ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Micro-Aggressions (Official Music Video)

ANIMALS AS LEADERS // PARRHESIA // OUT NOW
Buy / Stream: sumerianrecs.com/parrhesia
Produced by Misha Mansoor and Animals As Leaders
Engineered & Mixed by Nick Morzov and Javier Reyes
Drums engineered by Francesco Camelli
Mastered by Jens Bogren
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Production Company - Intuition Films
Director - Marie Alyse Rodriguez
Creative Directors - Jakerris Williams & Marie Alyse Rodriguez
Director of Photography - Robert Hunter
Steadicam - Drew Allen Weaver
1st AD - Mattia Ferrante
Editor - Edwin Daboub
Gaffer - Mohamed Alaali
Key Grip - Camilo Godoy
Production Designer - Alexah Acuña
Costume Designer - Megan McCulloch
Choreographer - Judson Emery
Groomer - Danielle Haxton
Cocoon Fabricator - Nelson Cooper
1st AC - Leeann Leonard
2nd AC/DIT - Kalea Calloway
BBE - Mitch Storey
BBG - Brenton Ruh
Graphic - SirDushon
Colorist - Ben Rytz
Set PA - Alberto Suarez
Set PA - Josh Egel
TALENT
Neurotica - Stephanie Kim
Agreabla - Jasmine Perri
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[@gSWG3R]

Love Matt Gartska's fill from 0:00 - 4:15.

[@jonathan6009]

🤣

[@matthewmalphrus2906]

Lolol

[@norbertodiaz5346]

Bruh 🤣

[@benharrington1652]

Ur not even wrong

[@jdplumber007]

Best comment lol

[@cjlc93]

This literally sounds like the culmination of all 4 previous albums

[@twelvelookslike]

Plus aliens

[@brandonTHEshiados]

Agreed

[@TheRedGuy9]

Agreed. This whole album is so polished and beautiful

[@rbarsuex]

very behaving badly

[@TheBadSpoon]

Yeah it really does. I can hear a splash of all of them

[@evolexpeditions7675]

What astounds me most about these guys is how they can remember what they wrote.

[@ctravis91]

seriously

[@emptycloud2774]

Practice, sir

[@maadmike1]

@@emptycloud2774good sir you speaketh well, tis indeed all in the practice.

[@stephss]

Professionals, be like that.

[@jm.101]

Internalize many patterns and then piece them together

[@hotwot8484]

This song is so good I no longer need to eat food for sustenance.

[@aplus1080]

"How are you so f'ing ripped?! Are you doing intermittent fasting?!" "Well actually..."

[@oldnikix]

You've ascended, Breatharian.

[@luismiguelaldanaquinonez]

lol

[@Chef8898]

I'm 90 years old and this is one of the songs of all time !

[@sierrrrrrrra]

it certainly is one of them :)

[@caixiuying8901]

I'm 3 years old and holy shit I just quit my job because of that guitar solo

[@testrabbit]

These guys are absolutely disturbingly skilled at what they do. It's so utterly damn incredible & they are _memorizing_ it, as if you watch live performances you'll see no sheet music. Your acumen at detecting crazy skills is spot on dead sparrow from several hundred yards with iron sights man.

[@ECCOphonehome]

@@caixiuying8901 the lithium mines will miss you

[@jaykelley103]

@@ECCOphonehome I take lithium it's based and gets the shadow ppl to fuck off

[@MishaMansoor]

So excited this one is finally out, this was one of my favorites from the session! Next level and I can’t wait to see it live haha!!

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Album sounds great, nice work!

[@rizkyalif19]

Periphery new album when

[@iwillspam5985]

Whenever you work with the guys it brings it to the next level, good shit my dude

[@Trisket]

At this point I don't think it's a coincidence that my three favorite Animals as Leaders albums are the ones where you were the producer. The Joy of Motion is a top ten of all time for me.

[@stonudev5341]

I love the orchestral layers in the back

[@mikembp]

Every note in this is a micro-agression towards us, the other guitar players 😂❤️

[@ridleyroid9060]

Id say theyre macro aggressions if I didnt love every second of it.

[@springbloom5940]

There were notes?

[@AllTheRamenOnTheSky]

@@springbloom5940 I think you clicked the wrong video, grandpa. You were looking for AC / DC, right?

[@springbloom5940]

@@AllTheRamenOnTheSky AC/DC may only have one song, but its an actual song.

[@AllTheRamenOnTheSky]

@@springbloom5940 Okay, boomer

[@moviecore4621]

Fun Fact - The word "Parrhesia" is defined as: boldness or freedom of speech

[@georgegore]

Smth which we don't really have nowdays indeed.

