''Weightless'' is the second studio album by American instrumental

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band

Animals as Leaders Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. It currently consists of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007. They are a prominent band ...

. It was released on November 4, 2011 in Europe, November 7, 2011 in the UK, and November 8, 2011 in the US by

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. The album charted at No. 92 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, as well as No. 7 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums Chart, No. 16 on their Top Independent Album Chart and No. 50 on the Top Current Digital Album Chart. Unlike the previous Animals as Leaders album, ''Weightless'' features a trio line-up instead of just consisting of

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along with featuring real drums in addition to programmed drums. Both guitarists in the group (Abasi and Javier Reyes) play 8-stringed guitars on this release. The track titles of the album are chapter titles from the Rama series written by Arthur C. Clarke.

Track listing

All tracks written by Animals as Leaders.

Personnel

;Animals as Leaders *

– guitar, bass * Javier Reyes – guitar *

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– drums, programming ;Production * Navene Koperweis –

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* Javier Reyes – mixing * Dustin Miller – mastering * Jay Wynne – artwork, design

References

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