Cynic - Introduction + Evolutionary Sleeper (New Song)

[@jack_the_pug5213]

Megadeth fans : How Dave can sing and play such complex riff at the same time. Paul : Hold my vocoder.

[@Mutterschwein]

For real lmao at 2:08 he's literally playing it with his eyes closed 😭

[@MrJumboHumbo]

watched this in 2007, watching it again in 2022. Timeless!

[@PiotrthePhrog]

Actually it's 2023

[@Rolix-z8f]

Hell Yeah 2023!!! 🎉

[@boss2654]

2024

[@farhanzulkifli1985]

​@@boss2654yeah bro, 1st time watched it in 2007, now back again in 2024

[@SnakBasGraff]

2024

[@matteoloi4802]

2:09 -here's my hand -his hand

[@fooldeth]

Cynic is one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@ishi_gho9695]

Probably my favorite band ever

[@omardariowolf7627]

yes!

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

One hundred years from, people are going to look back and realize how awesome these guys were and how they were a hundred years ahead of their time.

[@NickWatzlawik]

Don't get me wrong, Cynic is my religion but like, they were kinda just fusing Alan Holdsworth with the sort of things Paul played as a touring guitarist for Death.

[@kchennessey8781]

Paul Masvidal must have an IQ of 300 to be able to play lightning fast jazz fusion chord changes and sing at the same time. My head would explode.

[@ranatha]

try it on slow bpm, and thrn you will feel the subdivision its easy to practice

[@rotemshoshani424]

Not inly that, the singing parts are really difficult to pull off

[@Vargasaaron26]

its actually a lot easier than it looks/sounds

[@CorkmANns]

Not to downplay his genuis but muscle memory is a hell of a drug.

[@Moonlight96543]

I find his new age stuff hilarious but I still love the guy and he's a great musician.

[@mattnewman6049]

RIP Sean Reinert

[@agrippafonnettesheim]

and RIP Sean Malone...

[@gabrfernan]

@@agrippafonnettesheim couldnt even process SR passing and now we have to cope with SM's as well... fuck 2020

[@richardwhite3458]

🕊️

[@denislaiho]

how the hell can he play that crazy shit while being so godamn relaxed ? thats crazy!

[@arcwiz]

The absolute madlad

[@Cestariarts]

And singing!!!!

[@Rakkhun369]

The power of weed.

[@TMmodify]

Being relaxed is the only way to play hard stuff

[@calebbean1384]

I think he does a lot of acid

[@BahamutXXV]

Holy Shit, this is awesome. I've been a fan of Cynic ever since i looked into Human from Death, and this... my God. I can't wait for Cynic's new album.

[@JacquiPenar]

This band is so ahead of their time... CYNIC!

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox65]

Paul Masvidal (Guitar/Vocals) and Sean Reinert (Drums) were both in Death for the recording an resulting tour for the Human album.

[@Drewid84]

Jake Gyllenhall fuckin shreds, man.

[@Crabcore1]

The Drums on this song...god...

[@TheBaaLambChampion]

I love how they didn't just play the the studio version at the end. This concert seems to have been played before the album came out, so there is a chance that this part was still under works, but I like to think that (perhaps taking advantage of the fact that this song hasn't been heard before) they chose to go this full-on feel-of-the-moment-improv way. That's what live experience us for, that's real musicianship - so inspiring!

[@flamingfishman]

O.o how does masvidal play that guitar part and sing at the same time?!?! i find it hard enough to attempt to play the guitar bit, but he sings on top of that? holy crap. awesome.

[@ElJuanSolo]

Sean Reinert back in January and now Sean Malone has passed away at the age of 50. Less than a year apart..

[@andrewsteinmetz8567]

R.I.P Sean!

[@PH-ln4bt]

Ho is Sean , how he died?~_~

[@andrewsteinmetz8567]

Pedro Henrique Hola! Sean was the drummer of this band.

[@Hellborg81]

Sean...... s

[@David_Downs]

Both Seans in one year...

[@karolpawlowski8569]

That solo... damn, he's an alien.

