by Alix Vallecillo | Sep 11, 2015 | Interviews, News, Updates
Since yesterday, there hasn’t been a stop on the trainwreck this Cynic breakup situation is, with drummer Sean Reinert announcing the end of the band while frontman Paul Masvidal claiming the split was news to him. The whole situation just became a public circus...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 10, 2015 | News, Splits
Well, this sucks. It looks like we might have seen the last of progressive metal/fusion band Cynic. The band, whose groundbreaking debut, 1993’s Focus, inspired countless other bands, took a 12-year hiatus before reforming in 2006. After a pair of albums, the...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 19, 2014 | Get Well Soon, News, Updates
Yesterday was a changing of the guard withing the Death (DTA) tour, as drummer Sean Reinert, also a member of Cynic, dropped off the tour just three dates in, replaced by Gene Hoglan. While the transition was seemless, going from one former Death drummer to another,...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 18, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Touring
First the bad news: Just three dates into the Swamp Leper Stomp tour, Death (DTA) and Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has been forced to exit the tour due to health reasons. Now the good news: they’ve replaced him with another original member of Death, Gene Hoglan....
by Metal Insider | Aug 6, 2014 | News, Touring
Last year’s edition of the Death To All tour, a tribute to legendary Death founder Chuck Schuldiner, was an unabashed success. We know that we certainly enjoyed it. Well, apparently the rest of the country agreed, and as a result, the tour is coming back for a...