Cynic The Portal Tapes
» Back to review

Comments:Add a Comment 
Keyblade
November 7th 2014


30678 Comments


Yeah Circle is soo good

frigyourgenre
December 26th 2014


4437 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is fire

frigyourgenre
January 28th 2015


4437 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the guitar solos on this are g..o..d..l..y

TheSonomaDude
August 13th 2015


9074 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Is there a difference between this and the Portal demo?

KILL
August 14th 2015


81580 Comments


demo version is less compressed and more elite

frigyourgenre
August 14th 2015


4437 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

False

TheSonomaDude
August 14th 2015


9074 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

So they are the exact same songs and everything?

AnimalsAsSummit
May 11th 2016


6163 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

the original version sounds so much better tbh

Hawks
September 12th 2017


87307 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is better than Kindly, Carbon, and Traced all put together. Took me long enough to get on this but I was pretty skeptical. Glad I was proved wrong. m/



Also crazy to think that this came out right after Focus, but maybe that's why it's awesome. Not that they're similar at all. This one is super unique though and doesn't put me to sleep like all their other stuff (except Focus of course) does. The instrumentation on this thing is just top notch.

Hawks
September 14th 2017


87307 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Really can't believe how hard I'm digging this. It feels so nice to actually like a Cynic release that isn't Focus for once.

KILL
September 16th 2017


81580 Comments


check the demo version it sounds better

AnimalsAsSummit
January 25th 2019


6163 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

this is prog rock perfection

Source
July 11th 2019


19917 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Close to it for sure

Source
July 11th 2019


19917 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Cheese. Pure cheddar. I know it's a quote from something that they put in there, but the rest of the lyrics are just as sad. I know some people get off on that whole "spiritual" thing, but at least find a way to say these things without being such a tool. Maybe they could have written songs about evil invaders from space who try to force all humans to abandon their spirituality, a war ensues and either we win or earth is scorched, or both. Sounds pretty far-out, but I'd rather hear that than this "divine mother" stuff. Save that garbage for when you're brainwashing weak-minded, depressed teenagers into joining your little Kool-Aid cult. At least in Cynic most of the vocals were buried in effects or rasp so you didn't have to worry about feeling like a faggot for listening to music with such pathetic lyrics.



-Encyclopedia Metallum reviewer FrostbittenCandy

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
January 18th 2020


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is just as good as Focus and Traced in Air tbh

Source
January 18th 2020


19917 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

no and yes

DavidYowi
December 1st 2021


3512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This needs more love

Sabrutin
April 12th 2023


9663 Comments


Here's some! I'm on an aggressive Cynic kick



You have to be logged in to post a comment. Login | Create a Profile





STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS // CONTACT US

Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Site Copyright 2005-2023 Sputnikmusic.com
All Album Reviews Displayed With Permission of Authors | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy