Weightless (Animals as Leaders album)

Weightless
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length46:29
LabelProsthetic
ProducerAnimals as Leaders
Animals as Leaders chronology
Animals as Leaders
(2009)
Weightless
(2011)
The Joy of Motion
(2014)

Weightless is the second studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. It was released on November 4, 2011 in Europe, November 7, 2011 in the UK, and November 8, 2011 in the US by Prosthetic Records.[1] 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.[2]

Unlike the previous Animals as Leaders album, Weightless features a trio line-up instead of just consisting of Tosin Abasi 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.

  1. ^ Duncan, Michael (September 25, 2011). "Animals as Leaders - Isolated Incidents". Rock Edition. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "ANIMALS AS LEADERS' "Weightless" Debuts at #92 on Billboard Top 200 Chart". Prosthetic Records News. November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.