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Another product of the prolific Florida death metal scene, Cynic distinguished themselves for their unique experiments in combining technically proficient death metal with progressive rock touches, bordering at times on jazz fusion. Cynic was formed in 1987 by vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal, guitarist Jason Gobel, bassist Mark Van Erp, and drummer Sean Reinert. With the arrival of bassist Tony Choy, the band began recording their first demos, which, for the most part, contained the prevalent death metal/thrash tendencies typical of the Florida scene. Then, in 1991, the band went on temporary hiatus while Masvidal and Reinert performed on Death's Human album and Choy departed to join Atheist. A year later, they reconvened with new bassist Sean Malone and signed with Roadrunner records, who described them as "the most famous underground band yet to record an album." This they finally did with 1993's classic Focus, a groundbreaking release in the field of progressive thrash. Besides the band's unquestionable technical prowess, the album also displayed their awesome talent for improvisation and inventive songwriting. Singer Tony Teengarden (who had contributed some vocals to the album) was brought on board for a European tour with Pestilence, but this was cut short when the latter broke up. Cynic, too, would decide to go their separate ways shortly after returning home to Florida. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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Awesome Band!
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- By SubNormal1994
- 11/4/2009 01:38:18
- There's not much quite like Cynic around. "Focus" and "Traced In Air" are both quality albums.
Also, if you happen to be fond of Cynic, I recommened the band 'Atheist'. Both of them are worth a listen! - Be the first person to rate this comment!
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Cynic is awesome!!!!
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- By Gmoneyrocks
- 8/30/2009 22:36:39
- After seeing them play live before Meshuggah I was hooked. They have an awesome mix of metal with some jazz textures mixed in to make some great music. Proggressive in a lot of aspects too. Definetly give Cynic a listen they're well worth it. "Traced In Air" is a must.
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