[@coolcat3702]

@@georgegore Elaborate?

[@samcooke343]

@@georgegore 🤦‍♂️

[@doofy3111]

@@coolcat3702 don’t you know Twitter destroyed the first amendment?

[@Maxmaxz]

It’s definitely a bold move not to include any speech in your songs.

[@Sam-rf8yh]

Me: “I’m a pretty good guitarist.” Also me: “Never mind.”

[@Mr.CliffysWorld]

Immediately following the first time I heard this , I turned to my guitar and apologized . Profusely.

[@JustAyedan]

This would look insane on sheet music, and I appreciate that so much

[@AdrianDV]

Pushing the boundaries even further. Also bearded Gartska is awesome.

[@tauronval1404]

Agree, but with the sound on the snare Drums we lost a lot of nuances, just my opinion.

[@JakeSteikDrums]

This guy below doesn't know shit lol with great beard comes great gartska I still hear all his diddles intact they actually have more definition

[@saxon8981]

@@tauronval1404 thank you totally agree. The way the drums were Miked The Joy of motion were the best

[@anthonyreynoso7275]

Not just the beard, dude is jacked af, those poor drum heads must be crying

[@MrDogloverguy]

Bearded Gartska is my new band name

[@jaistone9640]

I love how with AAL, a solo feels like they're taking a breather, and resetting for the brutality that's about to ensue. Completely the opposite of most bands.

[@RubenBerngesMusic]

I have almost finished learning the whole song now and I can attest to the fact that the solo is by far the easiest part to play

[@teambl4dez]

@@RubenBerngesMusic I saw your bids :) learning it too on a seven string

[@williamlowe7718]

Well said

[@matmachina]

Oh shit, that's it! That's what I've been thinking since the start, but couldn't describe it with words! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gamethogic3751]

damn you right

[@hiya2112]

Getting CAFO era vibes, that level of energy. This is dope.

[@GeorgeTsiros]

glad i'm not the only one

[@spaghetti3091]

I thought the same thing, kinda feels like a new take on maybe tempting time. I just got the feeling with this album like I got when I first heard them.

[@jameschauvet3140]

@@spaghetti3091 took the words right out my mouth

[@somaticspirituality]

The part around 1:40 is reminiscent of the middle of Inamorata

[@alexpokedex]

I keep either laughing or being on the verge of tears listening to Parrhesia for the first time. Out of this world.

[@freyvalor1513]

I'm 42 yrs young and I would've never believed music in general could have gotten any better... Bands like this reinvent and redefine music, melody , tempo and everything in between!!! You are all truly talented and I thank you and the other genres of metal for being there for me when nothing else is 🤘🤓🤘keep calm and keep being EPIC!!! 💜

[@Paniekzaaiertje]

‘42 years young’….. It immediately tells us how you feel. You feel old but you have to specifically state your age and that it is ‘young’. I hate those people. They are always annoying know-it-alls and will always deny any reason you put in their faces.

[@TedThomasTT]

@@Paniekzaaiertje very weird thing to say there buddy lol

[@donald8940]

@@Paniekzaaiertje Yeesh, go outside you dork.

[@evilsciontist]

@@Paniekzaaiertje you got some series internal anger… stop projecting yourself onto others.

[@C.J.Yarborough]

Yeah man. It’s absurd of the cringe-factor achieved with that shitty comment. You clearly need to touch some grass quick. Yikes.

[@DonjiPicudo]

This song is really amazing, goddamn, Animals one week, Meshuggah the other, thank you metal gods 😁😁

[@stevemuzak8526]

Animals, Meshuggah, Northlane, Porcupine Tree etc... this year isn't that bad :D

[@baraldobumpa3447]

Dont forget jason richardson too

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

Djent year .. Year of Djent.

[@braizishe4935]

monuments are dropping an album soon, stay tuned

[@jaymraider6607]

The Allegaeon Album was insanely good too. This pandemic has produced some of the best metal albums from alot of great bands!

[@akuikage]

That intro hit me like a macro-aggression

[@aplus1080]

😂 there's nothing micro about a spin kick to the face!

[@DHGWHISKEY117]

I see what you did there 😏

[@austenbreshears3028]

Whenever I try to describe AAL to someone the best I can come up with is "It's music for musicians".

[@WorldOfDeepThought]

Not only, I'm not a musician and I love them. Best I can do to describe such music is "imagine the word 'nervous' had positive connotation".

