Ground breaking, genre defying instrumental trio, Animals As Leaders, have dropped the third new single from their upcoming album, Parrhesia. The track, titled "Gordian Naught", can be found on DSPs here, and comes accompanied by a visualizer which can be viewed below.
Speaking on the new song, guitarist Tosin Abasi shares, "This song attempts to put a soundtrack to the metaphor of “untying an impossibly tangled knot” A sonic commentary on the seemingly sustained problems facing the world currently."
The band's first new full length album since 2016's The Madness Of Many will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. Pre-order bundles are available here.
Tracklisting:
"Conflict Cartography"
"Monomyth"
"Red Miso"
"Gestaltzerfall"
"Asahi"
"The Problem Of Other Minds"
"Thoughts And Prayers"
"Micro-Aggressions"
"Gordian Naught"
"The Problem Of Other Minds" video:
"Monomyth" video:
Animals As Leaders recently announced The Parrhesia Tour, that will be hitting 19 cities across the US to accompany their upcoming album of the same name. This monumental tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature two special sets by the progressive metal outfit - one of which will feature the new album Parrhesia in its entirety.
Beginning at the end of March, the tour will kick off in Denver on March 30 and travel throughout 18 further cities ending in Los Angeles, CA at the notable Ace Theater on April 22. Tickets here. Full dates listed below.
Tour dates:
March
30 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
April
1 - Kansas City, MO - Truman Theater*
2 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown*
3 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
4 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
6 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
8 - Hampton Beach, NH - Wally's*
9 - Lititz, PA - Mickey's Black Box*
10 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl
12 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live
13 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
15 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
18 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
19 - Austin, TX - Emo's
21 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater*
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Theater At The Ace Hotel
* not a Live Nation date
