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CYNIC Issue Animated Music Video For ‘Diamond Light Body’ Track
November 26th, 2021


Paul Masvidal


American progressive metal band Cynic have released an animated music video for the track ‘Diamond Light Body’, which can be viewed below.

Cynic issued fourth full-length studio album Ascension Codes on November 26th, 2021 through Season Of Mist.

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.

Cynic mastermind Paul Masvidal commented: “I am deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the incredible visionaries, artists and colleagues that helped bring this album to life. Cosmic love to each of you who contributed your magic. In honour of my fallen brothers, the collective Cynic tribe, and with great respect to this beautiful spaceship Earth we inhabit, I offer you Ascension Codes. I love you. Journey well, my friends.”

Ascension Codes was produced by Paul Masvidal and Warren Riker, with Riker also responsible for mixing duties. Mastering was handled by Andrew Mendelson at Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Cover artwork was created by Martina Hoffmann.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Mu-54*’
02. ‘The Winged Ones’
03. ‘A’-va432’
04. ‘Elements And Their Inhabitants’
05. ‘Ha-144’
06. ‘Mythical Serpents’
07. ‘Sha48*’
08. ‘6th Dimensional Archetype’
09. ‘DNA Activation Template’
10. ‘Shar-216’
11. ‘Architects of Consciousness’
12. ‘DA’z-a86.4’
13. ‘Aurora’
14. ‘DU-*61.714285’
15. ‘In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing’
16. ‘A’jha108’
17. ‘Diamond Light Body’
18. ‘Ec-ka72’

Cynic’s recording line-up was as follows:

Paul Masvidal (vocals and guitar)
Dave Mackay (bass, synthesizer and keyboards)
Matt Lynch (drums)

An official drum playthrough video was released for the track ‘In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing’, which can also be viewed below.

Third studio record Kindly Bent To Free Us was released in February 2014 via Season Of Mist.

Promotional photograph by Ekaterina Gorbacheva.