[@powerfuran]

When I'm listening to Cynic, inevitably I still go back to this version of Evolutionary Sleeper and listen to it multiple times. I really prefer this to the album version. Slightly faster pace, drums still going when the second verse starts, bridge at 2:59 just sounds fuller to me. I also love it that there's no growl. Better (to my ears) phrasing for the guitar solo. I don't know, I would just have loved it to hear this version on the album, which is still an awesome song.

[@BLCKCSTLS]

the bridge sounds so much better in this version

[@corbob10]

love the progression from heavy to softer at the end.

[@SSSavio]

Wow if I was at that show and I listened for the first time at this track my mind would have been blown.

[@ahamkara]

They'll be playing in gothenburg in december. Why don't you come over here and see them? :)

[@Nicmccu]

8 years later :(

[@mattguitarz]

Just amazing, the new album is amazing, they´re just so blooded musicians and this music is so full of heart. just can´t imagine how much they have to love the music

[@PITCHSHIFTER666]

*cuts off ears and lends him*

[@hotamohit]

lmao

[@Bikerboi13]

seeing these guys live with between the buried and me in january! its gonna be such a sick show!

[@landoncore92]

this is still my favorite version of this song. it has an energy about it that the album version lacks.

[@TuGinecologo]

i prefer this version, it's a bit faster and longer, in this song i prefer the vocoder effect, it's makes the song more exciting

[@Guitfiddlejase]

I think I'm going to have to agree with you..I love this version..

[@SoyelFxg]

Estoy de acuerdo. Chula versión.

[@r3ality1]

Damn... this is do damn good on every level.

[@VictorCHerte]

you sirs, have my respect

[@karolpawlowski8569]

Bass here is way better than on the album:D Great performance

[@Metguy123]

god masvidal has a fucking amazing tone...I WANT IT

[@v12kid]

HOLY JEBUS! Cynic is back together? I am SOOO happy to see this video. they sound better than ever and cant wait to get their stuff into my hands

[@RobboElRobbo]

Eargasm at the drumming at the start

[@matochiba]

man. the vox have gotten so much better, this is a great new song. Hopefully their new album is filled with songs of this caliber.

[@penguinoid5635]

masterpiece

[@TheHeylel]

Absolutely awesome.

[@BloodAndThunder00]

Such a fucking masterpiece. It's great to have you guys back!

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

Nothing short of excellence.

[@DeathcoreDude]

Godamn i love that hippy.

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

Paul is jesus, he's so relaxed.

[@EpicCwiSS]

this band is amazing its sad though that a lot of people havent heard of them and that this only has 43 thousand views

[@northnick3317]

Best. Demo. EVER.

[@DarielHernandez00]

Wow, I can't believe Cynic is coming back! I hadn't heard about all this until last night, probably because I was too excited about the news I got about Atheist writing new material.

[@deemore]

I remember watching this in 2007 when it came out

[@ShadowmakeResistance]

Giants, and Paul Masvidal is certainly one of the best guitarist in the world !

[@АдептЛюбыч]

Paul is genius!

[@nothingisasitseems4778]

arte pura!

[@carcass42]

Wow! The triumphant return! Can't believe how well they translate live.

[@chefantor87]

Amazing such a great song

[@catstudent1]

sounds like a much more sophisticated form of metal a mix of everything not to mention his voice just so different

[@ThrashTillDeth666]

Sean Reinert the fucking master!

[@davidhthe1st]

This is unbelievably good

[@IdeasFecales]

Amazing solo.

[@apparatus_official]

R.I.P sean ......sad to hear this

[@vanshaya]

amazing guitar tone....

[@Langtw]

Actually, no. It's a TC Helicon VoiceLive, set for Pitch Correction ("autotune"), an octave up harmony, and an octave down harmony.

[@jonlindsey7571]

Amazing just amazing

[@maxwellcosta8131]

Listening to this song for the first time and when it was 1:53 my reaction was FUUUUCK ITS AMAZING!

[@Rocker3829]

great song, awesome chorus as well, very melodic

[@timmmmkay]

3:00 - 5:54, Better than the studio version.

