Animals As Leaders, Toontrack Metal Month 2014

[@ossibossi100]

love how garstka gives like 150% on every song.

[@survivalstyle9228]

ossibossi100 he’s obviously having too much fun !!!

[@Char_T-v5e]

Garstka is a beast!

[@JediCrackSmoke]

He overplays

[@Mr.Mooby24]

No such thing bud

[@gub4941]

@@JediCrackSmoke "he overplays" bro, its animals as leaders. Go listen to weezer

[@sethbaer684]

The riff at 7:01 gives me hope for life since 2009

[@micheleperrone90]

0:00:00 Tooth and Claw 0:04:50 Tempting Time 0:10:45 Wave of Babies 0:16:18 Ka$cade 0:22:33 Lippincott 0:27:23 Air Chrysalis 0:32:05 Point to Point 0:34:15 The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing 0:38:32 Espera (intro) 0:40:30 Physical Education 0:45:27 The Woven Web 0:49:47 Weightless 0:55:40 CAFO

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

thanks for taking the time, brother.

[@NickMavromatis]

Thank you sir!

[@Contreskate]

or On impulse

[@GavinOswald]

Alejandro Contreras or mind spun

[@estebanorellanarosales7411]

Gavin Oswald or joy of motion :c

[@rogerleemeyzindi2979]

Tosin ABASI is certainly the world's GREATEST guitar player alive today!

[@PhilipHS]

not at all :)

[@jaschajohannsmeyer7192]

Roger Lee Meyzindi Matt Garstka one of the greatest drummers

[@dennisbunarta1190]

He's better than Jimmy page in my oppinion

[@martimlopes8833]

Vai, satriani and gilbert are still alive. He's the most innovative of the XXI century tho

[@Char_T-v5e]

I'm sure that Gilbert, Satriani, and Vai would salute him as one the greatest in today's modern vanguard. I've also heard Tosin pay tribute to Gilbert as a great inspiration when he was a young player learning his craft. He's definitely got GOAT chops, and his innovation is without question. (The fact that he paired himself with phenomenal bandmates shows he cares more about music than top dog status. Same for Javier and Matt.)

[@jamesmelton5245]

damn Matt gartska is ridiculous

[@pranakhan]

I hope for a live Dvd from these guys in the future, I'll definitely pick it up.

[@tyrbaldur5317]

I came here for the guitar and left with a new favorite drummer.

[@anthonyjones3835]

Garstka is a god

[@literacylabyrinth4018]

Came here for the drummer, stayed for the guitars. Incredible musicianship

[@palsyddad]

How come Javier gets virtually no camera time, even when he's taking leads?

[@SKi4o5]

+palsyddad because people dont realize he's every bit as good as tosin

[@nobodylovesme3743]

@@SKi4o5 they are technically the same but in different ways. Tosin is much better at fast playing and rhythmic playing, like thumping. Javier is much better at fingerstyle and dynamics

[@idn]

Javier is AWESOME. I love every AAL song he has written so much.

[@aylexmusic]

RIGHT?!? Javier is one of my biggest inspirations for picking up guitar right now and he hardly ever gets any recognition…

[@PitchforkStudios]

Cuz he's the best thing that ever happened to Tosin and nobody knows that.

[@Mentolado17]

No matter how many times i've listened this to band , every single time I get so impressed. Absolutely amazing, they're wizards

[@P0LYBiUS7]

Holy balls, that drummer is amazing!!

[@anthonyjones3835]

"THAT" drummer is mr Matt fucking Garstka! Lol

[@HerbalistGuybrush]

7 years later best drummer alive

[@evelyneverlasting9038]

Would you expect any less from tosins band lmao. You should see the accuracy of his snare hits. The mark left over from hitting the drum so many times. It's literally the size of a dime with no misses. Dead center. No drummer but him does that lol. And there are a few drummers as good but not as accurate

[@axeljuengst2522]

truly the best prog gig in years. Matt is just from another planet...

[@andre.1984]

These guys are monsters. Music skill apart, just the level of memory required to play all this complex stuff note by note, is mind-blowing on its own.

