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not guthrie govan
We've secretly replaced Cynic with Aeon Spoke. Let's see if anyone notices.
nailed it.
I dig it. Its different, but thats not bad. I mean, if they just kept putting out TiA, would they really be a "progressive" band, anymore? Stagnation is the opposite of progression
TiA was a fantastic example of how a band can evolve their sound over the years. It's much different from Focus but includes all of the characteristic of earlier Cynic, only updated.
Paul and Sean started doing Aeon Spoke when Cynic broke up in order to play music that wasn't like Cynic and try something new. Now they are exploring that AS sound under the Cynic name after they've gained a new audience to present it to, which I think is pretty hypocritical.
If you're just not feeling prog metal anymore, put Cynic to bed and play that alt pop you want to play with Aeon Spoke.