Animals As Leaders

American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. It is currently composed of guitarists Tosin Abasi and [a=Javier Reyes (2)] along with drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007, initially as a solo project. Prosthetic Records released the band's self-titled debut album in 2009. They went on to release the albums Weightless (2011), The Joy of Motion (2014), The Madness of Many (2016), and Parrhesia (2022).