Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes of Animals As Leaders playing The Woven Web at NAMM 2020 for Fishman

[@Hababa2]

It's sad that Javier doesn't get as much attention as the other two. Clearly he's on their level as an amazing guitarist.

[@overseer_grimal]

Tosin sells himself as a brand better

[@leftyguitarjoe]

I like Mestis much more than AAL. Javier is incredible.

[@mrbluepie]

I was going to say the same thing. Javier deserves more attention!

[@Cmoore718]

Javier is one of the best classical guitar players out there

[@NickWelch]

He seems like a low key guy that isn't seeking a lot of attention.

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

Tosin looks more and more like a wizard, and Javier has this “dad that is also a god at guitar” look 🤣

[@megadethly]

Yes, his guitar even looks like a flame.

[@user-te3qq1rb7u]

Nah Javier looks like some high end baller type dude that rolls up smoking a cigar to steal your girl.

[@blankspace0000]

I was thinking character from The Matrix but wizard works too lol

[@realblakrawb]

Tosin fell out of the matrix and Javier is watching the movie.

[@francisproulx9669]

@@user-te3qq1rb7u so true! Mafia style

[@TheEffence]

I'll never get over how good the thumping part is

[@Eltramicst]

Djent, my man. 👌

[@joshuagavaghan224]

Wait til you try to headbang that rhythm on psychedelics. Brain 🧠 exploding shit. This music literally triggered synesthesia.

[@adityanadgauda]

@@joshuagavaghan224 ive had the exact same experience. I can't even begin to describe it.

[@sergioibarra3461]

Yes I am a bassist and started playing double thumb in guitar and then thought wow this could be useful for Djent right? But then I saw Tosin for the first time and I was blown away by how good bass technique sounds in guitar... so good, the groove and the rhythm and the use of those triplet slap patterns

[@bakedandsteaked]

Stupid clean

[@vial0043]

2:40 That guy's reaction is perfect for this performance 🤟

[@keithmcduffie7182]

Give Javier Some LOVE!!!! He's Running Right Beside Tosin AND Holding Down The Groove While Tosin Wanders!!! 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@colinhuff896]

As a lead guitar player I’ve always admired and had more respect for rhythm players. Nobody will listen to someone just shred without a foundation underneath them. Guys like Hetfield and Malcom Young are the true heroes, and I would place Javier in this category as well.

[@davidfelton7772]

*Metronome starts* Me: 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 *They start playing* Me: 1,∞,∞,∞,∞,∞,∞,∞

[@AdrienRako]

Man, Javier's line on the main riff is absolutely banging. So much groove.

[@EM-wv8vf]

Tosin lookin like he designs music in the matrix as The One.

[@adityastrcoep]

He's my favorite human being if he's even a human. So humble and down to earth yet so talented.

[@funkyduck4743]

AAL is feeding my musical intellect so much it's gonna take me a lifetime to digest. Thanks for the amazing music guys....

[@behindthen0thing]

Learn faster!

[@peachmelba1000]

Although they're very popular with a certain crowd rn, I don't think the genius of their sound will be properly understood for quite a while.

[@behindthen0thing]

@@peachmelba1000 same as the shuggah

[@peachmelba1000]

@@behindthen0thing agreed

[@joshuagavaghan224]

Ikr. I had been getting kinda tired of all my usual rotation. And around that time Spotify decided to play me AAL when o was tripping balls and it blew me away. I put on their 2016 album and I'm gonna be stuck on that one alone for a while. There's so much here that I just wasn't getting with my usual stuff. The placement of the guitars down low gives such a unique texture and sound. And tosins pickups are next fucking level. When I heard the brain dance my first thought was what the fuck pickups are those. I could hear everything, and when played by this guy, that's just beautiful. Such good stuff. Really inspiring, and shakes off any staleness I had in my own music writing. Now my brain has crazy rhythms bouncing around in there.

[@mabhouse88]

Tosin out here lookin like a Final Fantasy 15 character.

[@stephentraskos3130]

he damn well ain't no "spoony bard"

[@theAristocrap]

Great camera work (especially in contrast to the stroke inducing person with ronin on your left).

[@skullbane535696]

Scrolled down to see if anybody was as annoyed by the idiot on the left as I was. Not disappointed. His camera "technique" gave me a headache.

