Weightless (Animals as Leaders album)
| Weightless | ||||
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| Studio album by Animals as Leaders | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, djent, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 46:29 | |||
| Label | Prosthetic | |||
| Producer | Animals as Leaders | |||
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Weightless is the second album by instrumental progressive metal group Animals as Leaders. It was released on November 4, 2011 in Europe, November 7, 2011 in the UK, and November 8, 2011 in the US by Prosthetic Records.[1] The album charted at #92 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, as well as #7 on Billboard’s Top Hard Music Chart, #16 on their Top Independent Album Chart and #50 on the Top Current Digital Album Chart.[2]
Unlike the previous Animals as Leaders album, Weightless features a trio line-up instead of just consisting of Tosin Abasi along with featuring real drums in addition to programmed drums. Both guitarists in the group (Abasi and Javier Reyes) play 8-stringed guitars on this release.
The track titles of the album are chapter titles from the Rama series written by Arthur C. Clarke.
Track listing
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | [4] |
All tracks written by Animals as Leaders.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "An Infinite Regression" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Odessa" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Somnarium" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Earth Departure" | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Isolated Incidents" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Do Not Go Gently" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "New Eden" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Cylindrical Sea" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Espera" | 2:13 |
| 10. | "To Lead You to an Overwhelming Question" | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Weightless" | 5:15 |
| 12. | "David" | 2:27 |
Total length: |
46:29 | |
Personnel
- Animals as Leaders
- Tosin Abasi – eight-string guitar, bass
- Javier Reyes – eight-string guitar
- Navene Koperweis – drums, programming
- Production
- Navene Koperweis – engineering
- Javier Reyes – mixing
- Dustin Miller – mastering
- Jay Wynne – artwork, design
References
- ↑ Duncan, Michael (September 25, 2011). "Animals as Leaders - Isolated Incidents". Rock Edition. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ "ANIMALS AS LEADERS' "Weightless" Debuts at #92 on Billboard Top 200 Chart". Prosthetic Records News. November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. Weightless review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ↑ A. Carbon, Johnathan. "CoC: Animals As Leaders - Weightless: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. 2011-11-1. Retrieved 2011-11-27.