vgguru39
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Early exivious Demo's sound remarkably like cynic. Vocals included.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Similar to Cynic?
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kung_fu
Vulcan Lute God
Gordian Knot perhaps? A Sean Malone project, and features all of the other cynic guys on various tracks. Also, check out some or Cynic's influences: The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Allan Holdsworth, etc.
gui94
Banned
It's seems I have A LOT of new stuff to listen to 
Thanks you guys so far!
Thanks you guys so far!
guitareben
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As said before, Exivious and planet x. Planet x aren't THAT similar, but they are superb band (listen to alien hip hop).
Anyway, I just thought I would say these two again just so you don't miss em ^^
(you can listen to the entire exivious album from their site too
) (and planet x is on spotify (however for some reason there is an album from some other band under the name of planet x XD . It isn't them (some S/D thing....))
Other than that, don't really know . Everyone else has posted lots anyway so you got loads to listen too XD .
Anyway, I just thought I would say these two again just so you don't miss em ^^
(you can listen to the entire exivious album from their site too
) (and planet x is on spotify (however for some reason there is an album from some other band under the name of planet x XD . It isn't them (some S/D thing....))Other than that, don't really know
. Everyone else has posted lots anyway so you got loads to listen too XD .
TimothyLeary
Tune in, Drop out
gordian knot
MikeAlustrium
Mike DeMaria
if you like them check out Aghora! cynics drummer sean and their bassist played with them
ArrowHead
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Indukti
It's like if Cynic and Tool did some HEAVY drugs, and did gay yoga style man love together.
Listen to as many tracks as you can. The music constantly shifts and changes. From the heaviest chuggiest shit to trippy weird stuff. It's pretty intense.
This one is my favorite:
It's like if Cynic and Tool did some HEAVY drugs, and did gay yoga style man love together.
Listen to as many tracks as you can. The music constantly shifts and changes. From the heaviest chuggiest shit to trippy weird stuff. It's pretty intense.
This one is my favorite:
Meatbucket
The Minotaur
Killswitch Engage
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Anime God
Damn, this thread was something I had been searching for b4 I joined sso.
WoOt!
Me likey
WoOt!
Me likey
beerybobb
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I've been on a Cynic binge for like 3 years now
This. They're like Cynic + Atheist + Rush = Creamy, nougaty, jazzy-thrash goodness.
Also, Last Chance To Reasons new album is pretty Cynic-y. White Arms of Athena too.
Double A
Subhuman
I love Indukti especially their first album S.U.S.A.R where Mariusz Duda of Riverside handles the vocals.
I think the closest band to Cynic imo is Spiral Architect. A Sceptics Universe smokes.
All of the main ones have already been mentioned - Martyr, Exivious, Direwolf. Also Obscura have a lot of Cynic influence.
There's an awesome semi-local band called Exist that would fit the description.
And of course my band Crossing The Event Horizon is super Cynic-influenced, with a more prominent rhythmic element and more blatant Holdsworth worship.
There's an awesome semi-local band called Exist that would fit the description.
And of course my band Crossing The Event Horizon is super Cynic-influenced, with a more prominent rhythmic element and more blatant Holdsworth worship.
chevymeister
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mithologian
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I dont know if they where mentioned but I didnt see any videos of them on here. What amazes me the most is the fact that they achieve that vocoder effect just by doing harmonies, as oposed to using a vocoder.
ArrowHead
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Cynic doesn't use a vocoder. It's a digitech vocal harmony pedal.
Thus why it sounds similar.
Thus why it sounds similar.
guitareben
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+ 872682*10^23784623874 to Planet X and Exivious, they are so good!
Also check out these (quite unknown) guys (like, really check them out)
I've been really really getting into these guys recently (Seriously, you HAVE to check them out! )
Also check out these (quite unknown) guys (like, really check them out)
I've been really really getting into these guys recently (Seriously, you HAVE to check them out!
)Actually they did use a vocoder on Focus and for live shows during that era.
They now use a TC Helicon VoiceLive.
ArrowHead
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eh, I guess.
It was the digitech vocalist pedal, but I guess it IS a vocoder. I did not realize, but the growl singer was actually controlling it via keyboard. I thought it was just a harmonized preset, didn't realize there was a legit vocoder option in the Vocalist.
My mistake.
However, the point I meant was that the reason the Cynic vocals can be reproduced with just harmonies is because that's mostly all they are. It sounds like on Wheels Within Wheels there's several parts where Paul just sings the harmony instead of using the effect (although the effect is on other parts in the same song.)
