New tracks round up

Cynic – Wheels Within Wheels [Live footage]
The reunited Cynic recently debuted a brand new track live entitled ‘Wheels Within Wheels’ on their current US tour supporting Between The Buried And Me. The new track is due to appear on a forthcoming new EP. Some good quality fan footage can be seen below of the song’s performance.

From this, it’s easy to gauge that Cynic are remaining their avant-garde themselves where some enthralling samples collide with riffs and Paul Masvidal’s ethereal vocals. It’s also easy to hear some vintage prog vibes float about with that. Also, Sean Reinert renowned pummelling of his drums only sates fans’ appetites for now. The studio version should astound if this is merely a taster. Cynic’s new EP, as yet untitled, will also feature four “re-interpretations” of tracks off 2008’s master work Traced In Air.




Rotting Christ – Noctis Era
Greece’s finest extreme metal export Rotting Christ return this month with their latest offering of relentless carnage Aealo. Here’s ‘Noctis Era’, a hint of what’s to come on the record.

‘Noctis Era’ is a furiously stampeding track, beginning with some war like chants. While the guitars melodically weave around the crushing heaviness, Sakis Tolis’ voice cuts through the din. To the outsider the vocals may be repellent though. But Aealo looks set to be a punishing affair.