Metal Injection

YES!!! YES!! YESS!!!! As we mentioned a few weeks ago, prog masters Cynic will go embark first headlining tour since reuniting a few years ago, and they're making it special. The band has promised to perform their landmark 1993 release Focus in full, in addition to songs from Traced In Air and presumably Re-Traced. The band is bringing out two great opening acts that will surely blow your mind as well: Cali riff worshipers Intronaut and NY-based mind blowers Dysrhythmia. This is already one of the top 3 tours of the summer for me (along with Summer Slaughter and American Carnage). Full dates after the jump:

Thu/Jul-22 – - Los Angeles CA – El Rey Theatre
Fri/Jul-23 – - San Francisco CA – Slim's
Sat/Jul-24 – - Portland OR – Hawthorne
Mon/Jul-26 – - Vancouver BC – Commodore
Wed/Jul-28 – - Denver CO – Marquis
Fri/Jul-30 – - Minneapolis MN – Station 4
Sat/Jul-31 – - Chicago IL – Bottom Lounge
Sun/Aug-01 – - Detroit MI – Magic Stick
Mon/Aug-02 – - Toronto ON – Opera House
Wed/Aug-04 – - Montreal QC – Café Campus
Thu/Aug-05 – - Boston MA – Harpers Ferry
Fri/Aug-06 – - New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sat/Aug-07 – - Philadelphia PA – Trocadero
Sun/Aug-08 – - Washington DC – The Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon/Aug-09 – - Carrboro NC – Cat's Cradle
Tue/Aug-10 – - Atlanta GA – Masquerade
Thu/Aug-12 – - Orlando FL – The Social
Fri/Aug-13 – - Ft Lauderdale FL – Culture Room
** Venues subject to change. Check local listings.

Also, check out an interview we conducted with Paul Masvidal last year.