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CYNIC Are Currently Mixing Their New Album

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Legendary progressive metal band Cynic are in the mixing process for their new album. Apparently they're gunning hard for that fall 2013 release date! (more…)

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CYNIC Hint At Fall 2013 Release Of New Album

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FINALLY, we'll get some Cynic to enjoy this year. (more…)

A/V

DEATH TO ALL Kicks Off In LA; Footage Available.

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The 2013 Death To All tour is now underway. It kicked off this past weekend in Hollywood, CA and it's off to a great start. (more…)

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DEATH TO ALL Tour 2013 Announce Vocalist

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Yesterday, we learned that Death The All, the Chuck Shuldiner/Death tribute project featuring former members of the band would be returning in 2013 for a new string of North American tour dates.

The band will be comprised of the Human-era lineup of guitarist Paul Masvidal, bassist Steve DiGiorgio, and drummer Sean Reinert. But who will be the vocalist? Today, we have the answer. (more…)

Tour Dates

DEATH TO ALL Tour Returning In 2013; Human-Era Lineup To Tour The US

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Well this is definitely great news. The Death To All tour, which pays tribute to late legendary vocalist and guitarist Chuck Shuldiner is coming back for another run in 2013. Last year, the first iteration of the tour visited a handful of stops with an all-star lineup of former members of Death, but was later plagued with drama surrounding the financials of the event, with some musicians not getting paid by the organizers, Sick Drummer, but now the tour is back on with Sick Drummer out of the picture. Here are the US dates:  (more…)

CYNIC: The Metal Injection Interview w/Paul Masvidal

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Hit up http://metalinjection.tv for more exclusive interviews, live footage and music videos. This interview was conducted on 2/19/09 in New York City during Cynic's tour with Meshuggah and The Faceless.

Around the Interwebs

Former Members Of THE FACELESS Launch Comedic Web Series

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Yesterday we brought you news concerning the departure of long time drummer Lyle Cooper from The Faceless. Today we present you with a new collaboration between former vocalist Derek Rydquist (currently of Bereft) and former bassist Brandon Giffin (currently of Cynic). The duo have launched a new comedic web series titled Valley Scums, in which they both write and star on the show. (more…)

CYNIC Space For This Live Multi-Cam/Pro Audio on Metal Injection 1/3

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More hi-res Cynic clips at http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic. Cynic live, taped at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD in January 2010. Here are all three live clips http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic.

CYNIC Evolutionary Sleeper Live Multi-Cam/Pro Audio on Metal Injection 2/3

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More hi-res Cynic clips at http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic. Cynic live, taped at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD in January 2010. Here are all three live clips http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic.

CYNIC Celestial Voyage Live Multi-Cam/Pro Audio on Metal Injection 3/3

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More hi-res Cynic clips at http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic. Cynic live, taped at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD in January 2010. Here are all three live clips http://metalinjection.tv/tags/cynic.

CYNIC Exclusive Metal Injection Interview Fall 2011

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For more videos visit http://metalinjection.net - Rob spoke with Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert of Cynic right after their acoustic performance. The band discusses the process for their new EP, Carbon Based Anatomy, and how it came about, a new Cynic LP in the works for Summer 2012, their new members and the benefits of LSD and [...]

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CYNIC Have Entered The Recording Studio

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One of my personal favorites in the metal realm, Cynic have entered the recording studio today (Dec. 11th) according to Blabbermouth. That's pretty exciting news for this prog-metal dork. (more…)

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CYNIC Offer Update On New Material

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We haven't heard any updates from Cynic on their new album progression since February, so I guess the band thought it was time for an update. Earlier this year, they hinted that a new album would be out this year, but it turns out that might not be happening. The band has said that they have hit a huge bit of inspiration and are writing beyond an album's worth of new music and can't stop now. Here is their full update:  (more…)

Reviews

Album Review: THE CONTORTIONIST Intrinsic

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In 2012, just about every new metal band clearly wants to prove to listeners that they know how to shred, blast, and groove simultaneously. Riffs often come and go too quickly, and atmosphere is cast aside for the need of musicians to prove their chops to the ever-judgmental metal world. While Indiana’s The Contortionist certainly set their standards of technicality high with their first full-length, Exoplanet, the band always maintained a strong sense of songwriting ability and memorable clean sections to help balance their otherwise brutal onslaught of post-deathcore breakdowns. Intrinsic is darker, heavier, more progressive, and an overall more consistent listen than Exoplanet.  (more…)

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CYNIC To Release New Material In 2012

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It's no secret how much I admire the music that Cynic creates. Any reader of the site would know that. I was quite excited to learn last year that the band would have been putting out a new EP, Carbon Based Anatomy, and it ruled! While interviewing the band on the promotional cycle for the EP, they revealed that this EP was birthed out of their work on a full-length which they hoped to put out soon after. These guys were not lying, as in a recent interview, frontman Paul Masividal further elaborated on their upcoming release: (more…)

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