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(1980 – present)

There are three artists called Cynic.

1. Formed in Florida, United States in 1987, Cynic is a progressive metal band that recorded a few thrash metal demos before moving to a highly complex form of jazz-fusion influenced experimental/avant-garde death metal, manifested in their seminal album, 1993’s Focus, which for over a decade was the band’s only official release.

Cynic disbanded in 1994 due to artistic differences while working on their second album, but regrouped in 2007 to perform a series of shows. The reunion was successful, with the group also performing a new song, entitled Evolutionary Sleeper, a composition in the unique style of Focus. This was a harbinger of things to come, as the group recorded two additional tracks, Integral Birth and Adam’s Murmur and then signed a contract with Season of Mist for two albums. Their second album, Traced in Air, was released on November 17, 2008 in Europe and November 25, 2008 in North America.

They released Re-Traced, a collection of re-workings of songs off Traced in Air, in 2010. This album features a different style that has been described as “space science fiction prog-folk”. The album also includes the new track Wheels Within Wheels, which Cynic felt fit better on this album than Traced in Air.

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1		Evolutionary Sleeper			617
2		The Space for This			615
3		Integral Birth			552
4		Nunc Fluens			494
5		The Unknown Guest			492
6		Adam's Murmur			487
7		King of Those Who Know			467
8		Veil of Maya			430
9		Carbon-Based Anatomy			422
10		Nunc Stans			402
11		Box Up My Bones			400
12		Celestial Voyage			350
13		Amidst the Coals			346
14		Bija!			342
15		Elves Beam Out			327

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