Metal Anarchy

Cynic’s “Kindly Bent To Free Us” and “Re-Traced” will be receiving expanded vinyl reissues on February 14. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

“Kindly Bent To Free Us” Expanded Vinyl Track Listing:

01. “True Hallucination Speak”
02. “The Lion’s Roar”
03. “Kindly Bent To Free Us”
04. “Infinite Shapes”
05. “Moon Heart Sun Head”
06. “Gitanjali”
07. “Holy Fallout”
08. “Endlessly Bountiful”

Bonus Track:

09. “Earth Is My Witness”

“Re-Traced” Expanded Vinyl Track Listing:

01. “Space”
02. “Evolutionary”
03. “King”
04. “Integral”
05. “Wheels Within Wheels”

Bonus Tracks:

06. “Integral” (Sean Malone [bass])
07. “Wheels Within Wheels” (Sean Malone [bass])
08. “Wheels Within Wheels” (drum and bass track – Sean Reinert [drums], Sean Malone [bass])

Paul Masvidal commented:

“‘Kindly Bent to Free Us‘ is reborn on vinyl for its 10th anniversary. This record holds a special place in my heart for many reasons. First, the songs and the journey they take, exploring inner realms as represented by the cover art. Then, there are the arrangements—raw and explosive—which R. Walt Vincent was so good at capturing the live energy we shared as a trio in the rehearsal room when these ideas were developed.

There’s also something poignant about this being the last record the three of us would make together. It’s exciting to finally see ‘The Earth is My Witness‘, which was previously only a bonus track on the box set, brought into this format for the first time.”

“Seeing ‘Re-Traced‘ pressed on a legit 12” vinyl is an exciting first, especially with the inclusion of bonus tracks like Sean Malone’s beautiful, never-before-released bass rendition of Wheels Within Wheels and his magical performance on Integral, which I initially released digitally as a memorial tribute to him.

The electronic renditions of Traced in Air tracks like Space, Evolutionary and King take the songs into entirely new realms. It’s also synchronistic that I’m now playing these songs in my solo acoustic ambient shows, finally bringing them into a live format. Altogether, it feels quite special to see these two records reborn.”