Jump to content

Kindly Bent to Free Us: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
(79 intermediate revisions by 56 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Kindly Bent to Free Us
| name = Kindly Bent to Free Us
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]]
| artist = [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]]
| Cover = KindlyBentToFreeUs.jpg
| cover = KindlyBentToFreeUs.jpg
| Released = February 14, 2014
| alt =
| released = February 18, 2014
| Recorded = 2013, [[Perfect Sound Studio]], [[Los Angeles]]
| recorded = December 2012 – May 2013
| Genre = [[Progressive metal]], [[progressive rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[alternative metal]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Season of Mist]]
| studio = Perfect Sound Studio in [[Los Angeles]]
| Producer = [[Paul Masvidal]], [[Sean Reinert]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[progressive metal]]}}
| length = 41:51
| Last album = ''[[Traced In Air]]'' <br /> (2008)
| label = [[Season of Mist]]
⚫
| This album = '''''Kindly Bent to Free Us''''' <br /> (2014)
| producer = [[Paul Masvidal]], [[Sean Reinert]], [[Sean Malone]]
| prev_title = [[Carbon-Based Anatomy]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Ascension Codes
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
⚫
| name = Kindly Bent to Free Us
| type = Studio album
| single1 = Kindly Bent to Free Us
| single1date = December 13, 2013
}}
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|MC=66/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/kindly-bent-to-free-us/cynic|title=Kindly Bent to Free Us – Cynic|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=January 24, 2015}}</ref>
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>Heaney, Gregory. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/kindly-bent-to-free-us-mw0002611570 "Cynic ''Kindly Bent to Free Us''"]. ''[[AllMusic]].com''. Retrieved March 30, 2016.</ref>
|rev2=''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev2score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Sanfilippo|first=Peter|date=February 14, 2014|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/cynic-kindly_bent_to_free_us|title=Cynic ''Kindly Bent to Free Us''|work=[[Exclaim!]]|accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref>
|rev3=[[MetalSucks]]
|rev3score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>O'Hagar, Sammy. [http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/01/23/cynic-kindly-give-us-kindly-bent-free-us/ "Cynic Kindly Give Us ''Kindly Bent to Free Us''"]. ''metalsucks.net''. January 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.</ref>
|rev4=[[Loudwire]]
|rev4score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>Hartmann, Graham. [http://loudwire.com/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-album-review/ "Cynic, ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’ – Album Review | http://loudwire.com/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-album-review/?trackback=tsmclip"]. ''loudwire.com'', February 19, 2014. Retrieved on January 14, 2015.</ref>
|rev5=[[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev5Score=4/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Haver Currin|first=Grayson|date=March 10, 2014|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18859-cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us/|title=Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us|website=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=January 24, 2015}}</ref>
|rev6=[[Popmatters]]
|rev6Score={{rating|7|10|full=Disc Plain yellow dark.svg|half=AwesomeTemplate.svg|empty=Plain Disc 40% grey or 20% black.svg|rating=disc}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Hedge Olson|first=Benjamin|date=April 14, 2014|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/180560-cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us/|title=Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us|website=[[Popmatters]]|accessdate=January 24, 2015}}</ref>
|rev7=''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
|rev7score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>Chichester, Sammi. [http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us.html "Review: Cynic — Kindly Bent to Free Us"]. ''revolvermag.com'', February 5, 2014. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.</ref>
|rev8=Sputnikmusic
|rev8Score=2.5/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Royal|first=Jacob|date=February 11, 2014|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60933/Cynic-Kindly-Bent-to-Free-Us/|title=Review: Cynic – Kindly Bent to Free Us|website=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=January 24, 2015}}</ref>
}}
'''''Kindly Bent to Free Us''''' is the third studio album by the [[progressive metal]] band [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]]. It was released on February 18, 2014, and is the final Cynic album with [[Sean Reinert]], who left the band in September 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Cynic Taps Drummer Matt Lynch For Euroblast Appearance |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-taps-drummer-matt-lynch-for-euroblast-appearance/ |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=September 18, 2015 |accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref> and died on January 24, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/25/death-cynic-drummer-sean-reinert-dead-dies-age/|title=Death & Cynic Metal Drummer Sean Reinert Dead at 48|date=January 25, 2020|website=[[TMZ]]|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> as well as the final Cynic album with [[Sean Malone]], who died on December 9, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=CYNIC Bassist SEAN MALONE Dead At 50 |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-bassist-sean-malone-dead-at-50/ |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>


