---
title: "Animals as Leaders"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/animals-as-leaders"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2007
---

# Animals as Leaders

**Animals as Leaders** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 2007 to present.

Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington D.C. Since 2012, the band has consisted of Tosin Abasi, Javier Reyes, and Matt Garstka (drums), having originated in 2007 as a solo project by Abasi. They are a prominent band within the djent scene. Prosthetic Records released the band's eponymous debut album in 2009. They have since released the albums Weightless (2011), The Joy of Motion (2014), The Madness of Many (2016), and Parrhesia (2022).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_as_Leaders

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Animals as Leaders |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Formed | 2007 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Djent Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/djent)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tosin Abasi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tosin-abasi) | Guitar | 2007 to present | Current |
| [Javier Reyes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/javier-reyes) | Guitar | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Matt Garstka](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-garstka) | Drums (drum set) | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Navene Koperweis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/navene-koperweis) | Drums (drum set) | 2009 to 2012 | Former |
| [Matt Halpern](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-halpern) | Drums (drum set) | 2009 to 2009 | Former |
| [Chebon Littlefield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chebon-littlefield) | Bass guitar | 2007 to 2008 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | [Animals as Leaders](https://themetalnet.com/album/99e01013-b7c7-32cd-ba11-ffe845543632) | Album |
| 2011 | [Weightless](https://themetalnet.com/album/35bc29f9-4c09-4d07-840a-01ce4b2d4865) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Joy of Motion](https://themetalnet.com/album/51a74d4a-f21d-49de-8655-5335dafd82d2) | Album |
| 2016 | [The Madness of Many](https://themetalnet.com/album/05a7cec1-23fd-4b0f-8fc0-96bc327fb1f1) | Album |
| 2022 | [Parrhesia](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb7c1504-7f86-4f12-90e1-0aa0a827ba0e) | Album |

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- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Periphery](https://themetalnet.com/band/periphery) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [TesseracT](https://themetalnet.com/band/tesseract) (listened together)
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- [Plini](https://themetalnet.com/band/plini) (listened together)
- [Polyphia](https://themetalnet.com/band/polyphia) (listened together)
- [Between the Buried and Me](https://themetalnet.com/band/between-the-buried-and-me) (listened together)
- [The Contortionist](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-contortionist) (listened together)
- [CHON](https://themetalnet.com/band/chon) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/animalsasleaders
- x: https://twitter.com/animalasleader
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalsasleaders/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/65C6Unk7nhg2aCnVuAPMo8
- bandcamp: https://animalsasleaders.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/419615
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCh8E95ps6PJjgdS5XKzDEfg
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/311508570
- website: https://animalsasleaders.org/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/animals-as-leaders](https://themetalnet.com/band/animals-as-leaders). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt