Kindly Bent to Free Us

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Kindly Bent to Free Us is the upcoming third full-length album by the progressive metal band Cynic, set to be released on February 14, 2014. It represents the band's third album.

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:

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

Track Listing

1. "True Hallucination Speak"
2. "The Lion's Roar"
3. "Kindly Bent to Free Us"
4. "Infinite Shapes"
5. "Moon Heart Sun Head"
6. "Gitanjali"
7. "Holy Fallout"
8. "Endlessly Bountiful"
9. "Earth Is My Witness (Bonus Track"

Personnel

Lineup

• Paul Masvidal - guitar, vocals
• Sean Malone - bass
• Sean Reinert - drums & percussion

Technical Staff

• Jason Donaghy - Engineering
• R. Walt Vincent - Mixing
• Maor Appelbaum - Mastering
• Robert Venosa - Artwork

External Links & References

• Blabbermouth: Tracklisting revealed for the following Cynic album