[@gorillabeatz3936]

Garstka is seriously next level. It's insane how effortless he makes it look.

[@kevgor138]

Can't believe I get to see them live at Heavy Montreal 2016, that was one of the 2 main reasons I decided to go again this year. The second being of course... Despised Icon!

[@ZackBrannon]

this is a really long drum solo

[@Trisket]

Garstka's life is a really long drum solo.

[@leandrobego154]

Drums solos are never enough dude! Never!!

[@JeremyMcCant]

The way that this specific video and venue is mic’d makes it sound like they have a bass which sounds DOPE!!!! It makes their 8 strings sound like legitimate basses!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dakota-cz5od]

Every so often I come back to watch this in its entirety. I think this may possibly be the best set aal has ever played. The sound and the whole energy is just 100% dialed. Love this band with a passion

[@empanadasfritas7142]

This time we can hear the drums as they are. Love this performance. Very pure.

[@n1mbusmusic606]

this is their best performance Ive seen. god like in its perfection. just wow.

[@emillarsson7075]

I love how Tosin just looks at Matt when he does the solo in "Weightless" thinking "How the hell did he do that!?"

[@evelyneverlasting9038]

Matt's beating those drums like his father whooped him when he was a kid. He was enjoying it

[@toontrack]

Awesome drummer and true talent. Hear Matt's story in this video. We had the pleasure of streaming Animals As Leaders last November during Metal Month. Check the full show here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qovZYqacZs6Ci5o

[@twilightguitarist]

I wanna thank Toontrack for this awesome stream and of course for all the amazing products that they make, you guys are awesome!

[@GENXJOPLIN]

I was at this show. Obviously the video can't do justice for how it sounded in real life but holy shit, this was the tightest they've ever sounded. I saw them a couple times after and due to no fault of their own (generally worse venues/acoustics) none of those held a candle to this one. I have seen them seven times in total from 2011-2017 but this night will always stick out to me. One of my highschool buddies was off his rocker on either mdma or some other meth like euphorant and was completely hyped throughout the entire set, really balancing out the whole snobby prog rock vibe coming from the majority of the audience. I'm personally not even much of a metal buff by any stretch of the imagination but I really wish i could re live this particular show. Hell, I wish I could just go back to being 19 again. Weird how so much can change in less than 5 years

[@squeedum4893]

So this is all in straight 4/4 time and standard tuning, right?

[@Wenasd]

+Jed Honrado more like π/4

[@BlakeMullens]

+Jed Honrado Im pretty sure they tune standard with the 8th string dropped actually, I was quite surprised when I found that out. I thought tuned lower than that.

[@PLAZ1990s]

I watched a video displaying tosin's rig run down, and if I recall correctly, he said that he usually goes standard tuning with the 7th being B, and the 8th dropped to E as a bass effect since that would be an octave down from the 6th string. I'm not too sure how many octaves lower a bass guitar's E string is in comparison to the low E on a 6-string guitar. Google to the rescue?

[@PLAZ1990s]

indeed, a bass is one octave lower

[@Jotun184]

+PLAZ1990s yep, the E they play on their 8th string is the same is the same note as the E on a bass guitar

[@mattpeacock2193]

Loved these guys for a long time....Just unreal what they can do with timings

[@JustinThomas-qt9hv]

Incredible musicians and genuinely humble human beings

[@Catrapazau]

Thanks Toontrack for providing me with this amazing concert since to date, this is the only opportunity I'll have to watch then live as they wont do a live show in Portugal

[@cassiusklaine7714]

13:56 ¡¡¡¡¡¡THAT DRUM ROLL¡¡¡¡¡¡ SO SWEEEEET¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@ferdykartawireja9334]

say no more, this band is awesome.

[@joshuasalgado4694]

I love that you can literally hear all his influences pretty much in every song.

[@SlimeBugman]

They play with a click that has a synth bass and pad. Also heir eight string guitars help complement the lower range.

