Cynic ‘The Portal Tapes’ to Feature Early Demos from Mid-90s

by | Jan 12, 2012

Cynic will release The Portal Tapes on March 27th through Season of Mist.

The effort, limited to a one-time pressing of 5,000 digipak CDs and 1,000 vinyl LPs, is comprised of demos from the mid-90s recorded after their debut album Focus, under the name Portal.

The Portal Tapes Track Listing:

01. Endless Endeavors
02. Karma’s Plight
03. Circle
04. Costumed in Grace
05. Cosmos
06. Crawl Above
07. Mirror Child
08. Road to You
09. Belong
10. Not the Same

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