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CYNIC Release Third Studio Album ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’
February 14th, 2014

American progressive metal outfit Cynic issued third full-length studio album Kindly Bent To Free Us in Europe on February 14th, 2014 through Season Of Mist. The label scheduled North American release for February 18th.

Production duties were handled by Cynic at Perfect Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California, while engineering duties were handled by Jason Donaghy. Mixing was overseen by R. Walt Vincent, and mastering was overseen by Maor Appelbaum.

The cover artwork was designed by the late Robert Venosa.

The track listing was as follows;

01. ‘True Hallucination Speak’
02. ‘The Lion’s Roar’
03. ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’
04. ‘Infinite Shapes’
05. ‘Moon Heart Sun Head’
06. ‘Gitanjali’
07. ‘Holy Fallout’
08. ‘Endlessly Bountiful’
09. ‘Earth Is My Witness’ (deluxe CD book bonus track)

Cynic’s line-up was as follows;

Paul Masvidal (vocals, guitar and keyboards)
Sean Malone (bass)
Sean Reinert (drums)

Official lyric videos were created for the title track and the songs ‘The Lion’s Roar’ and ‘True Hallucination Speak’, which can be viewed below.

Second studio record Traced In Air was released in November 2008.