It is amazing how this album managed to perfectly blend progressive, death metal, jazz, fusion together. 30 years have passed and it still sounds great today 🤘🪐🤘
Definitely was way ahead of it's own time back then! Very appreciated now that technical is an accepted aspect now! Cause boy! This is technical album not only in musical standards but production too! Very layered and chock full of craziness!
For anyone who doesn't know, Paul Masvidal (GtVo) and Sean Reinert (ds) participated Death's famous album Human. You can hear Sean's crazy drumming style in there too, and also Paul's guitar solo. Sean Malone (Bs) was a master of fretless bass. Both Sean have passed away in 2020. Tragedy. But their music remains here. This a MASTERPIECE!
and 2nd guitarist Jason Gobel played in Monstrosity, so they were all over Florida DM underground. The thing is that everyone was waiting for them to be the most brutal next thing, but the tornado destroyed their studio. And by the time they recorded new material, they were all into Fusion and jazz and people were not ready for it at the time, and it is the reason why they disbanded at first
@@rohitchaoji In a modest opinion, Human was a work that, although it was characterized by surgical precision (composition, arrangements, interpretation and even the way it was recorded), revealed the incessant search for excellence of each of the components of Death at that time (Sean and Chuck-Rest in Peace-, Paul and Steve) even though they were four individually phenomenal musicians. Of course, that will have involved thousands of discussions, differences and quarrels... nevertheless, I am convinced that it set an unparalleled precedent in Art itself. Stay brutal \m/
Remember seeing them at the "Thrash Can" in Miami,FL 30 years ago !! Paul Masvidal is such a nice dude, and RIP Sean Reinhardt, he played drums of the Death " Human" album in 1991, so awesome to see this legacy kept going throughout the years , so original, so Iconic !!
Happy 30th anniversary 💖 This band paved the way for death metal and bands alike. It also transformed into the band it was always aiming to be. The sound changed but the message of truth and human identity never changed.
@@markcooperartcomofficial I'm just going by what it's described as by the RYM community. I believe some other genres were listed too. And yeah the joke Circle of Tone likes to say is that it's regressive metal. Because it's so formulaic. 👹🤘🏿
I saw them at the Masquerade in Atlanta will Cannibal Corpse. Sean Rhienhart absolutely changed my life. The way I veiwed music and my approach too it. Sean Malone was retarded as well. But I've never seen anything like them then,.....or since. It's like an All-star team of metal.
I saw the same tour, and the crowd was not digging on Cynic. I was of course, but average metalheads were pissed that they weren't brutal!! I saw the same thing when Atheist opened for Deicide.
Compared to their 1991 demo they screwed it up here. They lost every metal edge which bands like Atheist, Death and Pestilence managed to preseve on albums like Elements, Spheres and Individual th p.
It is amazing how this album managed to perfectly blend progressive, death metal, jazz, fusion together. 30 years have passed and it still sounds great today 🤘🪐🤘
Masterpiece, classic, one of a kind, the best
Definitely was way ahead of it's own time back then! Very appreciated now that technical is an accepted aspect now! Cause boy! This is technical album not only in musical standards but production too!
Very layered and chock full of craziness!
Textures is one of my all time favorites! So complex and just insane! 😮
For anyone who doesn't know, Paul Masvidal (GtVo) and Sean Reinert (ds) participated Death's famous album Human. You can hear Sean's crazy drumming style in there too, and also Paul's guitar solo. Sean Malone (Bs) was a master of fretless bass. Both Sean have passed away in 2020. Tragedy. But their music remains here. This a MASTERPIECE!
and 2nd guitarist Jason Gobel played in Monstrosity, so they were all over Florida DM underground. The thing is that everyone was waiting for them to be the most brutal next thing, but the tornado destroyed their studio. And by the time they recorded new material, they were all into Fusion and jazz and people were not ready for it at the time, and it is the reason why they disbanded at first
I knew Sean Reinert was on the human album but I didn’t know anything else you guys said that’s awesome.
Human is really just a Cynic album.
