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T.R.A.M. ‘Lingua Franca’ Delayed

The release date for T.R.A.M.’s (Animals As Leaders, Suicidal Tendencies, The Mars Volta) debut album, Lingua Franca, has been pushed back to an unspecified date. The effort was originally set to be released yesterday via Sumerian.

“Unfortunately we had to push back the release because we had to do some re-tracking,” guitarist Javier Reyes comments. “We want everything to sound perfect so needed to make these necessary changes. We will announce a new release date shortly.”

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Animals As Leaders Interview: The Second Album & T.R.A.M.

Five years ago, Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes auditioned for Periphery. “He didn’t make the cut!” jokes lead guitarist Tosin Abasi. As he laughs and shakes his head, Reyes defends himself, “They were 20 years old, and I was 26. I was just not trying to hang out with 20-year-olds at the time.”

It was Reyes’ reluctance to hang out with 20-year-olds that initiated Abasi’s relationship with Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, resulting in the band’s debut album that has earned them international exposure. Today, older, wiser, and long past adolescence, Animals As Leaders are feeling the pressures that come with a second album – this time with drummer Navene Koperweis handling production duties.