AnimalsAsLeaders

"I hear you Ben!" a fan screamed from the crowd. Guitarists Ben Weinman and Jeff Tuttle, frontman Greg Puciato, bassist Liam Wilson and new drummer Billy Rymer were yet to be seen. The stage crew had just narrowed down the possibilities of anything going wrong during the band's set...

"A Darkest Hour/Dillinger Escape Plan tour is a true representation of underground metal and extreme music in 2010," Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum told Noisecreep about why the pair's tour has "must attend" status. "Both of us have been touring and putting out records for easily ten years plus...

At the band's recent California live debut, Animals as Leaders garnered a triumphant cheer from the Hollywood crowd when the bands playing before the trio asked the crowd if they were ready for band's the mind-bending, instrumental take on metal...

It's very possible Finland's Circle of Contempt have, until now, passed under your radar because, well, they're from Finland. However, if everything goes according to plan, that will soon change. The band has an album on the way from Sumerian Records and just finished their first ever tour with Winds of Plague, Stick to Your Guns, Sleeping Giant and Oceano...

With the fifth studio release from the North Carolina progessive death metal act Between the Buried and Me, vocalist Tommy Rogers says that the new album is, "some of the best material they ever created," and we agree. The band keeps to their palette of style changing based on the vocals provided; but despite the complexity, it carries depth with meaning...

We hate to brag. OK, maybe we don't hate it, but we definitely feel bad when we brag, especially when it's about a new album we wish we could share with you. That said, we've been blasting the new Devin Townsend Project disc 'Addicted,' and holy hell, is it awesome...

Man, what a gorgeous weekend we had here in New York, despite what every single meteorologist told us heading into the holiday. What an awesome job that must be, huh? You can be wrong all the time, and still, no one fires you. Must be nice. Anyways, we've been away for three days now, which means we've got three days of metal news to catch you up on...

Animals As Leaders' debut album on Prosthetic Records is a adventurous foray into electronica-laced instrumental metal, off-time prog, and some acrobatic and atmospheric guitar playing from leadman Tosin Abasi. There's enough diversity in there to catch the ear of most metal fans...

Animals As Leaders - 'S/T' - Prosthetic Records As Obama has brought change into Washington D.C., this week we've got a band that's also bringing a change of sound to the metal realm as we know it. Coming to you from Prosthetic Records, the band's self-titled album includes former Reflux guitarist Tosin Abasi...