The band will head out on the road in two weeks supporting Thursday and Underoath. They’ve previously toured with Between the Buried and Me, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Circa Survive. They will also be appearing at this year’s Bamboozle Fest in New Jersey the weekend of April 29th-May 1st. Their upcoming dates are:
1/20 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live *
1/21 Austin, TX – Emo’s *
1/22 Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom *
1/24 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater *
1/25 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre *
1/26 West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues *
1/27 Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues *
1/28 Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Café Las Vegas *
1/29 San Diego, CA – Soma *
1/30 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom *
2/1 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre *
2/2 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo *
2/3 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House *
2/4 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House *
2/5 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue *
2/6 Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall *
2/8 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
2/9 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues *
2/10 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues – Cleveland *
2/11 Buffalo, NY – The Town Ballroom *
2/12 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *
2/13 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre *
2/14 Montreal, QC – Metropolis *
2/16 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo *
2/17 New York, NY – Terminal 5 *
2/18 Worcester, MA – The Palladium *
2/19 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero *
2/20 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place *
2/22 Washington DC – 9:30 Club *
2/23 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend *
2/24 Knoxville, TN – Valarium *
2/25 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade *
2/26 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues *
2/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *
4/29-5/1 E. Rutherford, NJ- Meadowlands, Bamboozle 2011
* w/ Underoath/Thursday/A Skylit Drive
ANIMALS AS LEADERS’ self-titled debut was released in 2009 to waves of critical acclaim. MetalSucks called it “intricate instru-metal of the highest caliber,” and the album also received a 10/10 from PerfectProg.com and a 9.7/10 from Ultimate-Guitar.com. Check out the band’s video for the track, “CAFO,” now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZrF7taMHA&feature=player_embedded This past summer, the band released an Itunes exclusive digital single called “Wave of Babies.” Download it here! http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wave-of-babies-single/id377024545
Legendary guitarist Steve Vai recently commented on Abasi and ANIMALS AS LEADERS:
“When I first heard Animals As Leaders, I felt as though at last, I was hearing the future of creative, heavy virtuoso guitar playing. It’s quite amazing.”