[@SebastianTinajero]

Saw these guys and Chon a couple months ago and I'm going to see them again this month great band great show :D

[@RealJohi]

Going to see them this summer at Houston TX, looking foward to it!

[@matthewsnover8320]

I like these guys way better live

[@Acepilot1312]

Me too. They play with more emotions live, and that's not something very common in a lot of other bands. :)

[@Synthsnstuff84]

thanks for turning up the volume @ 35:23

[@GeraldLyn]

This is making me miss live shows :/

[@kolbypaquette5995]

this one of the few concerts I've seen from AAL where the crowd moshes

[@leeland175]

Pure awesomeness, I hope and think they deserve more recognition for their amazing talent. I saw them at the crazy donkey on long island when it was still there and the show was flawless,,also hope to see them again in new jersey this august. Tosin and matt are some of the best on the f'in planet!

[@RoyaltonDrummer922]

Also Javier

[@evelyneverlasting9038]

I've watched this a few hundred times lol😊

[@CaptainBeefy]

35:37 The sound guy finally gets out of the shitter

[@lucasthelemur7606]

these guys are fun as hell. a perfect mixture of "djent" as some call it, and progressive metal. i know they're basically the same thing, but technically they are very specific subgenres.

[@PLAZ1990s]

+Daisy's Destruction The term "djent" actually began as a guitar tone; however, I suppose for the most part that it has become a sort of subgenre over the years (Somehow.) I believe the term was coined by the band Meshuggah, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

[@Invayda]

Prog is completely different to djent. Prog is life

[@Raymx3]

Tosin always looks so happy when playing live

[@fabiovera7956]

that ESP of javier sound like a terminator t1000 so powerfull it macht the tam100 perfectly they just keep geting better cheers animals!!!!

[@gareginasatryan6761]

Fabio Vera i thinj esp is garbage brand, but that's another story

[@dextruded6020]

All I can think is I don't know how they can possibly remember every sequence of notes/riffs for these songs.. like they must never forget where their car keys are...

[@diminisheddestiny7330]

Enjoyed the heavy grooves and solos!

[@sistersmusic184]

I sped up this concert 1.5x and wasn't disappointed. They almost sounded like they could have played it that way lol thanks KZbin :D

[@sistersmusic184]

post djent

[@Char_T-v5e]

This ensemble is the very meaning of true art! Bravo!! 💯 All of the players contributing to the whole with stellar skills.👏 Each one appreciating the mastery of the others. ☝️This band epitomizes greatness.

[@bibowm]

how do they play woven web soo naturally??? it's an alien's song dude... it's amazing

[@GaryJibilian]

Simply, SICK!! Love it.

[@lucasasdf2419]

Amazing setlist, would kill to have been there.

[@lordtyrus1]

Awesome set!

[@BAKETAMETAL]

Increible, ojala algun dia vengan a Venezuela, una gra fanaticada los espera!!!!

[@jordanols]

Great Show and great band. Just a shame that Tosin's guitar is mixed way too quiet!

[@SaintScapin]

Matt is such a beast !

[@prometheusxc]

Yeah. I know a lot of the focus gets put on Tosin but I hope listeners can appreciate just how fucking good Matt is. Really young too.

[@mgkpraesi]

Holy Crap these Guys are realy good.

[@delfeth]

HENDRIX REINCARNATED!!!!!!

[@irena7777777]

Tosin Abasi plays nothing like Hendrix did. You're basing it all on skin colour. Silly.

[@Truidaudio]

The sound really opens up at 35:21. Someone didn't have the fader turned up... lol.

[@3rdstone311]

Mannnn, soooooo soooooo bad!!! They are amazing!!!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

top form & great sound ( even through my phone speaker...think ill go play this through the sub in my truck now ).

[@jaxnaturals]

So pissed i found these guys too late to see them live.

[@TheGrupoepidemia]

Awesome !!!!!

