Animals As Leaders

Being 100% honest, I was only there to see Periphery, but Astronoid was pretty solid, the vocals weren't my favorite. Animals as Leaders was impressive with their technical prowess, but I didn't know any pf the songs, so they were a little difficult to get into - props to the guy sitting next to me nodding completely out of time with AAL lol

Been to three of their shows now and can't wait for the fourth one to happen. Always an amazing night when they are playing. Absolutely awesome!

I really enjoyed seeing Animals As Leaders and Periphery. I came mostly for the latter but was pretty blown away by the former. Great musicianship! I would totally see them again, especially to share the experience with someone new :)

Amazing show!!! I waited so long for this show!! Nice sound!!! Beautiful lighting!!! Was worth it!!!!

The level of technical proficiency is astounding. Everything from the lights to the pit were on point.

Animals as Leaders have truly mastered their art. From their talented playing abilities to their stage presence, they really know how to put on a good show. The mix was spot on (a little too bassy for the other bands) and the light show was really great as well. I have zero complaints about this show or the venue!

A truly impressive concert. The opening bands, Chon and Conquering Dystopia, were a great start. Animals as Leaders themselves performed even better then in their recordings.

Opening acts: Chon, Conquering Dystopia. Chon was kind of boring, they kind of seem like and come off as a high school garage band. Their drummer does not fit their playing at all. Conquering Dystopia was a huge let down. The mix was completely off. Jeff Loomis's guitar playing could not be heard over the bass guitar and bass drum. Animals as Leaders sound great live, their mix was spot on along with their playing. I was hugely disappointed by the Culture Room. They sold too many tickets, to the point where it was so crowded that it was impossible to move. The stage is also TINY.

Amazing concert, I didn't expect Conquering Dystopia so it was a great surprise for me. The only bad thing is that the place was too crowded so everyone was very tight and it suffocated my girlfriend, but besides that it was amazing.

All 4 acts were entertaining; really enjoyed the event. Animals as Leaders played a number of new songs from the upcoming album; good stuff.

I became a AaL fan over a year ago after stumbling on them on youtube. I had never heard anything like it before. Since then I have gotten into many other instrumental progressive bands. Anyway, I tried to listen to all four bands (Chon, Navene K, After the Burial, AaL) to enhance the experience. I'm glad I did. They were all great. Chon was fantastic and I would go see them again. Animals were amazing. They sound exactly like they do on record which is impressive considering how technical their music is. I would def recommend seeing them.

All 3 members of Animals as Leaders have jaw dropping talent.

Witnessed an unforgetable evening with Animals as Leaders (AaL) this past Tuesday 2/25/14 at the Masquerade here in Atlanta. Lead guitarist Tosi Abasi (sp?) could very-well be the next Hendrix, Van Halen, Vai. This guy had shedding chops AND, more-importantly, great compositional skills (a real rarity among most shredders). I was VERY impressed at the quantity of attendees for an instrumental metal band on a tuesday night. These guys have a strong following (including myself). Strongly recommend you check them out. (The drummer too is a monster)

I admit this is not my normal type of music I listen to but I enjoyed the whole concert very much. The atmosphere was entertaining at times with the "mosh-pits" but it was very lively. Enjoyed it a lot. Great music.

I really enjoyed this event at the Beaumont Club, it was not too big and over crowed, so I felt like the bands gave the crowd personal attention. Tosin Abasi was amazing as ever, and even got a chance to meet and talk with him after the show. He is such a modest and nice guy who just has a deep passion for music. The opening bands were ok, but I wish the opening bands were more of Animals as Leaders style...but I realize that such a request is difficult and that most all the bands that played were under the same record label...Overall, great time, exceeded my expectations. Hope Animals as Leaders comes back to KC some time, haha P.S. Bring TRAM, Chimp Spanner, and Periphery with you ;D for opening bands haha

All bands were unique by far. But Animals As Leaders shall soon be known around the globe.

Even though their album is awesome, they're even better live. A very high energy, intense, and awesome show.

Animals as Leaders was awesome on Thursday! Amongst the shredding and great stage presence, everything was incredible.

This is strike number three for Northern Lights. This was an amazing set of bands that I really wanted to see and they almost totally ruined it. The volume was so loud that the Dead Letter Circus singer's voice was getting clipped. The mixing of instruments was awful, even for the headliner, Animals as Leaders. I saw AaL at the House of Blues in Boston and they sounded absolutely amazing. Bottom line: this was one of the best line-ups I've seen for a tour at one of the worse venues I've been too. It amazes me that the sound technicians there still have jobs.

Overall the best concert I've been too. First concert where I loved all the bands. Only problem I had with the show was Dead Letter Circus had the volume cranked. This made their sound distorted so you couldn't hear all the effects. Which is important, especially for them, because they use a lot of layering in their sound. But other than that everything else was amazing. Definitely hope to see all of them again there in the future.