This album is 1993.. They were listening to Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, everything Chick Corea and etc. Sean R is unbelievable on this and Sean M's fretless bass is Bliss.. RIP Sean's❤️🙏
So many bands today have so much to owe to Cynic, I mean they are incredibly influential and criminally underrated. Not only are they ahead of there time with music but they don’t have one bad album every album to me is a masterpiece and they are amazing live they should be headlining tours and festivals. Also RIP master Sean Reinert
Thank you soooo much. Can't view it yet, but to anyone who's wondering why i wanted this specific song over some of the other classics like stuff from Deaths Human album or other cynic songs like evolutionary sleeper... Veil of maya was a song that personally reached me on another level. It was so funky and experimental, as well as catchy. Anyone into the scene knows Sean was a beast, but i just think for a prog fan without going too deep this really showed a lot of ambition. Thanks again!
Try Atheist, they were first active in the late 80's, slightly earlier than CYNIC. More thrashy sounding, but in a similar vein. Something from their second album Unquestionable Presence would be good.
Unquestionable Presence was a freaking masterpiece. That whole early 90s era of death/technical/prog metal was amazing. So many bands doing interesting experimental stuff around then (Death, Carcass, Cynic, Atheist, Pestilence, others).
Definitely a case of being ahead of their time...my buddy, Jason, and I couldn't understand (seemingly) everyone's reluctance to embrace Focus as a masterpiece of interwoven musical tapestries...the 3 sisters of fate, themselves, were surely envious 🤘
To think they were basically teens when they wrote that stuff. Legends. Im so sad every time i think of Sean. My favorite band of all time but i cant bare to listen to them now because i get sad.
Love this album. It's from 1993, not 1990, but still very early and extremely influential. I wouldn't say no one was doing progressive death metal at the time, but other bands weren't as influential. For example, check out Pan.Thy.Monium's (featuring the brilliant Dan Swanö) album Dawn of Dreams from 1992. Extremely proggy and experimental death metal. Track 1 (they're all untitled) is a 21 minute masterpiece: ua-cam.com/video/cIClnH7hM_k/v-deo.html If Track 1 is a bit too long, Track 6 is also very good (the whole album is): ua-cam.com/video/XbCALfoAnIA/v-deo.html Definitely among the proggiest metal that existed at the time, but not at all influential as they're criminally unknown underappreciated.
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This album is 1993.. They were listening to Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, everything Chick Corea and etc. Sean R is unbelievable on this and Sean M's fretless bass is Bliss.. RIP Sean's❤️🙏
So many bands today have so much to owe to Cynic, I mean they are incredibly influential and criminally underrated. Not only are they ahead of there time with music but they don’t have one bad album every album to me is a masterpiece and they are amazing live they should be headlining tours and festivals. Also RIP master Sean Reinert
They werent just 20 years ahead, they were young too!!
Alex Vettorato Much better than tool
They were nine years ahead actually. Calculating Infinity came out in 1999.
Thank you soooo much. Can't view it yet, but to anyone who's wondering why i wanted this specific song over some of the other classics like stuff from Deaths Human album or other cynic songs like evolutionary sleeper... Veil of maya was a song that personally reached me on another level. It was so funky and experimental, as well as catchy. Anyone into the scene knows Sean was a beast, but i just think for a prog fan without going too deep this really showed a lot of ambition. Thanks again!
I had always heard that they were very influential. But, after hearing this, I had no idea how ahead of the game they were. R.I.P. Sean!
Try Atheist, they were first active in the late 80's, slightly earlier than CYNIC. More thrashy sounding, but in a similar vein. Something from their second album Unquestionable Presence would be good.
Absolutely love Atheist!
good call man. unquestionable was the best album ever made.
Unquestionable Presence was a freaking masterpiece. That whole early 90s era of death/technical/prog metal was amazing. So many bands doing interesting experimental stuff around then (Death, Carcass, Cynic, Atheist, Pestilence, others).
R.I.P. Sean
Yeah Cynic, ur exploring my fav band!! Try Textures next!
a timeless masterpiece. !! really you need react to KING OF THOSE WHO KNOWS original version of CYNIC .. that will blow you mind !!!!
I'll give it a listen.
This is one of the greatest masterpieces.
Definitely a case of being ahead of their time...my buddy, Jason, and I couldn't understand (seemingly) everyone's reluctance to embrace Focus as a masterpiece of interwoven musical tapestries...the 3 sisters of fate, themselves, were surely envious 🤘
To think they were basically teens when they wrote that stuff. Legends. Im so sad every time i think of Sean. My favorite band of all time but i cant bare to listen to them now because i get sad.
Love this album. It's from 1993, not 1990, but still very early and extremely influential. I wouldn't say no one was doing progressive death metal at the time, but other bands weren't as influential.
For example, check out Pan.Thy.Monium's (featuring the brilliant Dan Swanö) album Dawn of Dreams from 1992. Extremely proggy and experimental death metal. Track 1 (they're all untitled) is a 21 minute masterpiece: ua-cam.com/video/cIClnH7hM_k/v-deo.html
If Track 1 is a bit too long, Track 6 is also very good (the whole album is): ua-cam.com/video/XbCALfoAnIA/v-deo.html
Definitely among the proggiest metal that existed at the time, but not at all influential as they're criminally unknown underappreciated.
Thanks for the info.
textures and uroboric form.....
all the album is just amazing, on this time, maybe Atheist with the sameish kind of taste, really great band
best death metal song ever
Focus è un disco leggendario! Uno dei 10 dischi che porterei con me nella tomba
I would recommend The Space For This or King of Those Who Know
Wow this is good stuff
You should do more Cynic. I'm but a Wave to perhaps
Give Psyopus a try! The Imogen's Puzzle series is stunning
integral birth pliiiiis!!!
Cynic
Can you please review the band Kingcrow with the album The Persistence, i know you will love this album.
Listen to the song Nights descending first, and then the rest of the album, you will be blown away, i guarantee :)
I love the Persistence album. Great, but havent checked out the others. I'll do that, thanks.