[@serious_goose]

@@WorldOfDeepThought that’s actually spot on

[@berksterb8475]

@@WorldOfDeepThought You’re probably just a natural musician who hasn’t realized it yet. These mixed meters melt normal brains…

[@edoardodalpra4742]

@@WorldOfDeepThought as the other guy said, you probably have a particular sensibility to music that is more often found in musicians than in non-musicians. Try picking up an instrument

[@AcidAdventurer]

I'm a bit autistic and I often hear music differently than to how it actually is and this song slappp. I could never be a musician because I hate tedious and monotonous tasks. Plus I would hate to listen to music as if I'm understanding it as through music theory, timings and notes and techniques and all that. I'm a pedant and someone who over analyzes everything. But not my music. Music is meant just to soak up and feel and be absorbed through the imagination and emotion not to be understood through reason.

[@benholmquist3589]

This track is insane.

[@Prettynoise]

At 62 years old I just found out about this band a couple months ago. This is absolutely stunning!!!! I'm going to get a 8 string guitar and have fun trying to figure out how they are playing this mayhem.

[@pasongara4891]

Great! I wanna see it! If you get one, I'LL be a fan!!!

[@Charles-vw4yb]

I'm 35 and I just started playing on my birthday of this year of 2023, four months ago. It's sustenance of power such that I defeated a ten year drug addiction all through playing guitar... Do it

[@DHGWHISKEY117]

Good luck trying to nail tosins work He’s on a 9 string

[@Arcnaught]

The synergy is really kicking in...

[@limerence18]

Speaking of synergy, DGD just dropped a single

[@Galian6686]

@@limerence18 and it's a fuckin' banger!

[@nixthelatter]

This is is some on the sickest guitar work I've ever heard in my 36 years.

[@trentoniusmaximus1701]

Music like this gives me hope for our species..

[@Braxtarty]

This song brought tears to my eyes. I can't explain exactly why, but I think I just forgot how beautiful music can be. It's been a while since something hit me like this one.

[@jakesandoval9937]

Same here when I first heard it , I am completely blown away

[@BraindropOfficial]

I have no words for this master class defying everything .. speechless

[@ottolehto]

This is a band at their artistic peak. At least until their next album! ;)

[@cysecgnz]

That was a roller coaster 🎢

[@kevouttttt]

It is impossible to describe how good this is

[@benjaminvillarreal1499]

Scrumtralescent

[@moldy_burrito_]

Eh. Maybe not thats good fits. Its alright. The world has come to place where fast clicks equals good.music. the solos are nice. The rest. Is meh. Just cuase it hasn't been done before doesn't mean you need to do it.

[@zacknight7640]

So true, talent like this is beyond words. Fitting that they don’t have a vocalist

[@wilfyjon2153]

Patiently awaiting Matt's drum playthrough like the second coming! 🙏 Almost my favourite band of all time so far!!

[@TheGringuish12]

Funny name for a track that hits you like a train in the first 15 seconds Love it

[@chadink]

These guys don't push boundaries, they make new ones. Absolutely amazing stuff!

[@majorastorm]

"Did I just hear someone use a micro aggression? UURRRRRRAAAAGGHHHHH!"

[@ryewaldman2214]

you guys are killing it with the interpretive dance music videos

[@heywella]

Damn. They all rugged now and shit. Absolute banger

[@onlyosiriz375]

That's how you know it's finna be some fire

[@JadAWESOME210]

I can't get enough of this one, it's like *exactly* all of my favorite aspects of heavy AAL synthesized. It's probably my fav from the album.

[@alienallen]

KZbin guitarists, Tiktok guitarists and etc, watch. These guys are on a level above and on their own and of course Gartska is a machine.

[@charlesmiller3278]

That's exactly what they are, machines. Devoid of any emotion. Nice background noise though.

[@UriPhoneCracker]

@@charlesmiller3278 so nice of you to be so self aware!

[@EeekItsSnek]

@@charlesmiller3278 meh maybe if you don't understand music theory at all. This album maybe not so immediately recognizable. But nearly every abulm they have put out has at least half of the track list conveying emotion thru instrumentals alone. And I'd be hard pressed to find more than a handful of non jazz musicians who can do that.

[@samwoj]

@@charlesmiller3278 maybe it just doesn't resonate with you, try again in a couple years, it might hit you different, peace.

[@Ryan-vh9bw]

@Charles Miller It's interesting to me when people say this. Technical music like this isn't meant to convey emotion in the same way other music does. That doesn't make it better or worse than other music, it's just different. I find that to be an extremely limiting perspective.

[@RichardGarcia93]

Love that some of Tosin’s riff ideas become actual songs like this one!

[@lkwalden7]

It would be kind of weird if it didn't work that way!

