ANIMALS AS LEADERS — Weightless (review)

ANIMALS AS LEADERS — Weightless album cover Album · 2011 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Warthur
Is Djent really a subgenre or just a style of playing? Well, if Animals as Leaders' Weightless is anything to go by, one thing's for sure: it certainly isn't much like the bulk of Dream Theater-inspired progressive metal bands. Djent groups can be derided in some quarters for getting overly fancy with their technical playing, but I don't really hear that here - whilst there's no doubt that this is an album with a highly technical focus, the band never resort to aimless noodling, instead creating a wonderfully atmospheric piece which proves that you can combine technical excellence with emotional resonance. If Djent is really nothing more than a particular flavour of prog metal, then finally this is prog metal I can really get excited about.
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dtguitarfan wrote:
more than 2 years ago
One of my favorite bands, and one of my favorite albums - definitely in my top 5 for the year 2011.

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