Are you a fan of modern djent metal? This week’s featured artist is Tosin Abasi!

Born January 7th 1983, Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide “Tosin” Abasi is a Nigerian-American musician, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. He has recorded and released four albums with Animals as Leaders: a self-titled debut, Weightless, The Joy of Motion and their most recent album, The Madness of Many. A guitar virtuoso, Guitar World ranks Abasi at #97 on their list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time.
Abasi is a mainly self-taught guitarist. He first picked up a guitar at his friend’s house, simply strumming it and making up basic licks on the spot. At this time he was being exposed to some music through learning the clarinet in elementary school. He later began to rent hair metal guitarists’ instructional video tapes from his local music store.

In 2017, after leaving Ibanez Guitars, Abasi wanted to expand on his design and include features such as locking tuners and 6 string options. As a result, Abasi founded Abasi Concepts, which features a range of 6, 7 and 8 string instruments that feature his unique ergonomic design, locking tuners, signature Fishman pickups, and unique wood combinations.

Animals as Leaders are a prominent band within the djent scene, which is a subgenre of progressive metal. Its distinctive sound is that of high-gain, distorted, palm-muted, low-pitch guitar. The name “djent” is an onomatopoeia of this sound.

Check below for a live performance by Animals as Leaders song “Physical Education!”

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