QUOTEQuality technical metal connoisseurs and open-minded music-lovers in general will be delighted to hear that Florida’s legendary CYNIC have returned to creative power after a successful European re-union tour in the summer of 2007 and will soon be recording a new album, their second after 1993’s genre-shattering “Focus” debut.
CYNIC founding members Paul Masvidal (guitars / vocals) and Sean Reinert (drums), who both gained reputation and praise while performing alongside Chuck Schuldiner and DEATH in the recording and touring lineup for the milestone album “Human,” are currently in Sanford, Florida, working on the mix for three new demo tracks together with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, etc.) at his own Audiohammer Studios. The three new tracks are entitled “Integral Birth,” “Evolutionary Sleeper,” and “Adam’s Murmur,” but Masvidal and Reinert have already written a full album’s worth of new material and the band will use the demo to begin talks with record companies about a 2008 release.
Masvidal comments, “I’m amazed that we’re here again, and that is a testament to the unpredictable beauty of the creative process. We received so much inspiration during last summer’s reunion tour that a flood of new material has since poured out of us. There must be a default metal root in us from childhood that insists on being watered and loved, so we’re just trying to keep up with ourselves — the CYNIC sirens are screaming inside and won’t let up! Our policy has always been about surrendering to what feels most organic and staying in the flow. To put it mildly, this last year has been a creatively abundant and productive period. We’re intoxicated about now and the future.”
http://www.smnnews.com/2008/01/17/cynic-to-record-new-album/
Omfg. If this is half as good as Focus it'll be an absolute masterpiece.

So 'Traced In Air' is the new album title huh? It fits the Cynic vibe.

Yeah man, sounds like it's going to be good. I look forward to hearing it.. I havn't heard those two(?) new promo songs yet either..

as long as there is no stupid robot voice, I'll love it.

The new song they played live last year was really good. No death metal vocals at all and Paul was using a noticeably 'cleaner' voice to sing with instead of relying on his vocoder, I'm definitely looking forward to hearing the new album.
And Patrick Mameli has just announced that he's gotten a new Pestilence line-up together too (him on guitars/vocals, Tony Choy on bass and Peter Wildoer of Darkane is the new drummer).. today is just great!

Pestilence and Cynic!? Yes yes yes yes yess!!!!!!!!111!!oneoneone1!!one

New Cynic? WIN!
Pestilence returning? EVEN MORE WIN!
I liked the Robotic voice on Focus.
It's an exceptional technical death metal album.

yeh i didnt mind the robot voice. Dan LOVES Cynic!!

The new song song sounded pretty mainstream but i really don't care.
I liked it a lot!
cant wait for the new album

Heck, you dont need to have death vocals to be technical death.
Just sell it as progressive metal

I don't really see Cynic as TDM, just seems more Progressive metal to me. I guess it's got elements of both. Looking forward to seeing what they come up with.