[@CydoniaKnight1]

I love my mosh pits just as much as the next guy, but if I went to a Cynic concert, I'd be more than happy to just chill out and listen to the music :P

[@PH-ln4bt]

Thank you , this is Epic , i love the voice of the girl and the musician artists are verry good

[@musicaedintorni9139]

riposa in pace Sean

[@K3VIN552]

@ArtOfStealth Its different when you hear a song for the first time though..you don't know what to expect...they are focusing on what is happening...the crowd got into it a little more when they played Focus at this concert

[@danoninonino]

Im 100% heterosexual, but paul masvidal is one sexy mother&¤#!

[@OcelotDAD]

right back at you bro.

[@isabiggles1]

Yep, he was in the album Human and toured with them for a while.

[@AllThingsProg]

Looks like Paul holds the 'e' string with his ring finger & pinky for support while soloing...im glad..i thought i was the only one :D

[@eemirhanbilici]

And here I am desperately trying to see the fucking video with the dormitory wifi... Having cancer instead

[@julianofsatown]

the litlle fill @ 5:06 haha i love their drummer

[@DaveDenver]

damn you got me i give up

[@Dtoburn2]

he is just a hippie that was born in the wrong decade

[@joshavila1176]

nah hes an evolutionary sleeper

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Not the wrong decade for digital distortion.

[@frankster666metal]

Great performance

[@Skeletal33]

I saw these guys open for Meshuggah a decade ago. Wish i could have seem them again

[@GobBass]

That would be a Steinberger headless guitar that Paul said he got into in the early 90s because of the unique sound and the jazz influences who used them.

[@celethon]

I prefer to play close to the bridge as well, it gives you much more control over the strings, and a much tighter sound overall.

[@Mlugo156]

The crowd is kinda meh. This song however, is amazing.

[@Rajesh4FrictionMetal]

Sick, its "Paul Masvidal"

[@Raibeign]

Ssounds like a different vocoder module than the older days (back then he was using I forget which, but its out of production). Anyone have any clue what he may be using?

[@XTyrannicalX]

Fucking GODS. Reinert, you are not fucking allowed that much talent in one man. Absolutely shameless.

[@bastianolea]

Fucking amazing sound!

[@MetallicMale]

me too xD that´s gonna be awesome ;) going to see them in cologne in november

[@louiscfc93]

@Mudskippersam autotuning isnt always used for making someone sing in tune.its an effect

[@hellohellohowlo]

Perfection.

[@inyxy]

Impresionant.

[@BraindeadU]

Perfection!!!

[@weneedrocknroll]

Damn. Listen when high.

[@000MidnightSun]

@Bikerboi13 hell yea i'm seeing them jan 25th in cleveland. i'm so fucking excited for this show

[@FaintestFusion]

the guys trying to headbang to it at the slow breakdown hahaha

[@BreathingTheory]

Rip sean :'(

[@MortedMetal]

great technical band !

[@therealjohnmyung]

you can never fuck up his timing =))

[@Akron162]

There should be more vocoders in metal.

[@Lonerganmusic]

He uses a vocoder. I'm not quite sure, but it is definitely a vocoder. I think it's a footswitch controlled one because when I saw them the other day, he hit the floor with his foot then started talking normally to us.

[@anamethat]

i have no idea what tours you're talking about, but the reason it would be logical for them to tour with Meshuggah is because they are NOT "jam type music" jam type music is like...the grateful dead, and Phish. I've most commonly heard them referred to as "technical death metal", which seems pretty fitting in my opinion.

[@XTyrannicalX]

I love you man.

[@yohasakura2009]

amazing

[@Lonerganmusic]

I know, I saw that, and believe me, I'm more than appreciative of that. The Ocean sucked a bit, and Cynic played more new stuff than old (I prefer neither, however) and didn't have a long set, but the whole gig was unbelievable. Still, Meshuggah, Cynic and The Faceless? That's what I call missing out.

[@StevenMcPeterbilt]

@Str8Faced This was before Traced in Air was released, the one you hear on the record is much more...evolved.