@@rohitchaojiI don't know about that, this is too polished and progressive to be in the same vein as Death
@@rohitchaoji In a modest opinion, Human was a work that, although it was characterized by surgical precision (composition, arrangements, interpretation and even the way it was recorded), revealed the incessant search for excellence of each of the components of Death at that time (Sean and Chuck-Rest in Peace-, Paul and Steve) even though they were four individually phenomenal musicians. Of course, that will have involved thousands of discussions, differences and quarrels... nevertheless, I am convinced that it set an unparalleled precedent in Art itself.
Stay brutal
\m/
Remember seeing them at the "Thrash Can" in Miami,FL 30 years ago !! Paul Masvidal is such a nice dude, and RIP Sean Reinhardt, he played drums of the Death " Human" album in 1991, so awesome to see this legacy kept going throughout the years , so original, so Iconic !!
Focus is an all time classic album. It deserves all the praise that it gets.🤘
Timeless
Happy 30th anniversary 💖
This band paved the way for death metal and bands alike. It also transformed into the band it was always aiming to be. The sound changed but the message of truth and human identity never changed.
Great metal songs. The songs are great. 👏🏻👏
Agree. You are great for noticing
still way ahead of its time
Sean Malone was such a great bassist. The Gordian Knot albums are great as well
All time favourite ❤❤❤
I had Cynic on my list to listen for many years and i never did til now and this is crazy. I would argue this is better than Human
I can't personally agree, but it's a strong argument. Both albums are phenomenal.
Una pequeña obra de arte
1993 baby
Great job,
Legendary ... 💯🙏
Dope
The best thing created since sliced bread.
One of my all time favourite albums
Il y a 24 ans j’écoutais un superbe groupe qui évoluait dans le même registre . C’est AGHORA , Metal Prog Technique avec voix féminine .
What a voice and de paint cover looks dragon rojo Blake
This is like listening to some incomprehensibile entity speaking in a way we can grasp but not fully understand
This has to be a big influence on Mastadon. Great album so far.
Buona sera men
Была такая кассета😊
Ждёмс , господа !!!
Mania🚧👁🚧🤘🏽
How tight can you tom bro damn
First time hearing this gem. Probably the first progressive metal album that I like.
It's not really prog metal. Its way more diverse than that crap.
@@markcooperartcomofficial I'm just going by what it's described as by the RYM community. I believe some other genres were listed too. And yeah the joke Circle of Tone likes to say is that it's regressive metal. Because it's so formulaic. 👹🤘🏿
@@markcooperartcomofficial how is this not prog
@@uroboric it is prog, but in a different way. The songs are actually "songs" and not 20 minute gibberish with random transitions
@@markcooperartcomofficial A VER DE TU MENTE NO DE LOS DEMAS EXPLIQUEME POR QUR NO ES METAL PROG CON BASES MUSICALES, PUEDE
I'm happy @@@____
I saw them at the Masquerade in Atlanta will Cannibal Corpse. Sean Rhienhart absolutely changed my life. The way I veiwed music and my approach too it. Sean Malone was retarded as well. But I've never seen anything like them then,.....or since. It's like an All-star team of metal.
How was he retarded
@@mylerwilson4879i think he means he was good too
Cynic was a band made entirely of Master Musicians, in the truest sense. Something that still goes over most peoples' heads and ears.
@@dpclerks09 Yes. This is true. The were the first true "progressive death metal" act. Live,.... they were otherworldly.
I saw the same tour, and the crowd was not digging on Cynic. I was of course, but average metalheads were pissed that they weren't brutal!! I saw the same thing when Atheist opened for Deicide.
I'm unfamiliar with this band. It's really strange to me.😮
Check out The Contortionist as well!
"Muy ácido para mis gustos".
Check out Kindly Bent to Free Us from their 2014 debut. Easier to digest and still just as amazing.
Be not afraid
Don’t know this band 🤔
2024
Is this real?????
Unfortunately yes.
What's happening here?
Jazz death metal.
@@SNIFFINGTON233 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@@kurikokaleidoscope 👃🏿👃🏿👃🏿👃🏿👃🏿👃🏿
Compared to their 1991 demo they screwed it up here. They lost every metal edge which bands like Atheist, Death and Pestilence managed to preseve on albums like Elements, Spheres and Individual th p.
34:19 🥰🤌💣🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
You would say that.