R.I.P. Sean Malone of Cynic

2020-12-10 by BlitzPhoenix98 | 62 Comments
Legendary band Cynic lost a band member today as Sean Malone has unfortunately died at the age of 50, as confirmed by frontman Paul Masvidal.

Sean Malone is the 2nd member from Cynic to have passed away in 2020. Sean Reinert, founding Cynic member & drummer, died in January.

"I learned today that Sean Malone has died. I am numb and grief stricken. He had a brilliant mind, a gracious heart and was one of the greatest musicians I’ve ever encountered. I know that this is a shocking loss for so many fans whose lives he touched with his artistry, as it is for me. Please keep him in your thoughts and listen to his playing to celebrate his life."

http://www.facebook.com/paulmasvidal/posts/3892162387494878

Tagged: Cynic

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RaylanCrowder
December 10th 2020
127 Comments


Fucking hell, poor Paul. RIP

RustCohle
December 10th 2020
423 Comments


fuck this RIP

Mythodea
December 10th 2020
7457 Comments


big rip

Thalassic
December 10th 2020
5738 Comments


RIP

MercySeat
December 10th 2020
421 Comments


RIP

Sabrutin
December 10th 2020
9644 Comments


Oh man. RIP

momentzuhclarity
December 10th 2020
1493 Comments


jesus, RIP man.

SuzyC
December 10th 2020
201 Comments


Hmm, I know what I'll be listening to all day tomorrow.

Ecnalzen
December 10th 2020
12163 Comments


Damn

I wonder what happened

SitarHero
December 10th 2020
14700 Comments


Fuck. Reinert and Malone in the same year...

Scoot
December 10th 2020
22193 Comments


jamming some gordian knot in his honor

BlitzPhoenix98
December 10th 2020
202 Comments


Just awful. Used to be really big on these guys back in 2014-2016, sucks Cynic is down to just two now. Rest in Peace Sean.

ThatDude
December 10th 2020
109 Comments


Devastating news. RIP.

Pheromone
December 10th 2020
21334 Comments


damn - it's no where near considered one of their best but Kindly Bent to Free Us was one of those albums that transformed my music discovery

big rip

butt.
December 10th 2020
10946 Comments


Damnnnnn wtf. I wonder how

Eons
December 10th 2020
3770 Comments


thats really strange how both of them died in one year, where they friends or hanging out a lot?

MO
December 10th 2020
24016 Comments


Holy fuck...RIP

decisions
December 10th 2020
1087 Comments


Man. What the fuck. I'm devastated to read this as Cynic is one of my favorite bands. Malone and Reinert formed one of the best rhythm sections in music history, straight up.

Can only imagine how Paul feels. My thoughts go out to him.

Mythodea
December 10th 2020
7457 Comments


Do you guys reckong it could be suicide?

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
December 10th 2020
18936 Comments


RIP Sean

porcupinetheater
December 10th 2020
11027 Comments


Holy Hell, absolutely gutted. One of my bass heroes, always hoped to get good enough to emulate.

R.I.P.

BigPleb
December 10th 2020
65784 Comments


Horrible news, hope him and Reinert are jamming up there m/

RIP.

MyFriendMetatron
December 10th 2020
92 Comments


Well, that just injected a lot of darkness into an otherwise bright day. R.I.P.

LeddSledd
December 10th 2020
7445 Comments


Fuckin hell

RIP hard

ChaoticVortex
December 10th 2020
1586 Comments


Still can't believe it. Fuck this year.

RIP.

botb
December 10th 2020
17791 Comments


Fuck off 2020

RIP

MyFriendMetatron
December 10th 2020
92 Comments


@Mythodea Di Giorgio mentioned something about depression in his tweet. Wouldn't surprise me. It's been a rough year for everyone and he lost a longtime friend at the beginning of it all.

Odal
Staff Reviewer
December 10th 2020
1992 Comments


sucks. RIP

Mythodea
December 10th 2020
7457 Comments


@MyFriendMetatron My thoughts exactly...

xenochrist15
December 10th 2020
71 Comments


I thought my sputniknews home page had reverted back to an old load! I hit refresh a few times when I read this headline, thinking it was the old news...Man, I'm so glad I got to see Cynic during their Traced in Air tour! Excellent performance by all of them. RIP Sean.

br4dl3yb34r
December 10th 2020
286 Comments


RIP

e210013
December 10th 2020
5128 Comments


Yeah, it's a pity. So young. RIP hard.

