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Cynic
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Miami, Florida (early); Los Angeles, California (later)
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1987
- Genre:
- Thrash Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal/Fusion (mid); Progressive Rock (later)
- Themes:
- Philosophy, Spirituality, Buddhism, New Age
- Current label:
- Season of Mist
- Years active:
- 1987-1994, 2006-2015, 2017-present
| Current | |
| Paul Masvidal | Vocals, Guitars, Vocoder vocals, Guitar synth (1987-1994, 2006-present) |
| See also: ex-Portal, Æon Spoke, Onward with Love, ex-Death, ex-Seaweed, ex-Crypha, ex-Kobold, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Matt Lynch | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: Intronaut (live), Nova Collective, Trioscapes | |
| Past | |
| Mark van Erp | Bass (1987-1989) |
| See also: Monstrosity, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Solstice | |
| Sean Reinert | Drums, Keyboards (1987-1994, 2006-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2020) See also: ex-Anomaly, ex-C-187, ex-Portal, ex-Aghora, ex-Levi / Werstler, ex-Death, ex-Seaweed, ex-Æon Spoke, ex-Crypha, ex-Perfect Beings, ex-Sean Malone, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Russell Mofsky | Guitars (1987) |
| See also: Gold Dust Lounge, ex-Quit | |
| Esteban "Steve" Rincon | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: Sector 4, ex-Hellwitch | |
| Jack Kelly | Vocals (1987-1988) |
| Jason Gobel | Guitars, Keyboards (1988-1994) |
| See also: ex-Portal | |
| Tony Choy | Bass (1989-1993) |
| See also: Voracious Scourge, ex-C-187, ex-Metal Against Coronavirus, ex-Synkronizity, Area 305, Neuromorph, ex-Atheist, ex-Pestilence, ex-Synaptik, ex-Strike Master (live), ex-Fire for Effect | |
| Darren McFarland | Bass (1992) |
| See also: ex-Krunch, ex-The Last Things, ex-Blackkout, ex-Generichrist, ex-Atheist (live) | |
| Chris Kringel | Bass (1993-1994) |
| See also: ex-Portal, ex-Æon Spoke | |
| Sean Malone | Bass, Chapman stick (1993-1994, 2008, 2011, 2012-2015, 2017-2020) |
| (R.I.P. 2020) See also: ex-Anomaly, ex-Aghora, ex-OSI, ex-Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, ex-Gordian Knot, ex-Kobold, ex-Sean Malone, ex-John Wesley (live) | |
| Tony Teegarden | Vocals (growls), Keyboards (1993-1994) |
| See also: Epitaph | |
| Santiago Dobles | Guitars (2006-2007) |
| See also: Aghora, ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-Synkronizity, ex-Order of Ennead, ex-Pestilence | |
| Robin Zielhorst | Bass (2008-2010) |
| See also: Crown Compass, OneGodLess, ex-Exivious, ex-Mourn, Our Oceans, ex-In-Tension, ex-Mayan (live), ex-Blue Man Group, ex-Textures (live) | |
| Tymon Kruidenier | Guitars, Vocals (growls), Guitar synth (2008-2010) |
| See also: ex-Exivious, ATM Project, Our Oceans, ex-Skeletor | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Brandon Giffin | Bass (2011-2014, 2023-present) |
| See also: The Zenith Passage, ex-The Faceless | |
| Mike Gilbert | Guitars (2024-present) |
| See also: Severed Savior, ex-Christ Denied, ex-Vulgar Pigeons | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Dana Cosley | Vocals (growls), Keyboards (1994) |
| See also: ex-Demonomacy | |
| Chris Kringel | Bass (2006-2007) |
| See also: ex-Portal, ex-Æon Spoke | |
| David Senescu | Guitars (2007) |
| See also: ex-Killision | |
| Steve Woodcock | Bass (2008) |
| See also: De Profundis, Linear Sphere, ex-Xerath, ex-The HAARP Machine, ex-Art of Burning Water (live), ex-Foe (live) | |
| Max Phelps | Guitars, Vocals (growls) (2011-2015, 2022-2023) |
| See also: Diabys, WAIT, Exist, Death DTA (live), ex-Defeated Sanity (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Recently Vacated Graves: True Zombie Metal (live) | |
| Zeke | Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals (2023) |
| See also: Obelisk, Talion (live), Kingdom Come | |
| Steffen Kummerer | Vocals (growls) (2024-?) |
