at the concert for opening my eyes to how cool that experience can be.

@rodrigohess3656

Жыл бұрын

@@Paintplayer1 good luck brother. Enjoy the experience and have fun

@Paintplayer1

Жыл бұрын

Update 2: I'm in the band, can't wait to start making music!

@Paintplayer1

Жыл бұрын

@@rodrigohess3656 thank you!

12 years?! It feels like just yesterday I discovered this band.

@k-vn-7

Жыл бұрын

Was gonna say this but you beat me to it!

I'm 33 years old, just discovered Tosin from a friend, and this is quickly becoming my favorite band. I am in awe. This song, especially. This is timeless music, in my opinion.

Sometimes I come back, so I can see the future of music

Love the lyrics to this one

@crazyhorse2995

Жыл бұрын

😂😊

@13rosieb14

9 ай бұрын

you smashed your guitar after hearing this didnt you?

the most insane, deepest, emotional and legendary prog metal song of all times

Keeps me going. After all these years.

Tosin is amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I am here 12 years too late but glad i came across

@mattoidfranion8231

2 жыл бұрын

Same brother divine timing

The drummer is impressive. Especially in that polyrhythmic beat. Wow

@adrienk339

2 жыл бұрын

It should be noted that the drums were programmed by Tosin and a sound engineer for this album. But there's no doubt their drummer can play it :P

@crazyhorse2995

Жыл бұрын

Yep.🤘

4:56, every time after 11 years. Just the absolute bomb.

probably the greatest technical instrumetal metal song

The evolution of electric guitar since 1960 has been incredible. Tosin is the next and imo final step in guitar evolution. Most important electric guitarist since early 90’s dimebag.

@ReturnTheSlab932

Жыл бұрын

Evolution never stops, we'll be looking back at this as what inspired the next incomprehensible guitar player

I went to see Veil of Maya and Animals as Leaders opened the show. I had not heard them until then. I was blown away, my body felt like it was floating, I was stone sober. It still haunts me.

@littlemissmisses2981

3 жыл бұрын

A friend just sent me this link, to see them live would be an EXPERIENCE I don't think I would ever get over

@krushruss

Жыл бұрын

@@littlemissmisses2981 Absolutely go see them if you get the chance. Hearing this song live is mind blowing

@vodkacannon

2 ай бұрын

Ever realized what the song title stands for?

Can we talk about the drum fill at 5:57 🔥

@clifffield1

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Hit everything as fast as you can.

@redrickschuhart4065

9 ай бұрын

dude... it's just a programming. no one will record this live

@damiangomez8540

7 ай бұрын

@@redrickschuhart4065 no it's actually pretty easy to play but it sounds incredibly difficult, check out navene playing this live or any drum covers

@spimbles

6 ай бұрын

show me a human that can play that fill and ill show you a Haake or a Carey lol

My first time experiencing Animals as Leaders and I’m just...I mean...WOW! That was insane!!!

I just discovered this band. Holy crap, the talent is beyond incredible. This is a breath of fresh air in metal I have been longing for.

4:58 and onwards just kicks my ass every time. my fav part of the song.

@stefandedalus7103

4 жыл бұрын

EVERYTHING kicks, if I been within the choice between a date w/ a nice lady and a ticket to AAL... simple as that. Sorry, girl. Priority 1st.

@ibanezbtb91

4 жыл бұрын

Like. I would say 4:30 and after for me friend!!! You gotta admit the "dedicated solo" 4:30 and on goes hard..

@ibanezbtb91

4 жыл бұрын

@stephan Come on now, you can get tail any time you want to...

now that i'm 13 years older i can confirm the line at 2:31 is the most beautiful thing i've ever heard done on an electric guitar

12 years later and I still don’t understand how

Saying these guys are other-worldly would be an understatement, they are another UNIVERSE.

A true instrumental masterpiece. This piece does age well.

just memorizing one song with complicated riffing + solos is hard at times...NOW IMAGINE THIS. and then all the other songs too? Insane.

GOAT of all Instrumental🖤.

me thinking that this was just uploaded recently me seeing that it was uploaded 9 years ago

@jessiehermit9503

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 10.

This just in: Doctors are currently using this song as a cure to Coronavirus

@thisisrtsthree9992

4 жыл бұрын

ya cálmate bebesaurio

@nathanielwinston8084

4 жыл бұрын

Damnd Right!