==History==
'''''Kindly Bent to Free Us''''' is the upcoming third full-length album by the [[progressive metal]] band [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]], set to be released on February 14, 2014. It represents the band's third album.
⚫
The album was talked about in more detail during the writings sessions in February 2012. Masvidal told the Irish magazine ''Molten'':
⚫
{{quote |text = It's almost like, I don't know how to explain it, but if I had to put it in a box it's more sci-fi, futuristic and alien but at the same time very song-driven. It's kind of like, to me, coming into CYNIC's body more. It feels very modern and at the same time it just feels really cool. I'm big in the space. It's definitely new. It's not like anything we've done before. It's a new color, a new space. I think people will really take note of even the guitar stuff. I'm really shifting gears, I'm trying things in a different way and the way stuff is played. It's a new space for CYNIC, for sure. It definitely sounds like us, except completely new.|author=[[Paul Masvidal]]}}


⚫
{{quote |text = "It's a bold new sound for Cynic and marks a gigantic leap in the band's progression. We've had a lot of time to let this material develop and gestate, and it finally feels ready to be unleashed on the world. I've been in trio mode with Malone and Masvidal flushing out a zillion and one details, and couldn't be happier about what's happening with these songs. They are truly alive!"|author=[[Sean Reinert]]}}<ref>[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-track-listing-revealed/ "CYNIC: 'Kindly Bent To Free Us' Track Listing Revealed"], ''Blabbermouth.net'', December 3, 2013.</ref>
==Style==
⚫
The album was talked about in more detail during the writings sessions in February 2012. Masvidal gave a following statement for the Irish magazine ''Molten'':
⚫
{{cquote2|quotetext=It's almost like, I don't know how to explain it, but if I had to put it in a box it's more sci-fi, futuristic and alien but at the same time very song-driven. It's kind of like, to me, coming into CYNIC's body more. It feels very modern and at the same time it just feels really cool. I'm big in the space. It's definitely new. It's not like anything we've done before. It's a new color, a new space. I think people will really take note of even the guitar stuff. I'm really shifting gears, I'm trying things in a different way and the way stuff is played. It's a new space for CYNIC, for sure. It definitely sounds like us, except completely new.|personquoted=[[Paul Masvidal]]}}


The album was made available for streaming on February 6, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progrockmag.com/stream/cynic-exclusive-premiere-kindly-bent-to-free-us/ |title=Cynic Exclusive Premiere: Kindly Bent to Free Us &#124; Stream &#124; Prog |accessdate=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221152/http://www.progrockmag.com/stream/cynic-exclusive-premiere-kindly-bent-to-free-us/ |archivedate=February 21, 2014 }}</ref>
⚫
{{cquote2|quotetext="It's a bold new sound for Cynic and marks a gigantic leap in the band's progression. We've had a lot of time to let this material develop and gestate, and it finally feels ready to be unleashed on the world. I've been in trio mode with Malone and Masvidal flushing out a zillion and one details, and couldn't be happier about what's happening with these songs. They are truly alive!"|personquoted=[[Sean Reinert]]}}<ref>http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-track-listing-revealed/</ref>


==Track Listing==
==Track listing==
All music written by Cynic ([[Paul Masvidal]], [[Sean Reinert]], and [[Sean Malone]])
⚫
# "True Hallucination Speak"
{{tracklist
⚫
# "The Lion's Roar"
| total_length = 41:51
⚫
# "Kindly Bent to Free Us"
⚫
| title1 = True Hallucination Speak
⚫
# "Infinite Shapes"
| length1 = 6:03
⚫
# "Moon Heart Sun Head"
⚫
| title2 = The Lion's Roar
⚫
# "Gitanjali"
| length2 = 4:34
⚫
# "Holy Fallout"
⚫
| title3 = Kindly Bent to Free Us
⚫
# "Endlessly Bountiful"
| length3 = 6:27
⚫
| title4 = Infinite Shapes
| length4 = 4:57
⚫
| title5 = Moon Heart Sun Head
| length5 = 5:21
⚫
| title6 = Gitanjali
| length6 = 3:58
⚫
| title7 = Holy Fallout
| length7 = 6:35
⚫
| title8 = Endlessly Bountiful
| length8 = 3:56
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe CD book exclusive bonus track
| total_length = 46:23
| title9 = Earth Is My Witness
| length9 = 4:32
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Lineup===
===Musicians===
* [[Paul Masvidal]] - Guitar, vocals
* [[Paul Masvidal]] – vocals, guitars, keyboards
* [[Sean Malone]] - Fretless bass, Chapman stick
* [[Sean Malone]] – fretless bass, Chapman stick
* [[Sean Reinert]] - Drums & percussion, keyboard
* [[Sean Reinert]] – drums