| See also: Obscura, Thulcandra, ex-Dehydrated, ex-Festering Saliva (live), ex-Helfahrt (live), ex-Black Horizons (live), ex-Secrets of the Moon (live), ex-Tamisra (live), ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Paul Masvidal | Vocals, Guitars, Vocoder vocals, Guitar synth (1987-1994, 2006-present) |
| See also: ex-Portal, Æon Spoke, Onward with Love, ex-Death, ex-Seaweed, ex-Crypha, ex-Kobold, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Matt Lynch | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: Intronaut (live), Nova Collective, Trioscapes | |
| Mark van Erp | Bass (1987-1989) |
| See also: Monstrosity, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Solstice | |
| Sean Reinert | Drums, Keyboards (1987-1994, 2006-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2020) See also: ex-Anomaly, ex-C-187, ex-Portal, ex-Aghora, ex-Levi / Werstler, ex-Death, ex-Seaweed, ex-Æon Spoke, ex-Crypha, ex-Perfect Beings, ex-Sean Malone, ex-Death DTA (live) | |
| Russell Mofsky | Guitars (1987) |
| See also: Gold Dust Lounge, ex-Quit | |
| Esteban "Steve" Rincon | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: Sector 4, ex-Hellwitch | |
| Jack Kelly | Vocals (1987-1988) |
| Jason Gobel | Guitars, Keyboards (1988-1994) |
| See also: ex-Portal | |
| Tony Choy | Bass (1989-1993) |
| See also: Voracious Scourge, ex-C-187, ex-Metal Against Coronavirus, ex-Synkronizity, Area 305, Neuromorph, ex-Atheist, ex-Pestilence, ex-Synaptik, ex-Strike Master (live), ex-Fire for Effect | |
| Darren McFarland | Bass (1992) |
| See also: ex-Krunch, ex-The Last Things, ex-Blackkout, ex-Generichrist, ex-Atheist (live) | |
| Chris Kringel | Bass (1993-1994) |
| See also: ex-Portal, ex-Æon Spoke | |
| Sean Malone | Bass, Chapman stick (1993-1994, 2008, 2011, 2012-2015, 2017-2020) |
| (R.I.P. 2020) See also: ex-Anomaly, ex-Aghora, ex-OSI, ex-Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, ex-Gordian Knot, ex-Kobold, ex-Sean Malone, ex-John Wesley (live) | |
| Tony Teegarden | Vocals (growls), Keyboards (1993-1994) |
| See also: Epitaph | |
| Santiago Dobles | Guitars (2006-2007) |
| See also: Aghora, ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-Synkronizity, ex-Order of Ennead, ex-Pestilence | |
| Robin Zielhorst | Bass (2008-2010) |
| See also: Crown Compass, OneGodLess, ex-Exivious, ex-Mourn, Our Oceans, ex-In-Tension, ex-Mayan (live), ex-Blue Man Group, ex-Textures (live) | |
| Tymon Kruidenier | Guitars, Vocals (growls), Guitar synth (2008-2010) |
| See also: ex-Exivious, ATM Project, Our Oceans, ex-Skeletor | |
| Current | |
| Brandon Giffin | Bass (2011-2014, 2023-present) |
| See also: The Zenith Passage, ex-The Faceless | |
| Mike Gilbert | Guitars (2024-present) |
| See also: Severed Savior, ex-Christ Denied, ex-Vulgar Pigeons | |
| Past | |
| Dana Cosley | Vocals (growls), Keyboards (1994) |
| See also: ex-Demonomacy | |
| Chris Kringel | Bass (2006-2007) |
| See also: ex-Portal, ex-Æon Spoke | |
| David Senescu | Guitars (2007) |
| See also: ex-Killision | |
| Steve Woodcock | Bass (2008) |
| See also: De Profundis, Linear Sphere, ex-Xerath, ex-The HAARP Machine, ex-Art of Burning Water (live), ex-Foe (live) | |
| Max Phelps | Guitars, Vocals (growls) (2011-2015, 2022-2023) |
| See also: Diabys, WAIT, Exist, Death DTA (live), ex-Defeated Sanity (live), ex-Obscura (live), ex-Recently Vacated Graves: True Zombie Metal (live) | |
| Zeke | Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals (2023) |
| See also: Obelisk, Talion (live), Kingdom Come | |
| Steffen Kummerer | Vocals (growls) (2024-?) |
| See also: Obscura, Thulcandra, ex-Dehydrated, ex-Festering Saliva (live), ex-Helfahrt (live), ex-Black Horizons (live), ex-Secrets of the Moon (live), ex-Tamisra (live), ex-Death DTA (live) | |
Compilation appearances:
- "Thinking Being" on Demolition No.1/90 Out of the Shadow... Into the Light (Demolition, 1990, cassette)
- "The Eagle Nature" on Deathmill Lunatics Vol. 1 (Megagrind Productions, 1992)
- "Veil of Maya", "I'm but a Wave to..." on Rock Hard the Breed Beyond (Roadrunner Records, 1993)
- "Veil of Maya" on Roadrunner Records: New Releases ...