Progressive metal band Animals As Leaders are appealing to the general public for information that could lead to the retrieval of some or all of the groups gear, which was stolen recently from their home in Los Angeles.
Animals As Leaders, who have been on tour in support of their latest album, ‘Weightless’ returned home to discover that thieves had stolen 10 guitars, several amplifiers, PA equipment, personal items and guitarist Javier Reyes’ Chevy Blazer.
The band posted the following appeal on their Facebook page: “Hey guys. We’ve got some pretty terrible news to report. Upon returning home to our house in LA, we discovered that we’d been robbed while we’re out on tour. The thieves were able to get away with Javier’s Chevy Blazer and all of the equipment we didn’t have on tour with us. 10 guitars in total. This includes many of our one-of-a-kind custom instruments (Stranberg, Rick Toone ) as well as amplifiers, PA equipment and personal items.
“This is beyond devastating. We know so many of you have been beyond supportive with Javier’s legal troubles. We may need more of your help now to potentially find some of these one-of-a-kind instruments that may pop up on Ebay, Craigslist, pawn shops, used music stores etc.
“We’re adding an album containing photos and detailed descriptions of the stolen gear to our profile. Please take a look and keep your eyes open for anything that looks close to this stuff. I truly think that with your help we have an exponentially better chance of tracking some of this down.
“If anyone has any information about any of this gear, please contact us at animalsgear@gmail.com. Please, keep it to messages containing leads on the stolen gear. Thanks!”