Cynic is an American
progressive rock band — incorporating
experimental music,
alternative,
metal and
jazz fusion elements — founded in
Miami,
Florida, and currently based in
Los Angeles,
California. Their first album,
Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of the progressive metal genre. Cynic disbanded in 1994, but reunited in 2006, and released their second album on November 17, 2008.
Traced in Air was released through French
label Season of Mist, followed up by an EP titled
Re-Traced on May 18, 2010 and an EP titled
Carbon-Based Anatomy on November 11, 2011. Their third studio album,
Kindly Bent to Free Us, was released on February 14, 2014. The current status of the band, a partnership between Masvidal and Reinert since the genesis of the group, is in dispute, with Sean Reinert claiming that the band is disbanded, and Masvidal claiming the opposite. A recent concert October 3, 2015 at
Euroblast Festival featured guest drummer Matt Lynch.