Metal Riot

CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal has released a fresh play-through video for the band’s classic track “Evolutionary Sleeper” from their 2008 album ‘Traced in Air’. The “Evolutionary Sleeper” guitar play-through is streaming here now. “Evolutionary Sleeper” is available here.

Regarding the track Paul Masvidal comments: “‘Evolutionary Sleeper’ was the acorn for all that became ‘Traced in Air’. Fans have been asking for a play-through of this song since it was released in 2008, and here it is! Thanks to Ivan and Positive Grid.” 

CYNIC mastermind Paul Masvidal has launched a line of his signature guitar pedals. The ProTone signature chorus pedal was designed to replicate the guitar tones heard on CYNIC’s groundbreaking albums Traced in Air and Focus. The ProTone are available in two different models, bearing the artwork of ‘Traced in Air’ and ‘Focus’ respectively. More information about the pedals can be found here.

Regarding the new pedal line, Paul Masvidal comments: “To work with ProTone on a signature chorus pedal is an absolute honor and a dream come true. I’m reinventing my effects rig with foot pedals and couldn’t be more thrilled about the lush beauty this pedal adds to my clean tones. The pedal has an analog design with a rare limited chipset, which sounds fuller than typical modern chorus pedals. I love the purity of this classic piece. There’s nothing like it out there!”

I just saw on the Advocate  that Cynic members Paul Masividal and Sean Reinert have come out. Good for them. The band have opened minds since inception and continue to write great music, so who cares what their sexual preferences are. SImply some of the most talented dudes in metal. It goes to show how people are people and regardless of gender or sexual orientation, we shouldn’t be biased towards them as music fans.

People were shocked by Rob Halford years ago or recently when Mina Caputo transitioned, but it doesn’t in any way diminish their greatness as artists. Hopefully in 2014 we can have more of a sane environment wher people can be accepted for the quality of their work alone, male or female, straight or gay.

“Gay people are everywhere, doing every job, playing every kind of music and we always have been,” Reinert told the L.A.Times. “It’s taken me years to finally be brave enough to say, ‘If you have a problem with that, then throw out our records. That’s your problem, not mine.'”

As someone who identifies as bi myself, thank you Cynic for helping to state the case eloquently as to why archaic ways of thinking have no place in a modern society.