first



it rules btw

1st listen cool
2nd sweet
3rd rules

but needs more dm

Digging: Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks

is nice

needs moar wank

better than traced in gay but still kinda ehh

This whole EP rocks. I like it better than their last LP.

Digging: Dark Tranquillity - Construct

man what happened to the 1991 demo cynic

they're dead

Pretty fantastic. Will be getting this EP

More atmospheric. I like it.

Digging: Amorphis - Skyforger

The vocals pretty much destroyed any lasting impact Traced in Air could have achieved, so yeah, I'm pretty hungry for sum'er Cynic.

this is win, as expected. hopefully there's some upbeat stuff too.

Sweet Jesus this is good

this is fucking great

Better than expected. Sounds less forced than every song BTBAM have recorded in the past five years.

unnecessary comparison. Cynic are so far beyond BTBAM's level.

"first"
No, Borgir already had a list on this before it was news.

but needs more dm [2]

Good song, EP should rock.

Digging: Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

Whoooooa where'd this come from? Whatever, good stuff.

Not a big cynic fan, but this was pretty cool. Will definitely check out the EP.

cool but needs more dm

Digging: Of Montreal - Daughter of Cloud

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The beginning is very much like Aeon Spoke

Digging: Kuxan Suum - Kinich Ahau

If only listening to Cynic didn't bring back such bad memories, because they're freaking awesome. and oh yea, screw death metal.

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HACKER IN THE HOUSE

OH SHIT
FREE SONG

impressed. sounds like a new direction, which is always welcome

First impression was really good
I will check this out

Digging: Immolation - Kingdom of Conspiracy

could've sworn the first word was gonna be homosexuals

so is this better than traced in air or what does this shit bring back the osdm

traced is better

focus is better

No death metal, no computer vocals.

hmmm interesting

It's like their last LP with more energy, but with clean vocals similar to their Portal project.

It was fine, but that's all about it.

Digging: Coliseum - Sister Faith

Track is really, really good.

Who wants me to review this? ;D

yay

i really can't wait for the whole EP to show up.

very nice

drums are fucking awesome and the vocals are much better than on traced, can't wait for the whole thing

I wish I was not in class.

on Cynic's official facebook page they have it for a free download

https://www.facebook.com/CynicOnline

Song rules.

Just listened to Traced in Air and I like this a lot more.

Wow, didn't realize 'Traced In Air' was so disliked. I loved that album. I really like this song, too.

Pretty nice.

ugh, come on. where are the riffs? there's basically no guitar playing. imagine this in a live setting, they're going to be standing there waving their dicks while 50 ambient tracks play in the background.

--imagine this in a live setting, they're going to be standing there waving their dicks while 50 ambient tracks play in the background. --


New age porn? Cynic always were ground breakers.

best part of cynic was always the drumming because reinert is a monster

Traced in Air > Focus

^ nope.

The song was good but I'm hoping there's some kick ass riffing to be found somewhere on this ep.

Cynic doesn't do kick-ass riffs anymore, dog. They're all melodic n shit.

The player fails so much. What a piece of shit music player.

I had a really terrible joke planned to unleash in this thread but I went to log in and forgot it.

Song rules.

Definitely liking this song.

Really good upon subsequent listens. Looking forward to this actually.

music starts: yea!
singing starts: bleh.

Digging: 35007 - Liquid

good but needs moar dm [6]

Pretty dope, yo

sounds pretty good. can't wait for more.

Song slays

right click > save as to bypass that tragic music player

Sounds pretty good, I must say. Digging the ambiance. And hey, free music.

Digging: Deafheaven - Sunbather

Did we all listen to the same song? It was fresh and all but I felt like it was building up to some intense riffing, and then just sorta ended. Was a little boring as a result. Hope it makes more sense in the context of the album.

Fucking ruled.

Awesome song.

Still needs more dm. I swear I was waiting for the entire song for them to start riffing.

Digging: Irfan - Seraphim

track's great

uranium based anatomy boom

Why an EP . It has been liek 4 years since the last full lenght !

Why is everybody going on about how bad Traced in Air was? I thought it was much better than Focus...i've never been able to sit through that entire album

cos you cant dm

can't get into this band

Digging: Dark Tranquillity - Construct

crysis bro what you think of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnAHSZX_N1c

I'll listen when I have a chance (working atm) but I bet it's p. good because it's from '91 and they probably knew how to dm then

can't get into this band

Nope, have given it more than its fair share of listens and just can't do it.

they dm on focus bro just with more jazz and robot trust me give it time and its the best album ever

it's the jazz and robot that makes me cringe but i'll give it another couple listens

For me the jazz is the best part. Though I agree about the robot vox, especially on Traced :S.

The robo-vocals were way over the top on Focus. The didn't even carry a melody most of the time. Traced In Air did a fantastic job making something useful out of the robo-vocal thing, but it's harsh vocals were pretty awful. Overall I see the vocals improving substantially in Cynic as a function of time (starting at Focus). Does anyone know why Masvidal doesn't do the harsh vocals, btw? I thought he sounded good on the '91 demo.

Oh shi, that was Masdival?

Definitely the best vocals I have heard from these guys, didn't like traced in air at all really.

crysis check out the 91 demo theres no robot and less jazz more straight up riffin

Why an EP . It has been liek 4 years since the last full lenght !

^ for real

I agree, more death metal.

Ambient is nice, but it needs to mesh with my sick nasty riffs.

Really digging the new melodic/ambient thing, but I have to say as a guitar player I miss all the crazy technical riffing. Either way, the EP will be good, I can't picture them ever doing anything bad.

Definitely the best vocals I have heard from these guys, didn't like traced in air at all really.[2]

And that's not saying much because I absolutely hate the vocals on Traced In Air. This is a small step in a better direction.

Why the hate on robot vox. Makes the band unique

yea

and this song is really fuckin good

dang i hated traced in air but that was pretty good

have you heard focus cos its 10x better

na never listened to focus

do it now bitch

focus is better

but im watchin its always sunny in philly =(

ire have you seen the light or are you breaking my balls

... focus is actually better whoa

Traced in Air is better than Focus. Production on Focus hasn't aged well at all, especially the Robot vocals.

Focus is better.

Digging: This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain

I've only heard Focus.

Focus is better.

Robot vox = unnecessary and gay. If it's one or two tracks on an album, okay, I'll suffer through it.
If it's the whole goddamned album, kill it with fire.

nah you suck dick robot rules

cynic robotted hard way before t pain and all those other fags started doing it

And in doing so ruined a pretty good prog metal album

I'm going to go out on a limb here, but the only song on Focus I like is "How Could I" Traced in Air is WAY better.

ur gay

@Zion

Your avatar rules.

song's awesome, but the production is funny, cant figure out why, i think the snare is clipping the mix or something?