{"id":90859,"date":"2021-11-26T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=90859"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:32:46","slug":"news-cynic-release-fourth-studio-album-ascension-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-cynic-release-fourth-studio-album-ascension-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"CYNIC Issue Animated Music Video For \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019 Track (November 26th, 2021) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>CYNIC Issue Animated Music Video For \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>November 26th, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedleft\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cynic_paulmasvidal2021promophoto1news.jpg\" border=\"0\"><br \/><span class=\"smalltext\"><strong><em>Paul Masvidal<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><br \/>\nAmerican progressive metal band Cynic have released an animated music video for the track \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Cynic issued fourth full-length studio album <em>Ascension Codes<\/em> on November 26th, 2021 through Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n<p>The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p>Cynic mastermind Paul Masvidal commented: \u201cI 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 <em>Ascension Codes<\/em>. I love you. Journey well, my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Ascension Codes<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Cover artwork was created by Martina Hoffmann.<\/p>\n<p>The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cynic_ascensioncodesnews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>01. \u2018Mu-54*\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018The Winged Ones\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018A\u2019-va432\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Elements And Their Inhabitants\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018Ha-144\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018Mythical Serpents\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018Sha48*\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u20186th Dimensional Archetype\u2019<br \/>\n09. \u2018DNA Activation Template\u2019<br \/>\n10. \u2018Shar-216\u2019<br \/>\n11. \u2018Architects of Consciousness\u2019<br \/>\n12. \u2018DA\u2019z-a86.4\u2019<br \/>\n13. \u2018Aurora\u2019<br \/>\n14. \u2018DU-*61.714285\u2019<br \/>\n15. \u2018In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing\u2019<br \/>\n16. \u2018A\u2019jha108\u2019<br \/>\n17. \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019<br \/>\n18. \u2018Ec-ka72\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Cynic\u2019s recording line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Paul Masvidal (vocals and guitar)<br \/>\nDave Mackay (bass, synthesizer and keyboards)<br \/>\nMatt Lynch (drums)<\/p>\n<p>An official drum playthrough video was released for the track \u2018In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing\u2019, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Third studio record <a href=\"\/site\/album-review-cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us\/\"><em>Kindly Bent To Free Us<\/em><\/a> was <a href=\"\/site\/news-cynic-release-third-studio-album-kindly-bent-to-free-us\/\">released<\/a> in February 2014 via Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n<p><em>Promotional photograph by Ekaterina Gorbacheva.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/whZETH6W948\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWIaoiT6rUs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehCYj6zEb0Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CYNIC Issue Animated Music Video For \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019 Track November 26th, 2021 Paul Masvidal American progressive metal band Cynic have released an animated music video for the track \u2018Diamond Light Body\u2019, which can be viewed below. Cynic issued fourth full-length studio album Ascension Codes on November 26th, 2021 through Season Of Mist. 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