''Re-Traced'' is an EP by the technical metal band
Cynic. It is composed of four re-interpretations of songs from their album ''
Traced in Air
''Traced in Air'' is the second studio album by the progressive metal band Cynic. It is the first album since their 1993 debut ''Focus''.
History
Cynic disbanded during the fall of 1994 while working on a new album. On January 17, 2008, Cynic r ...
'', as well as one new song. It was released through
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...
on May 17.
History
During the 2010 tour in support of
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me, often abbreviated as BTBAM, is an American progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (lead guitar, backing ...
along with
Scale the Summit
Scale the Summit is an American instrumental progressive metal band based out of Houston, Texas. It formed in 2004 and signed to Prosthetic Records.
The band is influenced by other progressive acts such as Cynic and Dream Theater. The band gain ...
and the
Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also ...
Project, the band performed live "an experiment". Shortly after unveiling this new work, the band announced a new EP coming soon on their MySpace blog. Tymon Kruidenier revealed in an interview the plans for the coming EP:
It was later revealed via a Youtube teaser that the EP was entitled ''Re-Traced''.
More details were announced about the upcoming EP release on their MySpace blog. Paul Masvidal also commented on the new artwork and layout:
The EP was produced by the band with the help of Warren Riker on
mixing and Maor Appelbaum on
mastering.
On September 3, 2021, Cynic released a new version of "Integral" featuring the late
Sean Malone
Sean Malone (April 12, 1970 – December 7, 2020) was an American musician who played primarily fretless bass guitar and Chapman Stick. He was most famous for his work with progressive metal band Cynic, in which he developed a strong partners ...
on bass as a tribute, with half of the proceeds going to suicide prevention organizations
To Write Love on Her Arms
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and
The Trevor Project
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Paul Masvidal
Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three decades and has ...
–
vocals
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,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
,
guitar synth
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Overview
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*
Sean Reinert
Sean Reinert (May 27, 1971 – January 24, 2020) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Æon Spoke and the drummer and founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic until leaving the band in Septemb ...
–
drums
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,
percussion
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* Robin Zielhorst –
bass
* Tymon Kruidenier –
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
* Warren Riker -
mixing
* Maor Appelbaum - mastering
References
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Cynic (band) EPs
2010 EPs
Season of Mist EPs