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Navene Koperweis
Navene Koperweis
drummer
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Periphery
Periphery
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MyChildren MyBride
MyChildren MyBride
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August Burns Red
August Burns Red
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Byzantine
Byzantine
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Antagonist
Antagonist
metalcore band from California, USA
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Thomas Pridgen
Thomas Pridgen
American musician
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Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie
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Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman
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Taking Back Sunday
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Veil of Maya
Veil of Maya
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Dredg
Dredg
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Roopam Garg
Roopam Garg
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Becoming the Archetype
Becoming the Archetype
band
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Vildhjarta
Vildhjarta
band
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Rings of Saturn
Rings of Saturn
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Scale the Summit
Scale the Summit
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Any Given Day
Any Given Day
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Times of Grace
Times of Grace
band
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Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band
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These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes
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Volumes
Volumes
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Last Chance to Reason
Last Chance to Reason
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Matt Bellamy
Matt Bellamy
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Organ Thieves
Organ Thieves
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The Academy Is...
The Academy Is...
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Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
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Vile
Vile
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Emery
Emery
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Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'nuff
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Trivium
Trivium
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Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor
English rock drummer
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Meshuggah
Meshuggah
Swedish extreme metal band
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Face to Face
Face to Face
American punk rock band formed in 1991
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As Blood Runs Black
As Blood Runs Black
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Senses Fail
Senses Fail
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The Algorithm
The Algorithm
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Circle of Contempt
Circle of Contempt
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Psycroptic
Psycroptic
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Transplants
Transplants
American punk rock/rap rock supergroup
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Into Eternity
Into Eternity
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Beheaded
Beheaded
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REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
American musical group; rock band from Champaign, Illinois
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After the Burial
After the Burial
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Strata
Strata
metal band from California, United States
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Tokyo Blade
Tokyo Blade
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Holy Grail
Holy Grail
band
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Oceano
Oceano
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The Deep Dark Woods
The Deep Dark Woods
Canadian alternative country band
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The Zenith Passage
The Zenith Passage
American band
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Justin Broadrick
Justin Broadrick
British musician
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Skillet
Skillet
American Christian rock band
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Kylesa
Kylesa
American band
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The Bronx
The Bronx
American hardcore punk band
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Scorpions
Scorpions
German rock band
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Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti
American musician
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Despised Icon
Despised Icon
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Suidakra
Suidakra
band
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The Chariot
The Chariot
American band
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Threat Signal
Threat Signal
band
Animals as Leaders
American instrumental metal band formed in 2007

Animals as Leaders

Intro
American instrumental metal band formed in 2007
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Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C., United States. It currently consists of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007. They are a prominent band within the djent scene. Prosthetic Records released the band's eponymous debut album in 2009. They went on to release the albums Weightless (2011), The Joy of Motion (2014), and The Madness of Many (2016).