Tosin Abasi
Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide “Tosin” Abasi is a Nigerian-American guitarist best known for being the lead guitarist and founding member of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. Tosin’s band is known for their intricate music, which includes abrupt time signature changes and difficult rhythms. He also popularized a technique he calls “selective picking,” as well as playing guitar with the bass technique known as “thumping.”
Tosin Abasi
Javier Reyes
Javier Reyes is best known for his work in the bands Animal as Leaders and Mestis, where he plays 8-string guitar. Having studied classical guitar, he combines traditional Spanish influences with progressive metal riffing. As one of Animals as Leaders’ guitarists, Reyes has demonstrated his mastery of the 8-string guitar by playing complex passages while remaining relaxed.
Javier Reyes
