We're incredibly excited to bring you this exclusive premiere from legendary progressive metal act Cynic. Having spent over four years crafting their third full-length album, 'Kindly Bent To Free Us,' ...

Since the release of 'Focus' in 1993, Floridian technical death metal innovators Cynic have held onto the status of being an "elite" band. Few underground acts have been bestowed with such critical ...

Paul Masvidal has played in some of America’s most intense heavy metal bands for more than 20 years. Visit his Echo Park home, however, and it’s clear he’s finally found peace. The 43-year-old ...

The cynic wants to believe. But far too much has happened, and inspiration is no longer enough. The cynic will need to be convinced. This article originally ran in the June 2008 issue of Esquire. To ...

Cynic originally released Uroboric Forms – The Complete Demo Recordings in 2017 via the usual physical formats. Now for the first time ever, Cynic is streaming the compilation in full on Bandcamp ...

Carbon-Based Anatomy comes out Nov. 11 on Season of Mist. PM: Well, it's funny you mention that, because it wasn't, but that was a huge record for us when it came out. I remember I lived on that ...

This article originally ran in the November 2012 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. The cynic looks out the window and across the river at the great ...