Traced in Air

Cynic and their 1993 watershed, Focus, are a perfect case in point.

In 1993 a band called CYNIC set the standard for not just progressive death metal (you could make the argument for ATHEIST and even PESTILENCE too),but also progressive rock/metal with the seminal "Focus". Vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal had a vision for a band that would break the mold and succee...

Though often associated with death metal bands like Death and Atheist, Cynic was never as genre-specific or overtly metal.

Cynic - Traced in Air review: Traced in Air is essentially the audible recording of the element of Air, in all of its beauty and rage, and one could not ask for anything more.