@mr.tryhardguitarguy2842

4 жыл бұрын

This just in, you're fake and gay

@DontUnsubscribeFromMe

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@Lemaninful

3 жыл бұрын

I think the same thing! 😂😂😂😂😂

When you see old AAL videos you realize how much the members have all levelled up.

Only 3.5 mil views??? Are you kidding me??? I remember when this dropped I was in my late teens and I still have to come back to this often

that was 10 years ago lol what most people dont get about AAL is that it started off basically as a solo project for Tosin he said it himself but he then realized "holy shit if i'm on a band, i can do more than i can do on my own" and then he forced himself to play IN A BAND - as a team. Opening up space for Javier and Matt to express their ideas, and the new AAL is certainly unique. Think about that how often do you see a musician as talented as Tosin to step down of his own pedestal, and purposely open up space for other people?

@Kaiokendrew

3 жыл бұрын

Javier is incredibly underrated too

@supern0is349

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Kaiokendrew yes i agree, his solo project is incredible

Masterpiece then and now.

King Crimson with adrenaline overdose.

This song was definitely way ahead of its time when it released... Hell, if it was released today it would still be considered ahead of its time...

After, spending majority of my hungover day listening to them, I've come to a conclusion that I've been doing myself a disservice by not checking them out earlier.

2020 Update - Abasi finally uses pinky, starts own production of 7-8 strings. Streams with Herman Li.

Late to this. Just heard it for the first time today. I love it.

I slept on Animals as Leaders, and I'm delighted to hear them now. I love Tosin's particular style of technical tapping stuff, just the musicality he brings to it, where some guitarists focus more on just the technicality. I also love what I assume is his signature 8(?)-string guitar (from this and a guest appearance on Herman Li's channel). Makes it seem like he wanted a specific range more than just "woah moar stringz!".

Seriously though... these guys are this generation's Dream Theater. Raw talent from top to bottom and songs that carve themselves into your brain.

This is one of the best instrumentals of the 21st century. It encapsulates everything about modern metal into 1 song, purely brilliant in its technicality, but loses nothing in its ability to build musically and offer many, many repeated listens. It's difficult to unpack these things on first listen, but over the years this has become pretty clear to me, and I'd put this song up against just about anything. These 3 dudes absolutely murdered it here and Tosin's tapping riffs just soar it into the stratosphere.

@ISMSKL

Жыл бұрын

Oh dude, I totally get what you're saying and I agree 100%. I am totally not a technical guy and 99 % of music theory talk will draw a blank look from me, but listening to this song just draws so much emotions from me. I know there's some complicated stuff going on but that's not what makes me think it's one of the greatest metal song ever written. It's hard for a simple guy like me to explain eloquently. It's like listening to Rite of spring by Stravinsky or some other cool classical/orchestral music where apparently (to someone like me) there's some cool music theory and technical stuff going on, but for a simple guy like me, it just connects on an emotional level and evokes feelings that I can't describe.

The audio mixing is absolutely beautiful perfection. Shoutout to the AE who recorded this !

@Jake-fj7wc

Жыл бұрын

They did lol

Those chords at 2:22 are so freakin dark and doomy 😱😱😱😱 I love em 🔥

I wont stop until i can play that sweep perfectly clean.

Cafo (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation), relate to the band's title "Animals As Leaders". Where animals should rise againts humans for being the tyrant of the food chain LOL

I love the six minute drumfill

My favorite parts of this video is every time they cut to the rhythm guitarist and he's just so in the groove. And he has the white sparkles over his face making him look extra happy.

* jaw drops* This ... This is so fxcking phenomenal ! I just recently got into this band. I'm blown away by their skill and flow .

Why dont i ever see any covers of this? :)

@michaelrosensson8669

3 жыл бұрын

There are several I think. I remember seeing some guy doing it in some cello of some sort.

@rodrigocastro7651

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha i say the same !!!!!

Seeing him live is such a beautiful experience tbh. Cant wait to see him again.

Bro drums are insanely hard to play no joke

Amazing composition. The melody @ 4:02 and the sudden change in rythms later are so eargasmic...

Dream Theater: We fear no band, but those Guys( AAL ) . It scares us.

Emotions are flowing from the heart playing absolutely.

The only band you need a master's degree in music to cover lol mind blowing!