CYNIC

Release Year: 2019
Artist Origin: USA
Style: transcendental atmospheric technical progressive metal

fifteen years past their groundbreaking, enormously influential debut longplay, the inspirational and elusive Miami quartet, one of metal's most unique and peculiar bands, has returned with a sophomore studio recording [2008]: even if they are far away from initial quite intense and heavy paradigm, this is more than worthy successor, spreading a brilliant, even more atmospheric tapestry of sound that certainly has some similar traits to the past too, advancing much more forward in free-form composition, equally twisting the depths of musical spirituality; eight track effort captures the band at the top of its game - it is an absolute must have for fans of technical progressive metal, taken to a new level of innovation as well as execution; untypical decision: ten years after the original release the band leader Paul Masvidal was not happy anymore with the result, commanding to remix and master anew the whole thing, adding a couple of re-recorded bits as well, this way giving the music subtle extra touches - digipak version of new sound comes with twenty page booklet