CD/DVD Releases: Animals As Leaders: New Album Release Date Announced

Progressive instrumentalists Animals As Leaders will release their second full-length album, Weightless, in North America on November 8, in mainland Europe on November 4 and in the U.K. on November 7 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was recorded with drummer Navene Koperweis handling production duties.

In a recent interview with "Ryan's Rock Show!", Animals As Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi stated about the band's forthcoming CD, "When we did the first album, it wasn't anything anyone knew about, so there was total freedom -- there was no expectation. A lot of people really liked the first album, and it created a weird sense of obligation to continue in a direction that allowed people to like it in the first place… But that isn't necessarily the best way to make music."

Animals As Leaders is currently in Europe opening for Between The Buried And ME following a string of shows as direct support to the Deftones. They will kick off an extensive North American tour alongside BTBAM on October 27.

Tour dates:

10/27/2011 - The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC, US
10/28/2011 - The Fillmore, Silver Springs, MD, US
10/29/2011 - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, US
10/30/2011 - House Of Blues, Boston, MA, US
11/01/2011 - Hat Factory, Richmond, VA, US
11/02/2011 - House Of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC, US
11/03/2011 - tbc, Tampa, FL, US
11/04/2011 - Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US
11/05/2011 - The Beacham, Orlando, FL, US
11/06/2011 - Zydeco, Birmingham, AL, US
11/08/2011 - Murat Theatre At Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN, US
11/09/2011 - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH, US
11/10/2011 - St Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI, US
11/11/2011 - House Of Blues, Chicago, IL, US
11/12/2011 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH, US
11/13/2011 - The Pageant, St. Louis, MO, US
11/15/2011 - The Downtown Music Hall, Little Rock, AR, US
11/16/2011 - House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA, US
11/17/2011 - House Of Blues, Houston, TX, US
11/18/2011 - House Of Blues, Dallas, TX, US
11/19/2011 - Emo's, Austin, TX, US
11/20/2011 - Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX, US
11/22/2011 - Rialto, Tucson, AZ, US
11/23/2011 - House Of Blues, Las Vegas, NV, US
11/25/2011 - House Of Blues, Anaheim, CA, US
11/26/2011 - House Of Blues, West Hollywood/Los Angeles, CA, US
11/27/2011 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US
11/29/2011 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID, US
11/30/2011 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Spokane, WA, US
12/01/2011 - The Republik, Calgary, AB, CA
12/02/2011 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB, CA
12/03/2011 - Louis' Pub, Saskatoon, SK, CA
12/04/2011 - Garrick Centre At The Marlborough, Winnipeg, MB, CA
12/06/2011 - Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA,, US
12/07/2011 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, CA
12/08/2011 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC, CA
12/09/2011 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY, US
12/10/2011 - Theatre Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, US

[Source: Blabbermouth, Prosthetic Records, Animals As Leaders website]