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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, entitledEvolutionary 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 trackWheels Within Wheels, which Cynic felt fit better on this album than Traced in Air.
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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PaperChampion90 wrote:
Hey, guys the new EP is brilliant! Why if it doesn't sound like Focus or Traced, it is shit? Dig into it, any music from Cynic is pure magic.
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LivioCFH wrote:
PAUL MASVIDAL, YOU INTERRUPTED MY BANANA FOR THIS? [2]
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randomnessstyle wrote:
My reactions with the new ep. Downloading: =D Listening the first song: =) Listening the second and the third song: =| Listening the rest of the album: =( PAUL MASVIDAL, YOU INTERRUPTED MY BANANA FOR THIS?
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deadair22 wrote:
You're not good enough for Paul's balls! Begone with ye!
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LivioCFH wrote:
OK, not a pretty, pretty shit. But kind of boring and a bit annoying. Well, just my opinion.
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LivioCFH wrote:
However it's a "pretty shit" if you compare with Traced In Air or Focus.
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LivioCFH wrote:
I don't know what think about this EP. First time i've heard i didn't have a good impression. No Vocoder, No Growls. But the instrumental is pretty awesome.
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DDevilized wrote:
PAUL'S BALLS [2]
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JohnLateralus wrote:
Sexy Level: 8.9/10
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elsatanismo wrote:
Yeah it can become annoying if you're not a fan of well written and executed music. [5]
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Yeah it can become annoying if you're not a fan of well written and executed music. [4]
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Sean0825 wrote:
Box Up My Bones is absolutely brilliant!
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deadair22 wrote:
PAUL'S BALLS! THE NEW EP IS GLORIOUS!
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Lillmuffin1 wrote:
Yeah it can become annoying if you're not a fan of well written and executed music [3]
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Themiren wrote:
Yeah it can become annoying if you're not a fan of well written and executed music [2]
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Steve-Mo wrote:
v Truth.
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FalseReligion wrote:
Yeah it can become annoying if you're not a fan of well written and executed music.
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ManBearPig1028 wrote:
Their early demos are cool. The rest of their material is fucking annoying.
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SlayEmAll1986 wrote:
Great band, never gets old.
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MathianSim wrote:
This is a band, of the 90's, along with Life of Agony, that I so wish had got their shit together & stayed together making insanely awesome tunes
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