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'{{short description|American musician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Refimprove|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Sean Reinert |image = Sean Reinert 2.jpg |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |birth_name = |alias = |birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1971|5|27}} |birth_place = [[Long Beach]], [[California]],{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} [[America]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|24|1971|5|27}} |death_place = [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], [[California]], [[America]]<ref>https://variety.com/2020/music/news/sean-reinert-dead-death-cynic-drummer-1203480299/</ref> |instrument = {{flatlist| * Drums * keyboards * percussion * [[tabla]] * vocals }} |genre = {{flatlist| * [[Progressive metal]] * [[extreme metal]] }} |occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * songwriter }} |years_active = 1987–2020 |label = |associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]] * [[Æon Spoke]] * [[Death (metal band)|Death]] * [[Gordian Knot (band)|Gordian Knot]] * [[Aghora (band)|Aghora]] }} |website = {{URL|http://seanreinert.com/}} }} '''Sean Reinert''' (May 27, 1971 – January 24, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter and drummer of [[Æon Spoke]]. He was also the drummer and founding member of [[Cynic (band)|Cynic]], until leaving 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/ |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=2015-09-18 |access-date=2015-09-18}}</ref> He credited such drummers as Dave Miranda, [[John Bonham]], [[Alex Van Halen]], [[Dave Weckl]], [[Gary Husband]] and [[Vinnie Colaiuta]] as being an important influence in his formative years. ==Life== In 1991, Reinert and [[Paul Masvidal]] (also of Cynic) joined the band [[Death (metal band)|Death]] to record the ''[[Human (Death album)|Human]]'' album. This album is seen by many as the start of the [[technical death metal]] genre. After touring with Death, he returned to Cynic. 1993 saw the release of ''[[Focus (Cynic album)|Focus]]'' (regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/[[progressive metal]]) on the [[Roadrunner Records]] label. Roadrunner re-released it in 2005 as a special collector's edition due to high demand. After Cynic's disbandment Reinert had been a member of the Cynic spin-off band Portal which released a demo but eventually disbanded. Having relocated to Los Angeles, Reinert continued working with music by writing and performing for television shows and motion pictures. In 1999, Reinert helped form Æon Spoke alongside Masvidal, which is described as an "ethereal rock" band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69726 |title=AEON SPOKE Featuring CYNIC Members: 'Pablo (At The Park)' Video Posted Online |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=2011-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627172500/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69726 |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The band saw releases in 2004 and 2007, receiving national and satellite airplay, performing, hosting radio appearances, and even appearing on television show and motion picture soundtracks. During this time in 2006, it was announced that Cynic would reform for a tour which took place in the summer of 2007. The reformed line-up then recorded a follow-up to ''Focus'' entitled ''Traced in Air'', which was released in 2008 and followed by more touring. In 2009, a new EP with Cynic was recorded scheduled for release in May 2010. In early May 2014, he publicly revealed his homosexuality along with fellow Cynic member [[Paul Masvidal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-c1-gay-heavy-metal-20140508-story.html|title=Great Read: Cynic's Paul Masvidal, Sean Reinert are out and ready to be loud|date=May 8, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|author=August Brown|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> Reinert 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> In August 2020, it was reported on Reinert's Facebook page that his cause of death was [[aortic rupture]] and [[hypertensive heart disease]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Reinert |url=https://www.facebook.com/officialseanreinert/posts/a-few-weeks-ago-seans-family-and-i-learned-his-cause-of-death-he-passed-from-an-/3704897752872070/ |website=www.facebook.com |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=December 2020|reason=a secondary source is preferred to show the importance of the cause of his death}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Reinert - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Sean_Reinert/1170 |website=www.metal-archives.com |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2020|reason=Encyclopaedia Metallum is unreliable, consisting of user-made content}}He was denied his wish to be an organ donor by the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] on grounds of being gay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/late-cynic-drummer-sean-reinert-has-organ-donor-wishes-denied-due-to-his-sexuality|title=Late Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has organ donor wishes denied due to his sexuality|date=February 13, 2020|website=[[Louder Sound|Louder]]|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> == Legacy == Many artists have cited Reinert as an influence, including [[Peter Wildoer]] of [[Darkane]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 18, 2017|quote=[...] The three most important death metal albums to me are Atheist ‘''Piece of time'',’ Death ‘''Human'',’ and, a bit later, Cynic ‘''Focus''’. These three records changed me, fundamentally. [...] I guess the biggest impact on me ever was when I saw ‘Lack of Comprehension’ with Death on MTV’s [[Headbangers Ball]] some weeks before the album was released. When the part came where you can see Sean Reinert - to me the best contemporary metal drummer ever - from above playing the ride cymbal, hi hat bell, and double bass drums at the same time, I was so blown away by that sound that I watched it probably a hundred times that day, because I had recorded it on VHS. Since that day, I’ve been using that ride/bell sound a lot, ha ha! [...] | url = http://www.onlinedrummer.com/articles/peter-wildoer-exclusive-interview/|title=Peter Wildoer - Exclusive Interview|publication-date=March 22, 2009|first=Frank|last=Bender|website=www.onlinedrummer.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716061623/http://www.onlinedrummer.com/articles/peter-wildoer-exclusive-interview/|archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 18, 2017|quote=Sean Reinert – He’s just my biggest influence [...] He’s got the perfect balance between musicality, technique and personality. Cynic’s ‘''Focus''’ CD is one of my all time favourite CDs of all kind. I saw a video from this past summer (2007) with Cynic performing live in Norway, amazing. I do hope they release it on DVD!|url=http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/peter-wildoer/|url-status=live|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170718202114/http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/peter-wildoer/|title=Peter Wildoer|publication-date=September 12, 2007|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Brann Dailor]] of [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://bangertv.com/mastodons-brann-dailor-on-his-prog-influences-raw-uncut/|format=video|title=MASTODON's Brann Dailor on his prog influences {{!}} Raw & Uncut|first=Sam|last=Dunn|author-link=Sam Dunn|publication-date=28 March 2017|publisher=[[Banger Films]]|website=bangertv.com|date=2010|location=Atlanta, Georgia|time=2:57}}</ref> [[Gene Hoglan]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|title=Interview: Gene Hoglan|first=Cosmo|last=Lee|website=[[Invisible Oranges]]|publication-date=November 19, 2010|url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-gene-hoglan/|url-status=live|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170714093008/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-gene-hoglan/|quote=''Gene Hoglan'': Since I didn’t have to write anything [in Death] – Chuck wrote the music, Chuck wrote the lyrics, I merely transposed a few things – that left me a lot of time to hone my skills as a drummer. Sean Reinert’s amazing performance on the ''Human'' album laid the groundwork for the future of Death – and the future of death metal, really. He was such an influential player [on] my term with Death because Sean brought a lot of the fusion, the prog, the outer layers of drumming that we were all listening to. [...]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Richard Christy]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=https://www.emptywords.org/InterviewRichard.htm|publication-date=November 2002|title="T-Back" and the Zappa-effect|first=Kees|last=Kluitman|website=www.emptywords.org|quote=''Q'': Who are you influenced by?<br/>''Richard Christy'': Bobby Jarzombek, Shannon Larkin, Rick Colaluca, Terry Bozzio, Sean Reinert, [...] I have been a Death fan for about twelve years now and I am a big fan of Sean Reinert and Gene Hoglan. I think they are two of the greatest drummers in music so it was a lot of pressure to play in Death, and it is a great honor to have followed in their footsteps.|url-status=live|archive-date=December 20, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220025905/https://www.emptywords.org/InterviewRichard.htm}}</ref> [[Dirk Verbeuren]] of [[Soilwork]] and [[Megadeth]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://www.tama.com/artist/tama_interview.php?interview_id=54|title=ARTIST INTERVIEW {{!