Tuesday: Animals as Leaders - Tooth and Claw

     Hey instrumental progheads! Have you heard about the new Animals as Leaders album The Joy of Motion? Oh. You have. Well have you heard the first song to be released from the new record?

     That's right, this is no mere teaser, there's a full new Animals as Leaders song online today, and it's pretty rad. It's a bit of a departure from some of their material -- a bit more riff-oriented and straight-ahead heavy, if you follow me --but it's nonetheless noodly and shreddy and all the other good things we've come to expect of Animals as Leaders. And then there's Matt Garstka'a muscular drumming... mmmm...

     If "Tooth and Claw" is any indication, The Joy of Motion is going to be a doozy. Check it out and see how it compares to the rest of the band's catalogue in your eyes.