R4zor3dge
December 10th 2020
1450 Comments


What a shame. First Reinert now Malone. I can’t even imagine how the grief Paul must be feeling right now...

Spec
December 10th 2020
39395 Comments


RIP

SinNanna
December 10th 2020
27 Comments


RIP, great musician

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
December 10th 2020
10702 Comments


RIP.......... Streaming namesake Gordian Knot in memory.

Allergist
December 10th 2020
1079 Comments


RIP to one of the best bassists of all time.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two members of thr same band died in the same year at aged 50. Sean Reinert was said to have had a heart attack. Cynic isn’t one of those bands that strikes me as drug or lifestyle-driven and Malone wasn’t overweight or ever in trouble. Just so damn strange. 50 is so young for two dudes to pass away within a year.

Eons
December 10th 2020
3770 Comments


i didn't know the guys were like outcasts or strange in real life, i thought they were regular guys who made unique music but i never looked into them

Grungil
December 10th 2020
602 Comments


WTF is goin on?!?! First Reinert now Malone? RIP Sean & Sean. Gonna Listen to Focus tonight.

Jethro42
December 10th 2020
18274 Comments


I know Cynic pretty well. I was listening to them at a time I was into metal. RIP

DavidYowi
December 10th 2020
3512 Comments


I never realized how much tech death is inundated with, well, death. Chuck Schuldiner and Scott Clendenin of Death, Roger Patterson of Atheist, Steeve Hurdle and Steve MacDonald of Gorguts, and now Sean Reinert and Sean Malone of Cynic. All of them were way too young when they died.

evilford
December 10th 2020
64057 Comments


Damn, that statement makes me super sad.

Big RIP

FirstStrikeIsDeadly
December 10th 2020
1245 Comments


Goddamn, poor Paul.

DavidYowi
December 10th 2020
3512 Comments


Such effortless playing, his tone and intonation are perfect. https://youtu.be/hq_DiR5frEA

PortalofPerfection
December 11th 2020
3152 Comments


2020 just does not give a fuck.

oltnabrick
December 11th 2020
40630 Comments


RIP listening to the new version of Traced in Air rn

MetalMarcJK
December 11th 2020
1002 Comments


😔

Keyblade
December 11th 2020
30678 Comments


wtf RIP

Willie
Moderator
December 11th 2020
20212 Comments


It'll be a Cynic marathon for me.

How many quality musicians have to die to keep all four members of Motley Crue alive? There's a pact with the devil somewhere, I promise.

thecheatisnotdead
December 11th 2020
1220 Comments


RIP hard, jamming this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_pb2NTjvw

Morningrise767
December 11th 2020
3253 Comments


R.I.P Sean : (

Alastor
December 11th 2020
2151 Comments


hard rip

BlazinBlitzer
December 12th 2020
2018 Comments


"Fuck. Reinert and Malone in the same year..." [2] They were some of the best musicians in death metal. R.I.P.

Can we please just get this year over with?

ultradevilgod
December 12th 2020
285 Comments


RIP, Cynic was a game changer in metal. Without these guys there will be no modern Progressive metal that mixes jazz and technical melody today.

Imperial
December 12th 2020
2039 Comments


God damn what a loss.

alamo
December 12th 2020
5569 Comments


=((((((((((((((((

DaveT0738
December 12th 2020
3121 Comments


I don't even like this band but man, loosing two integral members at the same year, what a bummer, RIP

ResidentNihilist
December 13th 2020
2150 Comments


This guy was a bass hero of mine and inspired me to pick up fretless bass. Fucking hard RIP.

SitarHero
December 13th 2020
14700 Comments


"How many quality musicians have to die to keep all four members of Motley Crue alive? There's a pact with the devil somewhere, I promise."

I've got nothing against Motley and I'm glad they're still alive but yeah it's pretty crazy that they are considering all the shit they've done.

JAV
December 14th 2020
3545 Comments


More bad news to end a shitty year.

sputnik1
December 14th 2020
357 Comments


RIP SEAN MALONE

StreetlightRock
December 15th 2020
4016 Comments


Yoooo I completely missed this because I glossed it over as new comments on Reinert's death but whatttttt. : (



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