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| 0.0 | FadeToBlack | May 16th 10 |
It's time for Cynic to Re-Focus hur hur hur
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| 3.0 good | KILL | May 18th 10 |
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| 4.0 excellent | willfellmarsy | May 30th 10 |
On re-traced cynic does not re-cycle...rather, they re-think their sound and re-invent themselves...the ep presents a re-juvenated, re-freshed, and all around re-donkulus band...give this a couple re-volutions in the cd tray and you will not re-gret it...
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| 3.5 great | Lunarfall | May 18th 10 |
Cynic's a pretty cool guy. He likes to change things up sometimes and he doesn't afraid of anything.
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| 4.0 excellent | Manland | May 18th 10 |
I, like many, had NO Idea what to expect with this new Cynic EP. Given my tastes for genres other than metal, this EP really caught my attention. Cynic really threw me off guard, in a good way. If you're a metal purist 1. You probably don't like Cynic to begin with and 2. You probably won't like this album. It's a melting pot of genres and different styles of music, almost demanding you to listen more than once. I would've liked more from these guys, but with these captivating interpretations and a new song (Wheels within wheels), what self-proclaiming Cynic fan could be THAT disappointed?
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| 2.5 average | InFiction | November 7th 11 |
What you get here is essentially dumbed down versions of half of the tracks from 'Traced In Air' which comes off as both lazy and baffling. It sounds fine, no complaints on that front, but the whole thing just screams redundancy considering they were practically perfect the first time around. Despite all this though, 'Wheels Within Wheels' is an incredible song and dare I say, one of the best tracks they've ever written.
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| 3.0 good | Bedex | May 14th 20 |
I am trying to look at this in a vacuum without the context of their discog - and in that sense, I guess it's kinda cool -, but I have a really hard time not seeing this as someone taking songs from TiA, sucking all the life, colour and dynamics out of it, and leaving a cool but monochrome skeleton - not unlike what was done with the artwork. This is particularly true of 1 and 2. The issue isn't quite that the metal is gone, but rather than the flavour and dynamics it gave to the music hasn't found a replacement. And when the 'metal' comes back on track 5, it makes the song instantly stand out as a dynamic track even though it's not necessarily that good. The album does find its balance even without the metal on 3, which is quite solid and gives good hope as it unfolds into the pretty guitar intro of 4, but 4 disappoints and quickly bores with its whiny vocals. Eh just check 3 or jam TiA. 3.15
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| 0.0 | syco722 | July 8th 12 |
Paul's voice sounds beautiful without the vocoder, I sincerely hope they continue this trend moreso in the future. The stripped songs allow the lyrics to really shine, and the new song would fit right in with Traced in Air.
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| 3.5 great | Staker | November 25th 10 |
I was wary of this album to begin with, like many, but knowing both these versions reveal a very different side to Cynic. Space isn't great, but Integral is, and King and Evolutionary are fantastic. Plus Between The Wheels, which is possibly one of their best.
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| 4.0 excellent | IRAI | June 1st 10 |
it's Cynic doing what they do best. reinventing their songs doesn't come off as stale, and they all are very soothing at best.
my only gripe is the length, but it's only a small gripe.
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| 5.0 classic | mospheric | May 25th 10 |
Traced in Air was my favorite CD last year. Hearing the re-interpreted songs on the Re-Traced ep brings out the beauty of this music. Metal purists probably won't like it, but Cynic was never intended for them anyway. Cynic draws from many genres, and requires an open-minded audience that appreciates a full musical spectrum. Gets a thumbs up from me.
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| 2.5 average | Comatorium. | May 23rd 10 |
Was there any reason for this? Cynic has yet to make a bad album, but this is cutting it close. Isn't this what we have Aeon Spoke for? New album please.
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| 3.0 good | Slimjim367 | May 23rd 10 |
progressive death metal...?
...not quite dude...
why is everyone into prog so fucking full of themselves thinking how godamn artistic they are and 'different from the masses' stfu progs awesome infact dont hate on shit alright yay
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| 3.5 great | 0ctahedronzz | May 18th 10 |
Cool reinterpretations. The new song is kind of blegh, though.
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| 4.0 excellent | BoovTheAlmighty | May 17th 10 |
This is a great sounding EP, and I love how they re-interpreted these songs. They sound so fresh and new, particularly loving Wheels Within Wheels and Integral. Bring on the 3rd album guys!
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| 3.5 great | TRMshadow | May 17th 10 |
A Progressive EP from a Progressive Death Metal Band. It sounds a bit different from the normal Cynic, but that's to be expected with progression. Not necessarily the wrong direction for the band, but much of this EP just sounds like the musical equivalent of microwaved turkey a week after Thanksgiving; originally delicious, but something happened to it in the re-heating process and now it's a bit unappetizing. 3.3/5
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| 4.0 excellent | Alpisko | March 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | September 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | LordPH | August 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | November 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | August 3rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | April 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | October 3rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | adios | July 31st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Abraxas | February 17th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | 2ool | December 15th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Defcol | January 10th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | loulou | October 5th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | CygnusX1 | September 20th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Pon EMERITUS | May 1st 17 |
| 3.5 great | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Gbhill | September 16th 16 |
| 3.5 great | elch21 | January 25th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 3.5 great | CYCO27 | September 25th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Amebix | May 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rudhira | February 21st 14 |
| 3.5 great | D41V30N | February 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | NieR | February 3rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | msm008 | January 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | J | December 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bija | December 10th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Sunlar | December 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Solaire | November 10th 13 |
| 3.0 good | wwf | September 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | noriver | September 15th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Gnome7 | August 10th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Whale | June 25th 13 |
| 2.5 average | mirfin | June 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Jackus | June 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | E0N | May 3rd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Alex C. | February 23rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | JS19 | February 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | viri | January 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 3M0N1C | January 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Echozs | January 1st 13 |
| 3.5 great | mnl | December 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dask | December 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | hermmess | November 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | strag | October 31st 12 |
| 3.5 great | RAGG | October 28th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Emyay | October 15th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Shaad | August 10th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | chiu | June 14th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Feels | March 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | true | December 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | NoXoR | November 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | StlPaulL | November 20th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Dummit | November 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BlueW | November 8th 11 |
| 2.5 average | YUJOS | November 5th 11 |
| 3.0 good | smeaf | November 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Zool | August 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Cryio | July 20th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Phaze | July 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | CatnapX | June 18th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | May 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | April 25th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Wolfe | April 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grant92 | February 20th 11 |
| 3.5 great | 37er00 | February 9th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ntoman | December 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | dan115 | November 22nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | endtyme | November 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | BenX02 | November 2nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jeejee | October 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | iamdave | October 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Flyboy | October 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | October 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sun2Moon | September 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | September 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | blue824 | September 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | gambs | September 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Texture | September 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | StooTwo | September 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | September 3rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | September 2nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | M60 | August 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | b35ty | August 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | mnlol | August 18th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | August 8th 10 |
| 3.5 great | GibTG | July 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Furik | July 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Isoas | July 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oceans | June 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marc7 | June 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Terria | May 24th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Zoo | May 23rd 10 |
| 5.0 classic | idee5 | May 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | lakku | May 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | alejo | May 18th 10 |
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