The Path of Self-Sacrificing Destruction

There is some real talent in Cynicism, the guitars and vocal works are superb, and the drumming is quality by a mile. The tracks on TPoSSD are really great, well thought out and considered appropriately.

The intro really lulls you into this album, which then proceeds to grab you by the throat and make you shut up and listen to it - and damned well done too. They don't rush into it like some other bands, the let the music flow and release the best bits at just the right times. There's an ambient overlayer that does the album a world of good, too.

Not a complete flop like others would like you to believe. If this is a demo, I can`t wait to listen the real work. Production of this work is very good, at least not for this kind of music. The grunting is better of when mixed in like an instrument instead of placed on the foreground. Stop singing and grunt more dude!