[@justinleblanc1374]

Glasses, some leather holsters, some guns and Tosin would be a Matrix character

[@YouLikeBosch]

Maybe it's just the clothes but 2020s Tosin looks like he ate 2010s Tosin for breakfast and hit the gym with his newly gifted protein.

[@lazyfingers4382]

Javier is the animals as leaders glue ....

[@dextruded6020]

These guys (all 3 from AAL) have earned a special place in my heart for not only being absolutely amazing at what they do but also how much they do the skill and information sharing stuff down on our level.

[@jackrussell1232]

These guys have higher processing power than the rest of us. As a musician I have to believe that so I don't literally practice myself to death trying to get this good.

[@oscarluisalvarez5651]

A superior concept of music

[@xGshikamaru]

I feel so fortunate that I was able to see them live a few years back, memories from this concert are still vivid in my mind, had a blast

[@cortewing4029]

GODDAMN!!! That thumping, the tambor, the rhythm, it just sets my heart on fire! It's like a beautiful typhoon of rain and destruction! Impending doom, yet so pristine and elegant.

[@rew6184]

timbre

[@cortewing4029]

@@rew6184 thanks I forgot the word. Peace homie

[@Twobarpsi]

Dude with the gimbal...chill out bro.

[@antoniocornejo8455]

Tosin looks like a higher being I shouldn’t fw

[@samindaperamuna6392]

He is I believe

[@Jrocka7x]

His brother is a fashion designer

[@kraterkop]

So his looks match perfectly?

[@maJastoL]

Probs is

[@kakalakiakka4545]

2:19 i can play this can I join?

[@softpool1286]

both virtuosos. so fun to watch

[@drphalanges1520]

Tosin lookin' like a Blade Runner. Also dusty AF lol

[@cru2006]

insanely talented

[@moglagaash]

tosin must warp to an from the matrix to be such a beast at guitar.

[@dolinofolde]

A mastery of two handed tapping but as a mechanism to play music rather than arpeggios really fast.you know what I mean you can't play these co.positions with other techniques they are real musical passages executed perfectly.

[@Max_Payn3]

Tosin really took two handed tapping into another dimension . It reminds me of the stuff math rock bands like This Town Needs Guns were doing, nobody in metal had taken it there yet. Much like Eddie Van Halen , tosin took it to another level

[@maJastoL]

@@Max_Payn3 Try Erra

[@hrhr2466]

Can we appreciate how stylish tosin is hehehe

[@AsAugustSleeps]

I feel like Javier doesn’t get enough credit for doubling up Tosin’s insane riffs. Anybody who’s played guitar knows it’s way harder to play somebody else’s crazy riffs versus your own crazy riffs.

AWESOME!

[@stephentraskos3130]

This video is the essential example of how to answer the question "How do you describe cool?". Answer: you know it when you see it.

[@ricardocivil515]

1:39 the ronie coleman reference was genius

[@RobbertMuniz]

When Tosin and Javier are invited to a gig at the church :-)

[@Myriam-nk2fw]

I love them so much

[@Ziggy_Popsy]

The vibe💯✌✌✌

[@haroldstaam]

they are guitar wizards!!!!

[@xmattspencer]

Looking like some modern guitar wizards 🧙‍♂️

[@psionic6126]

I really like Tosins outfit. He is my fav Cyberpunk Character :-)

[@andreasgajewski]

is the camera guy on the left making an action movie? :D those movements are so fast sometimes lel

[@joeh2236]

Yall are awesome, keep it up, keep posting

[@globalfatmas]

I like the guy at the end doing the pan shot with his camera

[@chuckcrunch1]

iéd love to see there compressor settings

[@rodrigoe.rodrigues6976]

this guy revolutionized guitar... created a new style never heard before. Like Van halen did in his time

[@uddiponduara7201]

Michael and Franklin look awesome in the thumbnail

[@unsaved6]

Looks like the guy with the ronin gimbal is having a bigger blast that anyone else.

[@jfrbcelloguitar]

Excelente 👌 gracias

[@Svasprod]

The gimbal camera is headbanging too

[@ranggawibawa6545]

Unique guitarist

[@sasquatchmadeofcheese]

I dress V in cyberpunk exactly like Tosin in this

[@Donttalktomeifyoureabot]

lotta ppl including me brought here by al go rhythm

[@AdrienRako]

Camera man having a hard time not headbanging all the while recording

[@magnobeliero236]

I like this song because it sounds like a piece of soundtrack off of Castlevania

[@halilmad]

FLAWLESS

[@BoyAditya]

😂 What do you want to accomplish with that kind of camera movement, oo dear cameraman 🤣

[@elgrifo3611]

is that ERIK KILLMONGER

[@kaimultivideo4956]

The dude with the Ronin. 🤣

[@wenchcarroteh06]

Is Javier playing through a Greg Koch signature amp?

[@mark6302]

Tosin looks like he's from the future

[@CarlitologyTV]

Wow

[@BLAKRAINBOW]

How did they find each other?! ❤️

[@austinfrain1176]

They are perfect for each other.

[@Bl00DmixedWithPoison]

Tosis abasi looks like static shock

[@gigistephens4633]

Can someone confirm that Tosin is indeed has double jointed fingers? It sure seems so.

[@AhmedSkeleton]

Where's matt

[@mogofresha]

Cara mainnya kalem, tapi energinya dapat.. . Keren banget... .

[@j.m.1928]

Sounds like a Deftones song.

[@michaelgavin7621]

Gartska cometh.

[@josephrowland8014]

He got influence from Dominic Frasca... I bet you

[@raymondr2821]

I'm lost 😆

[@perhapsavailable]

Sounds like elevator music from a mildly perturbed elevator.

[@Darevanguez]

2:40 Sam ryder? 😳😳

[@abdulcreate1453]

Where is matt?

[@Heneskah0101]

what's the mesa rig please anyone?

[@oddfellowfloyd]

I wonder if they get performance anxiety, and if so, what they do to combat it?

[@_alreph]

There’s no way to combat it other than just doing it tbh. And it’s pretty much that way for most difficult things in life unfortunately/fortunately. Nike was right.

[@Marco-ke4zs]

They have a 'Lethal Weapon' thing. U know, two different guys, the best in their fields, holding their guns. This actually came out a little bit gay, but u know what I mean.

[@mcbnj]

wait you guys missed a note

[@lkzprd]

Them stank face inducing thump parts tho

[@fernandocoutinho6362]

Show

[@kusanagisteve7166]

When Erik Killmonger stops by at NAMM to rip some sick riffs after he killed the Black Panther and took the throne of Wakanda

[@jonathanwaldo7055]

Tosin putting on that Covid weight 🤣🤣

[@klauskarlkraus]

One time I dropped my guitar and it fell die some stairs. Sounds the same

[@AngSingha]

I hear rhythm and monotone ideas throughout the whole song. Where's the melody and guitar solo? Where's the chorus? I can't get into Tosin's material.....

[@saamo1423]

With a face like that, no surprise

[@eddie7780]

@@saamo1423 here you are again! Get a life!

[@Pplouch]

:D

[@andyfadillah]

Dude with the gimbal is annoying AF. Unless if he's the official cam man of the event or the player

[@ifhami4122]

chill

[@matycee]

hey! curb your gimble

[@arthurkitchen8896]

That beard is lame

[@JavierReyes-o8q]

This failure of invention has been living on planet 'oncemen'.

[@Xirrious]

Man tosin makes some ugly guitars

[@williep1626]

I get the difficulty aspect of this style of music, but thus isn't something I think really anyone outside of the guitar community would listen to. There's no real continuity of a theme here. Every few bars it's more tapping and thumping. No lyrics...just not my scene. I appreciate the level of talent but I think this skill level needs to be mainstream and that all starts with songwriting.

[@someguy7448]

well, that's just the thing. this is Djent. pretty much no-one will listen to this that isn't already neck deep in the jazz / prog scene. There are themes within the music, and they specifically don't have a vocalist for that very reason. To let the technique and the music speak for itself. and besides, when you're writing music that shifts rhythms as much as these guy's music does, most of the time, vocalists will have a hard time finding their "place" in the track, if that makes any sense.

[@Metaliconian]

I imagine if Tosin wanted to be mainstream it would've happened already.

[@tfwnoyandere]

wrong