Animals As Leaders

“As satisfying in their visceral kick as they are in dazzling displays of dexterity.” – Rolling Stone  It might sound strange to associate “storytelling” with instrumental music. But ANIMALS AS LEADERS jettisoned the rules, limitations, and boundaries of conventional rock music from the start. Armed with palette-expanding eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves,…

The Contortionist

The Contortionist represents fearlessness in musical expression, designed to please artist as much as audience. This band makes progressive metal music, anchored in the heavy sounds that first drew the individual players to the stage, yet unmoored by convention or expectation.   On Clairvoyant, the band’s distinctive fingerprints remain, even as their atmospheric flourishes broaden…

Moon Tooth