[@RichardGarcia93]

@@lkwalden7 Yes, but after multiple years of hearing riffs and wishing they became riffs it’s very satisfying when this happens. Some of my favorite bands still haven’t released some incredible riffs as songs that I’ve heard close to 10 years ago and it’s a bummer.

[@Day13May]

The return of Metal Matt himself

[@keijokelvoton8936]

I had shivers at one point, doesn't happen very often. There's a lot to chew here for sure.

[@cameronpenoyer3242]

Thought this was a documentary about animals. Glad I clicked

[@jessegordon3891]

how does this band keep getting better

[@questionablekortex3191]

honestly this whole Album might be there magnum opus, can't wait to see em in concert 🤘

[@DRUMandSCOOT]

I’m here for the beard and the drums

[@assuerorenton1575]

This chaos is very nice. It's so beautiful.

[@nickcantwell5454]

I feel like I hear a lot of Javier in this one. Such a banger!

[@Solarbrightofficial]

ANIMALS in details and LEADERS in progression and innovation. Amazed !!!!

[@Slay_Maniac]

Thank you! For that tricky high speed track!

[@alexisondrums_]

That first listen to a new AAL track is always an unparalleled experience. Mind gets blown every time.

[@Killerbee_McTitties]

I can't even comprehend most of what's happening in the first listening. With the older albums too, even years later I notice little things I didn't pay attention to previously.

[@marcosgmunoz1]

to me it's the complete opposite. It flies over my head completely the first time, then I start piecing it together, then it increasingly blows my mind the more I listen to it.

[@fontajo]

SO happy to see this band making bangers like this. And what an encapsulating video.

[@georgehernandez8015]

This band has always been making bangers!!!!!

[@brandonwest3891]

lol literally encapsulating

[@yoshiki.g1450]

There is literally nothing Tosin cannot do with his guitar. 😎👌

[@timterri5534]

Mind Explosion!

[@Ever_Yone]

New looks are amazing! And the power on music it’s devastating!

[@matheuscarvalhodrums2972]

This album is really one of a kind. All tracks are bangers. Amazing fucking job. Still mind blown by so much technique and amazing skills. 10/10 best work since joy of motion.

[@abregoja]

One of the best and top notch bands across the globe... Technique, innovation, leadership, flow and cadence... all the ingredients for the perfect recipe. Great musicians and humble human beings (even though being the best musicians around the world) Without a doubt, one of my favorites bands! keep going guys! outstanding sound!!!! I even listen your music for reading haha cheers from Costa Rica! Pura Vida!!! Welcome here for your next tour

[@pill3995]

After listening to this, music can no longer surprise me.

[@florenttenryu5011]

Beautiful and intense

[@The_KlaVra]

More blast beats, I AM SOLD! I need to hear this album in full! Blast Beats and AAL work so well!

[@twelvelookslike]

Yes i was hoping Matt would incorporate them. Love it

[@appuser]

This is SUCH a banger. Might be my favorite track on the album.

[@briantodd6919]

I really like the bit that goes "bikkidabikkidabubbledeeblblblblblb"

[@jrettetsohyt1]

Animals as Leaders have got a great unique signature style.

[@Iejoshy]

This will stand the test of time, they absolutely fucking smashed it out of the stratosphere with this album. Don't think I'll ever settle on a "favourite" song, this album contains nothing but masterpieces.

[@cncpackaginginc1503]

On Impulse still has one of the most epic guitar solos of all time.

[@Iejoshy]

@@cncpackaginginc1503 They've been dishing out god-tier music since day 1, I've never known anything quite like it.

[@Mastertarium]

my favorite is red miso...but this one is kicking ass!!!!

[@mathrockmaniac7643]

@@Iejoshy Yep...The Madness Of AAL.

[@timothyryan8753]

Agreed, this fucking band is one of the greatest of ALL TIME. Not a single bad song in the entire discography.

[@notloki3377]

i've personally always had a preference for macro aggressions.

[@tromboneman4517]

This is basically this album’s CAFO.

[@brendanerskine4158]

Just like CAFO has bass, I swear this also has a separate bass track

[@harolddejesus4101]

Cafo 2, thank you I needed this

[@akarpil77]

So hard to find original music these days. You guys are insane!

[@adamb602]

It’s ABSURD how good these guys keep getting. brain is melted out of my skull. Hope they come back to Salt Lake City! Love me some AAL! ⚔️

[@brandonwest3891]

SAME

[@adamb602]

@@brandonwest3891 micro aggressions and the Gordian naught blow my mind. Like it’s like the sound of atoms being rearranged lol. Either that or my brain being melted LOL

[@joshmetalheart86]

Demasiado fuegoooo!