[@Pleasantries]

I was at this show and the audio was MUCH better at it than on this video. More than a year later and I'm still upset that they didn't play the explosion part in 'The price of everything and the value of nothing'. The drum solo was cool don't get me wrong, but I feel like they could have squeezed the explosion in after it

[@DaxTheSlayer45]

nice live mix for 2014 matt always goes hard on drums tho and his kit

[@HakeMati]

What a great show, they are from another planet I'm sure. haha . ***BTW: Did anyone notice that girl in front row YAWNING at **55:05** , at the most epic moment ever XD. !***

[@franciscolorenzo7596]

better than rings of saturn

[@joellarsson6573]

Easily

[@DiePixelkrieger]

weird comparison but ok

[@dougyest]

Nice live show!

[@romano1304]

Why don't they ever play Inamorata and Odsessa live? Those are 2 of my favorites!

[@mikedervos5974]

its like music from the future!!!

[@AndresCastellanos]

AMazing ! Wish i was there

[@franciscopaz9374]

Does anyone had the Setlist?

[@MattLemonsackMusic]

I’m just jealous of the camera operator who got to film Matt Garstka

[@abregoja]

Outstanding project. Nightmare sounds. I really got excited when I listen Physical education, min 40:30!! mind blowing!!!!

[@coronelklink9130]

47:19 that face

[@VJ_The_Vigilant_Guitarist]

Awesome he uses Planet Waves locking straps too!!!

[@thomaserak7]

36:12 jesus christ!!

[@shanuprateek777]

thomaserak7 my favorite part though out the whole vid

[@guilhermetonon7267]

he plays with a complex "backtrack". So hard.

[@anthonyjones3835]

Matt is a beast

[@TheMalikTwins]

Tosin's tone didn't cut through the mix AT ALL when we saw them in Cleveland last night.

[@Diesel_Budgie]

51:08 😭 It looks like that security guard at the front row is giving that girl an awkward kiss

[@RoyaltonDrummer922]

The rhythms in Woven Web aren't even human

[@ChrisP872]

The audio quality on this video is quite good although the volume level seems to lower and raise now and then (but not too often, unless it's just me)

[@talus2862]

tremenda banda!!!!

[@cfmetal]

holy crap i cant believe this is recorded. i was there..... awesomeeeeeeeeeee

[@ONEALIEN24]

WOWWWWWWWW amazing....Drummer ,,, topclass

[@melissaraul]

Noone dancing all trying to figure out chords and time signatures!

[@zondurite]

these guys are going to sell out madison square garden one day.

[@gargoyle1850]

one can only hope, but they won't.

[@CryThunderdarealone]

I don't think any prog band would. Maybe Dream Theater?

[@Snipemywaythru]

Fuck, I wish I could've been there!

[@MrArthean]

It must be so hard to play after them haha.

[@michaelprofita2878]

cant wait for my new 8 string

[@seonethree]

track list?

[@emgaldo1783]

name of song ? 28:06

[@ewaldzach6046]

The best ever

[@SVNG77]

bootiful

[@tylerarndt8218]

does it sound like the drums has a crazy high threshold on the overheads? some of the cymbals dont sound like they are even ringing out all the way before it closes. is this just my lack of of knowledge of cymbals?

[@azlawa]

I LOOVEE IITT

[@gabelube7597]

They seriously need to play "do not go gently" more

[@nivadsaid2153]

in most videos of AAL you always find that the sound level of the guitar of javier is lower than tosin's and even sometimes almost inexistant but here is the contrary witch i find it sad also given the sound quality overall witch is good and especially for the cambo of the price/behaving badly that i like so much but you can't find a near good quality than the one in this video

[@larrypennisi7765]

Not into metalbut this transcends it GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

[@boyrazak]

SUPERB METAL..

[@medioprecio837]

How the "electronic*" part is made? Who control that?? *programming

[@DavidJohnLevyUnprocessed]

The Drummer has a metronome in his ears and the samples are synchronized to it.

[@medioprecio837]

David John Levy tks dude!

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

When they started playing "Point To Point," I had a heart attack!

[@anthonyjones3835]

36:14 to the rest of the song omfg Garstka is just top notch prob best in the game. Top 3 easy