}} Dirk Verbeuren|quote=[...] Sean Reinert (of Death and Cynic) had a huge impact on my way of perceiving metal drumming. He was one of the first to enrich death/thrash beats with distinct jazz/fusion elements. [...]|website=www.tama.com|publisher=Tama Drums|publication-date=May 28, 2008|url-status=live|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170714084145/http://www.tama.com/artist/tama_interview.php?interview_id=54|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Chris Pennie]] of [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] and [[Coheed and Cambria]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726160009/https://sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/20-chris-pennie|archive-date=July 26, 2015|title=Chris Pennie|publication-date=August 30, 2006|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|url=http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/chris-pennie/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[George Kollias (drummer)|George Kollias]] of [[Nile (band)|Nile]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/george-kollias/|title=George Kollias|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|publication-date=August 28, 2006|url-status=live|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170714101730/http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/george-kollias/|df=mdy-all}}</ref> John Merryman of [[Cephalic Carnage]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/john-merryman/|title=John Merryman|publication-date=September 9, 2007|url-status=live|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.is/20170709081630/http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/sick-drummer-hall-of-fame/john-merryman/|website=sickdrummermagazine.com}}</ref> Daniel Moilanen of [[Katatonia]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://www.thatdrummerguy.com/written-material/written-interview-daniel-moilanen-katatonia|title= WRITTEN INTERVIEW: DANIEL MOILANEN (Katatonia)|publication-date=June 6, 2016|website=www.thatdrummerguy.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610072814/http://www.thatdrummerguy.com/written-material/written-interview-daniel-moilanen-katatonia|archive-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> Elliot Hoffman of [[Car Bomb (band)|Car Bomb]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=September 10, 2017|url=http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/magazine_issues/issue_26/index.html#p=46|page=47|title=SDM Cover feature {{!}} Elliot Hoffman|website=www.sickdrummermagazine.com|issue=26|first=Noel|last=Smart|publication-date=September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170910160819/http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/magazine_issues/issue_26/mobile/index.html%23p=46#p=46|archive-date=September 10, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Evan Sammons of [[Last Chance to Reason]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/prog-experimental/evan-sammons/|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|title=Evan Sammons|publication-date=November 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170709082951/http://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/prog-experimental/evan-sammons/|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Vishnu Reddy of Crypted.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://headbangers.in/interviews/vishnu-reddy-september-2011/ |access-date= July 14, 2017 |date= September 8, 2011 |title = Vishnu Reddy (September 2011) |website= headbangers.in |first= Vilasini |last= Muralidhar |url-status = live |archive-date = February 12, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170212092559/http://headbangers.in/interviews/vishnu-reddy-september-2011/ }}</ref> In addition, other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his work including [[Hannes Grossmann]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170709080545/https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/hannes-grossmann/|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url=https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/hannes-grossmann/|publication-date=July 29, 2007|title=Hannes Grossmann|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Kai Hahto]] of [[Nightwish]],<ref>{{ cite web | date = November 2, 2015 | url = https://www.facebook.com/NightwishFanpage/photos/a.279568432070401.87738.241664032527508/1215122721848296/ | access-date = July 14, 2017 | website = Facebook | title = Nightwish Fanpage - INTERVIEW WITH KAI HAHTO 2015 !!! :) | url-status = live | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170709031008/https://www.facebook.com/NightwishFanpage/photos/a.279568432070401.87738.241664032527508/1215122721848296/ | archive-date = July 9, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Dan Presland of [[Ne Obliviscaris (band)|Ne Obliviscaris]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170709082104/https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/dan-presland/|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url=https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/dan-presland/|website=sickdrummermagazine.com|title=Dan Presland|publication-date=June 16, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Danny Walker of [[Intronaut]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2017|url=http://punkworldviews.com/top-10-drummers-intronaut/|website=punkworldviews.com|title=Top 10 Drummers: Intronaut|publication-date=June 18, 2011|first=Denise|last=Borders|url-status=live|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170714100105/http://punkworldviews.com/top-10-drummers-intronaut/|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Hank Shteamer of [[Rolling Stone]] magazine wrote <ref>{{Cite web|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|last2=Shteamer|first2=Hank|date=2020-01-26|title='One Foot in and One Foot Out': Remembering Death-Metal Drum Trailblazer Sean Reinert|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sean-reinert-drummer-tribute-cynic-death-943148/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> shortly after Reinert's passing:<blockquote>These days, it’s old news that death-metal drumming can be one of the chopsiest, most demanding musical disciplines on earth. But back then, the level of subtlety and sophistication that Reinert — who died Friday at age 48 — brought to Death was an outright gamechanger.</blockquote> ==Discography== ;Cynic * ''[[Focus (Cynic album)|Focus]]'' (1993) * ''[[Traced in Air]]'' (2008) * ''[[Re-Traced]]'' (2010) * ''[[Carbon-Based Anatomy]]'' (2011) * ''[[The Portal Tapes]]'' (2012) * ''[[Kindly Bent to Free Us]]'' (2014) ;Other * [[Death (metal band)|Death]] − ''[[Human (Death album)|Human]]'' (1991) * [[Sean Malone]] − ''[[Cortlandt (album)|Cortlandt]]'' (1996) * [[Gordian Knot (band)|Gordian Knot]] − ''[[Gordian Knot (album)|Gordian Knot]]'' (1999) * [[Gordian Knot (band)|Gordian Knot]] − ''[[Emergent (album)|Emergent]]'' (2003) * [[Aghora (band)|Aghora]] − ''[[Aghora (album)|Aghora]]'' (2000) * [[Aghora (band)|Aghora]] − ''[[Formless]]'' (2006) * [[Æon Spoke]] − ''[[Above the Buried Cry]]'' (2004) * [[Æon Spoke]] − ''[[Æon Spoke (album)|Æon Spoke]]'' (2007) * Anomaly - ''Anomaly'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=12177|title=ANOMALY - Anomaly (1998)|website=Progarchives.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04}}</ref> * C-187 − ''Collision'' (2007) * Levi/Werstler – ''Avalanche of Worms]'' (2010) * [[Sylencer]] – ''A Lethal Dose of Truth'' (2012) (Guest drummer on "Acquiesce")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sylencer.bandcamp.com/ |title=Sylencer |publisher=Sylencer.bandcamp.com |access-date=2014-07-16}}</ref> * Hassan Iqbal – Of the Sky (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Of the Sky, by Hassan Iqbal|url=https://hassaniqbal.bandcamp.com/album/of-the-sky|access-date=2020-07-19|website=Hassan Iqbal}}</ref> * Amahiru – ''Amahiru'' (2020) (Guest drummer on "Bringing Me Down (Alternative Version)")<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kreator-ex-dragonforce-bassist-frederic-leclercq-releases-hours-music-video-from-amahiru-project/| title=KREATOR/Ex-DRAGONFORCE Bassist FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Releases 'Hours' Music Video From AMAHIRU Project | date=September 25, 2020 | work=[[Blabbermouth]] | access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://seanreinert.com Sean Reinert Website] * [http://facebook.com/officialseanreinert Official Facebook Page] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FO7CLtlPyY Death + Sean Reinert Drum Cam – Flattening of Emotions 10.26.91] {{Cynic}} {{Death (band)}} {{Aghora}} {{Æon Spoke}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinert, Sean}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Death (metal band) members]] [[Category:American heavy metal drummers]] [[Category:Place of death missing]] [[Category:Place of birth missing]] [[Category:Gay musicians]] [[Category:LGBT people from Florida]] [[Category:LGBT musicians from the United States]] [[Category:LGBT songwriters]] [[Category:20th-century American drummers]] [[Category:American male drummers]] [[Category:Æon Spoke members]] [[Category:Aghora (band) members]] [[Category:Cynic (band) members]] [[Category:21st-century American drummers]] [[Category:20th-century American male musicians]] [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]'