[@christophesavage-legault5452]

Cant belive this beauty! Virtuosos these guys!!!

[@mindsfun-4579]

No wonder Matts so good at playing the drums, he has 8 arms. It makes so much sense now

[@LiftedBlader]

This one rips. Lots of the changes and licks towards the end were giving me major BTBAM vibes

[@pictrixter69]

Damn Tosin and his magical thumb!!!!

[@skywalkerneoblade]

Thank you for creating true art.

[@aditnugrohomusic]

Whooa ... dude... this is sick.

[@metalsalvo]

I was practicing guitar when I saw this came out. I just need another 40 years to get to this level, wait for me.

[@little_bigtone]

That larada is absolutely beautiful

[@neilm9523]

Whose here because Rick Beato mentioned them in one of his videos???? Rick knows his stuff, this is awesome!!!

[@ShredmasterScott]

I committed 666 micro aggressions while listening to this track

[@omnilightstudios7958]

wow 666 how cliche please dream up an original number is so thoughtless i automatically lose respect for people that drop the numbers 420, 69, and 666 ,its so over cliche and unimaginative it leads me believe you have no integrity . i could be wrong but im batting 1000 so far . i smoke i toke i listen to heavy metal but i also THINK FOR MY SELF and i don't blindly regurgitate peasant drivel trying to make friends with the cool kids GOOD luck your gonna need it cause observational intelligence is not your forte

[@omnilightstudios7958]

yes yes yes im a doosh bag and a jerk but im, so damn good at it

[@juliansalazar7097]

AAL is finally back with a new album. REJOICE!!!

[@Rhekluse]

This is so mental.

[@dspannplayspiano]

1:29 Controlled chaos in one of its most beautiful forms to my ears. AAL is the first band to make me play a song so many times and not grow "cold" to it as fast as I do other songs. The level of sonic creativity in this particular piece has completely floored me. Well freaking done.

[@ether2006]

they fleshed out the selective picking etude !!

[@euqla]

hi ether

[@justadrian3890]

hi ethee

[@ether2006]

hi

[@THAvidinc]

I knew it sounded familiar lol

[@tmayne220]

One thing I've noticed from tosin is that he tends to make songs out of nearly everything he comes up with. No ideas wasted 😁

[@isthathingsharp]

You guys know it too, this album is the one that will stand the test of time.

[@tommy2fast244]

Literally all of them will to me

[@Trohawkk]

you'll forget about it fanboy

[@isthathingsharp]

@@Trohawkk maybe, and when I come across it again it’ll still be badass.

[@__SiD__]

I dont know it took 2minutes and skipping until i realized i wont hear it again.

[@zachdamery8284]

The joy of motion, yes. They are more robotic now. Not saying it forgettable, just not their best.

[@notahoagie8470]

Tosin teased the entire intro a while ago and we had no idea this would've been a song.

[@hechogamermx4812]

Couldn’t expect anything less than greatness for these guys. My favorite band, can’t wait to see them live again.

[@relaxwithriffs6682]

This album is truly the most deadly consequence of the covid pandemic. My social life has just ended for another year. Insane stuff guys. Please come to Europe 😭😭😭

[@anthemics464]

Another Year, huh?

[@chrisallen1296]

the tragic story of the two lovers who went overboard while attempting to invent pantyhose

[@collinsnow2203]

This

[@TheBallinCollin96]

You win.

[@pbishhhhh]

Those quadruplet chugs are insane...

[@felixgarstka]

Ready for the drum play through whenever Matt is 😂

[@TheVashnessItself99]

I'm definitely getting conflict between individuality/self discovery and belonging/forming relationships though conformity from this video, but it doesn't really become apparent till the end, great work on the video and the tune!

[@asafaraujo3173]

3:30 this melody is perfect 🤯

[@ducciocarino9385]

🔥👽🎸👽🔥

[@ryanini999]

Dooooooooooooooope!

[@juanpablosuarez5830]

La mejor parte fue cuando hicieron "pkpkiksjpkiskpkiskpkski"

[@omukssbm]

THIS SHIT CRAZY LMAOOOO

[@tylerbaars1173]

Fr tho

[@travisgarcia1338]

If I could choose a song to walkout to a fight to. This would be it!!

[@KevinCorkran]

Matt Garstka is an unstoppable force of a musician, jesus christ

[@AlexM-fq5nb]

Reminds me of Blotted Science! AAL still has the stuff 👍🏻

[@shaunsmith7774]

Yes but can they play the triangle?

[@snertli]

REAL Animals! Awesome!!!

[@CoreyCheddarChips]

Holy cow this is amazing!