===Technical Staff===
===Technical staff===
* [[Jason Donaghy]] - Engineering
* [[Jason Donaghy]] – engineering
* [[R. Walt Vincent]] - Mixing
* [[R. Walt Vincent]] – mixing
* [[Maor Appelbaum]] - Mastering
* Maor Appelbaum – mastering
* [[Robert Venosa]] - Artwork
* [[Robert Venosa]] – artwork


==External Links & References==
==References==
⚫
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-track-listing-revealed/ Blabbermouth: Tracklisting revealed for the following Cynic album]
* [http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-track-listing-revealed/ Blabbermouth: Tracklisting revealed for the following Cynic album]


⚫
{{Reflist}}
{{-}}
{{Cynic}}
{{Cynic}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Cynic (band) albums]]
[[Category:Cynic (band) albums]]
[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:Progressive rock albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Season of Mist albums]]

Latest revision as of 11:59, 30 July 2024

Kindly Bent to Free Us
Studio album by
Cynic
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2014
RecordedDecember 2012 – May 2013
StudioPerfect Sound Studio in Los Angeles
Genre
Length41:51
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerPaul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, Sean Malone
Cynic chronology
Carbon-Based Anatomy
(2011) 		Kindly Bent to Free Us
(2014) 		Ascension Codes
(2021)
Singles from Kindly Bent to Free Us
  1. "Kindly Bent to Free Us"
    Released: December 13, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
MetalSucks[4]
Loudwire[5]
Pitchfork Media4/10[6]
Popmatters[7]
Revolver[8]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[9]

Kindly Bent to Free Us is the third studio album by the progressive metal band Cynic. It was released on February 18, 2014, and is the final Cynic album with Sean Reinert, who left the band in September 2015[10] and died on January 24, 2020,[11] as well as the final Cynic album with Sean Malone, who died on December 9, 2020.[12]

History

[edit]

The album was talked about in more detail during the writings sessions in February 2012. Masvidal told the Irish magazine Molten:

It's almost like, I don't know how to explain it, but if I had to put it in a box it's more sci-fi, futuristic and alien but at the same time very song-driven. It's kind of like, to me, coming into CYNIC's body more. It feels very modern and at the same time it just feels really cool. I'm big in the space. It's definitely new. It's not like anything we've done before. It's a new color, a new space. I think people will really take note of even the guitar stuff. I'm really shifting gears, I'm trying things in a different way and the way stuff is played. It's a new space for CYNIC, for sure. It definitely sounds like us, except completely new.

— Paul Masvidal

"It's a bold new sound for Cynic and marks a gigantic leap in the band's progression. We've had a lot of time to let this material develop and gestate, and it finally feels ready to be unleashed on the world. I've been in trio mode with Malone and Masvidal flushing out a zillion and one details, and couldn't be happier about what's happening with these songs. They are truly alive!"

— Sean Reinert

[13]

The album was made available for streaming on February 6, 2014.[14]

Track listing

[edit]

All music written by Cynic (Paul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, and Sean Malone)

No.TitleLength
1."True Hallucination Speak"6:03
2."The Lion's Roar"4:34
3."Kindly Bent to Free Us"6:27
4."Infinite Shapes"4:57
5."Moon Heart Sun Head"5:21
6."Gitanjali"3:58
7."Holy Fallout"6:35
8."Endlessly Bountiful"3:56
Total length:41:51
Deluxe CD book exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."Earth Is My Witness"4:32
Total length:46:23

Personnel

[edit]

Musicians

[edit]

Technical staff

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Kindly Bent to Free Us – Cynic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Sanfilippo, Peter (February 14, 2014). "Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. ^ O'Hagar, Sammy. "Cynic Kindly Give Us Kindly Bent to Free Us". metalsucks.net. January 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Hartmann, Graham. "Cynic, ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’ – Album Review | http://loudwire.com/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-album-review/?trackback=tsmclip". loudwire.com, February 19, 2014. Retrieved on January 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Haver Currin, Grayson (March 10, 2014). "Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Hedge Olson, Benjamin (April 14, 2014). "Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us". Popmatters. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Chichester, Sammi. "Review: Cynic — Kindly Bent to Free Us". revolvermag.com, February 5, 2014. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Royal, Jacob (February 11, 2014). "Review: Cynic – Kindly Bent to Free Us". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Cynic Taps Drummer Matt Lynch For Euroblast Appearance". Blabbermouth.net. September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  11. ^ "Death & Cynic Metal Drummer Sean Reinert Dead at 48". TMZ. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "CYNIC Bassist SEAN MALONE Dead At 50". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. ^ "CYNIC: 'Kindly Bent To Free Us' Track Listing Revealed", Blabbermouth.net, December 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "Cynic Exclusive Premiere: Kindly Bent to Free Us | Stream | Prog". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Kindly_Bent_to_Free_Us&oldid=1237565041"