CYNIC parts ways with drummer MATT LYNCH, recruits GORGUTS' MICHEL BÉLANGER
30-05-2025
Progressive metal pioneers CYNIC have parted ways with drummer Matt Lynch. Sitting behind the kit for the band’s May 24 appearance at the Maryland Deathfest — which included a performance of CYNIC‘s entire debut album, 1993’s “Focus” — was GORGUTS‘ Michel Bélanger.
Lynch had been drumming with CYNIC since 2015 and appeared on the band’s latest full-length, 2021’s “Ascension Codes”, as well as the 2018 single “Humanoid”.
CYNIC released the following message via social media: “After a meaningful chapter together, we’ve decided to part ways with Matt Lynch. We’re thankful for the time and music shared and wish Matt all the best as he moves ahead.”
MICHEL BÉLANGERposted:
Playing the whole Focus album with the legendary @cynic_official was Amazing!!! @paulmasvidal @brandon.giffin.bass @max_phelps_exist @mike_gilbert._ #cynic #marylanddeathfest
As CYNIC traverse through Europe & the UK’s storied cities, they are offering fans more than just live transcendence. In collaboration with Season of Mist, CYNIC has reissued two seminal works that encapsulate the band’s philosophical and musical journey: Uroboric Forms and Traced in Air.
Tracklist
1. Uroboric Forms (3:48)
2. The Eagle Nature (3:28)
3. Pleading For Preservation (5:03)
4. Lifeless Irony (4:08)
5. Thinking Being (4:53)
6. Cruel Gentility (4:32)
7. Denaturalizing Leaders (3:47)
8. Extremes (2:30)
9. A Life Astray (2:45)
10. Agitating Affliction (3:39)
11. Once Misguided (3:00)
12. Weak Reasoning (3:38)
13. Dwellers Of The Threshold (3:59)
14. Uroboric Forms (Alternative Version) (3:47)
15. The Eagle Nature (Alternative Version) (3:34)
Total runtime: 45:42
Tracklist
1. Nunc Fluens (2:56)
2. The Space For This (5:47)
3. Evolutionary Sleeper (3:36)
4. Integral Birth (3:53)
5. The Unknown Guest (4:14)
6. Adam’s Murmur (3:29)
7. King Of Those Who Know (6:09)
8. Nunc Stans (4:14)
Total runtime: 34:18
These reissues are spiritual artifacts, embodying the continuous evolution and boundless creativity of CYNIC. Each track is a brushstroke on the grand canvas of their legacy, now immortalized and available through Season of Mist.
➤ Order Uroboric Forms: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/CynicUroboricForms
➤ Order Traced in Air: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/CynicTracedReissue
Live Lineup:
Paul Masvidal – Vocals and Guitars
Max Phelps (Exist, Death to All) – Guitars and Vocals
Brandon Giffin (The Faceless, The Zenith Passage) – Bass
Matt Lynch (Nova Collective, Intronaut) – Drums & Percussion
Zeke Kaplan – Keyboards
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