Animals As Leaders

Animals as Leaders is an instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. that has released five studio albums since 2009, including Weightless which peaked at No. 92 on the Billboard 200 and The Joy of Motion which reached No. 23 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Hard Rock chart. The band combines djent, jazz fusion, and math rock elements with virtuosic eight-string guitar techniques and complex polyrhythmic compositions performed without vocals.