David Senescu

Cynic
Cynic live at Gods of Metal in 2009
Background information
Origin	Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	Progressive metal technical death metal (early)
Years active	1987–94, 2006–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Season of Mist
Associated acts	Æon Spoke Death Gordian Knot
Website	cyniconline.com
Members	Paul Masvidal Sean Malone
Past members	Sean Reinert Jack Kelly Mark Van Erp Jason Gobel Tony Choy Tony Teegarden Santiago Dobles Chris Kringel David Senescu Tymon Kruidenier Robin Zielhorst

Cynic is an American progressive metal band — incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal elements — founded in Miami, Florida, and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Cynic are one of the only death metal-inspired bands to have openly gay members. Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert came out as gay in May of 2014, a move that was broadly supported by the heavy metal community. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of the progressive metal genre. Cynic disbanded in 1994, but reunited in 2006, and released their second album on November 17, 2008.Traced in Air was released through French label Season of Mist, followed up by an EP titled Re-Traced on May 18, 2010 and an EP titled Carbon-Based Anatomy on November 11, 2011. Their third studio album, Kindly Bent to Free Us, was released on February 14, 2014. The current status of the band, a partnership between Masvidal and Reinert since the genesis of the group, is in dispute, with Sean Reinert claiming that the band is disbanded, and Masvidal claiming the opposite. A recent concert October 3, 2015 at Euroblast Festival featured guest drummer Matt Lynch.

Cynic was formed by guitarist (and now singer) Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert in 1987. In 1988, the band made their first recording, simply called the '88 Demo. After the demo, Paul Masvidal took over vocal duties, while continuing to play guitar. The band also added a second guitarist, Jason Gobel. Another demo followed in 1989, titled Reflections of a Dying World. 1989 also brought the addition of bassist Tony Choy. In 1990, the group went to the studio to record their third demo, plainly titled '90 Demo. In 1991, Cynic signed with Roadrunner Records and recorded their fourth and final demo, known as Demo 1991.