Kindly Bent to Free Us

Kindly Bent to Free Us
Studio album by
Cynic
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2014
RecordedDecember 2012 – May 2013
StudioPerfect Sound Studio in Los Angeles
Genre
Length41:51
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerPaul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, Sean Malone
Cynic chronology
Carbon-Based Anatomy
(2011) 		Kindly Bent to Free Us
(2014) 		Ascension Codes
(2021)
Singles from Kindly Bent to Free Us
  1. "Kindly Bent to Free Us"
    Released: December 13, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
MetalSucks[4]
Loudwire[5]
Pitchfork Media4/10[6]
Popmatters[7]
Revolver[8]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[9]

Kindly Bent to Free Us is the third studio album by the progressive metal band Cynic. It was released on February 18, 2014, and is the final Cynic album with Sean Reinert, who left the band in September 2015[10] and died on January 24, 2020,[11] as well as the final Cynic album with Sean Malone, who died on December 9, 2020.[12]

  1. ^ "Kindly Bent to Free Us – Cynic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Sanfilippo, Peter (February 14, 2014). "Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. ^ O'Hagar, Sammy. "Cynic Kindly Give Us Kindly Bent to Free Us". metalsucks.net. January 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Hartmann, Graham. "Cynic, ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’ – Album Review | http://loudwire.com/cynic-kindly-bent-to-free-us-album-review/?trackback=tsmclip". loudwire.com, February 19, 2014. Retrieved on January 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Haver Currin, Grayson (March 10, 2014). "Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Hedge Olson, Benjamin (April 14, 2014). "Cynic: Kindly Bent to Free Us". Popmatters. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  8. ^ Chichester, Sammi. "Review: Cynic — Kindly Bent to Free Us". revolvermag.com, February 5, 2014. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Royal, Jacob (February 11, 2014). "Review: Cynic – Kindly Bent to Free Us". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Cynic Taps Drummer Matt Lynch For Euroblast Appearance". Blabbermouth.net. September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  11. ^ "Death & Cynic Metal Drummer Sean Reinert Dead at 48". TMZ. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "CYNIC Bassist SEAN MALONE Dead At 50". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 10 December 2020.